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An IndyCar racing team formed in 2013 when Ric Peterson joined Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports and the team was renamed.

History

The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's Schmidt Peterson Motorsports page on 29 October 2018, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

Schmidt Peterson Motorsports is an auto racing team in the Verizon IndyCar Series. The team, formerly Sam Schmidt Motorsports, is owned by quadriplegic former driver Sam Schmidt. Ex-driver Davey Hamilton late joined with Schmidt in 2011 to form Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports. For 2013, Oculus Transport CEO Ric Peterson joined Hamilton and Schmidt, renaming it Schmidt Peterson Motorsports. Hamilton is no longer involved in ownership of the team.

On January 6, 2000, Sam Schmidt was in Orlando, Florida practicing at the Walt Disney World Speedway. As his car exited turn two, it hit the wall with a tremendous impact. Schmidt was airlifted to a nearby hospital in extremely critical condition. He was diagnosed as a quadriplegic, the result of a severe injury to his spinal cord at the C-3/C-4 levels and was on a respirator for 5 months. In 2001, just 14 months after his accident and at the urging of his wife and parents, Schmidt announced the formation of Sam Schmidt Motorsports. Undeterred by his injury, Schmidt travels more than 120 days a year on behalf of the team.

Article Index

Date	Article	Author/Source
9 September 2014	Parker Kligerman to Test at IMS for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports	Monica Hilton, Bryan Herta Autosport
16 September 2014	Parker Kligerman Turns Heads During Impressive Test at IMS	Monica Hilton, Bryan Herta Autosport
20 February 2015	Strong Indy Lights Test for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports at NOLA	Monica Hilton, Bryan Herta Autosport
5 March 2015	Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Announces Arrow Electronics as 2015 Primary Sponsor	Monica Hilton, Bryan Herta Autosport
23 March 2015	Sypder Active to Sponsor James Hinchcliffe in 2015	Monica Hilton, Bryan Herta Autosport
28 March 2015	Podium Finish and Qualifying Run for SPM	Monica Hilton, Bryan Herta Autosport
29 March 2015	Another Podium Finish for Harvey Brightens Tough Day at the Track for SPM	Monica Hilton, Bryan Herta Autosport
12 April 2015	Victory and Podium Finish for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports at NOLA	Monica Hilton, Bryan Herta Autosport
16 April 2015	MEDIA ALERT: Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Media Availability on Saturday, April 18	Monica Hilton, Bryan Herta Autosport
18 April 2015	Pole Position for Harvey as Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Prepares to Race at Long Beach	Monica Hilton, Bryan Herta Autosport
19 April 2015	Ups and Downs for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports at Long Beach	Monica Hilton, Bryan Herta Autosport
25 April 2015	Conor Daly to Drive for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports in 99th Running of the Indianapolis 500	Monica Hilton, Bryan Herta Autosport
26 April 2015	Seventh Place Finish for Hinchcliffe While Harvey Achieves Back-to-Back Podiums at Barber	Monica Hilton, Bryan Herta Autosport
1 May 2015	MEDIA ALERT: Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Press Conference and Car Unveiling on May 3	Monica Hilton, Bryan Herta Autosport
3 May 2015	Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Announces Smithfield Foods as Primary Sponsor of Daly's No. 43 Indianapolis 500 Entry	Monica Hilton, Bryan Herta Autosport
8 May 2015	Harvey Wins First Lights Race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Monica Hilton, Bryan Herta Autosport
9 May 2015	Enerson on Podium Highlights Race Day at IMS for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports	Monica Hilton, Bryan Herta Autosport
17 May 2015	Jakes, Hinchcliffe and Daly to Start 20th, 24th, 25th for the 2015 Indy 500	Monica Hilton, Bryan Herta Autosport
20 May 2015	MEDIA ALERT: Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Press Conference on Thursday, May 21	Monica Hilton, Bryan Herta Autosport
21 May 2015	Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Announces Ryan Briscoe as Replacement Driver for Indianapolis 500	Monica Hilton, Bryan Herta Autosport
22 May 2015	Harvey Wins Freedom 100 in a 1-2-3-4 Finish for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports	Monica Hilton, Bryan Herta Autosport
24 May 2015	Ups and Downs for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports at 2015 Indy 500	Monica Hilton, Bryan Herta Autosport
26 May 2015	Conor Daly to Drive for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports at Dual in Detroit	Monica Hilton, Bryan Herta Autosport
30 May 2015	Twelfth and Nineteenth for Jakes and Daly in Race One at Belle Isle	Monica Hilton, Bryan Herta Autosport
31 May 2015	Sixth Place Finish for Daly at Belle Isle	Monica Hilton, Bryan Herta Autosport
2 June 2015	Feel the Rush on SiriusXM with Schmidt Peterson Motorsports	Monica Hilton, Bryan Herta Autosport
6 June 2015	Two Top Ten Finishes for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports at Texas	Monica Hilton, Bryan Herta Autosport
8 June 2015	INDYCAR Teleconference Features James Hinchcliffe	Monica Hilton, Bryan Herta Autosport
13 June 2015	Jakes and Daly to Start Honda Indy Toronto in Twelfth and Nineteenth; Harvey Finishes Second in Chaotic Indy Lights Race	Monica Hilton, Bryan Herta Autosport
