Johnny Sauter, who spent the 1997 season racing at the La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway, returned to the same track Sunday afternoon and crossed one event of his “must win” race wish list. Sauter held off his nephew, Travis Sauter, to win the biggest race of the four-day Oktoberfest Race Weekend – the ASA Midwest Tour Oktoberfest feature – Sunday afternoon before a crowd estimated at more than 5,000. After a dominating performance in which he led all 100 laps, Johnny Sauter will forever be known as an Oktoberfest race champion. Johnny Sauter, who has raced in all three big-time series – Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series – has had his eye on the Oktoberfest 100 for a long time. He built his own car, and this was the first time it had seen the track. Sauter, the top qualifier, started on the pole and stayed out front for each lap.(LaCrosseTribune.com)(10-10-2011)
