SAM SCHMIDT RUMORS & GOSSIP
Guerrieri takes checkered flag in Freedom 100
A bold move late in the Freedom 100 gave Esteban Guerrieri the lead and the Argentine held on to win a crash-marred Indy Lights race Friday in Indianapolis.
The developmental series race was largely run in packs and included a wild early melee that brought out a red flag, stopping the race because of damage to a barrier. Another hard hit late in the race brought out a yellow that...
Via AP on Fox
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2 days ago
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Indianapolis Race Weekend Starts On A Bad Note...
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The Freedom 100 is, usually, the first race of the Indy 500 weekend that is part of Carburation Day festivities.
It went the sum total of four laps before a wreck and a subsequent black flag...
Here's the incident...
The cars of Oliver Webb and Brandon Wagner took the biggest licks in the wreck while Emerson Newton...
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2 days ago
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2 days ago
Bell will drive Schmidt's second entry
Townsend Bell has confirmed to The Associated Press that he will enter the Indianapolis 500 with team owner Sam Schmidt.
Schmidt filed a second entry for the May 27 race, but did not announce a driver.
Bell drove for Schmidt in the Indy 500 the last two seasons, and he will attempt to qualify the No. 99 Schmidt Pelfrey Motorsports entry this time around. He'll have a Honda...
Via AP on Fox
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24 days ago
Sam Schmidt, Davey Hamilton join forces
With a morning session in their pockets, the IZOD IndyCar Series' drivers and teams are now currently in the middle of their afternoon testing today at Sebring International Raceway in Florida.According to the series, Helio Castroneves was the fastest driver this morning, with Ryan Hunter-Reay and Will Power in P2 and P3 respectively. Testing is slated to go on until 5 p.m. ET...
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March 05, 2012
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March 05, 2012
Sam Schmidt hires Pagenaud to drive in IndyCar
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Sam Schmidt Motorsports has hired Simon Pagenaud to drive in the 2012 IndyCar season.
Via SI.com
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December 08, 2011
France's Pagenaud to drive for Schmidt in IndyCar
Sam Schmidt Motorsports has hired Simon Pagenaud to drive in the 2012 IndyCar season.
The 27-year-old French native was a factory driver last season for Honda at the 12 Hours of Sebring and for Peugeot at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and made three IndyCar starts, replacing different injured drivers.
In 2006, Pagenaud won the Champ Car Atlantic title with Derrick Walker's team,...
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December 08, 2011
Simon Pagenaud joins Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Frenchman raced in three IndyCar events last seasonAfter pulling substitute duty for Dreyer and Reinbold Racing and HVM Racing during last year's campaign, French driver Simon Pagenaud has earned his first full-time ride in open-wheel racing since the final days of Champ Car. Pagenaud was officially confirmed as the new driver for Sam Schmidt Motorsports' IZOD IndyCar Series...
Via Indy Racing Revolution
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December 08, 2011
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December 08, 2011
INDYCAR: Pagenaud To Drive For Schmidt In 2012
Frenchman Simon Pagenaud will be the driver of the Sam Schmidt Motorsports (SSM) Honda-powered Dallara in the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series.
Via Speed Network
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December 08, 2011
Vautier Joins Schmidt for 2012 Firestone Indy Lights Season
Frenchman Will Debut in Season-Opening Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg INDIANAPOLIS (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 first brick to be placed in that foundation was the recent signing of Frenchman Tristan Vautier as driver of the No....
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November 18, 2011
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