| YEAR | ROOKIE OF THE YEAR | HOMETOWN | OWNER |
| 1949 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1950 | Roy Prosser | Woodburn, IN | Walt Straber |
| 1951 | Jim McWithey | Anderson, IN | George Conner |
| 1952 | Tex Shackleford | Dayton, OH | Clarence Jordan |
| 1953 | John Bond | Germantown, OH | John Turner |
| 1954 | Dick Geyer | Goshen, IN | V.T. Byhr |
| 1955 | Johnny Roberts | Saginaw, MI | Pete Spencer |
| 1956 | Arnie Knepper | Belleville, IL | Walter Knepper |
| 1957 | Dick Etchison | Anderson, IN | Garrett Butler |
| 1958 | Bud Tinglestad | Dayton, OH | Sherman Allen |
| 1959 | Paul Keegan | Hamilton, OH | Andy Toth |
| 1960 | Parnelli Jones | Torrance, CA | Fike Plumbing Comp. |
| 1961 | Jim McElreath | Arlington, TX | E.M. Wilson |
| 1962 | Russ Long | Los Angeles, CA | E.M. Wilson |
| 1963 | Al Smith | Dayton, OH | Jack Steck |
| 1964 | Dick Good | G.E. Wood | Mishawaka, IN |
| 1965 | Benny Rapp | Toledo, OH | Louis Webber |
| 1966 | Bill White | Temple, TX | H.P. Looper |
| 1967 | Lee Kunzman | Guttenberg, IA | Merle Heath |
| 1968 | Jack O’Donnell | Fullerton, CA | John Spencer |
| 1969 | Mark Caldwell | Bunker Hill, IN | Mark Caldwell |
| 1970 | Jerry Powell | Indianapolis, IN | Hollis Scruggs |
| 1971 | Billy Cassella | Weirton, WV | Long Brothers |
| 1972 | Jeff Bloom | Elkhart, IN | Jeff Bloom |
| 1973 | Bob Frey | Elyria, OH | Ernie Ensign |
| 1974 | Larry Dickson | Marietta, OH | Ernie Ensign |
| 1975 | Danny Smith | Indianapolis, IN | Danny Smith |
| 1976 | Robert Smith | Tampa, FL | Smith’s Auto Repair |
| 1977 | Bill Davis | Battle Creek, MI | Frank Bellairs |
| 1978 | Frank Riddle | Tampa, FL | Marty Houston |
| 1979 | Randy Kinser | Bloomington, IN | E.M. Wilson |
| 1980 | Brent Whited | Richmond, IN | Carol/Dianne Whited |
| 1981 | Greg Leffler | Winchester, IN | Armstrong Mould |
| 1982 | Gary Griffith | Sandusky, OH | John Bare |
| 1983 | Mike VanderMass | Goshen, IN | John VanderMass |
| 1984 | Kelly Braithwaite | Jackson, MI | Arthur Braithwaite |
| 1985 | Jeff Nish | Salt Lake City, UT | Terry Nish |
| 1986 | Jerry Landon | Freeport, MI | Hub Becker |
| 1987 | Bob Dawson | Lorrain, OH | Johnny Auxter |
| 1988 | David Harrison | Tiffin, OH | David Harrison |
| 1989 | Rich Leavell | Elwood, IN | Jack Nowling |
| 1990 | Todd Kane | Powell, OH | Bob Hampshire |
| 1991 | Bentley Warren | Kennebunkport, ME | Glen Niebel |
| 1992 | David Steele | Tampa, FL | Mac Steele Auto Craft |
| 1993 | Jim Keeker | Cicero, IN | 6R Racing |
| 1994 | John Rosploch | Sarasota, IN | John Rosploch |
| 1995 | Darrin Miller | Tampa, FL | Bruce Miller |
| 1996 | Tyler Walker | Northridge, CA | Robert Walker |
| 1997 | Bo Hartley | Zephryrhills, FL | Bo Hartley |
| 1998 | Ryan Katz | Ceresco, MI | Katz Racing |
| 1999 | Bobby Smith | Camby, IN | Epperson Painting |
| 2000 | Derek Davidson | Indianapolis, IN | Tray House |
| 2001 | Tim Cox | Park City, IL | B&D Racing |
| 2002 | Tony Hunt | Fair Oaks, CA | Ken Pierson |
| 2003 | Michael Lewis | Noblesville, IN | Jeff Walker |
| 2004 | Paul White | Temple, TX | BWB Racing |
| 2005 | Matt Neely | Brownsburg, IN | K & N Motorsports |
| 2006 | Russ Gamester | Peru, IN | Gamester Motorsports |
| 2007 | Brandon Whited | Richmond, IN | Harry Hale |
| 2008 | Johnny Rodriquez | San Francisco, CA | Ken Pierson |
| 2009 | JoJo Helberg | Rohnert Park, CA | Helberg Motorsports |
| 2010 | Ryan Burdett | West Jordan, UT | Frank Burdett |
| 2011 | Jason Cox | Park City, IL | Richard Fieler |
| 2012 | Billy Wease | Noblesville, IN | Jerry Powell |
| 2013 | Garrett Green | Velrico, FL | Gary Green |
| 2014 | Jerry Coons Jr. | Indianapolis, IN | Gene Nolen |
| 2015 | Davey Hamilton Jr. | Jamestown, IN | Davey Hamilton Sr. |
| 2016 | Brad Wyatt | Brownstown, MI | Don Dietsch |
| 2017 | Tony Stewart | Columbus, IN | Hoffman Auto Racing |
| 2018 | Kyle O’Gara | Indianapolis, IN | SFH Racing Development |
| 2019 | Joey Schmidt | Ellisville, MS | Sam Pierce |
| 2020 | Ronald Wuerdeman | Cincinnati, OH | Terry Broadus |
| 2021 | Brady Bacon | Broken Arrow, OK | Dynamics Inc/Hoffman Auto Racing |
| 2022 | Dalton Armstrong | New Castle, IN | Terry Broadus |
| 2023 | Jake Trainor | Medway, MA | Matt Seymour Racing |
| 2024 | Collin Grissom | Anderson, IN | Travis Welpott |
| 2025 | Rylan Gray | Greenfield, IN | Tom Brewer |
