Tim Sauter Atlanta Rewind

Tim Sauter Atlanta Rewind
First race in new partnership ends in 21st place
March 16th, Atlanta Motor Speedway Fighting both flu symptoms and a  
loose race truck Friday evening Tim Sauter finished 21st in the  
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series American Commercial Lines 200 at the  
Atlanta Motor Speedway. The finish was the highest of the young  
season for Sauter but didn’t leave him feeling any better after the  
event, “I probably should have got out of the truck and let my  
brother John take over.” Sauter said after the finish. “He was ready  
to step-in and I’m fighting this darn bug.”

Rain Friday morning cancelled two of the three practice sessions so  
the Green Light team lost valuable time needed to adjust the handling  
of Sauter’s race truck, “We were struggling with a loose condition  
from the minute we unloaded and we could have used that extra  
practice time. I’m sure we could have made the truck better.”

Starting from the 29th starting position Sauter had worked his way up  
to 23rd when NASCAR threw a competition caution on lap 25 to allow  
the teams to check their tire wear do to the lack of practice earlier  
in the day. “I’m ok in three and four but really loose in one and  
two,” Tim informed his team. The Green Light Racing crew made  
adjustments to tighten-up the truck, but throughout the next green  
flag run the handling became progressively worse and Sauter was  
lapped on lap 53 by leader Todd Bodine. “The track seemed to get  
looser as the night went on. I couldn’t get into turn one all night  
long.”

The Lester Buildings/TSI/ASI Limited Silverado got back on the lead  
lap by earning the lucky dog award on the sixth caution of the race  
on lap 91 and reached as high as 15th place before fading to 21st at  
the finish of the 130-lap race won by Mike Skinner.

“I want to thank Ken Smith of SS Racing and his partner companies for  
joining us this weekend,” Sauter said. “I would have liked to get  
them a better finish than 21st. I’m looking forward to them joining  
us again at Lowe’s in May. Hopefully, I’ll be feeling better and  
we’ll have this truck handling more like it should.”

Lester Buildings Vice President Larry Lembrich was encouraged with  
the effort this weekend. “There is a lot of potential in this team  
and the guys didn’t give up. I’m ready for Martinsville. That should  
be a break-through race for this team.” Lembrich is also pleased with  
the new alliance with SS Racing. “There are a lot of positive things  
that our companies can do together.”

The Green Light Racing team will race again in the Kroger 250 at  
Martinsville Speedway on March 31st.

With manufacturing facilities in Minnesota, Illinois and Virginia,  
Lester Buildings is one of the largest manufacturers of engineered  
post-frame structures in the United States.  The company provides  
building solutions for a broad range of needs – from simple farm and  
ranch buildings, hobby shops and equestrian buildings to many types  
of commercial structures.  Over 140,000 Lester buildings have been  
erected throughout the U.S. from the eastern seaboard to the Rocky  
Mountains. To learn more about Lester Buildings, visit  
lesterbuildings.com.


PR contact Perry A. Hintz, 262-763-1672 or phintz36@wi.rr.com

SS Racing PR Contact: Shawn Stewart, 704-658-7265 or  
shawn@racingsolution.net