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Texas Twin 275 Izod IndyCar Series
Mary Jo sets the stage for the Texas Twin 275 Izod IndyCar Series race at Texas Motor Speedway on June 11. She was a guest of Creatherm, which sponsored the #99 car, driven by Wade Cunningham and owned by Sam Schmidt Motor Sports. |
Mary Jo talks with Cameron Cobb of Creatherm about the company's interest in sponsoring a car in the Izod IndyCar Series. |
Mary Jo interviews Wade Cunningham, driver of the Creatherm-sponsored #99 car, just prior to the Texas Twin 275 race at Texas Motor Speedway. Cunningham, a rookie, hails from New Zealand, exemplifies the tenacity, confidence and talents necessary for success in the IRL. |
#99 car owner Sam Schmidt, of Sam Schmidt Motor Sports, talks with Mary Jo just before the start of the Texas Twin 275 Izod IndyCar Series race at Texas Motor Speedway. Creatherm is a sponsor of the #99 car. Schmidt, a former driver himself, was left a quadriplegic following a testing accident at a Florida speedway in 2000. He uses his platform as with the IRL to raise awareness and funds for spinal cord research, spreading his message of "Racing to Recovery" with the Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation. |
Mary Jo interviews Jim Leo, owner of PitFit Training, which specializes in training drivers from the IRL, NASCAR and other racing series. He talks about the extreme conditioning that goes into preparing these drivers for the tough conditions they will experience on the racetrack. |