But Schmidt 's story was upstaged a few hours later when his Indy car driver James Hinchcliffe claimed pole position for the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 .
It was a tear - jerking moment , to be sure .
Schmidt 's story was upstaged a few hours later when his Indy car driver James Hinchcliffe claimed pole position for the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 .
It was a tear - jerking moment , to be sure .