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title="Best finish in the championship">Best finish</abbr></th><td class="infobox-data">5th in <a href="/wiki/1999_Indy_Racing_League_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1999 Indy Racing League season">1999</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: gainsboro">Previous series</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">1995</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/CARS_Pro_Cup_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="CARS Pro Cup Series">USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Racing_career"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Racing career</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Career_results"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Career results</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#Indy_Racing_League"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Indy Racing League</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#Other"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Other</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Racing_career">Racing career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Sam_Schmidt&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Racing career" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <p>After graduating from <a href="/wiki/Pepperdine_University" title="Pepperdine University">Pepperdine University</a>, Schmidt became a successful businessman, eventually purchasing his father's parts company in 1989 at the age of 25.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> He raced at a competitive amateur level, supported by his business income, but dreamed of someday driving in the <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis_500" title="Indianapolis 500">Indianapolis 500</a>. Schmidt first drove professionally in 1995 in the <a href="/wiki/CARS_Pro_Cup_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="CARS Pro Cup Series">USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series</a> at the age of 31, where he won <a href="/wiki/Rookie_of_the_Year_(award)" title="Rookie of the Year (award)">Rookie of the Year</a> honors.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Schmidt_%26_Tagliani_20110521.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Schmidt_%26_Tagliani_20110521.jpg/220px-Schmidt_%26_Tagliani_20110521.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="182" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1104" data-file-height="914"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 182px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Schmidt_%26_Tagliani_20110521.jpg/220px-Schmidt_%26_Tagliani_20110521.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="182" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Schmidt_%26_Tagliani_20110521.jpg/330px-Schmidt_%26_Tagliani_20110521.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Schmidt_%26_Tagliani_20110521.jpg/440px-Schmidt_%26_Tagliani_20110521.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>Sam Schmidt with <a href="/wiki/2011_Indianapolis_500" title="2011 Indianapolis 500">2011 Indianapolis 500</a> pole winner <a href="/wiki/Alex_Tagliani" title="Alex Tagliani">Alex Tagliani</a>, who drove for Schmidt's team</figcaption></figure> <p>In <a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%931997_Indy_Racing_League_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1996–1997 Indy Racing League season">1997</a> Schmidt made his first Indy Racing League start and became a rising star in the league. He raced three consecutive years at the <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis_500" title="Indianapolis 500">Indianapolis 500</a>, and earned his first race victory, from pole position, at <a href="/wiki/IZOD_IndyCar_World_Championships" class="mw-redirect" title="IZOD IndyCar World Championships">Las Vegas</a> in <a href="/wiki/1999_Indy_Racing_League_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1999 Indy Racing League season">1999</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> He finished fifth in series points that year. During that offseason, while testing in preparation for the <a href="/wiki/2000_Indy_Racing_League_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2000 Indy Racing League season">2000</a> season, Schmidt crashed at <a href="/wiki/Walt_Disney_World_Speedway" title="Walt Disney World Speedway">Walt Disney World Speedway</a> on January 6, 2000.<sup id="cite_ref-Sentinel01-07-2000pg19_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sentinel01-07-2000pg19-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The accident rendered him a <a href="/wiki/Quadriplegic" class="mw-redirect" title="Quadriplegic">quadriplegic</a>, and put him on a respirator for five months.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After leaving the hospital, Schmidt, no longer able to drive a racecar, realized he needed to find a new passion and follow it. Inspired by meeting <a href="/wiki/Tetraplegia" title="Tetraplegia">tetraplegic</a> <a href="/wiki/Formula_One" title="Formula One">Formula One</a> team owner <a href="/wiki/Frank_Williams_(Formula_One)" title="Frank Williams (Formula One)">Sir Frank Williams</a>, he founded <a href="/wiki/Sam_Schmidt_Motorsports" class="mw-redirect" title="Sam Schmidt Motorsports">Sam Schmidt Motorsports</a>, which has become the most successful team in the history of the Indy Lights series,<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> winning the <a href="/wiki/2004_Infiniti_Pro_Series_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2004 Infiniti Pro Series season">2004</a> series championship with <a href="/wiki/Thiago_Medeiros" title="Thiago Medeiros">Thiago Medeiros</a>, the <a href="/wiki/2006_Indy_Pro_Series_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2006 Indy Pro Series season">2006</a> title with <a href="/wiki/Jay_Howard" title="Jay Howard">Jay Howard</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/2007_Indy_Pro_Series_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2007 Indy Pro Series season">2007</a> title with <a href="/wiki/Alex_Lloyd_(racing_driver)" title="Alex Lloyd (racing driver)">Alex Lloyd</a>. Sam Schmidt Motorsports was a full-time IndyCar series team in 2001 and 2002, and continues to participate annually in the Indianapolis 500. In the Firestone Indy Lights series, as of August 2009 the team had posted 30 victories out of 100 starts.