<Ul> <Li> Weather : 81 ° F ( 27 ° C ) , Sunny and clear </Li> <Li> Summary : The Rookie Orientation Program and veteran Refresher tests are scheduled for Tuesday May 1 , 2018 . Four drivers were scheduled to participate in rookie orientation : Pietro Fittipaldi ( Coyne ) , Kyle Kaiser ( Juncos ) , Matheus Leist ( Foyt ) , and Robert Wickens ( SPM ) . Three drivers were schedule to take refresher tests : Jay Howard ( SPM ) , Sage Karam ( D&R ) , and Danica Patrick ( Carpenter ) . The rookie test consisted of three phases . Phase 1 was ten laps at 205 mph , Phase 2 was ten laps at 210 mph , and Phase 3 was ten laps at 215 mph . During the three - hour morning session ( 10 : 00 a.m. to 1 : 00 p.m. ) , Kaiser , Leist , and Wickens passed all three phases of the rookie test . Pietro Fittipaldi , however , did not participate due to commitments at the 6 Hours of Spa , opting instead to partake in rookie orientation later in the month . Three days later , however , Fittipaldi withdrew after suffering injuries in a crash at Spa . The afternoon session , lasting from 2 : 00 p.m to 5 : 00 p.m. , saw the three participants in the refresher program take to the track . The refresher test consisted of two phases , equivalent to phases 2 and 3 of the rookie test . Howard , Patrick , and Karam all passed their program before the session concluded . Robert Wickens was fastest of the six drivers of the day , setting a speed of 220.111 mph while piloting his teammate James Hinchcliffe 's car following gearbox issues with his own . Danica Patrick took to the track for an installation lap right at 2 : 00 p.m. , but had to return to the garage area due to minor overheating issues . About an hour later , the team returned , and Patrick was able to complete her refresher test . It was Patrick 's first laps at Indianapolis in an Indy car since 2011 . The six drivers completed 355 laps without any incidents , although Jay Howard nearly tagged the wall at the exit of turn two during a practice run . </Li> </Ul>
<Ul> <Li> Weather : 81 ° F ( 27 ° C ) , Sunny and clear </Li> <Li> Summary : The Rookie Orientation Program and veteran Refresher tests are scheduled for Tuesday May 1 , 2018 . Four drivers were scheduled to participate in rookie orientation : Pietro Fittipaldi ( Coyne ) , Kyle Kaiser ( Juncos ) , Matheus Leist ( Foyt ) , and Robert Wickens ( SPM ) . Three drivers were schedule to take refresher tests : Jay Howard ( SPM ) , Sage Karam ( D&R ) , and Danica Patrick ( Carpenter ) . The rookie test consisted of three phases . Phase 1 was ten laps at 205 mph , Phase 2 was ten laps at 210 mph , and Phase 3 was ten laps at 215 mph . During the three - hour morning session ( 10 : 00 a.m. to 1 : 00 p.m. ) , Kaiser , Leist , and Wickens passed all three phases of the rookie test . Pietro Fittipaldi , however , did not participate due to commitments at the 6 Hours of Spa , opting instead to partake in rookie orientation later in the month . Three days later , however , Fittipaldi withdrew after suffering injuries in a crash at Spa . The afternoon session , lasting from 2 : 00 p.m to 5 : 00 p.m. , saw the three participants in the refresher program take to the track . The refresher test consisted of two phases , equivalent to phases 2 and 3 of the rookie test . Howard , Patrick , and Karam all passed their program before the session concluded . Robert Wickens was fastest of the six drivers of the day , setting a speed of 220.111 mph while piloting his teammate James Hinchcliffe 's car following gearbox issues with his own . Danica Patrick took to the track for an installation lap right at 2 : 00 p.m. , but had to return to the garage area due to minor overheating issues . About an hour later , the team returned , and Patrick was able to complete her refresher test . It was Patrick 's first laps at Indianapolis in an Indy car since 2011 . The six drivers completed 355 laps without any incidents , although Jay Howard nearly tagged the wall at the exit of turn two during a practice run . </Li> </Ul>
how many rookies in the 2018 indy 500
how many rookies in the 2018 indy 500
Four
Four