He was 11 when his dad was paralyzed in a racing accident. Then, Sam Schmidt crashed at the peak of his IndyCar career. He looks back on two decades.
Author: Dana Hunsinger Benbow, Indianapolis Star
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From Pentagon to Saddam Hussein’s palace to Fever president, this is Allison Barber’s life
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