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Tim Sauter | |||||||
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![]() Sauter in 2011 (wearing his 2007 Truck Series firesuit) | |||||||
Born | (1964-10-13)October 13, 1964 (age 60) Necedah, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||||
Achievements | 1999ASA National Tour Champion | ||||||
NASCARCup Series career | |||||||
2 races run over 1 year | |||||||
Best finish | 65th (2002) | ||||||
First race | 2002Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 (Richmond) | ||||||
Last race | 2002MBNA All-American Heroes 400 (Dover) | ||||||
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NASCARXfinity Series career | |||||||
111 races run over 7 years | |||||||
Best finish | 13th (2002) | ||||||
First race | 2000Sam's Town 250 (Memphis) | ||||||
Last race | 2006Sam's Town 250 (Memphis) | ||||||
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NASCARCraftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
28 races run over 2 years | |||||||
Best finish | 16th (2007) | ||||||
First race | 2003Power Stroke Diesel 200 (IRP) | ||||||
Last race | 2007Ford 200 (Homestead) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of July 6, 2012. |
Timothy Saibot Sauter (born October 13, 1964) is an American race car driver. He has competed in theAmerican Speed Association, theNASCARCraftsman Truck Series, theBusch Series, and theWinston Cup Series. He is the son ofJim Sauter, and the brother of NASCAR driversJay andJohnny Sauter.
Sauter made his NASCAR debut in 2000, at Memphis. Driving the No. 61Stoops Freightliner car forXpress Motorsports, he finished 29th. He ran an additional two races that season with a best finish of fifteenth atHomestead-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 No. 19AP 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 forDave Marcis, his best finish 34th atDover International Speedway. A lack of sponsorship forced AP to close its doors at the end of season.
In 2003, he joinedMac Hill Motorsports for a part-time schedule of twelve races. His best finish came atNew Hampshire International Speedway, where he finished seventeenth. He also drove in the Truck Series for three races, finishing fourteenth atBristol Motor Speedway. He continued to drive part-time in 2004, driving the No. 56 Mac Hill car in four races. On August 4, 2005 theGary SouthShore RailCats of theNorthern League signed Sauter to a one-day contract. Though he struck out, he completed his baseball debut beating theKansas City T-Bones.[1]
In 2005,Lester Buildings became his sponsor and allowed him to run the No. 56 in twelve races. He was offered a full-time ride withMcGill Motorsports in 2006, but he did not finish in the top-ten and mutually parted ways late in the season.
In 2007, he drove the No. 07 Green Light Racing truck full-time as a teammate toChad McCumbee with Lester Buildings sponsoring. Sauter was also involved in a scary crash atMartinsville when his truck was hit several times after getting loose off turn 4. He was uninjured.
Sautner has not raced professionally since 2007.[2]
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) Reynolds Tobacco Company, it was referred to as the NASCAR Winston Cup Series (1971–2003). A similar deal was made with Nextel in 2003, and it became the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series (2004–2007). Sprint acquired Nextel in 2005, and in 2008 the series was renamed the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (2008–2016).
NASCAR Winston Cup Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | NWCC | Pts | Ref | ||
2000 | Xpress Motorsports | 61 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | BRI | TEX | MAR | TAL | CAL | RCH | CLT | DOV | MCH | POC | SON | DAY | NHA | POC | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | NHA | DOV | MAR | CLT | TAL | CAR | PHO | HOM | ATL DNQ | NA | - | [3] | ||||
2002 | Marcis Auto Racing | 71 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | BRI | TEX | MAR | TAL | CAL | RCH | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | DAY | CHI | NHA | POC | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI DNQ | DAR | RCH 37 | NHA | DOV 34 | KAN | TAL | CLT | MAR | ATL | CAR DNQ | PHO | HOM | 65th | 113 | [4] | ||
2003 | DAY | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | BRI | TEX | TAL | MAR | CAL | RCH | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | DAY | CHI | NHA DNQ | POC | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | NHA | DOV DNQ | TAL | KAN | CLT | MAR | ATL | PHO | CAR DNQ | HOM | NA | - | [5] |
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | NCTC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||
2003 | Keller Motorsports | 35 | Ford | DAY | DAR | MMR | MAR | CLT | DOV | TEX | MEM | MLW | KAN | KEN | GTW | MCH | IRP 23 | NSH | BRI 14 | 77th | 221 | [13] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
53 | RCH 21 | NHA | CAL | LVS | SBO | TEX | MAR | PHO | HOM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007 | Green Light Racing | 07 | Chevy | DAY 28 | CAL 26 | ATL 21 | MAR 29 | KAN 30 | CLT 17 | MFD 14 | DOV 23 | TEX 16 | MCH 11 | MLW 26 | MEM 18 | KEN 21 | IRP 28 | NSH 31 | BRI 28 | GTW 31 | NHA 23 | LVS 20 | TAL 21 | MAR 27 | ATL 21 | TEX 10 | PHO 24 | HOM 11 | 16th | 2497 | [14] |
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | ABMHC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||
2000 | Xpress Motorsports | 61 | Chevy | DAY | SLM | AND | CLT | KIL | FRS | MCH | POC | TOL | KEN | BLN | POC | WIN | ISF | KEN | DSF | SLM | CLT | TAL | ATL DNQ | NA | - | [15] |
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by | ASA National Tour Champion 1999 | Succeeded by |