14 June 2015	Twelfth and Twenty-First for Daly and Jakes at Toronto; Another Podium Finish for Harvey in Second Indy Lights Race	Monica Hilton, Bryan Herta Autosport
26 June 2015	Briscoe and Jakes to Start 16th and 23rd at Fontana	Monica Hilton, Bryan Herta Autosport
27 June 2015	Seventh Place Finish for Jakes at Fontana While Briscoe's Winning Run Cut Short by Contact	Monica Hilton, Bryan Herta Autosport
12 July 2015	Promising Race Cut Short for SPM IndyCar Drivers at Milwaukee; Enerson Earns Indy Lights Podium Finish	Monica Hilton, Bryan Herta Autosport
18 July 2015	Eighth and Fifteenth for Briscoe and Jakes at Iowa; Another Podium Finish for Enerson	Monica Hilton, Bryan Herta Autosport
22 July 2015	Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Partners with Ganesh Machinery	Monica Hilton, Bryan Herta Autosport
1 August 2015	RC Enerson Wins at Mid-Ohio; Jakes and Briscoe Qualify 17th and 20th	Monica Hilton, Bryan Herta Autosport
2 August 2015	Tough Day for SPM at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Monica Hilton, Bryan Herta Autosport
5 August 2015	Mikhail Aleshin to Test and Race with SPM at Sonoma; Jack Harvey to Participate in Sonoma Test	Monica Hilton, Bryan Herta Autosport
22 August 2015	Jakes and Briscoe to Start 15th and 18th Sunday in Pocono	Monica Hilton, Bryan Herta Autosport
23 August 2015	Two Top Ten Finishes for SPM at Pocono	Monica Hilton, Bryan Herta Autosport
30 August 2015	Two Top Ten Finishes for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports at Sonoma	Monica Hilton, Bryan Herta Autosport
8 September 2015	Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Pre-Race Notes & Quotes: Indy Lights Grand Prix presented by Cooper Tires	Monica Hilton, Bryan Herta Autosport
24 September 2015	James Hinchcliffe Returns to the Cockpit at Upcoming Road America Test	Monica Hilton, Bryan Herta Autosport
25 September 2015	MEDIA ALERT: James Hinchcliffe to be awarded with 2015 Indy 500 Starters Ring	Monica Hilton, Bryan Herta Autosport
21 October 2015	Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Announces Sponsorship Extension with Arrow Electronics	Monica Hilton, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
30 October 2015	RC Enerson to Compete with Schmidt Peterson Motorsports in 2016	Monica Hilton, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
20 November 2015	Heamin Choi and James French to Test with SPM at Chris Griffis Memorial Test	Monica Hilton, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
2 December 2015	Piers Phillips Joins Schmidt Peterson Motorsports as General Manager	Monica Hilton, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
9 December 2015	Mikhail Aleshin to Drive for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports in 2016	Monica Hilton, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
18 February 2016	Santiago Urrutia to Compete for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports in 2016	Monica Hilton, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
25 February 2016	Chaves to Substitute for SPM at Phoenix IndyCar Test	Monica Hilton, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
8 March 2016	Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Pre-Race Notes & Quotes: Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg	Monica Hilton, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
12 March 2016	Hinchcliffe and Aleshin to Start Ninth and 18th at St Pete; Fourth Place for Urrutia in Indy Lights Season Opener	Monica Hilton, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
13 March 2016	Top Five for Aleshin and 19th for Hinchcliffe at IndyCar Season Opener; Fifth Place for Negrao in Second Indy Lights Race	Monica Hilton, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
30 March 2016	Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Pre-Race Notes & Quotes: Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix	Monica Hilton, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
6 July 2016	Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Pre-Race Notes & Quotes: Iowa Corn 300	Monica Hilton, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
9 July 2016	Aleshin to Start Ninth for Iowa Corn 300	Monica Hilton, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
10 July 2016	Pair of Top Ten Finishes for SPM IndyCar and Indy Lights Teams at Iowa	Monica Hilton, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
13 July 2016	Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Pre-Race Notes & Quotes: Honda Indy Toronto	Monica Hilton, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
16 July 2016	Hinchcliffe and Aleshin to Start Sixth and Tenth in Toronto; Fifth Place Finish for Urrutia in Indy Lights	Monica Hilton, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
17 July 2016	Hinchcliffe Takes Podium at Home Race in Toronto; Negrao Earns Second Season Podium in Indy Lights	Monica Hilton, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
20 July 2016	Claman De Melo and Harvey to Test for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports	Monica Hilton, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
27 July 2016	Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Pre-Race Notes & Quotes: Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio	Monica Hilton Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
30 July 2016	One-Two Finish for Urrutia and Negrao at Mid-Ohio; Hinchcliffe and Aleshin to Start Ninth and Tenth on Sunday	Monica Hilton, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
31 July 2016	Top Five for Hinchcliffe in IndyCar; Urrutia Sweeps Mid-Ohio Indy Lights Weekend	Monica Hilton, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports