Jim Sauter

James Sauter (June 1, 1943 – October 31, 2014) was an American stock car racing driver from Necedah, Wisconsin. He formerly raced in all three of NASCAR's national series, and is best known for having been a test driver for the International Race of Champions, as well as winning two championships in the Midwest-based ARTGO Challenge Series.

Racing career

Sauter started racing in 1964 in a modified at Raceway Park in Savage, Minnesota. He moved up to late models the following year. His career took off after he won the North Star 500 at the Minnesota State Fair in a Dave Marcis Chevelle. Sauter won the 1981 and 1982 ARTGO championships with sixteen of twenty career victories in those years (seven in 1981 and nine in 1982). Sauter raced in his final NASCAR Nationwide Series at the Milwaukee Mile racing against Tim, Jay and Johnny in 2002, the only time in NASCAR history where a father raced against three of his sons.

Sauter and rival Joe Shear are connected in another way; Shear's eponymous son became son Johnny's crew chief in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series, winning Daytona and the series championship.

IROC involvement Sauter was also well known for preparing the setups and testing International Race of Champions (IROC) cars with Dick Trickle and Dave Marcis.

Death Sauter died following a brief illness on October 31, 2014. He was 71 years old.

Motorsports career results

Racing record Season Series Team name Races Wins Poles Top tens Final placing 1969 USAC Stock Car - - 1 0 0 0 - 1970 Late model stock car - - 5 2 0 4 - 1971 Late model stock car - - 1 0 0 0 - 1972 Late model stock car - 5 17 0 0 13 - Red, White, and Blue State Championship Series - - 2+ 0 0 2+ - 1973 Late model stock car - - 6 0 0 5 - 1974 Late model stock car - - 1 0 0 1 - Red, White, and Blue State Championship Series - - 2+ 0 0 1+ - 1975 Late model stock car - - 1 1 0 1 - 1976 ARCA Racing Series - 02 1+ 0 0 0 - Red, White, and Blue State Championship Series - - 1+ 0 0 0 - Late model stock car - - 9 0 0 9 - 1977 NASCAR Late Model Sportsman Division - 02 2 0 0 2 - ARCA Racing Series Marcis Auto Racing 02 2+ 0 0 2+ - USAC Stock Car Larry Wehrs 02 2 0 0 2 - Late model stock car - - 3 0 0 3 - 1978 ARCA Racing Series - 02 2+ 1 1 2+ - USAC Stock Car Sauter Racing 50/58 5 0 0 4 - 1979 NASCAR Late Model Sportsman Division - 62 1 0 0 0 - ARTGO Challenge Series - - 1+ 0 0 1+ - USAC Stock Car Gene Wheeler 39 4 0 0 2 - 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Series RahMoc Enterprises 05 1 0 0 0 109th NASCAR Late Model Sportsman Division - 62 1 0 0 0 - ASA National Tour - 7/27 3 0 0 3 - ARTGO Challenge Series - - 21 1 0 20 3rd Red, White, and Blue State Championship Series - - 1+ 0 0 1+ - 1981 ASA National Tour - 17 4+ 1 0 3+ - ARTGO Challenge Series - - 19+ 7 0 18+ 1st Red, White, and Blue State Championship Series - - 1+ 0 0 0 - 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Jim Stacy 5 3 0 0 1 62nd ASA National Tour Howe Racing 5 5 0 0 1 - All Pro Super Series - 5 1+ 0 0 1+ - ARTGO Challenge Series - - 15+ 9 0 15+ 1st Red, White, and Blue State Championship Series - - 2+ 1 0 2+ 3rd 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Ulrich Racing 6 0 0 0 0 68th ASA National Tour Howe Racing 5 17 2 2 11 - All Pro Super Series Howe Racing 5 3+ 1 0 2+ - ARTGO Challenge Series - - 23+ 1 0 15+ 3rd Red, White, and Blue State Championship Series - - 2+ 0 0 2+ - 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Ulrich Racing 6 3 0 0 0 88th NASCAR All-American Challenge Series - 4 1+ 0 0 1+ 42nd ASA National Tour Howe Racing 5 14+ 4 1 10+ - All Pro SSuper Series - 5 1 0 0 0 - ARTGO Challenge Series - - 9 2 1 6 5th 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Mueller Brothers 89 3 0 0 0 50th NASCAR All-American Challenge Series - 29 1+ 0 0 0 - ASA National Tour Howe Racing 5 16 0 0 7 9th All Pro Super Series - 15 1+ 0 0 0 - 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series RahMoc Enterprises 75 8 0 0 0 49th 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Mueller Brothers 89 3 0 0 1 54th 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Mueller Brothers 89 9 0 0 0 44th Red, White, and Blue State Championship Series - - 1+ 0 0 1 - 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Bob Clark 31 3 0 0 2 33rd NASCAR Busch Series John Pharo 33 1 0 0 0 104th Red, White, and Blue State Championship Series - - 2 2 0 2 3rd 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Dick Johnson 38 3 0 0 0 58th ARTGO Challenge Series - - 6 0 1 4 19th Red, White, and Blue State Championship Series - - 3+ 0 0 3+ 9th 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Mueller Brothers 89 6 0 0 0 43rd ARCA Racing Series - 26 1 0 0 0 141st Red, White, and Blue State Championship Series - - 2+ 1 0 2+ - 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Marcis Auto Racing 71 9 0 0 0 37th ARCA Racing Series Roulo Brothers Racing 39 1 0 0 1 149th ASA National Tour - 20 1+ 0 0 0 - Red, White, and Blue State Championship Series - - 2+ 1 0 2+ - 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Mueller Brothers 89 4 0 0 0 47th NASCAR All Pro Series - - 1+ 0 0 0 - ARCA Racing Series Roulo Brothers Racing 39 1 0 0 0 131st ARTGO Challenge Series - - 2 0 0 0 - Red, White, and Blue State Championship Series - - 1+ 0 0 1+ - 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Team SABCO 42 2 0 0 0 52nd NASCAR Busch Series Bown Racing 51 1 0 0 0 80th 1997 NASCAR Busch Series Shoemaker Racing 64 1 0 0 0 86th 1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Richard Childress Racing 8 1 0 0 1 81st 2002 NASCAR Busch Series Richard Childress Racing 29 1 0 0 0 107th Midwest AllStar Racing Series - 5S 1 0 0 0 - 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Curb Agajanian Performance Group 43 1 0 0 0 83rd

