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🇺🇸 Sam Schmidt

Racing driver from United States. IndyCar, Treadway Racing.
Driver facts
Full name
Sam Schmidt
Nationality
United States
Current team
Treadway Racing
Series
IndyCar
Status
Retired
Career wins
1
Career podiums
4
Career starts
27
Career DNFs
0
Racer Rating
5,482
Driver photo · 3:4
Racer Rating
5,482
RANK 660 / 38,671 INDEXED · -83 SEASON
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
FIA CATEGORISATION NOT YET INDEXED
SOURCE · FIA.COM
SYNTHESIZED FROM 1 SOURCE · UPDATED 0H AGO

Sam Schmidt is a racing driver from United States who last raced in IndyCar for Treadway Racing. Schmidt has recorded 1 win and 4 podiums from 27 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,482 ranks Schmidt 660th of 38,671 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS
1999 form
LAST 20 RACES · FINISH POSITION, HIGHER IS BETTER
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
TAP A ROW FOR THE FULL RACE
1999-10-17Mall.com 500IndyCarP22−107
1999-09-26Vegas.com 500IndyCarP1+153
1999-08-29Colorado Indy 200 Presented by Deloitte & ToucheIndyCarP5+107
1999-08-01MBNA Mid-Atlantic 200IndyCarP5+114
1999-07-17Kobalt Mechanics Tools 500 Presented by MCI WorldComIndyCarP22−85
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
1999▸IndyCarTreadway Racing1013010P2+3655,565
1998▸IndyCarLP Racing1101000P15+2445,200
1997▸IndyCarLP Racing600000P27+3,6064,956
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
MOST-RACED & STRONGEST-BEATEN · TIMES SCHMIDT FINISHED AHEAD VS BEHIND
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇺🇸 Eddie CheeverFIA GOLD5,68827121544%
🇨🇦 Scott Goodyear5,6652791833%
🇸🇪 Kenny Bräck5,58327101737%
🇺🇸 Buddy Lazier5,09827101737%
🇺🇸 Davey Hamilton5,0912772026%
🇺🇸 Mark Dismore5,15426121446%
🇫🇷 Stéphane Grégoire5,38025111444%
🇺🇸 Buzz Calkins5,48824131154%
🇺🇸 Billy Boat5,2082471729%
🇬🇧 Jeff WardFIA BRONZE5,33423101343%
🇺🇸 Tony StewartHIGHER-RATED6,4971831517%
🇮🇹 Vincenzo SospiriFIA SILVER · 1× CHAMPION5,86951420%
🇨🇱 Eliseo SalazarHIGHER-RATED5,6751810856%
RACED WHEEL-TO-WHEEL, NOT AS TEAM-MATES
On the leaderboard
GLOBAL RANK · 38,671 DRIVERS INDEXED
#DriverSeriesRating
650🇬🇧 Paul StewartInternational Formula 30005,493
651🇫🇷 Franck MontagnyFormula E5,492
652🇺🇸 Buzz CalkinsIndyCar5,488
653🇯🇵 Juichi WakisakaSuper GT5,487
654🇮🇹 Mika SaloWEC5,487
655🇮🇹 Alessio LorandiGT World Challenge Europe5,485
656🇨🇴 Julián LealGP2 Series5,485
657🇺🇸 Ugo UgochukwuFormula 35,484
658🇳🇱 Robert DoornbosIndyCar5,483
659🇺🇸 Pj HyettIMSA WeatherTech5,482
660🇺🇸 Sam SchmidtIndyCar5,482
661🇩🇪 Laurin HeinrichIMSA WeatherTech5,481
662🇩🇪 Tim TramnitzGT World Challenge Europe5,481
663🇳🇿 Hunter McElreaIMSA WeatherTech5,478
664🏳️ Louis DeletrazIMSA WeatherTech5,477
665🇬🇧 Stefan JohanssonIMSA WeatherTech5,477
666🇦🇹 Ferdinand HabsburgWEC5,475
667🇨🇦 Gustavo MenezesAsian Le Mans Series5,474
668🇧🇷 Marcos GueirosInternational Formula 30005,464
669🇬🇧 Alex QuinnAsian Le Mans Series5,462
670🇿🇦 Ian ScheckterFormula 15,461
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Sam Schmidt is a racing driver from United States who last raced in IndyCar for Treadway Racing. Schmidt has recorded 1 win and 4 podiums from 27 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,482 ranks Schmidt 660th of 38,671 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS
'Doesn't have to be the end.' Former IndyCar driver talks triumph over tragedy in new book[1]
ktnv.com
20 MAY 2026
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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Sam Schmidt: No Finish Line’[2]
RACER - Racing News
17 MAY 2026
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Classic Rewind: Texas 1999[3]
INDYCAR.com
28 AUG 2025
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