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When 2012 Firestone Indy Lights Champion Tristan Vautier put his helmet on moments before climbing in the No. 77 Schmidt-Hamilton HP Motorsports (SHM) car for his first laps in an IndyCar during. Read more...
Sam Schmidt, former IndyCar driver and owner of Sam Schmidt Motorsports (SSM), and Ric Peterson, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Oculus Transport Ltd., today announced the formation of a new partnership between. Read more...
INDIANAPOLIS (December 10, 2012) - 2012 Firestone Indy Lights Champion Tristan Vautier garnered six awards last week with his team Sam Schmidt Motorsports (SSM) at the IndyCar Championship Celebration, but the 23-year-old. Read more...
Last week, SSM reached out to its fans and asked them to tweet in their favorite moments from the 2013 racing season. SSM had a year to remember, with Simon. Read more...
Sam Schmidt Motorsports’ (SSM) Indy Lights team will embark on the quest for its seventh Firestone Indy Lights Championship in 2013 with the signing of 21-year-old British racer Jack Hawksworth.. Read more...
Earlier this week @SSMindy asked fans to tweet in questions for driver Simon Pagenaud to answer using the twitter hashtag #SimonSays. Questions ranged from racing to Thanksgiving advice. Simon sat. Read more...
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Question: What are the highlights of Guerrieri’s performance on your team in the last two years? Sam Schmidt: “Esteban came to SSM with a great deal of experience from Europe. Read more...
Things are heating up in the US presidential campaigns for President Obama and Romney, but that’s nothing compared to the competition for 2012 Most Popular Driver in the IZOD IndyCar. Read more...
Fans, we’re sure you’ve heard quite a bit about voting since the US presidential election is right around the corner. There’s another vote that needs your immediate attention though… Tristan. Read more...
This week SSM launched #PitCrewWisdom from the team’s twitter handle @SSMIndy and encouraged fans to tweet in questions for the crew to answer. Selected questions and answers from SSM team. Read more...
The dust has barely settled from Sam Schmidt Motorsports’ 2012 championship winning season in Firestone Indy Lights, but this week the team will set its sights on the 2013 season. Read more...
INDIANAPOLIS (Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012) – Nineteen races over 16 event weekends highlight the 2013 IZOD IndyCar Series schedule announced today. The expanded schedule includes the return of Indy car. Read more...
FONTANA, Calif. (Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012) – When the checkered flag dropped on Saturday’s Auto Club Speedway Foundation 100, Frenchman Tristan Vautier became the sixth driver to win a Firestone. Read more...
FONTANA, Calif. (Saturday Sept. 15, 2012) – Simon Pagenaud will start 20th tonight in his final race as a rookie in the IZOD IndyCar Series – the MAV TV American. Read more...
FONTANA, Calif. (Friday, Sept. 14, 2012) – After 11 races on a combination of ovals, road courses and temporary street circuits in Canada and the U.S., the competition for the Firestone Firehawk. Read more...
Simon Pagenaud is no longer motorsports’ International Man of Intrigue. When the green flag dropped on the first race of the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series season in St. Petersburg last. Read more...
INDIANAPOLIS (Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012) – Maximum points! That’s what any driver who is in the thick of a championship battle dreams of heading into a race weekend. For Sam. Read more...
BALTIMORE (Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012) — Schmidt Hamilton HP Motorsports driver Simon Pagenaud climbed atop another IZOD IndyCar Series podium Sunday when he finished third in the second running of. Read more...
BALTIMORE (Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012) – Tristan Vautier did exactly what he needed to do in his quest to chase down Firestone Indy Lights championship leader and teammate Esteban Guerrieri before the. Read more...
BALTIMORE (Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012) – About the only thing that could slow Simon Pagenaud down today in qualifying for Sunday’s Grand Prix of Baltimore was a concrete wall. And,. Read more...
By golfing’s definition, Simon Pagenaud is a grinder. On the PGA Tour, a grinder is a golfer who never gives up on a hole. If a tee shot misses the. Read more...
SONOMA, Calif. (Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012) – The official IZOD IndyCar Series box score shows Simon Pagenaud starting ninth and finishing seventh in Sunday’s GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma.. Read more...
SONOMA, Calif. (Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012) – Schmidt Hamilton HP Motorsports’ Simon Pagenaud qualified ninth for Sunday’s GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma race after turning a lap of 1:18.4334. Read more...
SONOMA, Calif. (Friday, Aug. 24, 2012) – Schmidt Hamilton HP Motorsports driver Simon Pagenaud recorded the third-fastest lap time in today’s single practice session for Sunday’s GoPro Indy Grand Prix. Read more...
