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ASA: Sauter Collects Second Win of 2000 at I-70 Speedway

25 June 2000

Posted By Terry Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel

Race Marred by Major Accident Near Half

ODESSA, Mo.--On a hot and humid night at I-70 Speedway, Tim Sauter picked up his fifth career win and avoided two major accidents, one of which saw two cars get upside down and another catch fire, to capture the Missouri 300 presented by Jani-King. The victory for Sauter comes on the second high-banked track the series has visited in 2000, the other being Nashville Speedway USA, where Sauter also collected the win.

"This is an incredible feat to win here," said Sauter, driving the #9 Build A Mold Chevrolet. "We kept trying to free the car up all night and by the end, we were just rolling through the corners. This is what short-track racing is all about."

The first of the two major crashes occurred on lap 86, when Tristan Dupuis spun across the track and was struck by two other cars. The accident eliminated four cars and slowed the event for 15 laps.

A red flag was brought out on lap 123 when Mike Garvey and Philip Kranefuss got together coming off turn two. Kranefuss #27 Mobil 1 car barrel rolled several times and was hit in mid air by Mark E. Dismores #44 Chevrolet. The chain reaction involved 14 cars, including Ricky Johnson #22 Herzog Motor Sports Chevrolet as it went upside down, but would later return to the event.

Sauter led 44 of the 300 laps in a race that saw 13 different drivers lead at least one lap. He pocketed $17,800 for the win. Greg Stewart posted his best career finish with a runner-up result. He led for 41 laps, but couldnt hold off Sauter. National Championship points leader Gary St. Amant finished third.

St. Amant continues as point leader heading to Chicago Motor Speedway on July 16. Second-place Sauter trails St. Amant by 131 points. After a two-week break, the ASA ACDelco Series returns for the USAMeats.com 200 in Chicago. The event will take the green at 2 p.m. (Central) and will be telecast live on TNN Sports.

ASA ACDelco Series Missouri 300

ODESSA, MO--The unofficial finish from Saturdays $199,300 American Speed Association ACDelco Series Missouri 300 presented by Jani-King at the half-mile I-70 Speedway. Listed is finishing and starting position (in parenthesis) driver, make of car, laps completed and reason out, if any.

1)(19) Tim Sauter, Chevrolet, 300
2)(18) Greg Stewart, Pontiac, 300
3)(7) Gary St. Amant, Chevrolet, 300
4)(3) Mike Miller, Pontiac, 300
5)(10) Dave Sensiba, Pontiac, 300
6)(20) Derrick Gilchrist, Pontiac, 300
7)(6) Butch Miller, Pontiac, 300
8)(2) Scott Hansen, Ford, 300
9)(8) Larry Foyt, Pontiac, 299
10)(14) Rick Beebe, Pontiac, 299
11)(21) Kevin Cywinski, Chevrolet, 299
12)(17) Jack Landis, Ford, 299
13)(13) Scott Wimmer, Chevrolet, 299
14)(4) Jeff Klem, Chevrolet, 298
15)(25) Brian Hoppe, Chevrolet, 298
16)(32) Tracy Goodson, Pontiac, 297
17)(31) Mike Eddy, Chevrolet, 294
18)(24) Russ Tuttle, Pontiac, 294
19)(29) Paul Dallenbach, Pontiac, 294
20)(1) Mike Garvey, Chevrolet, 279
21)(15) Joey Clanton, Pontiac, 270
22)(11) John ONeal, Pontiac, 257
23)(28) J. C. Beattie Jr., Chevrolet, 251
24)(22) Tristan Dupuis, Pontiac, 208
25)(30) Ken Alexander, Chevrolet, 188, accident
26)(16) Ricky Johnson, Chevrolet, 183
27)(23) Tim Taylor, Chevrolet, 170, ignition
28)(5) Robbie Pyle, Chevrolet, 123, suspension
29)(26) Philip Kranefuss, Pontiac, 122, accident
30)(9) Mark E. Dismore, Chevrolet, 122, accident
31)(12) Brandon Sperling, Chevrolet, 86, accident
32)(27) David Bonnett, Chevrolet, 85, accident

RACE STATISTICS:

Time of Race: 2 hours, 42 minutes, 40.868 seconds
Average Speed: 59.749 mph
Margin of Victory: 1.246 seconds
Lead Changes: 18 among 13 drivers

Lap Leaders: Garvey, 1-12; Hansen, 13; Klem, 14-19; B. Miller, 20-23; M. Miller, 24-25; B. Miller, 26-42; M. Miller, 43-50; B. Miller, 51-82; Pyle, 83-84; B. Miller, 85-87; Sensiba, 88-116; Sauter, 117-123; ONeal, 124-131; Landis, 132-159; M. Miller, 160- 162; Gilchrist, 163-194; St. Amant, 195-222; Stewart, 223-262; Sauter, 263-300.

Unofficial ASA ACDelco Series point standings after 8 of 20 events: 1) St. Amant, 1,397; 2) Sauter, 1,266; 3) M. Miller, 1,242; 4) Cywinski, 1,220; 5) B. Miller, 1,193; 6) Hansen, 1,132; 7) Beebe, 1,117; 8) Sperling, 1,083; 9) Johnson, 1,076; 10) Clanton, 1,065.

Text provided by Jeremy Troiano

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