Travis Sauter

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Travis Sauter
Travis Sauter Wisconsin International Raceway 2014 (cropped).jpg
Sauter in 2014
Born (1982-08-01) August 1, 1982 (age 41)
Necedah, Wisconsin, U.S.
AchievementsFour time Oktoberfest winner at LaCrosse(2009, 2011, 2012, 2014)
2012 Howie Lettow Memorial 150 winner
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2013 position79th
Best finish79th (2013)
First race 2013 U.S. Cellular 250 (Iowa)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
ARCA Midwest Tour career
Debut season2007
Car number5
Starts57
Wins7
Poles1
Best finish7th in 2008
Previous series
2004–2007ASALMS Sunoco National Tour
Statistics current as of November 16, 2013.

Travis Sauter (born August 1, 1982) is an American professional stock car racing driver. A regular competitor in several midwestern racing series, he is second on the all-time win list with four Oktoberfest wins at the LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway. [1]

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Travis is the grandson of Jim Sauter, son of Tim, and nephew of Johnny and Jay.

Career

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 ASA Late Model Series in 2004. [2]

Competing primarily in the ASA Midwest Tour (now ARCA Midwest Tour), Sauter has won six times in 53 starts in the series, with a best points finish of seventh in 2008; he has also won four times in Oktoberfest races at La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway.

Sauter (kneeling left) and his pit crew in victory lane at Madison International Speedway in 2013 Travis Sauter in Victory Lane Madison International Speedway July 28 2013.jpg
Sauter (kneeling left) and his pit crew in victory lane at Madison International Speedway in 2013

Owning his own race team, Sauter currently competes in selected, high-profile events throughout the Midwest. [3] In 2012, he won the inaugural Howie Lettow Memorial 150 at the Milwaukee Mile, topping a field of over 80 late models to win the event. [4]

He finished second to Kyle Busch in the Howie Lettow Memorial 150 in 2013, before making his debut in NASCAR competition at Iowa Speedway in August, driving for Joe Nemechek. [5] 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. [6]

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. [7]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Nationwide Series

NASCAR Nationwide Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233NNSCPtsRef
2013 NEMCO Motorsports 87 Toyota DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX RCH TAL DAR CLT DOV IOW MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW
30
GLN MOH BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM 79th14 [8]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

ARCA Racing Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Racing Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021ARSCPtsRef
2013 Roulo Brothers Racing99 Ford DAY MOB SLM TAL TOL ELK POC MCH ROA WIN CHI NJE POC BLN ISF MAD
16
DSF IOW SLM KEN KAN 116th150 [9]

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References

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Achievements
Preceded by
Inaugural
Howie Lettow Memorial 150 Winner
2012
Succeeded by