{"id":31802,"date":"2022-06-01T08:59:15","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T08:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/johnsons-indy-500-rookie-win-draws-anger-is-it-justified\/"},"modified":"2022-06-01T08:59:15","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T08:59:15","slug":"johnsons-indy-500-rookie-win-draws-anger-is-it-justified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/johnsons-indy-500-rookie-win-draws-anger-is-it-justified\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnson’s Indy 500 rookie win draws anger – is it justified?"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Dale Coyne Racing team has reacted angrily to Ganassi’s Jimmie Johnson winning rookie of the year at the Indianapolis 500, as Coyne’s driver David Malukas was the top finishing rookie in 16th place and Johnson crashed out.<\/p>\n
The rookie of the year award is voted for by the media.<\/p>\n
The instructions given are that it “should be presented to the driver who has performed with the most distinction among first year drivers in the Indianapolis 500. The criteria includes on-track performance in practice, qualifying and the race, media and fan interaction, sportsmanship and positive influence on the Indy 500 “.<\/p>\n
\nThat one stings. Well, congrats to Jimmie.<\/p>\n
– David Malukas (@malukasdavid) May 30, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Coyne’s team wrote on Twitter: \u201cWe all know that @malukasdavid is the actual Indy 500 Rookie of the Year. Maybe actually finishing the race needs to be part of the criteria. #Onceagainwewererobbed. “<\/p>\n
The ‘once again we were robbed’ likely refers to 2017, when Fernando Alonso retired with an engine issue but still won the award over Coyne driver Ed Jones, who finished the race in third.<\/p>\n
Alonso likely won the award for the same reasons as Johnson, for the media focus and attention he helped that year’s race benefit from.<\/p>\n
Malukas’s sponsor HMD – owned by his father, Henry – and Romain Grosjean were among those who took to social media to debate the decision.<\/p>\n
\nMaybe we need to get @malukasdavid<\/a> some more followers to win the Popularity Contest\u2026<\/p>\n
We know who the real Rookie of the Year was at the 2022 # Indy500<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/wqEpFBJC8j<\/p>\n
– HMD Motorsports (@HMDMotorsports) May 30, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\nYou deserve it so much my friend. Sorry https:\/\/t.co\/DVpQU8nH1c<\/p>\n