▁just ▁ 1 4 ▁months ▁after ▁his ▁accident ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁ur ging ▁of ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁parents , ▁Schmidt ▁announced ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁Sam ▁Schmidt ▁Mot ors ports . ▁ ▁Ind y Car ▁Dave y ▁Hamilton ▁began ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁in ▁the ▁car ▁and ▁drove ▁five ▁races , ▁including ▁the ▁team ' s ▁first ▁Indian apolis ▁ 5 0 0 , ▁ending ▁with ▁an ▁injury ▁at ▁Texas ▁Motor ▁Speed way . ▁He ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁Ja ques ▁Laz ier ▁who ▁drove ▁four ▁races ▁and ▁three ▁other ▁drivers ▁who ▁drove ▁a ▁few ▁races ▁each . ▁Rich ie ▁H ear n ▁made ▁nine ▁starts ▁for ▁the ▁team ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁as ▁he ▁switched ▁between ▁the ▁team ' s ▁two ▁cars , ▁the ▁No . ▁ 9 9 ▁and ▁No . ▁ 2 0 . ▁Anthony ▁L azz aro ▁drove ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁races ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁in ▁the ▁No . ▁ 9 9 , ▁but ▁handed ▁over ▁Ind y ▁ 5 0 0 ▁driving ▁duties ▁to ▁Mark ▁D ism ore , ▁who ▁made ▁his ▁only ▁start ▁for ▁the ▁team ▁in ▁that ▁year ' s ▁' 5 0 0 '. ▁ ▁Also , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁the ▁Ind y ▁Pro ▁Series ▁was ▁founded ▁and ▁Schmidt ▁eventually ▁ref oc used ▁its ▁efforts ▁on ▁that ▁series , ▁running ▁only ▁the ▁Ind y ▁ 5 0 0 ▁as ▁its ▁sole ▁Ind y Car ▁series ▁race ▁with ▁a ▁car ▁driven ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁to ▁ 2