Jay Sauter

Jason Garrett Sauter (born June 22, 1962) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He previously drove the No. 34 Chevrolet Monte Carlo for Frank Cicci Racing in the Busch Series. Sauter is the son of former NASCAR driver Jim Sauter, and the brother of fellow drivers Tim Sauter and Johnny Sauter. He also is an uncle to Travis Sauter (son of Tim).

Racing career Sauter, a former American Speed Association driver, made his NASCAR debut in 1996 in the Craftsman Truck Series. Driving the No. 42 Team SABCO Chevrolet Silverado, he qualified 21st and finished eighth at the Homestead–Miami Speedway. He ran six more races for SABCO that year. His best finish was third at Bristol Motor Speedway, and was offered a ride for one of SABCO's Cup teams, but he chose to decline the offer. He ended the season driving the No. 03 RealTree Camouflage Chevy for Richard Childress Racing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, finishing 22nd.

In 1997, Sauter replaced Mike Skinner in Childress' No. 3 GM Goodwrench entry in the truck series. Sauter won his first career race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. He had fifteen top-ten finishes that season and finished sixth in the final points standings. In 1998, Sauter picked up his second career win at Martinsville Speedway and moved up to a career-high fourth in points. The next year, he won at Louisville and Texas but dropped to fifth in points.

In 2000, Sauter moved up to the Busch Series, driving the No. 43 Quality Farm & Country Stores Chevrolet Monte Carlo for the Curb Agajanian Performance Group. He had eight top-ten finishes, was seventeenth in the championship points, and was fourth in the Rookie of the Year chase. In 2001, Sauter won his first career pole at Kentucky Speedway. At Memphis, Sauter had a chance to pick up his first Busch Series win; but with two laps to go, Jeff Green drove hard in to turn 3, and both cars washed up the track, allowing Randy LaJoie to slip by for the win. Despite the great run for Sauter, he was released from the team after this race. He missed the next two races at Phoenix and Rockingham before getting a ride in the No. 25 U.S. Marine Corps Chevrolet for Ed Rensi.

For 2002, Sauter returned to RCR and shared the No. 21 Rockwell Automation Chevy with Jeff Green. In thirteen starts with RCR, his best finish was a fourth at Nashville Superspeedway. He concluded the season driving the No. 02 Ford Taurus for Angela's Motorsports, finishing 25th at the Ford 300. He also made his Winston Cup debut in the No. 71 for Marcis Auto Racing, finishing 37th at Texas and 43rd at Talladega Superspeedway. In 2003, he ran ten races for Henderson Bros. Racing, finishing ninth at Nashville. In 2004, he ran nine races for the Henderson brothers, his best finish a thirteenth at Richmond International Raceway. He also returned to the truck series, driving four races in the No. 06 for MRD Motorsports and finishing fifteenth at Bristol.

After making only one start in the Busch Series in 2005, Sauter returned in 2006 with a new team, Duesenberg & Leik Motorsports. He qualified for 33 of 35 races with a best finish of seventh at O'Reilly Raceway Park. After the No. 01 team merged with Davis Motorsports, Sauter joined Frank Cicci Racing in 2007, running a few races before the team suspended operations.

Sauter currently competes in local races on short tracks in Wisconsin.

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.)

Winston Cup Series NASCAR Winston Cup Series results 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 Pts Ref 1996 Team SABCO 40 Pontiac DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL IND GLN MCH BRI DARDNQ N/A 0 Chevy RCHDNQ DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL 2002 Marcis Auto Racing 71 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX37 MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL43 CLT MAR ATL CAR PHO HOM 70th 86

Busch Series NASCAR Busch Series results 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 Pts Ref 1996 Shoemaker Racing 64 Chevy DAY CAR RCH ATL NSV DAR BRI HCY NZH CLT DOV SBO MYB GLN MLWQL† NHA TAL IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR HOM NA - 1999 Buckshot Racing 00 Pontiac DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR TEX NSV BRI TAL CAL NHA RCH NZH CLT DOV SBO GLN MLWQL‡ MYB PPR GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR MEM PHO HOM N/A N/A 2000 Curb/Agajanian Motorsports 43 Chevy DAY4 CAR14 LVSDNQ ATL39 DAR22 BRI31 TEX19 NSV6 TAL27 CAL10 RCH36 NHA16 CLT35 DOV30 SBO40 MYB10 GLN8 MLW27 NZH10 PPR27 GTY18 IRP32 MCH32 BRI6 DAR22 RCH25 DOV30 CLT25 CAR20 MEM9 PHO43 HOM13 16th 3037 2001 DAY25 CAR11 LVS10 ATL13 DAR36 BRI22 TEX3 NSH39 TAL7 CAL28 RCH10 NHA32 NZH15 CLT34 DOV23 KEN9 MLW33 GLN12 CHI38 GTY25 PPR17 IRP14 MCH15 BRI10 DAR30 RCH39 DOV18 KAN14 CLT28 MEM4 PHO CAR 19th 3084 Team Rensi Motorsports 25 Chevy HOM22 2002 Richard Childress Racing 21 Chevy DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH15 TAL30 CAL RCH NHA30 NZH7 NSH4 KEN21 MLW13 DAY37 CHI GTY13 PPR17 IRP36 MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM8 ATL CAR 36th 1525 2 CLT9 DOV Angela's Motorsports 02 Ford PHODNQ HOM25 2003 Henderson Motorsports 75 Chevy DAYDNQ CAR LVS DAR BRI36 TEX TAL NSH24 CAL RCH40 GTY NZH CLT DOV NSH9 KEN40 MLW17 DAY CHI NHA PPR IRP MCH BRI40 DAR RCH26 DOV KAN CLT MEM13 ATL PHO CAR28 HOM 49th 818 2004 DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI39 TEX NSH36 TAL CAL GTY RCH13 NZH CLT DOV NSH16 KEN40 MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR IRP MCH BRI31 CAL RCHDNQ DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL PHO DAR HOM 63rd 453 2005 DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL NSH BRIDNQ TEX PHO TAL DAR RCH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR GTY IRP GLN MCH BRI40 CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 139th 43 2006 Duesenberg & Leik Motorsports 01 Chevy DAYDNQ CAL41 MXC24 LVS34 ATL29 BRI23 TEX40 NSH18 PHODNQ TAL15 RCH17 DAR40 CLT39 DOV20 NSH13 KEN29 MLW11 DAY36 CHI27 NHA19 MAR10 GTY11 IRP7 GLN26 MCH26 BRI43 CAL10 RCH17 DOV31 KAN29 CLT40 MEM26 TEX39 PHO17 HOM30 21st 2879 2007 Frank Cicci Racing 34 Chevy DAY CAL28 MXC LVS21 ATLDNQ BRI15 NSH28 TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP CGV GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 83rd 376 † - Qualified for Dick Trickle· ‡ - Qualified for Buckshot Jones

Craftsman Truck Series NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results 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 Pts Ref 1996 Team SABCO 42 Chevy HOM8 PHO11 POR EVG TUS CNS9 HPT5 BRI3 NZH MLW25 LVL I70 IRP6 FLM GLN NSV RCH NHA MAR NWS SON MMR PHO 26th 1065 Richard Childress Racing 03 Chevy LVS22 1997 3 WDW4 TUS3 HOM19 PHO11 POR10 EVG30 I7031 NHA1 TEX11 BRI3 NZH9 MLW2 LVL31 CNS4 HPT16 IRP31 FLM6 NSV13 GLN12 RCH3 MAR7 SON3 MMR4 CAL25 PHO7 LVS4 6th 3467 1998 WDW7 HOM3 PHO6 POR8 EVG16 I7016 GLN2 TEX16 BRI12 MLW14 NZH3 CAL24 PPR22 IRP10 NHA11 FLM13 NSV15 HPT7 LVL20 RCH17 MEM2 GTY3 MAR1 SON8 MMR8 PHO12 LVS4 4th 3672 1999 HOM21 PHO8 EVG19 MMR11 MAR11 MEM3 PPR9 I7014 BRI7 TEX2 PIR8 GLN6 MLW9 NSV12 NZH4 MCH2 NHA11 IRP6 GTY18 HPT3 RCH36 LVS5 LVL1 TEX1 CAL10 5th 3543 2004 MRD Motorsports 06 Chevy DAY ATL MAR MFD CLT DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN31 GTW MCH IRP NSH21 BRI15 RCHDNQ NHA LVS CAL TEXDNQ MAR PHO DAR26 HOM 48th 373