Tim Sauter Charlotte Preview

McGill Motorsports team is ready with a new car after week off

Lowes Motor Speedway is right in the middle of NASCAR country. More  
than 80 percent of the teams are based within just an hour or two  
drive to the Charlotte racetrack so it’s no surprise that fifty-two  
cars are entered in Saturday evening’s NASCAR Busch Series Carquest  
Autoparts 300 including many Nextel Cup drivers who are looking to  
gain an advantage at the newly re-paved mile and a half speedway.

This week the Lester Buildings Chevy of will carry a special message  
as the car will display a photo of 14-year-old Raine Angelley, a  
Charlotte-area boy who has polycystic kidney disease (PKD), a  
disorder that causes the formation of cysts in the kidneys. Raine was  
born with the disorder and his kidney function is now below 20%.  
Several donors have been located for a transplant, but the medical  
costs to the family will be staggering. The #36 will carry the phone  
number for donations to a fund established for Angelley. Raine and  
his father will be at the track Saturday as guests of Sauter and the  
McGill Motorsports team.

The team is bringing a brand new car to the racecar this weekend.  
“Ricky and the guys did a real nice job on this car, the body looks  
real good. We really needed that week-off to get caught up and I’m  
looking forward to getting back in the car. I’ve had some good runs  
at Charlotte in the past and we are going to try to give Lester  
Buildings a good finish this weekend. The track is really fast and  
the tire is really hard, so it’s going to take a perfect balance in  
the car to run up front.” explained Sauter.

• The Carquest Autoparts 300 will be Tim’s 96th start in the NBS and  
101st career NASCAR start.

• This will be the fifth time Tim has competed at Charlotte in the  
NBS. Best Finish; 13th on October 12th, 2002 driving the AP  
Performance Chevy.

Tim’s thoughts on the newly re-paved Lowes Motor Speedway: “Ricky and  
I talked with a couple of the crew chiefs after the races last week  
to get their thoughts about the new tire and the new racing surface,  
I think we have a pretty good idea of what to expect. One thing I  
won’t miss is the bumps, those things could really upset the car!”

• This will be the fifth time McGill Motorsports has competed at  
Charlotte in the NBS. Best Finish; 21st on May 28th, 2005 with  
Stanton Barrett driving.

McGill Motorsports will run the Lester Buildings banner for sixteen  
of the remaining races on the 2006 Busch Series schedule. The team is  
actively seeking primary sponsorship for the five of the remaining  
events. Contact John McGill at 440-914-4206 or visit  
micgillmotorsports.com to learn more.