Karam Scores 1st Indy Lights Win; 55th Lights Win for SPM
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Pagenaud 12th, Vautier 21st on One-Mile Oval at Milwaukee IndyFest
June 16, 2013Simon Pagenaud had a quick start in the Milwaukee IndyFest that had him running in the top-six early on, but the No. 77 Schmidt Hamilton HP Motorsports car faded to 12th. Read more...
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Pagenaud & Vautier to Start 9th & 10th in Milwaukee IndyFest
June 14, 2013In the midst of brats, cream puffs and a wealth of IZOD IndyCar Series action at the Milwaukee Mile, teammates Simon Pagenaud and Tristan Vautier qualified ninth and 10th for the Milwaukee IndyFest. Driving. Read more...
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Coastal.com to Serve as Primary Sponsor of Vautier’s No. 55 Car for Four Oval Races
June 11, 2013If you blink you may miss the blur of Tristan Vautier‘s No. 55 car as it launches around ovals on the IZOD IndyCar Series schedule, but a company that is in. Read more...
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Pagenaud 13th, Vautier 18th in Lightning-Quick Firestone 550
June 9, 2013Simon Pagenaud and Tristan Vautier started the Firestone 550 from the tail of the field after both incurred starting grid penalties for unscheduled engine changes, but the Frenchmen battled through the race to. Read more...
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Pagenaud & Vautier to Battle from the Back of the Pack in Firestone 550
June 7, 2013The 1.5-mile oval at Texas Motor Speedway flexed its muscles today during qualifying for the Firestone 550, and both Simon Pagenaud and Tristan Vautier will start the race from the back of the field.. Read more...
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The Flying Frenchmen Head Under the Big Top at Texas Motor Speedway’s Wild Asphalt Circus
June 6, 2013Simon Pagenaud got a monkey off his back with his first IZOD IndyCar Series victory at the Indy Dual in Detroit last weekend, but he and his teammate Tristan Vautier are. Read more...
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Pagenaud Wins Race 2 at Dual in Detroit
June 4, 2013TEXT: “It’s such a relief. I mean, there is so much emotion going through the cockpit on the last few laps. I had to use everything I had to. Read more...
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Vautier & Pagenaud Finish 11th & 12th in “Dual 1″ in Detroit
June 2, 2013Tristan Vautier and Simon Pagenaud lined up in the corral for the “Indy Dual in Detroit” in sixth and eighth, and when the dust settled the No. 55 horse landed in 11th while. Read more...
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Pagenaud Finishes 8th in Indianapolis 500
May 26, 2013Simon Pagenaud and the No. 77 Schmidt Hamilton HP Motorsports team began the Indianapolis 500 in the 21st position and never looked back, battling all the way to an eighth place. Read more...
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Vautier & Legge Claim Two More Spots on the Indianapolis 500 Starting Grid
May 20, 2013Schmidt Peterson Motorsports drivers Tristan Vautier andKatherine Legge qualified for the 97th running of the Indianapolis 500 on Bump Day in the 28th and 33rd positions. After being bumped from the field on Pole. Read more...
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Pagenaud Qualifies 21st for 2013 Indianapolis 500
May 19, 2013Simon Pagenaud qualified 21st for the Indianapolis 500 with a four-lap average speed of 225.674 mph on his first qualifying attempt with Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports. “We expected to be faster,. Read more...
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Katherine Legge to Drive 3rd Indianapolis 500 Entry for SPM
May 18, 2013Schmidt Peterson Motorsports has signed Katherine Legge to drive its third entry in the 2013 Indianapolis 500. Legge will pilot the No. 81 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Dallara/Honda/Firestone car for her second start in. Read more...
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Lucas Oil to Serve as Primary Sponsor for SPM’s No. 55 Car in Indianapolis 500
May 13, 2013Lucas Oil, a manufacturer and distributer of petroleum additives and oils for high performance engines, has signed on as primary sponsor for Tristan Vautier‘s No. 55 Honda-powered car in the 2013. Read more...
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Vautier Completes ROP at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
May 11, 2013IZOD IndyCar Series rookie Tristan Vautier passed his “go fast test” today at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) in the formal Rookie Orientation Program (ROP) mandated by INDYCAR. Vautier completed all three. Read more...
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Pagenaud & Vautier Fight To 9th & 16th in São Paulo
May 5, 2013Simon Pagenaud and Tristan Vautier had a qualification day to forget for the São Paulo Indy 300 with multiple on-track incidents, but the teammates rebounded on race day to bring their cars home. Read more...
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Pagenaud on a Quest for World’s Best Cup of Coffee (and a Victory) in Brazil
May 2, 2013Simon Pagenaud starts every day off with a cup (or several) of coffee to awaken his senses, and the driver of the No. 77 Schmidt Hamilton HP Motorsports car is in. Read more...
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Lights Teams 2nd, 3rd & 10th in Streets of Long Beach
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Streets of Long Beach Ebb & Flow for Pagenaud & Vautier
April 22, 2013Simon Pagenaud and Tristan Vautier drove the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach in true Southern California fashion with waves of brilliance and tides of disappointment on their way to finishing eighth and. Read more...
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Pagenaud and Vautier to Start 17th & 19th in Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
April 21, 2013Simon Pagenaud and Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports started qualifying day at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach with a bang by pacing the IZOD IndyCar Series field in the final pre-qualifications practice session,. Read more...
