Background
Travis is the grandson of Jim Sauter, son of Tim, and nephew of Johnny and Jay.
Travis is the grandson of Jim Sauter, son of Tim, and nephew of Johnny and Jay.
A regular competitor in several midwestern racing series. Sauter began his racing career in 2002, finishing second in the track championship at Madison International Speedway in 2006 before moving full-time to touring series events in 2007, having started running the American Statistical Association Late Model Series in 2004. Owning his own race team, Sauter currently competes in selected, high-profile events throughout the Midwest.
He finished second to Kyle Busch in the Howie Lettow Memorial 150 in 2013, before making his debut in National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing competition at Iowa Speedway in August, driving for Joe Nemechek.
Sauter set the all-time track record at the 1/3 mile Dells Raceway Park on August 17, 2013 with a time of 13.108 seconds in his Super Late Model. Sauter started his 2015 season by winning the inaugural Icebreaker 100 super late model at Dells Raceway Park in a feature field of 24 drivers.