September 9, 2006
From Chicagoland Speedway
An update on Sam Schmidt's Indy Pro series (IPS) race team

From Chicagoland Speedway, Friday September 8, on a beautiful day for racecars…An update on Sam Schmidt’s Indy Pro Series (IPS) race team:It’s a close battle between Jay Howard and Jonathan Klein for the Indy Pro Series season championship. They are both great racers with very bright futures. In Friday’s qualifying, Jay Howard, driving the No....   more→

September 8, 2006
SCHMIDT GETS A WILD RIDE

Thursday, September 7, 2006 By Tim Harms (Reprinted from indycar.com) Sam Schmidt’s plane took off from a small airport in Wheeling, Ill. Moments later, the Indy Pro Series team owner “thought he was going to end up in China.” The former IndyCar Series driver had the experience of a lifetime on Sept....   more→

August 30, 2006
Racing to Recovery Golf Tournament

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 30, 2006FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:Ida Cahill – The Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation(609) 882-6718 or (609) [email protected] SAM SCHMIDT FOUNDATION TO HOST INAUGURAL CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENTLAS VEGAS, NEVADA (August 30, 2006) – Sam Schmidt, the former IndyCar Series driver who became a quadriplegic following a racing practice accident in 2000, has added another fund raising event to his long list of philanthropic activities designed to help victims of spinal cord injuries and their families....   more→

July 29, 2006
To paralyzed former racer, Bush's stroke of pen is a veto of hope
Column by Ed Graney, Las Vegal Review-Journal

July 29, 2006Copyright © Las Vegas Review-JournalSam Schmidt thinks as he sits in the fastest powered wheelchair around. He’d be disappointed if it wasn’t, because when you have driven a race car 230 mph in the Indy 500, the thought of another paraplegic getting from the kitchen to the living room at a swifter pace could make you loopy....   more→

July 19, 2006
SAM SCHMIDT COMMENTS ON STEM CELL RESEARCH ENHANCEMENT ACT (H.R. 810)

“As a strong Christian, I was initially against the federal funding of embryonic stem cell research. I felt, like many Christians, that destroying these cells for scientific research was wrong. I have had a change of heart because now I understand the issue much better.I was in the hunt for the IRL Championship in 1999 up until the final race, winning at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, leading in the Indianapolis 500 and enjoying an impressive season....   more→

July 13, 2006
SAM SCHMIDT TO BE FEATURED GUEST ON ESPN-TV'S COLD PIZZA

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – Sam Schmidt, the founder of the Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation and an advocate of stem cell research, will be a featured guest on ESPN-TV’s “Cold Pizza” show on Friday morning, July 14. “Cold Pizza” airs live, nationally from 10 a.m. to 12 noon, Eastern Daylight Time, on ESPN2 and is repeated from noon to 2 p....   more→

June 19, 2006
Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation Holds Day at the Races in Indy

INDIANAPOLIS REHABILITATION HOSPITAL PATIENTS AND LOCAL SPINAL CORD INJURY ASSOCIATIONS VISIT INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY AND ATTEND SAM SCHMIDT PARALYSIS FOUNDATION’S ‘DAY AT RACES’ PROGRAMThe Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation, Sunrise Medical and Andretti-Green Racing gave local spinal cord injured patients the opportunity to experience open wheel racing behind the scenes at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway during the running of this year’s Indianapolis 500....   more→

June 19, 2006
SAM SCHMIDT PARALYSIS FOUNDATION RAISES OVER $330,000 AT STAR-STUDDED ANNUAL 'RACING TO RECOVERY' GALA

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – The Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation announced today that it raised more than $330,000 at its seventh annual “Racing to Recovery” Gala held at Eddie Merlot’s Restaurant here last month. Over 500 people attended the 2006 event.Monies raised for the Foundation are used to help individuals overcome spinal cord injuries and other neurological disorders by funding scientific research, medical treatment, rehabilitation and technological advances....   more→

June 14, 2006
Hulman / George Family Host Guests of SSPF at the 2006 Indy 500

HULMAN/GEORGE FAMILY HOSTS 10 GUESTS AT THE 2006 INDY 500FOR SAM SCHMIDT PARALYSIS FOUNDATION INDY JET PROGRAMThe Hulman/George family played host to 10 special guests of the Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation’s (SSPF) Indy Jet Program during the running of the 2006 Indianapolis 500. This special group of guests attended the event and watched the race from the family’s Pagoda Suite at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway after donating a total of more than $110,000 to the Foundation....   more→

May 1, 2006
Mears to Receive Legendary Driver Award

The Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation Proudly Presents the Legendary Driver Award to:Rick MearsRick Mears’ spectacular career began in 1968 in the deserts of Southern California where he raced motorcycles, followed by off-road racing, sportsman stock cars and IndyCar Series. In 1977, Rick met car owner Roger Penske who offered him an Indy car ride and the following year started on the front row of his first Indianapolis 500....   more→

December 5, 2005
Tony Stewart, ART Raise Money at Thunderhill
For Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation