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Racing to the Rhythm of Long Beach
April 17, 2013There is nothing like rocking out to a favorite song while driving with the windows down and a cool breeze running through your hair, and that is the closest comparison Simon. Read more...
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SPM Indy Lights Takes 2nd, 3rd & 4th at Barber
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Pagenaud & Vautier Persevere to Claim Top-10 Finishes at the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama
April 8, 2013The woods can get thick in the deep South, but Simon Pagenaud and Tristan Vautier maintained focus and cut their way through the thicket to claim two top-10 spots in the Honda Indy Grand. Read more...
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Roller Coaster Qualifying Lands Vautier in 3rd at Barber; Pagenaud to Start 13th
April 6, 2013Tristan Vautier will start third in Sunday’s Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama after a dramatic turn of events in qualifying that initially left the IZOD IndyCar Series rookie out of. Read more...
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The Language of Speed: Sounds the Same in Any Accent
April 3, 2013Teammates Simon Pagenaud and Tristan Vautier are taking their fast cars and French accents to the deep South this weekend for the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama, but the two drivers seem to have. Read more...
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O’Gara to enter Freedom 100 in team partnership
March 28, 2013The 2013 Indianapolis 500 weekend is one that 18-year-old Kyle O’Gara has had marked on his calendar for a quite a while. After long, arduous years of studying for exams,. Read more...
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C’est la Vie: Vautier & Pagenaud Retire Early from St. Pete with Exhaust System Issues
March 24, 2013“C’est la Vie” was all Schmidt Peterson Motorsports(SPM) rookie Tristan Vautier could say when he climbed out of his race car prior to the conclusion of the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. Read more...
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Rookie Vautier Advances to Firestone Fast 6 at St. Pete; Qualifies Sixth
Schmidt Peterson Motorsports rookie Tristan Vautier rose above his rookie status today when he raced his way into the Firestone Fast Six during his debut IZOD IndyCar Series qualifying session in front of. Read more...
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Magneti-Marelli Partners with Schmidt Peterson Motorsports in IZOD IndyCar Series
March 22, 2013Magneti Marelli, a global automotive systems and component supplier has chosen Schmidt Peterson Motorsports as its sponsorship visibility vehicle in the IZOD IndyCar Series for the 2013 season. Magneti Marelli. Read more...
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Vautier and Pagenaud Looking to Win Big in St. Pete
March 21, 2013The Florida Lottery is in the business of making winners, and St. Petersburg resident and Schmidt Peterson Motorsports (SPM) driver Tristan Vautier is hoping that sporting a Florida Lottery livery will generate the good fortune he. Read more...
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Karam Joins SPM Firestone Indy Lights Team for 2013 Season
March 8, 2013Sage Karam, the third-place finisher in the 2012 Pro Mazda (formerly Star Mazda) Championship, will drive in the 2013 Firestone Indy Lights Series for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports (SPM). With the. Read more...
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SPM Adds Associate Sponsors KECO Coatings and HAIX to 2013 Line-Up
February 27, 2013Schmidt Peterson Motorsports (SPM) has re-signed long-time team sponsor KECO Coatings and added new sponsor HAIX, further strengthening the team which has already shown substantial growth over the off-season with the. Read more...
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Building a 2-Car IndyCar Team
February 22, 2013Schmidt Peterson Motorsports (SPM) announced at the end of January that they would expand to a two-car team with Tristan Vautier driving their second car in IZOD IndyCar Series competition. Read more...
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SPM Crew Looks for Strength, Power and Speed
February 15, 2013Schmidt Peterson Motorsports (SPM) has just 37 days left to prepare for their 2013 IZOD IndyCar and Firestone Indy Lights Series debuts, and the drivers aren’t the only team members. Read more...
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Gabby Chaves Joins SPM for 2013 Firestone Indy Lights Season
February 14, 2013Schmidt Peterson Motorsports‘ 2013 Firestone Indy Lights stable has expanded with the signing of Gabby Chaves, a standout in his 2012 rookie Pro Mazda (formerly Star Mazda) season. Chaves, from Bogotá, Colombia, will. Read more...
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Hamilton Re-Signs with Schmidt to Field Pagenaud’s #77 Car
February 6, 2013After a highly successful rookie campaign that saw Simon Pagenaud threaten for race wins and finish fifth in the IZOD IndyCar Series Championship, Davey Hamilton and Sam Schmidt will join forces once again in. Read more...
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SPM Becomes Two-Car IndyCar Effort for 2013 with Addition of Tristan Vautier
January 29, 2013Schmidt Peterson Motorsports (SPM) will expand to a two-car IZOD IndyCar Series operation for the 2013 race season with reigning Firestone Indy Lights champion Tristan Vautier at the wheel of. Read more...
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SPM Back in Action at Homestead with Jack Hawksworth
January 23, 2013INDIANAPOLIS (January 22, 2013) - Jack Hawksworth and Schmidt Peterson Motorsports (SPM) will shake off the cobwebs of a long off-season and return to the location they find most comfortable this. Read more...
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Vautier Excels with SHM in IndyCar Debut
December 16, 2012When 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...
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SSM Adds Equity Partner
December 12, 2012Sam 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...
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2012 Firestone Indy Lights Champ to Test IndyCar with SSM
December 10, 2012INDIANAPOLIS (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...
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Fan Favorite 2013 Racing Moments
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...
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Star Mazda Champ Jack Hawksworth to Join SSM Firestone Indy Lights Team in 2013
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...
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#SimonSays
November 9, 2012Earlier 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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#FrenchFANatic Pagenaud Campaign Poster #2
November 2, 2012Vote for Simon Pagenaud as 2012 Most Popular Driver in the IZOD IndyCar Series. Download and share his campaign poster below to spread the word for Simon’s campaign!
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Q&A with Sam Schmidt on Esteban Guerrieri
October 30, 2012Question: 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...
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#FrenchFANatics Vote for Pagenaud
October 25, 2012Things 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...
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#FrenchFANatics Vote for Vautier
October 24, 2012Fans, 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...
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#PitCrewWisdom
October 19, 2012This 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...
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SSM to test four drivers at Chris Griffis Mazda Road to Indy Open Test
October 9, 2012The 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...
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IZOD INDYCAR SERIES UNVEILS 19-RACE SCHEDULE FOR 2013
October 1, 2012INDIANAPOLIS (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...
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Vautier Wins SSM Its Sixth Indy Lights Championship
September 16, 2012FONTANA, 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...
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Pagenaud To Start 20th In Tonight’s MAV TV 500
September 15, 2012FONTANA, 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...
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Auto Club Speedway Foundation 100 Qualifying Report
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...
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Pagenaud No Longer Motorsports Man of Intrigue
September 7, 2012Simon 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...
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Vautier Vaults Into Championship Lead With Baltimore Win
September 4, 2012INDIANAPOLIS (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...
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Pagenaud Lands On Podium in Baltimore
September 3, 2012BALTIMORE (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...
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Firestone Indy Lights Qualifying Report
September 2, 2012BALTIMORE (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...
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Pagenaud Qualifies 12th For Sunday’s Grand Prix of Baltimore
September 1, 2012BALTIMORE (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...
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Baltimore Preview: Grinders Get It Done
August 29, 2012By 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...
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Pagenaud Clinches Rookie of the Year With 7th Place at Sonoma
August 27, 2012SONOMA, 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...
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Pagenaud Qualifies Ninth For Sunday’s GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma
August 25, 2012SONOMA, 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...
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Pagenaud Is Fast On The Sonoma Rollercoaster
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...
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NBC Sports Network To Feature Pagenaud On “INDYCAR 36
August 16, 2012INDIANAPOLIS (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...
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Sam Schmidt Weighs In On New Formula For Indy Lights
August 15, 2012INDIANAPOLIS (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...
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Rookie Vautier earns third victory of the season
August 6, 2012TROIS-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...
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Pagenaud Lands on Podium in Mid-Ohio
August 5, 2012LEXINGTON, 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...
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Pagenaud Qualifies 3rd For Sunday’s Mid-Ohio IndyCar Race
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...
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What a Difference a Year Makes!
August 2, 2012For 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...
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Pagenaud Is Spun In Edmonton; Finishes 20th
July 22, 2012EDMONTON, 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...
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Guerrieri Grabs Another Podium in Edmonton
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...
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Pagenaud Qualified 9th For Sunday’s Edmonton Indy
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...
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Pagenaud Pleased with Edmonton Indy Practice
July 20, 2012Simon 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...
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Dominos Falling in Place for a Win
July 18, 2012Simon 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...
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Pagenaud: Honda Indy Toronto Race Report
July 9, 2012Toronto, 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...
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Carbone Leads SSM Team In Toronto
July 7, 2012TORONTO, 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...
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Pagenaud Will Start 10th In Toronto Sunday
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...
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Sam Schmidt Motorsports Heats Up Toronto
July 6, 2012TORONTO (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...
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Racing North of the Border
July 3, 2012Racing 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...
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Toronto By the Numbers
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...
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SSM Is Making The Grade
June 29, 2012INDIANAPOLIS (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...
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Sam Schmidt Motorsports Continues To Roll In Indy Lights
June 24, 2012Newton, 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...
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Pagenaud Impresses In Iowa With 25th to 5th Run
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...
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1-2-3 Start Makes Indy Lights History Again For SSM
June 23, 2012NEWTON, 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...
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Pagenaud Prepared to Move Up in Iowa Corn Indy 250
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...
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Iowa Corn Indy 250 Preview
June 21, 2012“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...
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Pagenaud Finishes 13th on The Milwaukee Mile
June 16, 2012WEST 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...
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Vautier Grabs 50th Indy Lights Win for Sam Schmidt
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...
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Milwaukee IndyFest Event Prevent
June 12, 2012What’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...
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Pagenaud Fights for Sixth-Place Finish in Texas
June 10, 2012FORT 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...
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Pagenaud To Start 11th In His First Texas Race
June 9, 2012FORT 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...
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Texas Firestone 500 Preview
June 6, 2012On 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...
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Pagenaud Grabs Podium on Belle Isle
June 4, 2012DETROIT, 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...
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WEBB GRABS POLE IN HISTORY-MAKING DAY FOR SSM
June 3, 2012DETROIT, 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...
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Pagenaud to Start Fourth in Sunday’s IZOD IndyCar Series Race
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...
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Belle Isle Indy Lights Preview
June 1, 2012DETROIT 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...
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Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix IndyCar Preview
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...
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96th INDIANAPOLIS 500-MILE RACE Sam Schmidt Motorsports Race Report
May 28, 2012INDIANAPOLIS, 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...
