Jim Sauter

This article is about the racing driver. For the saxophonist, see Jim Sauter (musician).

Jim 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.

Jim Sauter
Born	(1943-06-01)June 1, 1943 Necedah, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	October 31, 2014(2014-10-31) (aged 71)
Achievements	1981 ARTGO Challenge Series Champion 1982 ARTGO Challenge Series Champion 1983 All American 400 winner 1980 National Short Track Championship winner
NASCAR Cup Series career
76 races run over 14 years
Best finish	33rd (1989)
First race	1980 National 500 (Charlotte)
Last race	1996 Goody's Headache Powder 500 (Bristol)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 4 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
4 races run over 4 years
Best finish	80th (1996)
First race	1989 Ames/Peak 200 (Dover)
Last race	2002 GNC Live Well 250 (Milwaukee)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
2 races run over 2 years
Best finish	81st (1999)
First race	1999 goracing.com 200 (Michigan)
Last race	2004 Black Cat Fireworks 200 (Milwaukee)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 1 0

Racing career

Sauter's 1989 Winston Cup car

Sauter started racing in 1964 in a modified at Raceway Park in Savage, Minnesota.^[1] He moved up to late models the following year.^[1] Sauter moved to Wisconsin. He won the first race at the LaCrosse Interstate Fairgrounds (now LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway) on July 14, 1970.^[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. Everyone thought it must be the hot tip."^[1] Marcis called Sauter in 1978 and asked him to drive his racecar in the ARCA 200. Sauter battled Bruce Hill for the win on the last lap. They crashed, with Hill ending his race along the wall and Sauter won.^[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. He said his biggest thrill was leading the 1982 Daytona 500. He was an independent (non-factory) driver with limited funds. To help pay the bills, Sauter did Goodyear tire tests along with Marcis.^[3]

Sauter raced primarily in the ARTGO and ASA series. Sauter returned to Wisconsin to win the 1981 track championship at Wisconsin International Raceway.^[4] Sauter won the 1981 and 1982 ARTGO championships with 16 of 20 career victories in those years (seven in 1981 and nine in 1982).^[5] Sauter won several major regional races including the 1980 National Short Track Championship at Rockford Speedway and the 1983 All American 400 at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway.^[5] He also competed at the Slinger Nationals, Snowball Derby, Winchester 400 and the World Crown.^[5]

Head of racing family

His sons Tim, Jay, and Johnny have followed his footsteps by racing on the NASCAR circuit. His other son Jim, Jr. has raced on regional events along with his grandson Travis Sauter.^[6] Sauter raced in his final NASCAR Nationwide Series at the Milwaukee Mile racing against Tim, Jay and Johnny.^[5] None of Sauter's seven daughters nor his son Joe are involved in racing.^[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.

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.^[7]

