On Tuesday, Carlos Munoz, a rookie to the Indianapolis 500, was honored as the fastest rookie at the American Dairy Association of Indiana’s Fastest Rookie of the Year lunch, as noted by USA Today.
2013 Indy 500: Carlos Munoz honored as fastest rookie
Rookie Carlos Munoz is starting at No. 2 in the front row at the Indy 500, and was honored as the fastest rookie on Tuesday.
Jamie Squire
Munoz, who is just 21 years old, posted an average speed of 228.342 miles per hour over four laps. That put him at No. 2 in the front row, behind pole-sitter Ed Carpenter. He’s the youngest driver ever to start in the front row at the Indianapolis 500.
He’s the first rookie to start on the front row since Juan Pablo Montoya in 2000 -- a driver who is Munoz’s idol, according to the USA Today piece. Montoya also started at the No. 2 position in that race. For the honor, Munoz received a $5,000 award and a plaque at the lunch held in his honor.
Munoz, racing for Andretti, is No. 3 on the power rankings posted by SB Nation’s Matt Weaver late Tuesday. So there’s a lot of confidence behind him and his chances at making waves as a rookie. Ed Carpenter and Marco Andretti are the only two racers above him in those rankings.
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