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Pagenaud, Bell Reach Goals in Indy 500
May 27, 2012DATE: 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...
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FIRESTONE FREEDOM 100 RACE REPORT
May 26, 2012INDIANAPOLIS, 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...
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Teamwork Put Bell & Pagenaud Into Indy 500 on First Day of Qualifying
May 20, 2012INDIANAPOLIS, 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...
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Bell, Pagenaud Set to Qualify For the Indianapolis 500
May 19, 2012Bell, 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...
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Indy 500 Fast Friday Presents Unknowns for Teams
May 18, 2012INDIANAPOLIS, 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...
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Day 5 of Indianapolis 500 Practice Sees SSM Team Right on Pace
May 17, 2012INDIANAPOLIS, 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...
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Wild Practice Session Produces Race-Like Conditions During Indy 500 Practice
May 16, 2012INDIANAPOLIS, 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...
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SSM Teammates Bell, Pagenaud Close on the Indy 500 Speed Chart
May 15, 2012INDIANAPOLIS, 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...
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Bell Joins Pagenaud on Day 2 of Practice for Indy 500
May 14, 2012INDIANAPOLIS, 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...
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Patient Pagenaud Completes First Day of Indy Practice
May 13, 2012INDIANAPOLIS, 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...
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Simon Pagenaud Needs Your Sunglasses In May; Goodwill to Benefit
May 12, 2012INDIANAPOLIS, 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...
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Townsend Bell to Drive No. 99 BraunAbility/SSM Car in Indy 500
May 4, 2012INDIANAPOLIS (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...
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ITAIPAVA SAO PAULO INDY 300 RACE REPORT
April 30, 2012SAO 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...
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Pagenaud to Start Deep in the Pack in Brazil Street Race
April 29, 2012Sao 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...
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Coastal Contacts Inc. Partners with Sam Schmidt Motorsports in Brazil
April 27, 2012INDIANAPOLIS (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...
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GUERRIERI WINS NO. 48 FOR SSM IN LONG BEACH
April 17, 2012LONG 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...
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Race Report for Simon Pagenaud Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
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...
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Pagenaud to Start Fourth in Sunday’s Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
April 15, 2012LONG 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...
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QUALIFYING REPORT FOR SAM SCHMIDT MOTORSPORTS FIRESTONE INDY LIGHTS
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...
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BraunAbility to Partner with Sam Schmidt Motorsports at Indy
April 13, 2012INDIANAPOLIS (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...
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PAGENAUD PASSES INDYCAR SERIES ROOKIE TEST AT TMS
April 6, 2012FORT 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...
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Honda Indy Grand Prix of St. Alabama Race Report
April 2, 2012LEEDS, 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...
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Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama QUALIFYING REPORT FOR SAM SCHMIDT MOTORSPORTS
April 1, 2012LEEDS, 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...
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Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Race Report
March 27, 2012ST. 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...
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VAUTIER, GUERRIERI GO 1-2 IN FIRESTONE INDY LIGHTS
March 25, 2012ST. 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...
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QUALIFYING REPORT FOR SIMON PAGENAUD
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...
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STRONG OPENING DAY FOR SAM SCHMIDT MOTORSPORTS AT ST. PETE
March 23, 2012St. 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...
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Guerrieri Back With Schmidt In Firestone
March 22, 2012INDIANAPOLIS (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...
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PAGENAUD SPEEDING TO IZOD INDYCAR SERIES OPENER
March 7, 2012SEBRING, 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...
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SCHMIDT, HAMILTON TEAMING UP IN 2012 IZOD INDYCAR SERIES
March 5, 2012INDIANAPOLIS, 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...
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PAGENAUD’S ANTICIPATION BUILDING FOR 2012 IZOD INDYCAR SEASON
February 27, 2012INDIANAPOLIS, 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...
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Carbone Returns to Sam Schmidt Motorsports in 2012
December 28, 2011INDIANAPOLIS (Dec. 28, 2011) – One of the key ingredients to winning a motorsports championship is team continuity, and Sam Schmidt Motorsports (SSM) will have that in 2012 when Victor. Read more...
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Pagenaud Joins Schmidt for 2012 IZOD IndyCar Season
December 8, 2011INDIANAPOLIS (Dec. 8, 2011) – Frenchman Simon Pagenaud will be the driver of the Sam Schmidt Motorsports (SSM) Honda-powered Dallara in the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series, team owner Sam Schmidt. Read more...
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Schmidt Wins International Motorsports Industry Show Achievement Award
INDIANAPOLIS (Dec. 7, 2011) – Officials from the International Motorsports Industry Show (IMIS) announced Wednesday that Sam Schmidt, owner of Sam Schmidt Motorsports (SSM), is the recipient of the 2011. Read more...
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Webb Joins Schmidt for 2012 Firestone Indy Lights Season
December 1, 2011INDIANAPOLIS (Dec. 1, 2011) – Englishman Oliver Webb is the next piece of the Sam Schmidt Motorsports (SSM) puzzle that is being assembled in Indianapolis to become a championship-contending team. Read more...
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Vautier Joins Schmidt for 2012 Firestone Indy Lights Season
November 18, 2011INDIANAPOLIS (Nov. 18, 2011) – Sam Schmidt Motorsports (SSM) is laying the foundation that will allow it to pursue its sixth Firestone Indy Lights Series Championship in 2012, and the. Read more...