Motorsports career results

Racing record

Season	Series	Team name	No.	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	NWCC	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	CLT 41	CAR	ATL	ONT						109th	40	[8]
1982	Jim Stacy Racing	5	Buick	DAY 12	RCH	BRI	ATL 10	CAR	DAR 33	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	-	[9]
1983	Ulrich Racing	6	Chevy	DAY 18			ATL 29	DAR	NWS	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	BRI	CLT	RSD	POC	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS											68th	-	[10]
			Buick		RCH 19	CAR 26
	Reeder Racing	02	Chevy																											CLT 21	CAR	ATL	RSD
1984	U.S. Racing	6	Chevy	DAY DNQ	RCH	CAR	ATL 17	BRI	NWS	DAR	MAR	TAL 37	NSV	DOV	CLT 20	RSD	POC	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT	NWS	CAR	ATL	RSD							88th	-	[11]
1985	Mueller Brothers Racing	89	Pontiac	DAY 23	RCH	CAR	ATL	BRI	DAR	NWS	MAR	TAL	DOV	CLT 31	RSD	POC	MCH 20	DAY	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	ATL DNQ	RSD									50th	267	[12]
1986				DAY 25	RCH	CAR	ATL	BRI	DAR	NWS	MAR						MCH 18																							49th	361	[13]
	Ingle Racing	32	Chevy									TAL 41	DOV	CLT	RSD	POC
	U.S. Racing	6	Chevy															DAY 23
	RahMoc Enterprises	75	Pontiac																POC 14	TAL 12	GLN	MCH 37	BRI	DAR 13	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	ATL	RSD
1987	Mueller Brothers Racing	89	Pontiac	DAY DNQ	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	NWS	BRI	MAR	TAL	CLT 9	DOV	POC	RSD	MCH 24	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH 24	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT DNQ	CAR	RSD	ATL								54th	320	[14]
1988				DAY QL†	RCH	CAR	ATL 25	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT 39	DOV	RSD	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH 19	BRI					CLT 13	NWS		PHO 32									44th	463	[15]
	Bob Clark Motorsports	31	Olds																					DAR 23	RCH	DOV 32	MAR			CAR 17		ATL 23
1989			Pontiac	DAY DNQ	CAR 10	ATL 32	RCH 36	DAR 19	BRI 13	NWS 31	MAR DNQ	TAL 36	CLT 37	DOV	SON	POC	MCH																							33rd	1510	[16]
	Dingman Brothers Racing	50	Pontiac															DAY 38
	Group 44	44	Pontiac																POC 16	TAL	GLN 9	MCH 23	BRI DNQ	DAR	RCH	DOV 12	MAR	CLT 40	NWS	CAR 33	PHO 17	ATL 21
1990				DAY DNQ	RCH	CAR	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	SON																									58th	222	[17]
	Dick Johnson Racing	38	Ford													POC 24	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH
	U.S. Racing	2	Pontiac																							DOV 34	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO
	H.L. Waters Racing	0	Ford																													ATL 31
1991	Mueller Brothers Racing	89	Pontiac	DAY 23	RCH	CAR	ATL 22	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT 37	DOV	SON	POC	MCH 37	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN DNQ	MCH 31	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS DNQ	CLT DNQ	CAR	PHO DNQ	ATL 35								43rd	423	[18]
1992				DAY DNQ	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT 37	DOV	SON	POC	MCH 39	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH																		37th	729	[19]
	Marcis Auto Racing	71	Chevy																				BRI 18	DAR 36	RCH 26	DOV 18	MAR 22	NWS 29	CLT 21	CAR	PHO	ATL
1993	Mueller Brothers Racing	89	Ford	DAY 19	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	SON	CLT	DOV	POC		DAY DNQ	NHA	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH 36	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS											47th	295	[20]
	Roulo Brothers Racing	39	Chevy														MCH 26
	Mansion Motorsports	85	Ford																											CLT 38	CAR	PHO	ATL
1994	Mueller Brothers Racing	89	Ford	DAY DNQ	CAR	RCH	ATL DNQ	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL DNQ	SON	CLT DNQ	DOV	POC	MCH	DAY	NHA	POC	TAL																			NA	-	[21]
	Dick Simon Racing	59	Ford																			IND DNQ	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL
1995	Marcis Auto Racing	72	Chevy	DAY DNQ	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	-	[22]
1996				DAY DNQ	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	SON	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	DAY	NHA	POC	TAL	IND	GLN																	52nd	170	[23]
	Team SABCO	42	Pontiac																					MCH 21	BRI 31	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL
1999	Marcis Auto Racing	72	Chevy	DAY DNQ	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	-	[24]
2000				DAY DNQ	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	-	[25]
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	IND DNQ	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	NHA	DOV	KAN	TAL	CLT	MAR	ATL	CAR	PHO	HOM	NA	-	[26]
2003				DAY	CAR	LVS	ATL	DAR	BRI	TEX	TAL	MAR	CAL	RCH	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	SON	DAY	CHI	NHA	POC	IND DNQ	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	NHA	DOV	TAL	KAN	CLT	MAR	ATL	PHO	CAR	HOM	NA	-	[27]
† - 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	NBGNC	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	DOV 26	MAR	CLT	CAR	MAR						104th	0	[28]
1996	DAJ Racing	32	Ford	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	NSV	DAR	BRI	HCY	NZH	CLT	DOV	SBO	MYB	GLN	MLW QL†	NHA	TAL	IRP																	80th	115	[29]
	Bown Racing	51	Chevy																			MCH 16	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	MYB 16	GTY	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT	CAL	CAR	HOM					86th	115	[30]
2002	Richard Childress Racing	29	Chevy	DAY	CAR	LVS	DAR	BRI	TEX	NSH	TAL	CAL	RCH	NHA	NZH	CLT	DOV	NSH	KEN	MLW 29	DAY	CHI	GTY	PPR	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	KAN	CLT	MEM	ATL	CAR	PHO	HOM	107th	76	[31]
† - 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	NCTC	Pts	Ref
1999	Richard Childress Racing	8	Chevy	HOM	PHO	EVG	MMR	MAR	MEM	PPR	I70	BRI	TEX	PIR	GLN	MLW	NSV	NZH	MCH 10	NHA	IRP	GTY	HPT	RCH	LVS	LVL	TEX	CAL	81st	139	[32]
2004	Curb-Agajanian Performance Group	43	Chevy	DAY	ATL	MAR	MFD	CLT	DOV	TEX	MEM	MLW 13	KAN	KEN	GTW	MCH	IRP	NSH	BRI	RCH	NHA	LVS	CAL	TEX	MAR	PHO	DAR	HOM	83rd	124	[33]

