Five rookies started the Indianapolis 500, two finished, and only one had an unblemished run during the 200-lap contest as Arrow McLaren SP’s Pato O’Ward brought the No. 5 Chevy home in sixth place. For the rest of the first-timers, the Speedway delivered plenty of hard-knock lessons. Rinus VeeKay looked like Chevy’s top contender until he pitted from inside the top five, slid into his stall, collided with his crew, and was penalized for the contact, leading to a penalty and distant 20th-place finish in the No. 21 Ed Carpenter Racing Chevy. And he was the lucky one among the four Indy 500 rookies who showed promise before being met with the wall or corrective actions from race...
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