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Sam Schmidt on life after the crash that changed everything

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Sam Schmidt on life after the crash that changed everything

By RACER Staff - Jul 13, 2026, 4:48 PM ET

Sam Schmidt was a rising IndyCar star, fifth in points, a race winner, teammates with Arie Luyendyk, when a testing crash in January 2000 left him paralyzed from the neck down and unable to breathe on his own. Doctors said he'd never walk or talk again.Twenty-five years later, he's built...

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