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	AHSSC	Pts	Ref
1976	Marcis Auto Racing	02	Dodge	SLM	DAY 22	QCS	FMS	TAL	QCS	AVS	SLM	FRS	TOL	NSV	TOL	SLM									NA	0	[34]
1977				TOL	DAY 2*	QCS	BFS	NSV	FRS	TOL	SLM	AVS	TAL 2	TOL	SND	SLM									NA	0	[35]
1978				DAY 1	QCS	AVS	NSV	IMS	LOR	FRS	TAL 2	FRS	CMS	JEF											10th	390	[36]
1981	Marcis Auto Racing		Chevy	DAY DNQ	DSP	FRS	FRS	BFS	TAL	FRS	COR														NA	-	[37]
1991	Roulo Brothers Racing	26	Chevy	DAY	ATL	KIL	TAL	TOL	FRS	POC	MCH	KIL	FRS	DEL	POC	TAL	HPT	MCH 41	ISF	TOL	DSF	TWS	ATL		141st	-	[38]
1992		39		DAY	FIF	TWS	TAL	TOL	KIL	POC	MCH 4	FRS	KIL	NSH	DEL	POC	HPT	FRS	ISF	TOL	DSF	TWS	SLM	ATL	149th	-	[39]
1993				DAY 20	FIF	TWS	TAL	KIL	CMS	FRS	TOL	POC	MCH	FRS	POC	KIL	ISF	DSF	TOL	SLM	WIN	ATL			131st	-	[40]

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29. "Jim Sauter – 1996 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
30. "Jim Sauter – 1997 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
31. "Jim Sauter – 2002 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
32. "Jim Sauter – 1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
33. "Jim Sauter – 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
34. "Jim Sauter – 1976 Season Results ARCA Racing Series". TheThirdTurn. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
35. "Jim Sauter – 1977 Season Results ARCA Racing Series". TheThirdTurn. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
36. "Jim Sauter – 1978 Season Results ARCA Racing Series". TheThirdTurn. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
37. "Jim Sauter – 1981 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
38. "Jim Sauter – 1991 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
39. "Jim Sauter – 1992 ARCA SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
40. "Jim Sauter – 1993 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 27, 2015.

External links

• Jim Sauter driver statistics at Racing-Reference
• Ultimate Racing History Profile
• The Third Turn Profile

Sporting positions
Preceded by Dick Trickle	ARTGO Challenge Series Champion 1981, 1982	Succeeded by Dick Trickle