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 1980 RahMoc Enterprises 05 Chevy RSD DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT TWS RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV NWS MAR CLT41 CAR ATL ONT 109th 40 1982 Jim Stacy Racing 5 Buick DAY12 RCH BRI ATL10 CAR DAR33 NWS MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT POC RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV NWS CLT MAR CAR ATL RSD 62nd - 1983 Ulrich Racing 6 Chevy DAY18 ATL29 DAR NWS MAR TAL NSV DOV BRI CLT RSD POC MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS 68th - Buick RCH19 CAR26 Reeder Racing 02 Chevy CLT21 CAR ATL RSD 1984 U.S. Racing 6 Chevy DAYDNQ RCH CAR ATL17 BRI NWS DAR MAR TAL37 NSV DOV CLT20 RSD POC MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR ATL RSD 88th - 1985 Mueller Brothers Racing 89 Pontiac DAY23 RCH CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL DOV CLT31 RSD POC MCH20 DAY POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATLDNQ RSD 50th 267 1986 DAY25 RCH CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR MCH18 49th 361 Ingle Racing 32 Chevy TAL41 DOV CLT RSD POC U.S. Racing 6 Chevy DAY23 RahMoc Enterprises 75 Pontiac POC14 TAL12 GLN MCH37 BRI DAR13 RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD 1987 Mueller Brothers Racing 89 Pontiac DAYDNQ CAR RCH ATL DAR NWS BRI MAR TAL CLT9 DOV POC RSD MCH24 DAY POC TAL GLN MCH24 BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLTDNQ CAR RSD ATL 54th 320 1988 DAYQL† RCH CAR ATL25 DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT39 DOV RSD POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH19 BRI CLT13 NWS PHO32 44th 463 Bob Clark Motorsports 31 Olds DAR23 RCH DOV32 MAR CAR17 ATL23 1989 Pontiac DAYDNQ CAR10 ATL32 RCH36 DAR19 BRI13 NWS31 MARDNQ TAL36 CLT37 DOV SON POC MCH 33rd 1510 Dingman Brothers Racing 50 Pontiac DAY38 Group 44 44 Pontiac POC16 TAL GLN9 MCH23 BRIDNQ DAR RCH DOV12 MAR CLT40 NWS CAR33 PHO17 ATL21 1990 DAYDNQ RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON 58th 222 Dick Johnson Racing 38 Ford POC24 MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH U.S. Racing 2 Pontiac DOV34 MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO H.L. Waters Racing 0 Ford ATL31 1991 Mueller Brothers Racing 89 Pontiac DAY23 RCH CAR ATL22 DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT37 DOV SON POC MCH37 DAY POC TAL GLNDNQ MCH31 BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWSDNQ CLTDNQ CAR PHODNQ ATL35 43rd 423 1992 DAYDNQ CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT37 DOV SON POC MCH39 DAY POC TAL GLN MCH 37th 729 Marcis Auto Racing 71 Chevy BRI18 DAR36 RCH26 DOV18 MAR22 NWS29 CLT21 CAR PHO ATL 1993 Mueller Brothers Racing 89 Ford DAY19 CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC DAYDNQ NHA POC TAL GLN MCH36 BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS 47th 295 Roulo Brothers Racing 39 Chevy MCH26 Mansion Motorsports 85 Ford CLT38 CAR PHO ATL 1994 Mueller Brothers Racing 89 Ford DAYDNQ CAR RCH ATLDNQ DAR BRI NWS MAR TALDNQ SON CLTDNQ DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL NA - Dick Simon Racing 59 Ford INDDNQ GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL 1995 Marcis Auto Racing 72 Chevy DAYDNQ CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL NA - 1996 DAYDNQ CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL IND GLN 52nd 170 Team SABCO 42 Pontiac MCH21 BRI31 DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL 1999 Marcis Auto Racing 72 Chevy DAYDNQ CAR LVS ATL DAR TEX BRI 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 NA - 2000 DAYDNQ 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 NA - 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 INDDNQ GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT MAR ATL CAR PHO HOM NA - 2003 DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX TAL MAR CAL RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC INDDNQ GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV TAL KAN CLT MAR ATL PHO CAR HOM NA - † - Qualified but replaced by Michael Waltrip

