Sam Schmidt, Former Indy Car Racer, Philanthropist, Founder of Sam Schmidt Foundation
Sam Schmidt is a former Indy Racing League driver and now owner of Sam Schmidt Motorsports. In 2000, he became paralyzed due to a racing accident. Just 14 months later, at the urging of his wife and parents, he created his motosports company. Undeterred by his injury, Sam travels over 120 days a year on behalf of the team and the Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation. In 2004, his team captured the Menard’s Infiniti Pro Series Championship. Quite an achievement for anyone, but an extraordinary achievement for a quadriplegic. You can reach him at www.samschmidt.org.
