| Sam Schmidt | |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Date of Birth | August 15, 1964 |
| Place of Birth | Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Retired | 2000 |
| Indy Racing League IndyCar Series | |
| Years active | 1997-1999 |
| Teams | Blueprint Racing LP Racing Treadway Racing |
| Starts | 26 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Best finish | 5th in 1999 |
| Previous series | |
| 1995 | USAR Hooters Pro Cup |
Sam Schmidt (born August 15, 1964 in Lincoln, Nebraska) is a former Indy Racing League driver and current IRL and Indy Pro Series team owner. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The City of Lincoln ( Umóⁿhoⁿ: Nískithe Tʰóⁿwoⁿgthoⁿ ˈnĩskiˡðe ˌtʰãwãŋgˡðã meaning "Salt Village" for Salt Creek which was the The Indy Racing League, better known as IRL, is the sanctioning body of a predominantly American based Open-wheel racing series. The IndyCar Series is the premier series of the Indy Racing League. Treadway Racing is a former auto racing team that competed in the early seasons of the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. The 1999 Pep Boys Indy Racing League season was highly competitive and parity was the order of the year Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The City of Lincoln ( Umóⁿhoⁿ: Nískithe Tʰóⁿwoⁿgthoⁿ ˈnĩskiˡðe ˌtʰãwãŋgˡðã meaning "Salt Village" for Salt Creek which was the The Indy Racing League, better known as IRL, is the sanctioning body of a predominantly American based Open-wheel racing series. The Indy Racing League, better known as IRL, is the sanctioning body of a predominantly American based Open-wheel racing series. Firestone Indy Lights is a developmental racing series sanctioned by the Indy Racing League.
After graduating from Pepperdine University, he became a successful businessman, eventually purchasing his father's parts company in 1989 at the age of 25. Pepperdine University is a private University of higher learning affiliated with the Churches of Christ. He raced at a competitive amateur level, supported by his business income, but dreamed of someday driving in the Indianapolis 500. The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500, and historically known simply as "The 500" is an American His first drove professionally in 1995 in the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series at the age of 31, an unusually old age by racing standards to begin a professional career. Nonetheless, he won rookie of the year honors.
In 1997 he made his first IRL start and was a rising star in the league, netting his first victory from the pole at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 1999, finishing fifth in series points that year. The 1996-1997 Indy Racing League season was a result of the league abandoning the concept of ending each season with the Indianapolis 500 Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada, just outside Las Vegas, is a 1200 acre (4 The 1999 Pep Boys Indy Racing League season was highly competitive and parity was the order of the year During that offseason on January 6, 2000, while testing in preparation for the 2000 season, Sam Schmidt suffered a crash at Walt Disney World Speedway that rendered him a quadriplegic, leaving him on a respirator for five weeks. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The 2000 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series season was another season that saw a high level of parity as only one driver champion Walt Disney World Speedway is a racing facility located on the grounds of the Walt Disney World resort near Orlando Florida. Quadriplegia, also known as tetraplegia, is a Symptom in which a human experiences Paralysis affecting all four limbs although not necessarily total paralysis
After leaving the hospital, and inspired by meeting paraplegic Formula One team owner Sir Frank Williams, he founded Sam Schmidt Motorsports, which has become one of the most successful teams in the short history of the Infiniti Pro Series winning the 2004 series championship with Thiago Medeiros, the 2006 title with Jay Howard, and the 2007 title with Alex Lloyd. Paraplegia is an impairment in motor and/or sensory function of the lower extremities Sir Francis Owen Garbatt Williams CBE (born April 16 1942 is founder and manager of the WilliamsF1 Formula One racing team Sam Schmidt Motorsports is an auto racing team in the Indy Racing League owned by quadriplegic former driver Sam Schmidt that currently fields several full-time The 2004 Menards IRL Infiniti Pro Series Season was the series' third Thiago Medeiros (born July 24, 1982 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian racecar driver The 2006 Indy Racing League Indy Pro Series started the season at Homestead-Miami Speedway on March 26th and finished September Jay Howard (born February 16, 1981 in Basildon) is an English race car driver The 2007 Indy Racing League Indy Pro Series started on Saturday March 24 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Alex Stewart Lloyd (born 28 December 1984 in Manchester, England) is a Manx Motor racing driver Sam Schmidt Motorsports has also participated in the Indianapolis 500 with several drivers and was a full-time IndyCar series team in 2001 and 2002.
Sam now lives in the Las Vegas area and travels over 120 days per year despite his medical condition. The Las Vegas metropolitan area includes the Las Vegas Valley a 600-square-mile (1600 km² basin and surrounding areas that is part of Clark County in southern
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