Daytona 500 Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish 1982 Jim Stacy Racing Buick 17 12 1983 Ulrich Racing Chevrolet 20 18 1984 U.S. Racing DNQ 1985 Mueller Brothers Racing Pontiac 28 23 1986 27 25 1987 DNQ 1988 QL† 1989 Bob Clark Motorsport Pontiac DNQ 1990 Group 44 Pontiac DNQ 1991 Mueller Brothers Racing Pontiac 21 23 1992 DNQ 1993 Ford 39 19 1994 DNQ 1995 Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet DNQ 1996 DNQ 1999 Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet DNQ 2000 DNQ† - Qualified but replaced by Michael Waltrip

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 Pts Ref 1989 Pharo Racing 33 Olds DAY CAR MAR HCY DAR BRI NZH SBO LAN NSV CLT DOV ROU LVL VOL MYB SBO HCY DUB IRP ROU BRI DAR RCH DOV26 MAR CLT CAR MAR 104th 0 1996 DAJ Racing 32 Ford DAY CAR RCH ATL NSV DAR BRI HCY NZH CLT DOV SBO MYB GLN MLWQL† NHA TAL IRP 80th 115 Bown Racing 51 Chevy MCH16 BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR HOM 1997 Shoemaker Racing 64 Chevy DAY CAR RCH ATL LVS DAR HCY TEX BRI NSV TAL NHA NZH CLT DOV SBO GLN MLW MYB16 GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAL CAR HOM 86th 115 2002 Richard Childress Racing 29 Chevy DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL RCH NHA NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW29 DAY CHI GTY PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL CAR PHO HOM 107th 76 † - Qualified for Dale Jarrett

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 Pts Ref 1999 Richard Childress Racing 8 Chevy HOM PHO EVG MMR MAR MEM PPR I70 BRI TEX PIR GLN MLW NSV NZH MCH10 NHA IRP GTY HPT RCH LVS LVL TEX CAL 81st 139 2004 Curb-Agajanian Performance Group 43 Chevy DAY ATL MAR MFD CLT DOV TEX MEM MLW13 KAN KEN GTW MCH IRP NSH BRI RCH NHA LVS CAL TEX MAR PHO DAR HOM 83rd 124

ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) ARCA Hooters SuperCar 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 Pts Ref 1976 Marcis Auto Racing 02 Dodge SLM DAY22 QCS FMS TAL QCS AVS SLM FRS TOL NSV TOL SLM NA 0 1977 TOL DAY2* QCS BFS NSV FRS TOL SLM AVS TAL2 TOL SND SLM NA 0 1978 DAY1 QCS AVS NSV IMS LOR FRS TAL2 FRS CMS JEF 10th 390 1981 Marcis Auto Racing Chevy DAYDNQ DSP FRS FRS BFS TAL FRS COR NA - 1991 Roulo Brothers Racing 26 Chevy DAY ATL KIL TAL TOL FRS POC MCH KIL FRS DEL POC TAL HPT MCH41 ISF TOL DSF TWS ATL 141st - 1992 39 DAY FIF TWS TAL TOL KIL POC MCH4 FRS KIL NSH DEL POC HPT FRS ISF TOL DSF TWS SLM ATL 149th - 1993 DAY20 FIF TWS TAL KIL CMS FRS TOL POC MCH FRS POC KIL ISF DSF TOL SLM WIN ATL 131st -