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Our show for Tuesday May 21, 2013
 
LIVE from McGilvery's in Speedway, Indiana!
The Autosportradio.com Show airs live starting at 7:00 p.m. ET.

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Our First Scheduled Guest
     
 
 
Sam Schmidt
 
Sam Schmidt born Lincoln, Nebraska is a former Indy Racing League driver and current IZOD IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights series team owner.

After graduating from Pepperdine University he became a successful businessman, eventually purchasing his father's parts company in 1989 at the age of 25. He raced at a competitive amateur level, supported by his business income, but dreamed of someday driving in the Indianapolis 500. He first drove professionally in 1995 in the USAR Hooter Pro Cup Series at the age of 31, by racing standards an unusually old age to begin a professional career. Nonetheless, he won Rookie of the Year honors.

In 1997 he made his first IRL start and became a rising star in the league, raced in 3 consecutive Indianapolis 500's, and netted his first victory from the pole at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 1999, finishing fifth in series points that year. During that offseason, while testing in preparation for the 2000 season, Schmidt suffered a horrendous crash at Walt Disney World Speedway on January 6, 2000. The accident rendered him a quadriplegic, and on a respirator for five weeks.

After leaving the hospital, Schmidt, no longer able to actually drive a racecar, realized he needed to find a new passion and follow it. Inspired by meeting paraplegic Formula One team owner Sir Frank Williams, he founded Sam Schmidt Motorsports, which has become the most successful team in the history of the Indy Lights series (formerly named Infiniti Pro Series), winning the championship 6 times staring in 2004.
Sam Schmidt Motorsports currently fields cars with partners forming Schmidt/Hamilton Racing with French driver Simon Pagenaud and Schmidt/Peterson Racing with French rookie Tristan Vautier the 2012 Firestone Indy Lights title driving for Sam Schmidt. Sam has also entered a third car with the driver Katherine Legge.

In 2001, just 14 months after his accident and at the urging of his wife and parents, Sam announced the formation of Sam Schmidt Motorsports. Undeterred by his injury, Sam travels over 120 days a year on behalf of the team and Foundation. In 2004, Sam Schmidt Motorsports captured the Menard's Infiniti Pro Series Championship. Quite an achievement for anyone, but an extraordinary achievement for a C-3/C-4 quadriplegic.
Our Third Scheduled Guest
    
 
Zach Veach

During Zach’s first oval test at IMS, he was fastest and the only driver to turn a lap over 190 MPH on May 2, 2013

Zach’s first test at IMS was on the F1 course, where he topping the speed charts and set an unofficial new track record in mid-2012 while testing Firestone Indy Lights during the annual Mazda Road to Indy Open Test


Zach is a rookie in the Firestone Indy Lights in 2013. On the season, his best start is third on the Streets of Long Beach and his best finish is fifth and came on the Streets of St. Petersburg


Zach is the first driver alongside former teammate Sage Karam to advance through the entire “Mazda Road to Indy” developmental system (USF2000, Star Mazda, Indy Lights)


Zach returned to Andretti Autosport for his fourth season with the team after being signed in 2010 at age 15 (2010, 2011 USF2000; 2012 Star Mazda; 2013 Firestone Indy Lights)


Won the 2012 Formula Car Challenge presented by Goodyear Winter Series championship, his second straight winter series championship following winning the USF2000 Winterfest Championship in 2011



PERSONAL


Has a pending interview with legendary television and radio host Larry King in the coming weeks. Zach will just be the second racecar driver interviewed on King’s online show, following Danica Patrick


Zach is the youngest sponsored athlete with Got Chocolate Milk?, joining Kurt Warner, Hines Ward, and Apolo Ohno


Plans to graduate high school from K12.com, the nation's largest provider of online education, on June 8, 2013, a school that enables Veach along with Olympic athletes, American Idol contestants and other “amazing kids” to pursue otherwise unusual occupations


Won the Most Popular Driver Award in 2011 and 2012 in USF2000 and Star Mazda, respectively


Listed as one of CNN’s most “Intriguing People” in 2010, while ESPN The Magazine named him NEXT in motorsports in 2011. Sports Illustrated followed in agreement in 2012, naming him a “Face in the Crowd”


An advocate against Distracted Driving and Bullying prevention, having worked alongside Oprah Winfrey’s “No Phone Zone” campaign and The Great American No BULL Challenge anti-bullying movement with Dr. Oz and his daughter Zoe.


Released his first book in 2011 with a special appearance on NBC’s TODAY Show, for which he’ll participate in a special book signing on Mass. Ave at Indy Reads on Wed., May 22 at 7 p.m. EDT.


Started racing when he was 12; Veteran Indy 500 starter Sarah Fisher’s dad Dave Fisher was his first driving coach

Currently training his new Bernese Mountain Dog, which he named Indy-Anna
 
Our Second Scheduled Guest
      
Carlos Munoz
 

Carlos began his motorsport career in karting back in 2002.

He progressed through the Formula TR Pro Series FR 1600 in 2007 at 15, the Formula Renault series in 2008, Formula 3 and proving to be an outstanding talent at all stops.


In 2012 Carlos can to America and drove in the Firestone Indy Lights Series for Andretti Autosport. In the first year he captured 2 wins, one on an oval at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana and one in the street of Edmonton from the pole. He finished in the 8 spot in the season points.

After an IndyCar test Andretti Autosport thought he was ready so he is about to attempt to qualify (though he should be qualified this Tuesday) for his first Indy 500 while also driving in the Firestone Indy Lights where he currently leads the series point championship.
Our Fourth Scheduled Guest
      
 
Justin Wilson
Justin Wilson
 
Justin Wilson (born in Sheffield) is a British racing driver who competes in the IZOD IndyCar Series for Dale Coyne Racing. He competed in the Champ Car series from 2004-2007, scoring four wins, 41 top 10's and 16 podium finishes.. He competed in Formula One in the 2003 season with Minardi and Jaguar and was the winner of the 2001 International Formula 3000 championship.
Justin has qualified for the 2013 Indy 500 in the middle of row 5 driving the Boy Scouts of America #19 DW12 Honda/Firestone for Dale Coyne Racing.
 
 
                                                                    
 
          
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