INDIANAPOLIS (Aug 16, 2012) – What is ‘Simon Time?’ Before every IZOD IndyCar Series race, Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports (SHM) team members are provided with weekend schedules from SHM Client Services. Read more...
INDIANAPOLIS (Aug. 15, 2012) – As owner of the most successful team in Indy Lights history, Sam Schmidt is very interested in the process of creating a new chassis and. Read more...
TROIS-RIVIERES, Quebec — Sam Schmidt Motorsports’ Tristan Vautier completed a weekend sweep of the Grand Prix of Trois-Rivières with the victory on the street circuit. Vautier was atop the time. Read more...
LEXINGTON, Ohio, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012 – For the third time in this IZOD IndyCar Series season, Simon Pagenaud ended a race day standing on the coveted podium after finishing. Read more...
LEXINGTON, Ohio – Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012 –Schmidt Hamilton HP Motorsports’ Simon Pagenaud qualified 3rd for Sunday’s Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio race after turning a lap of 1:05.9038 seconds. Read more...
For race car driver Simon Pagenaud, much has changed in his world since this time last year. In the week leading up to the annual IZOD IndyCar round at Mid. Read more...
EDMONTON, Alberta, Sunday, July 22, 2012 – Finishing races has become a trademark this season for Simon Pagenaud and the Schmidt Hamilton HP Motorsports team. Running at the finish of. Read more...
EDMONTON, Alberta – Saturday, July 21, 2012 – Sam Schmidt Motorsports’ Esteban Guerrieri finished third in Saturday’s Edmonton 100 Firestone Indy Lights race, earning his seventh podium finish of the. Read more...
EDMONTON, Alberta – July 21, 2012 –Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports’ Simon Pagenaud qualified ninth for Sunday’s Edmonton Indy but will start seventh on the grid of the 75-lap race (166.8 miles).. Read more...
Simon Pagenaud, driver of the No. 77 Schmidt Hamilton HP Motorsports Dallara/Honda/Firestone car, ended the first day of practice for Sunday’s Edmonton Indy race with the fourth-fastest lap on the. Read more...
Simon Pagenaud isn’t tired of hearing it. He sees it as a compliment. He says it’s proof that the Schmidt-Hamilton Motorsports team is doing all the right things. ‘You guys. Read more...
Toronto, Sunday, July 8, 2012 – Go big, or go home! Though that wasn’t the phrase used in the Schmidt Hamilton HP Motorsports pre-race strategy, ‘Go big, or go home’. Read more...
TORONTO, Saturday, July 7, 2012 – Victor Carbone has been a poster boy for consistency in 2012 Firestone Indy Lights racing, and his performance in Saturday’s Toronto 100 was another. Read more...
TORONTO, July 7, 2012 – After establishing himself as a contender for the Honda Indy Toronto pole position through practice and the first round of qualifying, Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports’ Simon. Read more...
TORONTO (July 6, 2012) – On a sweltering day in Toronto, Sam Schmidt Motorsports made things just a little hotter during the first day of practice for the Honda Indy. Read more...
Racing North of the Border Beginning with the Honda Indy Toronto weekend, the Sam Schmidt Motorsports’ Firestone Indy Lights teams begin a three-race Canadian stretch that goes through Edmonton and. Read more...
A Look At Toronto By the Numbers Whether it’s lap times or rpm, gear ratios or mph, auto racing is a sport where numbers are used to measure everything. With. Read more...
INDIANAPOLIS (June 29, 2012) – If there was room on the No. 77 Schmidt Hamilton HP Motorsports Dallara for a bumper sticker, you might find one that says, “My kids. Read more...
Newton, Iowa, Saturday, June 23, 2012 – By winning Saturday night’s Sukup 100 at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa, Esteban Guerrieri claimed his third Firestone Indy Lights victory of the. Read more...
NEWTON, Iowa, Saturday, June 23, 2012 – “I’ve never started last before!” In racing, that’s usually not a statement made by an IZOD IndyCar Series driver wearing a big grin.. Read more...
NEWTON, Iowa, Friday, June 22, 2012 – When the green flag drops Saturday night for the Firestone Indy Lights’ Sukup 100 at Iowa Speedway, it will be the sixth time. Read more...
NEWTON, Iowa, June 22, 2012 – In a departure from single-car qualifications for IZOD IndyCar Series oval races, three heat races were held Friday, June 22 to set the starting. Read more...
