Travis Sauter was back at the track Tuesday August 7th at Wisconsin International Raceway in Kaukauna, WI for the 150 lap ASA Midwest Tour race. After struggling to find speed most of the day, Travis and crew made significant adjustments just prior to qualifying. His time was the 12th fastest of the day and would put him outside the 6th row for the start of the feature event. The first half of the race Travis tried to save his tires […]
Travis Sauter had high hopes for his return to Madison International Speedway a year after falling 6 points short of a track championship, but it was an unpleasant return to say the least. The team struggled all day to find the handle on the Coleman Racing Products #119, and a poor qualifying effort left them with a lot of cars to pass. In the heat race Travis lost the left rear wheel, leaving a lot of work for the team […]
Travis Sauter raced Friday night July 13th at Grundy County Speedway in Morris, IL. It was his first ever trip to the 1/3 mile speedway, and he was up to speed quickly. After posting the 3rd fastest lap in practice, Travis backed it up by qualifying in the 2nd position, narrowly missing the pole by .007 of a second. The invert would place Travis in 11th position for the start of the race, unfortunately his night was done early as […]
Travis Sauter and team traveled the short trip to LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway on July 3 for the non-points ASA Midwest Tour Summer Shootout. After waiting out numerous rain showers, Travis qualified in the 3rd position. After more rain officials decided to start all 36 cars on hand for the event. Starting in 11th position Travis hung around 8th for most of the opening laps. On lap 53 of the 100 lap event, Travis was unable to avoid a crash in […]
Travis Sauter took 10th Friday night at Norway Speedway in Norway, MI. After being in the top 5 in both practices, a bad qualifying draw left Travis 20th after all the cars had qualified. He raced his way into the show through a qualifying heat, and started the feature in 22nd. Travis, fighting an ill-handling car, worked his way through the field steadily and crossed the finish line in 10th position, earning the hard charger award for the race. ” […]
Travis Sauter was back to his home track, Dells Raceway Park, Tuesday night for the running of the Back Home 100 ASA Midwest Tour race. A stellar field of 53 cars packed the pits, including Tim Sauter( Travis’ Dad), Johnny Sauter(Uncle), Scott Wimmer, Chris Wimmer, Travis Kvapil, and Erik Darnell. Travis was the fastest qualifier on the day and after the dice roll would start the feature in 12th position. Travis was able to make the outside lane work on […]
Travis Sauter took to the track Friday at Hawkeye Downs Speedway in Cedar Rapids, IA. After enduring thunderstorms most of the day, they were able to get the race in. Travis qualified 15th out of the 40 cars on hand, and was able to charge through the pack to pick up his first top 5 finish of the ASA Midwest Tour season. “We were fast all day, I wish it was a longer race because I think we were better […]
Travis Sauter finished 9th Saturday night at Jefferson Speedway. After qualifying a strong 6th, Travis would start the feature in the 9th position. After falling back early in the event he was able to climb back into the top ten in the second half of the race and finish in 9th place. “I was worried about qualifying with the crate motor, so I was suprised when we did as well as we did there,” stated Travis. That really had me […]
Travis Sauter finished 16th Saturday in the ASA Midwest Tour inaugural race at Elko Speedway. A poor qualifying run forced him to need to transfer through a last chance race. “We weren’t able to make a mock qualifying run in practice and we bottomed out really bad on new tires in qualifying, which cost us a lot of speed.” Starting the feature in 26th, Travis quickly worked his way to 15th by the lap 75 break. After the break Travis […]
DAYTONA BEACH, FL (March 28, 2007) – The American Speed Association Kwik Trip Midwest Tour presented by Echo Outdoor Power Equipment has signed 24-year-old Travis Sauter of Necedah, WI as a Touring Star for the inaugural 2007 season. Travis is the youngest racer in the legendary Sauter family. His grandfather, Jim, competed in 76 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup races over 14 years and recorded four top-ten finishes. He is also well known for preparing the setups and testing IROC cars. Travis […]