Sam Schmidt, Will Power and Rubens Barrichello are among the stars who will compete online at the virtual Phoenix International Raceway on Wednesday. Former IndyCar race winner Schmidt, for whom this will be the second year of participation, will pit his driving skills against names such as Power, Barrichello, Oriol Servia, Alex Gurney and Patrick Long around the legendary one-mile oval. The Schmidt Peterson Motorsports team owner, a quadriplegic, will utilize driving aids provided by Arrow Electronics, who developed the Semi Autonomous Chevrolet Corvette which Schmidt has demonstrated at several racetracks and in which he (re)passed his driving test in Nevada this year. The simulator...
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