“Ma, meatloaf!” If mom is correct, Simon Pagenaud is going to love racing at Iowa Speedway. Mom always said, “If you like ground beef, if you like bread, if you. Read more...
WEST ALLIS, Wis., Saturday, June 16, 2012 – For the eighth consecutive race, rookie Simon Pagenaud has been running at the finish of an IZOD IndyCar Series event. It’s consistent. Read more...
WEST ALLIS, Friday, June 15, 2012 – Frenchman Tristan Vautier made history for Sam Schmidt Motorsports Friday as he won the team’s 50th Firestone Indy Lights Race during the Milwaukee. Read more...
What’s Your Frequency, Kenneth? In 1986, TV journalist Dan Rather was mugged on a street in Manhattan. While being attacked, his assailant repeatedly said, “Kenneth, what is the frequency?” Years. Read more...
FORT WORTH, Texas, Saturday, June 9, 2012 – Schmidt Hamilton HP Motorsports driver Simon Pagenaud fell in love Saturday night in Texas. The IZOD IndyCar Series rookie had his first. Read more...
FORT WORTH, Texas, June 8, 2012 – Simon Pagenaud will start 11th in Saturday night’s IZOD IndyCar Series Firestone 550 at Texas Motor Speedway (TMS). The Frenchman drove his No.. Read more...
On Feb. 18, 1910, a Frenchman proved to Texans that France does produce brave and daring men capable of accomplishing amazing feats. It was on that day that Frenchman Louis. Read more...
DETROIT, Sunday, June 3, 2012 – Schmidt Hamilton HP Motorsports driver Simon Pagenaud was part of a Honda sweep of the Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix podium when the checker. Read more...
DETROIT, Saturday, June 2, 2012 – Oliver Webb led the four-car Sam Schmidt Motorsports (SSM) team in Saturday’s Firestone Indy Lights race, part of the Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix. Read more...
DETROIT, June 2, 2012 – Simon Pagenaud will start the No. 77 Schmidt Hamilton HP Motorsports Dallara/Honda/Firestone car on the outside of Row 2 in Sunday’s Detroit Belle Isle Grand. Read more...
DETROIT INDY LIGHTS EVENT PREVIEW EVENT: Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix SERIES: Round 5 of 12 in the 2012 Firestone Indy Lights Series CIRCUIT: Raceway at Belle Isle Park, Detroit. Read more...
Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix Driver: Simon Pagenaud Hometown: Poiters, France Car: No. 77 Schmidt Hamilton HP Motorsports Dallara/Honda/Firestone Series: Round 6 of 16 in the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series. Read more...
INDIANAPOLIS, Sunday, May 27, 2012 – Any time you can load two IZOD IndyCar Series cars onto the team transporter after a 500-mile-race with virtually no scratches, the day was. Read more...
DATE: Sunday, May 27, 2012 EVENT: Indianapolis 500-Mile Race SERIES: IZOD IndyCar Series LOCATION: Indianapolis Motor Speedway SSM DRIVERS: Townsend Bell (Started 20th, Finished 9th/Completed 200 of 200 laps) Simon. Read more...
INDIANAPOLIS, May 25, 2012 – Four-time Indianapolis 500 winner A.J. Foyt has often said, “A.J. Foyt didn’t make Indianapolis; Indianapolis made A.J. Foyt.” That same sentiment is also shared by. Read more...
INDIANAPOLIS, Saturday, May 19, 2012 – If you watch Sam Schmidt Motorsports’ four-car Firestone Indy Lights team on any given race weekend, you will see four teams working seamlessly as. Read more...
Bell, Pagenaud Set to Qualify For the Indianapolis 500 INDIANAPOLIS, Friday, May 18, 2012 –After seven straight days of practice, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway will open Saturday for time trials. Read more...
INDIANAPOLIS, Thursday, May 17, 2012 –After the teams and drivers have been practicing diligently for six straight days at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, they will all be trying to hit. Read more...
INDIANAPOLIS, Wednesday, May 16, 2012 – Simon Pagenaud led the two-car Sam Schmidt effort Wednesday during practice for the 96th Running of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race. The Frenchman turned a lap. Read more...
INDIANAPOLIS, Tuesday, May 15, 2012 – Rookie Simon Pagenaud had his eyes wide open during the last 30 minutes of practice on Day 4 at the 2012 Indianapolis 500 on Tuesday.. Read more...
INDIANAPOLIS, Monday, May 14, 2012 – Only 1/100th of a second separated Sam Schmidt Motorsports teammates Simon Pagenaud and Townsend Bell on the time sheet Monday when the third day. Read more...
INDIANAPOLIS, Sunday, May 13, 2012 – After competing in a sports car race Saturday in California, driver Townsend Bell flew all night to arrive at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway at. Read more...
INDIANAPOLIS, Sunday, May 12, 2012 – At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, patience is a requirement at every stage of preparation for the Indianapolis 500. When you combine a talented rookie. Read more...
INDIANAPOLIS, Saturday, May 12, 2012– In a race car, IZOD IndyCar Series driver Simon Pagenaud is known to be a competitive and intensely focused driver. But off the racetrack, his. Read more...
INDIANAPOLIS (May 4, 2012) – Synchronicity. The most common way to get a group of people to work in synchrony is the simple act of counting “one-two-three.” By “three,”. Read more...
SAO PAULO, Brazil, Sunday, April 29, 2012 – Sam Schmidt Motorsports (SSM) General Manager Rob Edwards summed up Sunday’s IZOD IndyCar Series race best when he said, “That was a. Read more...
Sao Paulo, Brazil, April 28, 2012 – After ending Saturday’s morning practice session in the top 5 on the time sheet, handling issues will force Simon Pagenaud to start 17th. Read more...
INDIANAPOLIS (April 26, 2012) - Performance has been key for the No. 77 Schmidt Hamilton HP Motorsports entry driven by Simon Pagenaud, currently third in points, after three rounds of the. Read more...
LONG BEACH, Calif., Sunday, April 15, 2012 – Sam Schmidt Motorsports(SSM) earned three of the top five finishing positions including the win in Sunday’s Firestone Indy Lights race at the Toyota. Read more...
LONG BEACH, Calif., Sunday, April 15, 2012 – Through pre-season testing and the first two races of the IZOD IndyCar Series season, Simon Pagenaud has been playfully telling Team Penske’s. Read more...
LONG BEACH, Calif., April 14, 2012 – Despite posting the 11th-fastest lap in qualifying Saturday, Simon Pagenaud will start the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach from the fourth starting. Read more...
LONG BEACH, Calif., Saturday, April 14, 2012 – Second-year veteran Esteban Guerrieri will lead the four-car Sam Schmidt Motorsports (SSM) team to the green flag Sunday in the Firestone Indy. Read more...
INDIANAPOLIS (April 12, 2012) – Any Indianapolis 500 car owner will tell you that he or she couldn’t make it to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway without the help of key. Read more...
FORT WORTH, Texas (April 5, 2012) – Frenchman Simon Pagenaud completed his IZOD IndyCar Series rookie test today during two days of private testing at Texas Motor Speedway (TMS), Wednesday. Read more...
LEEDS, Ala., Sunday, April 1, 2012 – One is a lonely number. But Simon Pagenaud will tell you he is just fine being the one and only driver on the. Read more...
LEEDS, Ala., March 31, 2012 – In the first race of the IZOD IndyCar Series season last weekend in St. Petersburg, Fla., Simon Pagenaud started 16th and raced his way. Read more...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Sunday, March 25, 2012 – Life is full of what-ifs. Some people let what-ifs consume them. Others think about the what-if once and move on. After Sunday’s. Read more...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Saturday, March 24, 2012 – Sam Schmidt Motorsports (SSM) grabbed four of the top five positions including the top two steps on the podium in an impressive. Read more...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., March 24, 2012 – Sam Schmidt Motorsports was in uncharted territory Saturday during qualifying for Sunday’s Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. Driver Simon Pagenaud attacked the. Read more...
St. Petersburg, Fla., Friday, March 23, 2012 – The 2012 seasons for both the IZOD IndyCar Series and the Firestone Indy Lights series began in earnest Friday, March 23, and. Read more...
INDIANAPOLIS (March 21, 2012) – One of the strongest combinations in the 2011 Firestone Indy Lights series is back together in 2012 and should be a serious threat for the. Read more...
SEBRING, Fla., Tuesday, March 6, 2012 – While the Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports (SHM) team was packing to travel back to its Indianapolis headquarters to begin preparations for the start of. Read more...
INDIANAPOLIS, Monday, March 5, 2012 – The longtime relationship between Sam Schmidt and Davey Hamilton as rivals, teammates and friends will reach a new level in 2012, as they have. Read more...
INDIANAPOLIS, Monday, Feb. 27, 2012 – As the old motorsports saying goes, ‘fast in practice doesn’t pay’ and that also applies to pre-season testing as well. But anytime a team. Read more...
