McGill Motorsports Team Ready for California

Tim Sauter Heads West

McGill Motorsports Team Ready for California.

After beginning the 2006 NASCAR Busch Series with a top-twenty finish  
at the season opener at Daytona, Tim Sauter is looking forward to his  
return to the California Speedway.  Sauter finished 7th back in 2002  
in only his second start at the fast two-mile speedway located just  
east of Los Angeles.  Tim has been eager to return ever since.  The  
only thing missing this weekend is a name on the quarterpanels as  
this is one of the 10 races that the McGill Motorsports Monte Carlo  
SS is not being sponsored by Lester Buildings.

Crew Chief Ricky Pearson and the crew have been busy at the McGill  
Motorsports shop near Spartanburg, SC, refining the same car that  
they took to the Las Vegas test earlier this month.  “We shook down  
the car and found some subtle adjustments in the suspension that we  
feel will improve the handling for Tim.  I can’t say enough about the  
effort the team has put in over the last month or so to get these  
cars ready for the six week stretch to start the season.” said  
Pearson.  “Carl Wegner has a really good motor for us this week, and  
I’m real excited to get this car on the track and see how much we  
improved the handling since the test.  Seeing the improvement is  
really what I strive for as a leader.  From the test to the race at  
Daytona, we picked up near a half second.  If we can get a similar  
improvement with this car I will be very pleased.”

“I had a really good run the last time I raced at California back in  
2002.” Sauter said.  “It might sound funny, but four years later, I  
can still feel how good that car felt through the corners and onto  
the back straight.  If Ricky can get this car to roll through the  
corner, and give me that same feeling, I think we can get another  
good finish for John and Nancy McGill.”

Last week’s 19th place finish was the highest Daytona finish for  
McGill Motorsports since they began racing in 2003.  John McGill is  
pleased with the direction the team is headed.  “I have to thank  
Lester Buildings for their support of our team for 25 races, the  
stability it provides to us is immeasurable.  If we could just find a  
little more support for the remaining races, it would really help as  
Nancy and I continue to grow this team.  When we started this team in  
2003 I wasn’t really sure of where we were headed.  Today I  
understand how close we are, and we only need a little more sponsor  
support to get us to the next level.”



• This will be the third time Tim has competed at California in the NBS.

             April 2001 - Auto Club 300 - Finished 25th, started 28th.

             April 2002 - Auto Club 300 - Finished 7th, started 18th.

• This will be Tim’s 85th career start in the NBS and 90th career  
NASCAR start.

• All three Sauter brothers will be attempting to qualify for this  
week’s race.

Tim Sauter’s thoughts on the California Speedway and the Stater Bros.  
300:
“I really like California, It’s been a while since I was there, but I  
am really looking forward to returning.”



• This will be the third time McGill Motorsports has competed at  
California in the NBS.

             February 2005 – Driver Stanton Barrett, Stater Bros. 300  
- Finished 33rd, started 31st.

             September 2005 – Driver T.J. Bell, Ameriquest 300 -  
Finished 38th, started 42nd.

Ricky Pearson’s thoughts on the California Speedway and the Stater  
Bros. 300:
“Daytona was just what we needed to start the year.  If we can  
duplicate or improve that 19th place finish, I think we really have  
something to build on for the rest of the 2006 season.”