article_snippet.sent: A quadriplegic, former Indy Racing League driver got a chance to drive on the Long Beach Grand Prix road course track Sunday thanks to the creators of a modified 2014 Corvette C7 Stingray.
article_snippet.sent: When Sam Schmidt became paralyzed from the neck down after crashing during testing in Orlando in 2000, his team thought Sam Schmidt would never walk, let alone, drive again, according to ESPN.
article_snippet.sent: Although Sam Schmidt defied the odds last spring, driving on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Sam Schmidt conquered a trickier task Sunday: navigating the twists and sharp turns of the famous street course in Long Beach.
article_snippet.sent: Overcoming: Sam Schmidt (photographed)  drove a sports car on the Long Beach Grand Prix road course Sunday despite being paralyzed from the neck .
article_snippet.sent: Sam Schmidt conquered a the 11-turn circuit Sunday in a modified 2014 Corvette C7 Stingray -- a vehicle which allowed Sam Schmidt to navigate a sports car independently using only Sam Schmidt head and mouth .
article_snippet.sent: Sam Schmidt took to the Long Beach Grand Prix road course about an hour before the Grand Prix and did nearly two laps around the 11-turn circuit in the modified Corvette.
article_snippet.sent: Drive: When Sam Schmidt (photographed before the accident) became paralyzed from the neck down after crashing during testing in Orlando in 2000, Sam Schmidt ( team thought Sam Schmidt ( would never walk, let alone, drive again .
article_snippet.sent: Sam Schmidt reached a top speed of 80 mph at the track, which was less than what Sam Schmidt reached at Indianapolis last spring.
article_snippet.sent: Just one year after the life-changing crash, Sam Schmidt founded Sam Schmidt Motorsports and in 2013 formed Schmidt Peterson Motorsports along with Ric Peterson.
highlights_snippet.sent: Sam Schmidt drove a sports car on the Long Beach Grand Prix road course Sunday despite being paralyzed from the neck down .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: In 2000, Sam Schmidt suffered a spinal injury while testing in Florida, Sam Schmidt team thought Sam Schmidt would never drive again .