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TEAM REPORTS (TEXAS) - Tim Sauter Texas Two-step


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Friday evening the Texas Motor Speedway will host the Nascar Craftsman Truck Series for the second time this year. For Green Light Racing driver Tim Sauter, the return could be what the team needs as it works its way to the end of the 2007 season. Sauter was competitive in the June race finishing 14th, the team’s highest finish on a mile and a half speedway this season.

ASILimited and it’s partners; Aluminum Shapes, Spectrum Metal Finishing and Akzo Nobel will join Lester Buildings for the seventh and final time this season. “Our 2007 racing partnership with Lester Buildings has benefited all facets of our growing business,” said Ken Smith, President of ASILIMITED. “It allows us to market and entertain our national customers in specific geographic areas through strategic race venues. These events, along with our quality products and customer service, continue to grow sales beyond expectations.” Sauter appreciates the additional support. “We had a couple of really good runs with ASILimited on our #07. ORP was a lot of fun and we showed how good this team can run. I’d like to thank them for joining us this year.”

Texas is home to Green Light Racing co-owner Gene Christensen, who announced his candidacy for Congress at the speedway in June. “I’d like to get a top-10 finish for Gene this weekend,” Sauter said. “For him this is kind of like us racing back home in Milwaukee. You always want to do good in front of your friends and family.”

The Green Light team is returning with the same Chevy Silverado that finished 21st at Atlanta last weekend. The team learned a few things about the set-up and Sauter is hopeful that it will translate into a better run at Texas. “We really were not very good last week but the guys kept working at it,” explained Sauter. “We had our best speedway finish of the year earlier at Texas so we’ll use those notes along with what we learned at Atlanta. I think we’ll have a better run this week.”

36 trucks are pre-entered for the Chevy Silverado 350k, which will be televised live on Speed TV at 8:30 eastern on November 2nd and also broadcast on MRN radio. Clint Bowyer is the defending race winner.

Only two weeks remain in Lester Buildings "Race Fan Building Sweepstakes" for a chance to win a Lester "Town & Country" building with an MSRP of approximately $30,000 by mailing the coupon from Tim’s autograph card or by completing an online form found at JAYSKI.com, including the site’s expanded Craftsman Truck news pages. To learn more about Lester Buildings, visit lesterbuildings.com.

Lester Buildings is one of the largest manufacturers of engineered post-frame structures in the United States. The only company of its kind in the U.S. with online building pricing, 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.

ASILimited is a leader in the Building Enclosure and Ornamental Metals industry. Indianapolis based ASILimited’s ability to take a project from it’s inception to its completion separates them from their competition. In 2003, the Ornamental Division was established as a national supplier of ornate products. Currently the Ornamental Division is supplying materials for the Orlando Courthouse as well as the MUSC project in South Carolina.

Team website: www.greenlightracing.com For more on SS Racing visit www.SSRacingonline.com