Jim Sauter

Jim Sauter (June 1, 1943 – October 31, 2014) was an American stock car racing driver from Necedah, Wisconsin.

[2] His career took off after he won the North Star 500 at the Minnesota State Fair in a Dave Marcis Chevelle.

[1] Sauter said "The funny thing about that race was the fact that we had a barn full of various brands of tires that we wanted to use up and ended up with Goodyear on the outside and Firestone on the inside for no other reason than that.

[1] Sauter raced part time in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series in the 1980s and 1990s,[3] posting four top ten finishes in 76 starts.

His other son Jim, Jr. has raced on regional events along with his grandson Travis Sauter.

[3][5] 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.

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