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>After acquiring the <a href="/wiki/FAZZT_Race_Team" title="FAZZT Race Team">FAZZT Race Team</a> IndyCar team in 2011, Sam Schmidt Motorsports returned full-time to the IZOD IndyCar Series, and on May 21, 2011, driver Alex Tagliani won the pole position for the Indianapolis 500, the first pole for the team.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Career_results">Career results</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Sam_Schmidt&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career results" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Indy_Racing_League">Indy Racing League</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Sam_Schmidt&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Indy Racing League" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large 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<th>16 </th> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Oldsmobile" title="Oldsmobile">Oldsmobile</a> <a href="/wiki/Northstar_engine_series#L47" title="Northstar engine series">Aurora</a> <a href="/wiki/V8_engine" title="V8 engine">V8</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/1996_True_Value_200" title="1996 True Value 200">NHM</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1996_Las_Vegas_500K" title="1996 Las Vegas 500K">LVS</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1997_Indy_200_at_Walt_Disney_World" title="1997 Indy 200 at Walt Disney World">WDW</a> </td> <td style="background:#EFCFFF;"><a href="/wiki/1997_Phoenix_200" title="1997 Phoenix 200">PHX</a><br><span style="font-size:85%;">10</span> </td> <td style="background:#EFCFFF;"><a href="/wiki/1997_Indianapolis_500" title="1997 Indianapolis 500">INDY</a><br><span style="font-size:85%;">34</span> </td> <td style="background:#EFCFFF;"><a href="/wiki/1997_True_Value_500" title="1997 True Value 500">TXS</a><br><span style="font-size:85%;">23</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1997_Samsonite_200" title="1997 Samsonite 200">PPI</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#CFCFFF;"><b>27th</b> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#CFCFFF;"><b>76</b> </td> <th rowspan="2"><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th>LP Racing </th> <th rowspan="3">99 </th> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td style="background:#EFCFFF;"><a href="/wiki/1997_VisionAire_500" title="1997 VisionAire 500">CLT</a><br><span style="font-size:85%;">18</span> </td> <td style="background:#EFCFFF;"><a href="/wiki/1997_Pennzoil_200" title="1997 Pennzoil 200">NH2</a><br><span style="font-size:85%;">22</span> </td> <td style="background:#EFCFFF;"><a href="/wiki/1997_Las_Vegas_500K" title="1997 Las Vegas 500K">LV2</a><br><span style="font-size:85%;">27</span> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1998_Indy_Racing_League_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1998 Indy Racing League season">1998</a> </td> <th><a href="/w/index.php?title=LP_Racing&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="LP Racing (page does not exist)">LP Racing</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Dallara" title="Dallara">Dallara</a> IR8 </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Oldsmobile" title="Oldsmobile">Oldsmobile</a> <a href="/wiki/Northstar_engine_series#L47" title="Northstar engine series">Aurora</a> <a href="/wiki/V8_engine" title="V8 engine">V8</a> </th> <td style="background:#CFEAFF;"><a href="/wiki/1998_Indy_200_at_Walt_Disney_World" title="1998 Indy 200 at Walt Disney World">WDW</a><br><span style="font-size:85%;">9</span> </td> <td style="background:#CFEAFF;"><a href="/wiki/1998_Dura_Lube_200" title="1998 Dura Lube 200">PHX</a><br><span style="font-size:85%;">7</span> </td> <td style="background:#EFCFFF;"><a href="/wiki/1998_Indianapolis_500" title="1998 Indianapolis 500">INDY</a><br><span style="font-size:85%;">26</span> </td> <td style="background:#CFCFFF;"><a href="/wiki/1998_True_Value_500" title="1998 True Value 500">TXS</a><br><span style="font-size:85%;">18</span> </td> <td style="background:#CFCFFF;"><a href="/wiki/1998_New_England_200" title="1998 New England 200">NHM</a><br><span style="font-size:85%;">12</span> </td> <td style="background:#EFCFFF;"><a href="/wiki/1998_Pep_Boys_400K" title="1998 Pep Boys 400K">DOV</a><br><span style="font-size:85%;">17</span> </td> <td style="background:#EFCFFF;"><a href="/wiki/1998_VisionAire_500K" title="1998 VisionAire 500K">CLT</a><br><span style="font-size:85%;">14</span> </td> <td style="background:#CFCFFF;"><a href="/wiki/1998_Radisson_200" title="1998 Radisson 200">PPIR</a><br><span style="font-size:85%;">13</span> </td> <td style="background:#EFCFFF;">ATL<br><span style="font-size:85%;">15</span> </td> <td style="background:#EFCFFF;">TX2<br><span style="font-size:85%;">27</span> </td> <td style="background:#DFDFDF;">LVS<br><span style="font-size:85%;">2</span> </td> <td style="background:#CFCFFF;"><b>14th</b> </td> <td style="background:#CFCFFF;"><b>186</b> </td> <th><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1999_Indy_Racing_League_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1999 Indy Racing League season">1999</a> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Treadway_Racing" title="Treadway Racing">Treadway Racing</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/G-Force_Technologies" title="G-Force Technologies">G-Force</a> GF01C </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Oldsmobile" title="Oldsmobile">Oldsmobile</a> <a href="/wiki/Northstar_engine_series#L47" title="Northstar engine series">Aurora</a> <a