WILLOWS, Calif. - Reigning NASCAR Nextel Cup Champion Tony Stewart and Advantage Racing Technologies took advantage of the National Auto Sport Association’s (NASA) annual running of the 25 Hours of Thunderhill, at Thunderhill Raceway Park in Willows, Calif., to raise money for the Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation. Advantage Racing Technologies (ART), competed this weekend in the NASA 25 Hours of Thunderhill, securing a fantastic third-place finish out of 60 entries....   more→

October 28, 2005
How Racing, And A Wheelchair, Changed A Life
International Paralympian Uses Carbon-Fiber Wheels

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOCTOBER 28, 2005 How Racing, And A Wheelchair, Changed A LifeInternational Paralympian Uses Carbon-Fiber Wheels KUSAMI, Ghana – Ajara Mohammed is probably the biggest Indy car fan in the country right now.She will be using a chair in wheelchair competition equipped with custom carbon-fiber wheels, donated via the Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation....   more→

October 26, 2005
RACER AND SENATOR - Sam Schmidt, Bill Frist, Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation
US Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, Sam Schmidt, and Ida Cahill

OCTOBER 26, 2005FOR MEDIA EDITORIAL USE ONLYNO CHARGE FOR MEDIA EDITORIAL USENO ATTRIBUTION REQUIRED SAM SCHMIDT (center), owner of three teams in the Menards Infiniti Pro Series and of the #70 in the Indy Racing League, with U. S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (left) and Ida Cahill, president of the Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation, following the first of several Senate meetings Tuesday....   more→

October 20, 2005
Meeting Highly Influential, Then Those With Little
Quadriplegic race team owner meets with Senators Tuesday, Kids At Baltimore’s Kennedy Kreiger Institute Wednesday

Highly Influential, Then Those With LittleQuadriplegic race team owner meets with Senators Tuesday,Kids At Baltimore’s Kennedy Kreiger Institute Wednesday WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sam Schmidt’s dream is to some day be able to walk the halls of the U.S. Capitol. . . though he has no plans to run for office.Next week, he will ride instead – in his motorized wheelchair....   more→

October 17, 2005
Two New Stem Cell Discoveries Excite Schmidt
Quadriplegic race car owner urges Senate, Presidential action

HENDERSON, Nev. – For a quadriplegic race car driver looking for a chance to not just walk but to drive again, Sam Schmidt is elated over the latest news regarding new techniques in the use of stem cells in scientific research to repair spinal cord injuries.The New York Times reported Sunday that researchers have devised two new techniques designed to alleviate ethical concerns in the use of stem cells....   more→

October 16, 2005
Schmidt Foundation Helps Paralympian
Specialized racing wheelchair unveiled at California

FONTANA, Calif. – Sam Schmidt was celebrating his team’s 20th Menards Infiniti Pro Series pole position Saturday when a customized racing wheelchair was rolled out next to the #7 Lucas Oil/Sam Schmidt Motorsports machine during the post-qualifying photo session. The chair is a gift to Ajarah Booytse, a paralympian from Ghana, who will compete in the 2008 Paralympics in China....   more→

October 13, 2005
AUCTION TO BENEFIT SAM SCHMIDT PARALYSIS FOUNDATION

For Immediate Release:AUCTION TO BENEFIT SAM SCHMIDT PARALYSIS FOUNDATIONI wanted you to be among the first to know that the Firestone 10th Anniversary poster signed by all Indy Racing League race winning drivers is now on Ebay. The auction will close October 17th at 9 pm coinciding with the 2005 Indy Racing League Championship Celebration in Hollywood, CA All auction proceeds will benefit the Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation and CARA Charities....   more→

October 10, 2005
Day At The Races at California Speedway
Foundation Offers Treat to Patients and Families

On Saturday, October 15th, Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation along with Andretti Green Racing will host guests from area hospitals and rehabilitation centers for a day of racing action, food and inspiration in the infield at California Speedway. The program, “Day At The Races,” allows Schmidt to share his inspirational story and his exciting motorsports career with spinal cord injury patients and their families....   more→

October 3, 2005
Smaller Charities Feel Brunt Of Katrina, Rita
Donations going to Gulf victims causing cutbacks for others

SPEEDWAY, Ind. – Ida Cahill has seen this story before.Just over four years ago donations from the public shifted from their regular charities to those associated with helping victims through charities directly involved with the 9-11 attacks. The former Senior Director of Development for the Christopher Reeve Foundation who is now president of the Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation, Ms....   more→

September 21, 2005
THE MOUSE AND THE RACER
Spinal Cord Injured Might Walk with Senate Help

Newest scientific discovery raises hopes,Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation urges further funding HENDERSON, Nev. – A mouse in Palo Alto, Calif., has raised new hopes for a quadriplegic former race car driver and current team owner in the Nevada desert. Sam Schmidt, a leader among spinal cord injured for scientific research and quality of life funding, said a new experiment with mice at a California research center has brought new encouragement to him and hundreds of thousands of others....   more→