Skip to main content

Former Indy Car Driver Now Advocates Stem Cell Research

MADISON, Wis. — Sam Schmidt has lived life for 44 years on four wheels.

He was an Indy car driver until a crash in 2000 changed his life forever.

“The things that you miss are the things you take for granted, I mean, being able to hug my wife, being able to pick my kids up, put them on my shoulders,” said Schmidt.