href="/wiki/V8_engine" title="V8 engine">V8</a> </th> <td style="background:#EFCFFF;">WDW<br><span style="font-size:85%;">27</span> </td> <td style="background:#CFEAFF;">PHX<br><span style="font-size:85%;">9</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/VisionAire_500K" title="VisionAire 500K">CLT</a><br><small>C<sup>1</sup></small> </td> <td style="background:#EFCFFF;"><a href="/wiki/1999_Indianapolis_500" title="1999 Indianapolis 500">INDY</a><br><span style="font-size:85%;">30</span> </td> <td style="background:#FFDF9F;"><i>TXS</i><br><span style="font-size:85%;">3</span> </td> <td style="background:#DFDFDF;">PPI<br><span style="font-size:85%;">2</span> </td> <td style="background:#EFCFFF;">ATL<br><span style="font-size:85%;">22</span> </td> <td style="background:#DFFFDF;">DOV<br><span style="font-size:85%;">5</span> </td> <td style="background:#DFFFDF;">PP2<br><span style="font-size:85%;">5</span> </td> <td style="background:#FFFFBF;"><b>LVS</b><br><span style="font-size:85%;">1</span> </td> <td style="background:#EFCFFF;">TX2<br><span style="font-size:85%;">22</span> </td> <td style="background:#DFFFDF;"><b>5th</b> </td> <td style="background:#DFFFDF;"><b>233</b> </td> <th><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dd><i><sup>1</sup> The 1999 <a href="/wiki/VisionAire_500K" title="VisionAire 500K">VisionAire 500K</a> at <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Motor_Speedway" title="Charlotte Motor Speedway">Charlotte</a> was cancelled after 79 laps due to spectator fatalities.</i></dd></dl> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Other">Other</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Sam_Schmidt&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Other" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> <ul><li>Schmidt won $16,350 on <i><a href="/wiki/Press_Your_Luck" title="Press Your Luck">Press Your Luck</a></i> over the course of three episodes between January 2–4, 1985.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>He established the <a href="/wiki/Sam_Schmidt_Paralysis_Foundation" class="mw-redirect" title="Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation">Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation</a> to further the cause of paralysis research, treatment and <a href="/wiki/Quality_of_life" title="Quality of life">quality-of-life</a> issues.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>He was helped by <a href="/wiki/Arrow_Electronics" title="Arrow Electronics">Arrow Electronics</a> to drive again by creating a 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray that is controlled with head movement, voice commands, and by mouth sip/puff actions.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Schmidt currently serves on the board of directors for <a href="/wiki/BraunAbility" title="BraunAbility">BraunAbility</a>, a leading manufacturer of wheelchair accessible vehicles and other mobility solutions.</li></ul> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(4)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 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.id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFMacur2000" class="citation news cs1">Macur, Juliet (January 19, 2000). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22795022/sam_schmidt/">"Crash at Disney paralyzes IRL driver"</a>. <i>The Orlando Sentinel</i>. p. 19<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">August 6,</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Racing-Reference&rft.atitle=Sam+Schmidt+%E2%80%93+1999+Pep+Boys+Indy+Racing+League+Results&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.racing-reference.info%2Fdriver-season-stats%2Fschmisa01%2F1999%2FO%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASam+Schmidt" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation audio-visual cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5jT0_8Zlg0"><i>Press Your Luck Episode 332 Cydney/Sam/Jill</i></a>. <i><a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a></i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/o5jT0_8Zlg0">Archived</a> from the original on 2021-12-11.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Press+Your+Luck+Episode+332+Cydney%2FSam%2FJill&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Do5jT0_8Zlg0&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASam+Schmidt" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation audio-visual cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw8I70c1Lvc"><i>Press Your Luck #333</i></a>. <i><a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a></i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/vw8I70c1Lvc">Archived</a> from the original on 2021-12-11.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Press+Your+Luck+%23333&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dvw8I70c1Lvc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASam+Schmidt" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation audio-visual cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF0oh0P9UKs"><i>Press Your Luck Episode 334 Sam/Rick/Esmeralda</i></a>. <i><a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a></i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/BF0oh0P9UKs">Archived</a> from the original on 2021-12-11.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Press+Your+Luck+Episode+334+Sam%2FRick%2FEsmeralda&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DBF0oh0P9UKs&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASam+Schmidt" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWesley_Wren2016" class="citation web cs1">Wesley Wren (26 September 2016). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://autoweek.com/article/car-news/sam-schmidt-will-get-first-semi-autonomous-drivers-license">"Sam Schmidt will get the first semi-autonomous driver's license"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Autoweek" title="Autoweek">Autoweek</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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