Tim Sauter

Background

He is the son of Jim Sauter, and the brother of National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing drivers Jay and Johnny Sauter.

Education

Driving the #61 Stoops Freightliner car for Xpress Motorsports, he finished 29th.

Career

He has competed in the American Speed Association, the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing Craftsman Truck Series, the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing Busch Series, and the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing Winston Cup Series. Sauter made his National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing debut in 2000, at Memphis. He ran an additional two races that season with a best finish of fifteenth at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

He joined the team for a full-time run in 2001, and posted two top-ten finishes before the team suddenly closed up due to a lack of funding.

He ended the season driving for the #19 Associated Press Performance Racing team He returned to the 19 team full-time in 2002 and posted seven top-ten finishes.

He also ran a pair of Cup races for Dave Marcis, his best finish 34th at Dover International Speedway. A lack of sponsorship forced Associated Press to close its doors at the end of season.

In 2003, he joined Mac Hill Motorsports for a part-time schedule of twelve races.

His best finish came at New Hampshire International Speedway, where he finished seventeenth. He also drove in the Truck Series for three races, finishing fourteenth at Bristol Motor Speedway. He continued to drive part-time in 2004, driving the #56 Mac Hill car in four races.

On August 4, 2005 the Gary SouthShore RailCats of the Northern League signed Sauter to a one-day contract.

Though he struck out, he completed his baseball debut beating the Kansas City T-Bones. In 2005, Lester Buildings became his sponsor and allowed him to run the #56 in twelve races.

He was offered a full-time ride with McGill Motorsports in 2006, but he did not finish in the top-ten and mutually parted ways late in the season. In 2007, he will drive the #07 Green Light Racing truck full-time as a teammate to Chad McCumbee with Lester Buildings sponsoring.

He got his first top ten at Texas in November.

Sauter was also involved in a scary crash at Martinsville when his truck was hit several times after getting loose off turn 4. Sauter was uninjured, though.

Achievements

• Also, as Tim has only made 3 previous Truck Series starts, he will also run for Rookie of the Year honors.