▁award ▁has ▁been ▁presented ▁for ▁the ▁most ▁out standing ▁performance ▁by ▁a ▁ro ok ie ▁( first ▁year ) ▁driver . ▁The ▁award ▁is ▁voted ▁on ▁by ▁a ▁panel ▁of ▁exper ts , ▁and ▁does ▁not ▁necessarily ▁go ▁to ▁the ▁highest ▁finishing ▁ro ok ie . ▁Louis ▁Schw itzer ▁Award : ▁The ▁Louis ▁Schw itzer ▁Award ▁is ▁presented ▁ann ually ▁to ▁an ▁engineer , ▁or ▁a ▁team ▁of ▁engine ers , ▁for ▁excell ence ▁in ▁the ▁design , ▁development ▁and ▁implementation ▁of ▁new , ▁innov ative ▁mot ors ports ▁technology ▁concepts ▁for ▁use ▁in ▁the ▁Indian apolis ▁ 5 0 0 . ▁J igger ▁Award : ▁The ▁J igger ▁Award ▁is ▁presented ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁Auto ▁Racing ▁Writ ers ▁& ▁Broad c aster s ▁Association ▁( A AR W BA ) ▁for ▁the ▁" hard - l uck " ▁driver ▁during ▁time ▁tri als . ▁It ▁is ▁in ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁inf am ous ▁qual ifying ▁g aff e ▁of ▁Leon ▁Dur ay ▁" J igger " ▁S iro is ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁race . ▁Selection ▁criteria ▁is ▁very ▁loose , ▁and ▁sometimes ▁light heart ed , ▁but ▁the ▁recip ient ▁is ▁usually ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁drivers ▁b ump ed ▁from ▁the ▁field , ▁or ▁a ▁driver ▁who ▁fails ▁to ▁qual ify ▁( es pecially ▁if ▁he / she ▁made ▁several ▁un success ful ▁attempts ). ▁Qu ilt : ▁Among ▁the ▁numerous ▁awards ▁presented ▁to ▁the ▁winner ▁is ▁the ▁traditional ▁W inner ' s ▁Qu ilt . ▁Since