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Newgarden co-drives to Dan Wheldon Cup
October 31, 2011Dan Wheldon loved to return to his roots of racing — karting — and built it into his schedule. The RoboPong 200 Presented by Bridgestone and NOS Energy Drink had been. Read more...
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Carbone closes out season with victory
LAS VEGAS — Victor Carbone completed his first Firestone Indy Lights season with a victory in the Las Vegas 100. Carbone, who earned his first Sunoco Pole Award on Oct. 14, became. Read more...
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Sam Schmidt Statement Regarding Dan Wheldon
October 17, 2011LAS VEGAS (Oct. 16, 2011) – A statement from Sam Schmidt, owner of the No. 77 IndyCar Series team, about driver Dan Wheldon, who suffered fatal injuries in a crash. Read more...
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IZOD IndyCar Series Qualifying Las Vegas Indy 300
October 15, 2011Wade Cunningham, from Auckland, New Zealand, led the two-car Sam Schmidt Motorsports team in time trials today for Sunday’s IZOD IndyCar Series Las Vegas Indy 300 at Las Vegas Motor. Read more...
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Firestone Indy Lights Qualifying Las Vegas 100
Sam Schmidt Motorsports’ Victor Carbone, from Sao Paulo, Brazil, recorded the fastest lap in time trials today to win the pole for Sunday’s Firestone Indy Lights Las Vegas 100 at. Read more...
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5 Million Reasons To Race; Just One Goal
October 13, 2011INDIANAPOLIS (Oct. 12, 2011) – For two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon, the week leading up to the Las Vegas Indy 300, part of the IZOD INDYCAR World Championships presented. Read more...
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Playing with Aces in Vegas
October 10, 2011INDIANAPOLIS (Oct. 10, 2011) – It was written at the beginning of the 2011 racing season that team owner Sam Schmidt had stacked the deck for himself with quality drivers. Read more...
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Wheldon Finishes 14th In First Start With SSM
October 3, 2011Some called it a dress rehearsal for Las Vegas, but Sunday’s Kentucky Indy 300 was a still an IZOD IndyCar Series points-paying race for Sam Schmidt Motorsports, driver Dan Wheldon. Read more...
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Newgarden Clinches 2011 Indy Lights Championship
All Josef Newgarden had to do was start the Kentucky 100 Sunday and he would have won the 2011 Firestone Indy Lights Series Championship. That simple. Instead, he showed how. Read more...
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IZOD IndyCar Series Qualifying Kentucky Indy 300
October 2, 2011Wade Cunningham, from Auckland, New Zealand, led the two-car Sam Schmidt Motorsports team in time trials today for Sunday’s IZOD IndyCar Series Kentucky Indy 300 in Sparta, Ky. Driving the. Read more...
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Firestone Indy Lights Qualifying Kentucky 100
Esteban Guerrieri, from Buenos Aries, Argentina, led the four-car Sam Schmidt Motorsports team today in time trials for Sunday’s Firestone Indy Lights Kentucky 100 at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Ky.. Read more...
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Heavy Hearts Won’t Slow SSM in Kentucky
September 28, 2011INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 27, 2011) – On the 2011 Firestone Indy Lights Series schedule, the Kentucky 100 only stands out because it is the second-to-the-last race of the season. For the. Read more...
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DAN WHELDON – Back in the Saddle
INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 27, 2011) – In the rolling hills of northern Kentucky sit countless farms where the world’s best thoroughbreds are born, raised and trained. Hidden in those scenic rolling. Read more...
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Wheldon To Drive No. 77 Bowers & Wilkins Honda at Kentucky – Two-Time Indy 500 Winner Preps with SSM for $5 Million Go Daddy Challenge
September 26, 2011INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 26, 2011) – In an all-out attempt to win the Go Daddy INDYCAR Challenge, team owner Sam Schmidt, driver Alex Tagliani and sponsor Bowers & Wilkins have agreed. Read more...
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Tagliani Rewards Team With Top-Five Finish- Canadian Matches Best Finish of the Year After Starting 15th
September 19, 2011It was a common theme among IZOD IndyCar Series drivers this week that they were in Japan for more than just a race. They were there to provide entertainment, escape. Read more...
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IZOD IndyCar Series Qualifying Indy Japan 300
September 17, 2011Alex Tagliani led the two-car Sam Schmidt Motorsports team in qualifying today for Sunday’s IZOD IndyCar Series Indy Japan 200 in Tochigi, Japan. By qualifying 15th in the No.. Read more...
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Funeral For Chris Griffis Set For Saturday In Akron, Ind.- Family Fund Established & Celebration of Life Event Planned
September 15, 2011INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 15, 2011) – Funeral services for Chris Griffis, team manager for Sam Schmidt Motorsports’ (SSM) Indy Lights program who passed away unexpectedly the evening of Monday, Sept. 12,. Read more...
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Sam Schmidt Statement Regarding the Passing of Chris Griffis
INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 13, 2011) – Chris Griffis, team manager for Sam Schmidt Motorsports’ (SSM) Indy Lights program, passed away unexpectedly the evening of Monday, Sept. 12 in Indianapolis. Griffis, a. Read more...
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ALEX TAGLIANI- Who Wins in Japan?
INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 14, 2011) – For the ninth consecutive year, the teams of the IZOD IndyCar Series have packed and flown halfway around the world for a race at the. Read more...
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Dan Wheldon, One Lucky Fan Look To Hit the Jackpot at Las Vegas Season Finale
INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 13, 2011) – A victory by Dan Wheldon in the IZOD INDYCAR World Championships presented by Honda will be prosperous for the reigning Indianapolis 500 champion and one. Read more...
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Hideki Mutoh To Drive No. 17 AFS/SSM Entry at Motegi
September 7, 2011INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 7, 2011) – IZOD IndyCar Series veteran Hideki Mutoh will drive the No. 17 Honda Formula Dream AFS/SSM Racing Dallara/Honda/Firestone car in the Sept. 17 Indy Japan 300. Read more...
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Tagliani Bounces Back on Baltimore Track – Canadian Finishes A Strong Seventh After Starting 19th
September 6, 2011Sam Schmidt Motorsports driver Alex Tagliani, driving the No. 77 Bowers & Wilkins Honda/Dallara/Firestone car, bounced back from a mid-race accident to finish seventh in the inaugural Baltimore Grand Prix. Read more...
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Newgarden, Carbone Grab Podium Spots in Baltimore 100
Firestone Indy Lights Series points leader Josef Newgarden, driver of the No. 11 Copart/Score Big/Robo-Pong/SSM car, led the four-car Sam Schmidt Motorsports team Sunday with his second place finish in. Read more...
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Firestone Indy Lights Qualifying – Baltimore 100
September 4, 2011For the first time this year, Sam Schmidt Motorsports (SSM) driver Conor Daly won the Sunoco Pole Award for a Firestone Indy Lights Series race when he recorded the fastest. Read more...
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IZOD IndyCar Series Qualifying – Baltimore Grand Prix
September 3, 2011Rookie Martin Plowman led the two-car Sam Schmidt Motorsports team in qualifying today for Sunday’s IZOD IndyCar Series Baltimore Grand Prix. By qualifying 20th in the No. 17 Snowball Express/AFS/SSM. Read more...
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ALEX TAGLIANI- Writing History in Baltimore
September 1, 2011INDIANAPOLIS (Aug. 31, 2011) – Baltimore is a large Maryland city rich in history. When the Second Continental Congress convened in December 1776, the city essentially served as our country’s. Read more...
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Ready to Study the Numbers In Baltimore
August 31, 2011INDIANAPOLIS (Aug. 31, 2011) – When talking about Sam Schmidt Motorsports (SSM), the conversation can quickly turn into a discussion of numbers. And, with four cars entered in every Firestone. Read more...
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Tough Day at the Office for Tagliani- Canadian Struggles with Grip Issues En Route to 20th-Place Finish at Sonoma
August 29, 2011In his last outing on a permanent road course, Alex Tagliani scored a solid sixth-place finish at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington three weekends ago. So, Tagliani and the. Read more...
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Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma Qualifying
August 28, 2011Sam Schmidt Motorsports (SSM) driver Alex Tagliani will start on the outside of the sixth row for Sunday’s Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma after he qualified 12th in IZOD. Read more...
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Sam Schmidt and Jay Penske Partner for Sonoma Entry – Ho-Pin Tung To Become First Chinese Driver To Race IndyCar
August 25, 2011INDIANAPOLIS (Aug. 24, 2011) – Ho-Pin Tung will become the first driver from the People’s Republic of China to race in the IZOD IndyCar Series when he takes the green. Read more...
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Looking for Some ‘IndyCar Cool’ in California
INDIANAPOLIS (Aug. 23, 2011) – Everything was hot at the last IZOD IndyCar Series race two weeks ago at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon. Not only was the racing. Read more...
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Plowman Honored with British Racing Drivers’ Club Membership
August 16, 2011The British Racing Drivers’ Club (BRDC) has celebrated Martin Plowman’s excellence in the field of motorsport by pronouncing him a Full Member of the esteemed organization. The BRDC, founded in. Read more...
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Newgarden Leads Flag To Flag in New Hampshire 100
Josef Newgarden led all 100 laps en route to a dominating victory in Sunday’s New Hampshire 100 Firestone Indy Lights race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon. Newgarden started. Read more...
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Exhaust Fire Ends Tagliani’s Day In Loudon
An exhaust fire during a pit stop ended Alex Tagliani’s day prematurely, and the driver of the No. 77 Bowers & Wilkins Dallara/Honda/Firestone car for Sam Schmidt Motorsports (SSM) finished. Read more...
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MoveThatBlock.com Indy 225 Qualifying Report
August 13, 2011Alex Tagliani, driver of the No. 77 Bowers & Wilkins Dallara/Honda/Firestone car for Sam Schmidt Motorsports (SSM) qualified 16th during time trials for Sunday’s MoveThatBlock.com Indy 225 IZOD IndyCar Series. Read more...
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Firestone Indy Lights Qualifying New Hampshire 100
Josef Newgarden, driver of the No. 11 Copart/Score Big/Robo-Pong car, led a sweep of the top three starting spots by Sam Schmidt Motorsports (SSM) drivers during qualifying for Sunday’s New. Read more...
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SSM’s Indy Lights Team Continues Winning Ways at Trois-Rivieres
August 8, 2011Sam Schmidt Motorsports’ Esteban Guerrieri led flag-to-flag to win Sunday’s Firestone Indy Lights’ Grand Prix of Trois-Rivieres in Montreal, Canada. Driving the No. 7 Lucas Oil car, Guerrieri held off. Read more...
