Longtime auto racing journalist Marshall Pruett calls it “the biggest Indy 500 qualifying stunner of the century.” And it all happened with a team based right here in Fishers, Indiana.

PREMA Racing, headquartered in Fishers, has made history by putting a rookie driver on the pole for the Indianapolis 500 — the first time that’s happened since Teo Fabi accomplished the feat in 1983.

That rookie? Robert Shwartzman — a rising star in international motorsport, who had never raced on an oval track until this month. Born in Tel Aviv, Israel, and holding dual Russo-Israeli citizenship, Shwartzman has built his reputation as a road racing specialist, with notable success in Formula 3 and Formula 2, both with PREMA.

PREMA clearly recognized something special in Shwartzman, and their belief is paying off in spectacular fashion. In one of motorsport’s most pressure-filled qualifying formats, he delivered a pole-winning run at the most iconic oval in the world — the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Congratulations to PREMA Racing and Robert Shwartzman on this unforgettable achievement.

For more, read Marshall Pruett’s full story at racer.com.