Johnny Sauter News

RCR BGN Changes, could include Hornaday or Raines UPDATE Hornaday in the #2:

RCR BGN Changes, could include Hornaday or Raines UPDATE Hornaday in the #2:

October 10, 2002
Richard Childress Racing is evaluating its BGN program and will likely make some driver changes for next season. Jeff Green, who drives RCRs #30 Chevy in the Cup series, said Friday he if he does compete in the BGN for RCR next season, it would be on a more-limited

Atlanta Testing Tuesday:

Atlanta Testing Tuesday:

October 1, 2002
#2-Jay Sauter was the fastest of the BGN cars testing for the Oct. 25-27 NAPA 500 weekend.. Speeds: #2-Johnny Sauter, 180.645 #21-Jeff Green, 180.413 #1-Jimmy Spencer, 180.117 #99-Michael Waltrip, 178.608 #66-Casey Mears, 177.749 (AMS PR)(10-1-2002)

Harmon ok after wild wreck:

Harmon ok after wild wreck:

August 22, 2002
#44-Mike Harmon was involved in a spectacular crash Thursday at Bristol Motor Speedway, after posts required to secure the Turn 2 gate were not put in place. Harmon emerged from the wreckage unscathed aside from a bruise on his right side. Harmon was entering Turn

Biffle wins at IRP:

Biffle wins at IRP:

August 3, 2002
#60-Greg Biffle won Saturday night's Kroger 200 at Indianapolis Raceway Park left from the pole, beating outside pole sitter #57-Jason Keller. Biffle also extended his lead from 77 to 82 points over Keller. #23-Scott Wimmer was third, #2-Johnny Sauter was fourth and

Johnny Sauter wins at Chicago:

Johnny Sauter wins at Chicago:

July 13, 2002
#2-Johnny Sauter won the Twister 300 at Chicagoland Speedway for his first career BGN win after using a two-tire stop on Lap 98 of 200 and then a final stop on Lap 125. Sauter held off #92-Todd Bodine by .420 seconds in a three-lap dash to the finish following a five

Biffle on the pole at Milwaukee:

Biffle on the pole at Milwaukee:

June 29, 2002
#60-Greg Biffle won the pole at Milwaukee with a speed of 121.770mph. #29-Jim Sauter and his three sons, #2-Johnny, #19-Tim and #21-Jay will start in the top 10 of Sunday's GNC Live Well 250. #57-Jason Keller will start second at 121.544, #19-Tim Sauter was third at

Four Sauters at Milwaukee:

Four Sauters at Milwaukee:

June 20, 2002
The legendary Wisconsin short track racer, father to Richard Childress Racing's (RCR) BGN drivers Jay and Johnny Sauter as well as BGN regular Tim Sauter, will drive the #29 Rockwell Automation/Advance Chevy for RCR at the June 30 GNC Live Well 250 at the Milwaukee

Sauter not being released from #2 ride:

Sauter not being released from #2 ride:

June 20, 2002
Despite widespread speculation at Kentucky, Richard Childress Racing team manager Will Lind denied June 15 that Johnny Sauter has been given through the end of the month to improve the teams performance or else be let go. The general consensus was that Sauter would

Four Sauters at Milwaukee:

Four Sauters at Milwaukee:

June 20, 2002
Four Sauters at Milwaukee: The legendary Wisconsin short track racer, father to Richard Childress Racing's (RCR) BGN drivers Jay and Johnny Sauter as well as BGN regular Tim Sauter, will drive the #29 Rockwell Automation/Advance Chevy for RCR at the June 30 GNC Live

Chocolate back in pits but not gassing:

Chocolate back in pits but not gassing:

June 20, 2002
Chocolate back in pits but not gassing: Richard Childress Racing gasman Danny “Chocolate” Myers was in Robby Gordon' pits for the second straight race, but didn't’t refuel the car since his injured left arm has not yet healed. Larry Hartle substituted once again, flying

Action and Childress extend:

Action and Childress extend:

June 3, 2002
Action and Childress extend: Action Performance Companies announced an extension to their ongoing exclusive licensing and marketing contract with Richard Childress Racing. The new agreement, which extends the exclusive license relationship until May 2012, seeks to

Keller wins wreck fest at Talladega:

Keller wins wreck fest at Talladega:

April 20, 2002
#57-Jason Keller won the Aaron's 312 at Talladega on Saturday, his second BGN wins of the season and 7th of his career, holding off #59-Stacy Compton by .163 seconds in a race that saw just three of 43 cars on the lead lap at the finish. On Lap 14 of 117, rookies #

Sauter wins pole at Talladega:

Sauter wins pole at Talladega:

April 19, 2002
#2-Johnny Sauter won the pole for the Aarons 312 at Talladega with a speed of 188.764mph, more then a mph faster the the outside pole sitter, #59-Stacy Compton at 187.511. #87-Joe Nemechek was third, #21-Jay Sauter was 4th and #25-Bobby Hamilton Jr.was 5th. For Lineup

Jeff Green wins Texas pole with a new Track Record:

Jeff Green wins Texas pole with a new Track Record:

April 4, 2002
#21-Jeff Green took the pole at Texas Motor Speedway with a speed of 193.493mph, which is faster than the Cup pole record. #87-Joe Nemechek(192.994), #2-Johnny Sauter(192.218), #1-Jimmy Spencer(192.088) and #17-Matt Kenseth(191.843) round out the top 5. Matt Kenseth

Three Days of Texas Testing UPDATE:

Three Days of Texas Testing UPDATE:

March 26, 2002
Three Days of Texas Testing UPDATE: The first of three hectic days of testing by Cup and BGN teams preparing for the Samsung/RadioShack 500 and O'Reilly 300 kicked off Monday at Texas Motor Speedway amid cool temperatures. Three Cup teams took to the 1.5-mile superspeedway