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Tagliani Finishes Strong Sixth After Consistent Race
After frustrating finishes in the last two IZOD IndyCar Series races, Sam Schmidt Motorsports driver Alex Tagliani nearly notched a top five finish in Sunday’s The Honda Indy 200 at. Read more...
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The Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Qualifying
August 6, 2011Sam Schmidt Motorsports driver Alex Tagliani will start on the outside of the fourth row in Sunday’s The Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio after he qualified eighth in IZOD IndyCar. Read more...
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Honda to Power Sam Schmidt Motorsports in 2012
TORRANCE, Calif. (August 5, 2011) – American Honda and its Honda Performance Development (HPD) subsidiary will power Sam Schmidt Motorsports in the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series, HPD and the team. Read more...
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Snowball Express uses Plowman and IndyCar to Strengthen Mission
August 2, 2011We are pleased to announce that Martin Plowman, driver of the #17 Sam Schmidt/AFS IndyCar, will be teaming up with Snowball Express for his scheduled three races in the 2011. Read more...
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SSM’s Indy Lights Team Dominates Edmonton
July 24, 2011Sam Schmidt Motorsports’ Josef Newgarden helped his team make a clean sweep of the Edmonton Indy weekend by winning Sunday’s Firestone Indy Lights Edmonton 100 Race 2 at the Edmonton. Read more...
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Tagliani finishes 17th After Another Eventful Street Course Race
After a day of highs and lows, Sam Schmidt Motorsports driver Alex Tagliani finished 17th in Sunday’s Edmonton Indy at the Edmonton City Centre Airport in Alberta, Canada. The Canadian. Read more...
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Guerrieri and Newgarden Finish First-Second in Edmonton 100 Race 1
Sam Schmidt Motorsports’ Esteban Guerrieri grabbed the lead from teammate and pole-sitter Josef Newgarden in turn five on the first lap and led all the way to the finish. Read more...
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ALEX TAGLIANI- Edmonton Indy Qualifying Report
Sam Schmidt Motorsports’ Alex Tagliani will start Sunday’s IZOD IndyCar Series’ Edmonton Indy on the inside of the ninth row after qualifying 17th today at Edmonton City Centre Airport in. Read more...
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ALEX TAGLIANI- ‘Cleared For Landing’ in Edmonton
July 20, 2011INDIANAPOLIS (July 19, 2011) – After ending his last IZOD IndyCar Series race up on two wheels, Sam Schmidt Motorsports (SSM) driver Alex Tagliani is ready to land and resume. Read more...
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SAM SCHMIDT MOTORSPORTS- Teams Double Dip in Edmonton
INDIANAPOLIS (July 19, 2011) – When the teams of the Firestone Indy Lights Series unload their cars and equipment in Edmonton, Alberta, this Thursday, they will set up camp for. Read more...
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Tagliani Uninjured In Scary Toronto Crash
July 11, 2011Of the 26 IZOD IndyCar Series drivers that started Sunday’s Honda Indy Toronto at Exhibition Place in Edmonton, Toronto, 24 had some kind of altercation with another driver during the. Read more...
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Toronto Not Kind To Sam Schmidt Motorsports- Guerrieri’s Fourth-Place Is Team’s Best Finish
Notching his fourth top-five finish of the season, Argentinian Esteban Guerrieri’s fourth-place finish in Sunday’s Toronto 100 was also the best for the four-car Sam Schmidt Motorsports Firestone Indy Lights. Read more...
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Firestone Indy Lights Qualifying- Toronto 100
July 10, 2011For the fifth time this year, Argentinian driver Esteban Guerrieri won the Sunoco Pole Award in qualifying for a Firestone Indy Lights Series race when he recorded the fastest time. Read more...
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Alex Tagliani- Honda Indy Toronto Qualifying Report
Sam Schmidt Motorsports’ Alex Tagliani will start Sunday’s IZOD IndyCar Series’ Honda Indy Toronto on the inside of the fifth row after qualifying 9th today at Exhibition Place in Toronto,. Read more...
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Alex Tagliani- Home Improvement Project in Toronto
July 8, 2011INDIANAPOLIS (June 6, 2011) – Canadian racecar driver Alex Tagliani, from Lachenaie, Quebec, loves to do projects around his homes. In the offseason, he is a regular at his favorite. Read more...
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Herrington Joins SSM Indy Lights Team for Toronto
INDIANAPOLIS (July 6, 2011) – Daniel Herrington of Raleigh, N.C., will be behind the wheel of the No. 77 Mazda Road To Indy Firestone Indy Lights car for Sam Schmidt. Read more...
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Sam Schmidt, AFS Racing Partner To Continue No. 17 Entry- IndyCar Series Entry Will Team with Tagliani and No. 77 Bowers & Wilkins Car
July 6, 2011INDIANAPOLIS (July 6, 2011) – IZOD IndyCar Series team owner Sam Schmidt announced today that his team will partner with AFS Racing to field the No. 17 Automatic Fire Sprinklers,. Read more...
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Newgarden Dominates Sukup 100- Sam Schmidt Motorsports Puts Two Drivers On Podium
June 27, 2011You can add Iowa Speedway to the list of venues where Sam Schmidt Motorsports (SSM) rookie Josef Newgarden has won a Firestone Indy Lights Championship race in his rookie year,. Read more...
