Tim Sauter gets Green Light for Preseason Test

Tim Sauter gets Green Light for Preseason Test

Veteran Driver Prepares for First Season in CTS

As the 2007 racing season approaches, Tim Sauter is busy along with  
the rest of the Green Light Racing team preparing for the upcoming  
Craftsman Truck Series season.  The team is diligently updating the  
fleet of Chevy Silverado’s with 2007 sheet metal and prepping them  
for fresh paint and graphics for new sponsor Lester Buildings.

This weekend all of the NASCAR Truck Series teams are headed for  
Daytona for three days of testing beginning on January 12th.  Veteran  
driver Tim Sauter will get his first runs in one of the new trucks at  
the high banks of the Daytona International Speedway as the NASCAR  
Craftsman Series participates in it’s portion of the Nascar  
Preseason Thunder testing.

Following four seasons in which the Sauter has competed part-time in  
the NASCAR Busch Series, expectations for a full season in the NASCAR  
Craftsman Truck Series in 2007 are running high. “I’m looking  
forward to this year, being in the shop the last week helping the  
guys is really getting me more excited. There’s a lot of work to do  
with updating these trucks from 2006 bodies to new 2007 Sheet metal,  
this is one of the few teams I’ve driven for that does all of it’s  
own body work in-house,�?? said Sauter. “I see a good work ethic and  
the efforts now will pay off later in the season.�??

“Once we get to Daytona in February, you don’t get a lot of track  
time,�?? Sauter said. “I need to get as much track time as possible  
to get a feel for how the truck handles in the draft, and how they  
suck up on each other. From the truck races I’ve watched, they seem  
to be pretty equal on the speedways, but I need to learn the  
differences from the Busch cars I’ve been driving compared to the  
boxier trucks.�??

The Daytona test will also be the first time the Green Light team  
hits the track with the security of two teams with full time sponsors  
and a clear vision for the entire season.  Co-owners Gene Christensen  
and Bobby Dotter are excited about pairing a veteran driver like Tim  
with an aggressive young driver like Chad McCumbie. “We are very  
happy with the new Chevy bodywork. I think our trucks will run real  
good at the speedways, the last couple of years we’ve run pretty  
well at Daytona and Talladega without a lot of experience behind the  
wheel so Tim’s past experience will benefit both of our teams,�??  
explained Christensen. “Testing is all about getting the trucks more  
consistent, we have the tools and people to make that happen this  
year.�??

Christensen added, “Bobby and I could not be happier than to have  
sponsors like Lester Buildings and Garmin/The GPS Store as our  
partners for 2007. We are really exited that this year will be the  
best year ever for Green Light Racing.�??

Sauter is also scheduled to participate in a question and answer  
session at the speedway on Saturday evening as part of the Fanfest  
portion of Preseason Thunder.

Associate sponsorship opportunities for the entire season, multi-race  
packages, or single events are available on the Lester Buildings #07  
of Tim Sauter. For more information contact Perry Hintz at  
phintz36@wi.rr.com. To learn more about Lester Buildings, one of the  
largest manufacturers of engineered post-frame structures in the  
United States visit lesterbuildings.com.



Media/PR contact:
  Perry Hintz

262-763-1672

phintz36@wi.rr.com

Team Website: www.greenlightracing.com