# 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 Miami-Dade Homestead Motorsports Complex. 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 15 top-10 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-10 finishes, was 17th 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 13 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 10 races for Henderson Bros. Racing, finishing ninth at Nashville. In 2004, he ran nine races for the Henderson brothers, his best finish a 13th at Richmond International Raceway. He also returned to the truck series, driving four races in the No. 06 for MRD Motorsports and finishing 15th 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 | NWCC | Pts |
| 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 | DAR DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | N/A | 0 |
| 1996 | Team SABCO | 40 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RCH DNQ | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | PHO | ATL | | | | | | | | N/A | 0 |
| 2002 | Marcis Auto Racing | 71 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | BRI | TEX 37 | MAR | TAL | CAL | RCH | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | DAY | CHI | NHA | POC | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | NHA | DOV | KAN | TAL 43 | 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 | NBSC | Pts | Ref |
| 1996 | Shoemaker Racing | 64 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | NSV | DAR | BRI | HCY | NZH | CLT | DOV | SBO | MYB | GLN | MLW QL$^†$ | 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 | MLW QL$^‡$ | MYB | PPR | GTY | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT | CAR | MEM | PHO | HOM | | | | N/A | N/A | |
| 2000 | Curb/Agajanian Motorsports | 43 | Chevy | DAY 4 | CAR 14 | LVS DNQ | ATL 39 | DAR 22 | BRI 31 | TEX 19 | NSV 6 | TAL 27 | CAL 10 | RCH 36 | NHA 16 | CLT 35 | DOV 30 | SBO 40 | MYB 10 | GLN 8 | MLW 27 | NZH 10 | PPR 27 | GTY 18 | IRP 32 | MCH 32 | BRI 6 | DAR 22 | RCH 25 | DOV 30 | CLT 25 | CAR 20 | MEM 9 | PHO 43 | HOM 13 | | | | 16th | 3037 | |
| 2001 | Curb/Agajanian Motorsports | 43 | Chevy | DAY 25 | CAR 11 | LVS 10 | ATL 13 | DAR 36 | BRI 22 | TEX 3 | NSH 39 | TAL 7 | CAL 28 | RCH 10 | NHA 32 | NZH 15 | CLT 34 | DOV 23 | KEN 9 | MLW 33 | GLN 12 | CHI 38 | GTY 25 | PPR 17 | IRP 14 | MCH 15 | BRI 10 | DAR 30 | RCH 39 | DOV 18 | KAN 14 | CLT 28 | MEM 4 | PHO | CAR | | | | 19th | 3084 | |
| 2001 | Team Rensi Motorsports | 25 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | HOM 22 | | | | 19th | 3084 |
| 2002 | Richard Childress Racing | 21 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | DAR | BRI | TEX | NSH 15 | TAL 30 | CAL | RCH | NHA 30 | NZH 7 | | | NSH 4 | KEN 21 | MLW 13 | DAY 37 | CHI | GTY 13 | PPR 17 | IRP 36 | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM 8 | ATL | CAR | | | | 36th | 1525 | |
| 2002 | Richard Childress Racing | 2 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | CLT 9 | DOV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 36th | 1525 |
