The 2024 NTT INDYCAR SERIES rookie class will feature a talented crop of drivers led by the last two INDY NXT by Firestone champions, Linus Lundqvist and Christian Rasmussen. Since we’re on the topic of rookies, let’s look at the five best rookie seasons in the INDYCAR SERIES over the last 20 years. It also was tied for the third-best points finish for a rookie since 2004. While he didn’t win a race that season, Rosenqvist finished runner-up twice, at Mid-Ohio and Portland. Doornbos’ third-place finish remains as the best result for a rookie since 2001. He also finished in the top 10 in 10 of his 14 starts. He was fourth in points at the end, marking that the second-best rookie points finisher since 2001. That earned him Rookie of the Year honors as his fifth-place finish in the final standings, the third-best result for a rookie since 2000 when looking at Champ Car, CART and the INDYCAR SERIES.

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