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Tagliani Finds Speed In Iowa- Ill-timed Yellow Flag Forces 16th-place Finish
Though the final IZOD IndyCar Series box score for the Iowa Corn Indy 250 will show Alex Tagliani finishing in 16th place and one lap behind the leaders, there were. Read more...
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Iowa Corn Indy 250 Qualifying Report
June 25, 2011Despite being in an accident in the final practice session with pole sitter Takuma Sato, Sam Schmidt Motorsports’ Alex Tagliani will start Saturday’s IZOD IndyCar Series’ Iowa Corn Indy 250. Read more...
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Sukup 100 Firestone Indy Lights Qualifying
For the fourth time this year, Argentinian driver Esteban Guerrieri won the Sunoco Pole Award in qualifying for a Firestone Indy Lights Series race when he recorded the fastest time. Read more...
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Canadian Looking To Return to Fast Crowd
June 22, 2011INDIANAPOLIS (June 21, 2011) – In reference to no specific IZOD IndyCar Series driver, Alex Tagliani is looking to change the crowd he hangs with during the Iowa Corn Indy. Read more...
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SSM Locomotive Gaining Speed on its Way to Iowa
INDIANAPOLIS (June 22, 2011) – Iowa Speedway in Newton has been good to Sam Schmidt Motorsports (SSM) through the years, and that can’t be good news for its competitors in. Read more...
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Guerrieri Dominates David Hobbs 100
June 20, 2011After finishing in second place to teammates in the last two Firestone Indy Lights Championship races, Argentinian Esteban Guerrieri dominated the David Hobbs 100 on The Milwaukee Mile today to. Read more...
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Tagliani Struggles With Ill-handling Car To Finish 18th
Though The Milwaukee Mile is one of the shortest tracks on the 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series schedule, the Milwaukee 225 turned into a long day at the office for Sam. Read more...
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David Hobbs 100 Firestone Indy Lights Qualifying
June 19, 2011For the third time this year, Argentinian driver Esteban Guerrieri won the Sunoco Pole Award in qualifying for a Firestone Indy Lights Series race when he recorded the fastest time. Read more...
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Milwaukee 225 Qualifying Report
Alex Tagliani will start Sunday’s IZOD IndyCar Series Milwaukee 225 on the inside of the 10th row after qualifying 19th today on racing’s historic The Milwaukee Mile in West Allis,. Read more...
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Milwaukee Means Down to Business for SSM Lights Drivers
June 18, 2011INDIANAPOLIS (June 15, 2011) – Just like with its big brother, the IZOD IndyCar Series, the Firestone Indy Lights Series and its teams have the month of May circled on. Read more...
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Canadian Ready for More ‘Cheese’ In Wisconsin
June 15, 2011INDIANAPOLIS (June 15, 2011) – It’s an American tradition to say “cheese” when smiling at a camera. With his recent string of racing poles, IZOD IndyCar Series driver Alex Tagliani. Read more...
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Texas Firestone Twin 275s Race Report
June 13, 2011It was a night of firsts at Texas Motor Speedway during the IZOD IndyCar Series’ Firestone Twin 275s. The only thing missing for Sam Schmidt Motorsports (SSM) was a first-place. Read more...
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Texas Firestone Twin 275s Qualifying
June 11, 2011Alex Tagliani backed up his Indianapolis 500 pole from two weeks ago by capturing the PEAK Performance Pole today in IZOD IndyCar Series qualifying for Saturday night’s Firestone Twin 275s. Read more...
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Tag With Wall Ends Tagliani’s Day At Indy
May 31, 2011Canadian Finishes Disappointing 28th After Starting on the Pole. Alex Tagliani started on the pole for the historic 100th Anniversary Indianapolis 500-Mile race, but a brush with the Indianapolis Motor. Read more...
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Mid-Race Accident Ends Bell’s Strong Run
Sam Schmidt Motorsports Driver Finishes Disappointing 26th in Indianapolis 500. Townsend Bell started fourth and was in the top-five for much of the first three-quarters of the 100th Anniversary Indianapolis. Read more...
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Firestone Freedom 100 Race Report
May 27, 2011INDIANAPOLIS (May 27, 2011) – Sam Schmidt Motorsports (SSM) driver Josef Newgarden won Friday’s Firestone Freedom 100 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to give SSM its sixth victory in nine. Read more...
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Sam Schmidt Motorsports Carb Day Report
INDIANAPOLIS (May 27, 2011) – Sam Schmidt Motorsports drivers Alex Tagliani and Townsend Bell ended up second and 12th, respectively on the speed chart following Friday’s final one-hour practice session. Read more...
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Sam Schmidt Motorsports Practice Report
May 19, 2011INDIANAPOLIS (May 19, 2011) – Sam Schmidt Motorsports drivers Alex Tagliani and Townsend Bell each were in the top-five on the speed chart when Thursday’s practice session for the 100th. Read more...
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Sam Schmidt Motorsports Practice Report
May 18, 2011INDIANAPOLIS (May 18, 2011) – Persistent mist and overcast skies canceled Wednesday’s practice session for the 100th Anniversary Indianapolis 500-Mile Race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. That left all IZOD. Read more...
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Sam Schmidt Motorsports Practice Report
May 17, 2011INDIANAPOLIS (May 17, 2011) – Sam Schmidt Motorsports (SSM) drivers Townsend Bell and Alex Tagliani did not participate in Tuesday’s practice session for the 100th Anniversary Indianapolis 500-Mile Race. Overcast. Read more...