| 2002 | Angela's Motorsports | 02 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | PHO DNQ | HOM 25 | | 36th | 1525 | |
| 2003 | Henderson Motorsports | 75 | Chevy | DAY DNQ | CAR | LVS | DAR | BRI 36 | TEX | TAL | NSH 24 | CAL | RCH 40 | GTY | NZH | CLT | DOV | NSH 9 | KEN 40 | MLW 17 | DAY | CHI | NHA | PPR | IRP | MCH | BRI 40 | DAR | RCH 26 | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM 13 | ATL | PHO | CAR 28 | HOM | | 49th | 818 | |
| 2004 | Henderson Motorsports | 75 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | DAR | BRI 39 | TEX | NSH 36 | TAL | CAL | GTY | RCH 13 | NZH | CLT | DOV | NSH 16 | KEN 40 | MLW | DAY | CHI | NHA | PPR | IRP | MCH | BRI 31 | CAL | RCH DNQ | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | ATL | PHO | DAR | HOM | | 63rd | 453 | |
| 2005 | Henderson Motorsports | 75 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | MXC | LVS | ATL | NSH | BRI DNQ | TEX | PHO | TAL | DAR | RCH | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI | NHA | PPR | GTY | IRP | GLN | MCH | BRI 40 | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | TEX | PHO | HOM | 139th | 43 | |
| 2006 | Duesenberg & Leik Motorsports | 01 | Chevy | DAY DNQ | CAL 41 | MXC 24 | LVS 34 | ATL 29 | BRI 23 | TEX 40 | NSH 18 | PHO DNQ | TAL 15 | RCH 17 | DAR 40 | CLT 39 | DOV 20 | NSH 13 | KEN 29 | MLW 11 | DAY 36 | CHI 27 | NHA 19 | MAR 10 | GTY 11 | IRP 7 | GLN 26 | MCH 26 | BRI 43 | CAL 10 | RCH 17 | DOV 31 | KAN 29 | CLT 40 | MEM 26 | TEX 39 | PHO 17 | HOM 30 | 21st | 2879 | |
| 2007 | Frank Cicci Racing | 34 | Chevy | DAY | CAL 28 | MXC | LVS 21 | ATL DNQ | BRI 15 | NSH 28 | 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 | NCTC | Pts | Ref |
| 1996 | Team SABCO | 42 | Chevy | HOM 8 | PHO 11 | POR | EVG | TUS | CNS 9 | HPT 5 | BRI 3 | NZH | MLW 25 | LVL | I70 | IRP 6 | FLM | GLN | NSV | RCH | NHA | MAR | NWS | SON | MMR | PHO | | | | | 26th | 1065 | |
| 1996 | Richard Childress Racing | 03 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LVS 22 | | | | | | 26th | 1065 |
| 1997 | Richard Childress Racing | 3 | Chevy | WDW 4 | TUS 3 | HOM 19 | PHO 11 | POR 10 | EVG 30 | I70 31 | NHA 1 | TEX 11 | BRI 3 | NZH 9 | MLW 2 | LVL 31 | CNS 4 | HPT 16 | IRP 31 | FLM 6 | NSV 13 | GLN 12 | RCH 3 | MAR 7 | SON 3 | MMR 4 | CAL 25 | PHO 7 | LVS 4 | | 6th | 3467 | |
| 1998 | Richard Childress Racing | 3 | Chevy | WDW 7 | HOM 3 | PHO 6 | POR 8 | EVG 16 | I70 16 | GLN 2 | TEX 16 | BRI 12 | MLW 14 | NZH 3 | CAL 24 | PPR 22 | IRP 10 | NHA 11 | FLM 13 | NSV 15 | HPT 7 | LVL 20 | RCH 17 | MEM 2 | GTY 3 | MAR 1 | SON 8 | MMR 8 | PHO 12 | LVS 4 | 4th | 3672 | |
| 1999 | Richard Childress Racing | 3 | Chevy | HOM 21 | PHO 8 | EVG 19 | MMR 11 | MAR 11 | MEM 3 | PPR 9 | I70 14 | BRI 7 | TEX 2 | PIR 8 | GLN 6 | MLW 9 | NSV 12 | NZH 4 | MCH 2 | NHA 11 | IRP 6 | GTY 18 | HPT 3 | RCH 36 | LVS 5 | LVL 1 | TEX 1 | CAL 10 | | | 5th | 3543 | |
| 2004 | MRD Motorsports | 06 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | MAR | MFD | CLT | DOV | TEX | MEM | MLW | KAN | KEN 31 | GTW | MCH | IRP | NSH 21 | BRI 15 | RCH DNQ | NHA | LVS | CAL | TEX DNQ | MAR | PHO | DAR 26 | HOM | | | 48th | 373 | |