102 Stats in 102 Days Until 102nd Indy 500 – Day 9, Race Winners/Rookies of the Year (February 22, 2018)

The 102nd Indianapolis 500 is 94 days away! This is the ninth day of the 102 Stats in 102 Days Until the 102nd Indy 500.

Each day from now until the Saturday before the Indianapolis 500, we’ll post a list of stats related to the race. Some of well-known statistics, while others are a little more in-depth.

Today’s list includes drivers who have won the Rookie of the Year as well as the Indianapolis 500, either in the same year or another year. The Rookie of the Year was first awarded in 1952, to Art Cross. Since then, a total of 12 drivers have earned the top rookie accolades as well as visited victory lane. Three drivers have done it in the same year.

Indianapolis 500 Rookies of the Year to Win Race (in order of Rookie of the Year)

- Parnelli Jones (RoY: 1961; Race Winner: 1963)

- Jim Clark (RoY: 1963; Race Winner: 1965)

- Mario Andretti (RoY: 1965; Race Winner: 1969)

- Mark Donohue (RoY: 1969; Race Winner: 1972)

- Rick Mears (Co-RoY, 1978; Race Winner: 1979, 1984, 1988, 1991)

- Arie Luyendyk (RoY, 1985; Race Winner: 1990, 1997)

- Eddie Cheever (RoY: 1990; Race Winner: 1998)

- Jacques Villeneuve (RoY: 1994; Race Winner: 1995)

- Juan Pablo Montoya (RoY: 2000; Race Winner: 2000, 2015)

- Helio Castroneves (RoY: 2001; Race Winner: 2001, 2002, 2009)

- Ryan Hunter-Reay (RoY: 2008; Race Winner: 2014)

- Alexander Rossi (RoY: 2016; Race Winner: 2016)

Italicized represents drivers to win and earn RoY in same year.

Note of Interest

- The only driver to win the race as a rookie and not earn Rookie of the Year honors was Graham Hill in 1966. That year, Jackie Stewart earned Rookie of the Year honors.