SAUTER: 7/8 Miler Will Be Heckucva Race
09-03-2009 12:25 am

Johnny Sauter looks to follow-up last week's top-5 finish at Chicagoland with similar results in the Lucas Oil 200 at Iowa Speedway on Saturday.

Sauter's effort at Chicagoland was his 2nd top-5 and 6th top-10 finish this season. He enters this weekend's action as the leader in the Raybestos Rookie of the Year standings.

"We're really looking forward to our first race at Iowa," Sauter said. "We've heard great things about the track, and it's obvious the people in that area love their racing. It's always cool to have an opportunity to race at different tracks, and to have Chicagoland and Iowa on back-to-back weekends is great for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. I expect it to be a heckuva race for the fans."

While the NCWTS jury is still out on racing at Iowa, Sauter suspects the speedway will yield a combination of short-and-intermediate-track action.

"From what I've heard, Iowa races like a short-track in some respects, but is also a big momentum track, which means speed," said Sauter. "We'll use more of a typical 1.5 mi. package, and we're taking a new piece. The bottom line is, there's still a bit of guesswork involved for everybody."

It is clear to Sauter that NASCAR events at Iowa Speedway are supported in feverish fashion.

"The fans out there are incredible," he said. "Like pretty much everyone else, I've just heard great things about the fan support and the tremendous facility at Iowa. I'm looking forward to racing there, especially under the lights. Hopefully, we can put our No. 13 Fun Sand/Karl Chevrolet Silverado in contention for the first Truck Series win at Iowa."