Travis ran the Oktoberfest 200 ARCA Midwest Tour Race at La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway on October 5th. He qualifed 9th and started the race in 3rd. He took the lead from his dad on lap 120 and led the rest of the way to the win. “This is a big race, and to have won it again is really special. I wasnt sure how the race would play out with the 200 lap race and the pit stop format, but […]
Travis ran the Dick Trickle 99 race on October 3rd as a part of Oktoberfest Race Weekend at La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway. He qualified 11th out of 63 cars for the unique 3 segment race. He started the first segment in 11th place and finished 11th. The next segment he started 1st and finished 1st. The 3rd segment he started 5th and finished 8th. His overall finish was 5th. “We never have quite got the handle on this new car. […]
Travis ran the Habelman 100 race at Dells Raceway Park on August 16th. He qualifed 6th, started 9th and won the race. “It’s nice to win when your sponsor sponsors the race. Habelman Bros had a bunch of people here, so the pressure was on. We’ve been a little off qualifying lately, but the car was pretty good in the race. I was able to get the the lead in about 50 laps, so I tried to save as much […]
Travis ran the ARCA Midwest Tour Calypso 100 at Wisconsin International Raceway on August 9th. He qualified 9th and after the inversion started on the front row. He led early but was passed by his uncle Johnny and ended up finishing 2nd. “We were lucky to finish this race. I had no brakes. A sane person would have pulled it in, but we were still competitive even with the brake issue. Johnny was really fast, it would have been hard […]
Travis ran the 3rd leg of the Triple Crown Series at Madison International Speedway on August 8th. He qualified a disappointing 19th and moved through the field to finish 5th. “We qualified poorly and couldn’t make up all that ground to be able to contend for the win. The car was not as good as it has been here in the past, but we were able to salvage a decent night. When you start that far back it’s almost impossible […]
Travis ran the second race of the 2014 Triple Crown Series at Madison International Speedway on July 11th. He qualifed 6th, which after the invert placed him on the front row for the race. He took the lead for good on lap 28 and won the race. “My car was really good tonight. We thought we would qualify a little better, so I was nervous that we wouldn’t be good in the race, but it turned out well. No matter […]
Travis ran the Lester Buildings 100 ARCA Midwest Tour race at Dells Raceway Park on June 28th. He was the fast qualifier for the event and won the race after starting 5th. “We had the car pretty good today, we just keep improving each week. I’m not known for qualifying, so anytime we qualify well we usually have a really good car and it showed today. Dells is such a tough track to pass on, you need some luck sometimes […]
Travis ran the Colony Brands 100 featuring Matt Kenseth on Tuesday June 17th. He recorded fast time and started the feature in 8th place. At lap 79 he took the lead, but a flat tire on a late restart relegated him to a 2nd place finish. “That’s a tough deal to lose it at the end, but I’m happy that we had a fast car and were able to show it tonight. Under caution before the last restart I felt […]
Travis ran the ARCA Fest Howie Lettow Memorial 150 on June 8th. After leading the overall practice sessions he qualified 14th and would begin the race there. After fighting handling and other issues, he retired from the race on lap 100. “That was a tough weekend. The practice chart looked good, but I knew we in trouble for the race. We struggled to get the car handling like it needed to and it showed. I thought bringing a brand new […]
LESTER PRAIRIE, MN (May 27, 2014) – Racing for $10,000, family bragging rights, and a second win, Travis Sauter will race in a Lester Buildings No. 5 at ARCA Fest on Sunday, June 8th at the Milwaukee Mile. After a close second-place finish in 2013 to NASCAR star Kyle Busch, super late model racer Sauter will try for his second win at the 3rd Annual Swiss Colony Howie Lettow Memorial (ARCA Fest) presented by RaceTeamGear.com. Travis won the inaugural 150-lap […]