ThorSport Racing's Johnny Sauter seeking redemption in Truck race at ORP

By SceneDaily Staff
Tuesday, July 21, 2009

ThorSport Racing’s Johnny Sauter will be seeking a little redemption in Friday night’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at O’Reilly Raceway Park.

Sauter returns to ORP for the first time in a truck since dominating the 2004 race at the track, only to falter in the final laps.

Sauter led 139 laps that night before caution erased a 10-second lead, and he tangled with Travis Kvapil on a restart.

Sauter went on to finish second in the race, which was won by Chad Chaffin.

“I built that truck in my garage, with a couple of buddies,” said Sauter. “We built it on a whim. There was no pressure. We just built [the truck]  for fun.”

Sauter was still let down by the way things played out.

“We went there with a truck built for fun, but it was a bummer to dominate the race like that and then not win it,” he said.

Sauter has also made five starts at ORP in what is now the Nationwide Series, netting three top-10s. But he has not yet captured that elusive victory.

“When you have a car or truck that is handling well, ORP is a blast. It’s a great place to race because it’s a short-track atmosphere, but it has big-track characteristics,” said the series rookie, who is running his first full Truck season after spending the last few years in Cup or Nationwide.

“You’re not stuck on the bottom like many short tracks. You can run the middle or top, too. You have options at ORP.”
 

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    Villebilly said:
    Jul 21, 2009 at 7:47 PM

    I'd like to see Sauter back in cup only with a fulltime quality ride.

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    bostonregina said:
    Jul 22, 2009 at 8:40 AM

    I gotta agree w/ Villebilly -- I really enjoyed Johnny's racing style (even with poor rides) and his partnership with Bootie. They were the best part of that "NASCAR on Primetime" special a few years back.

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