Full Throttle

Johnny Sauter, son of Wisconsin short track legend Jim Sauter, returned home to the Dairy State to capture the rain shortened SBC 250 at the Milwaukee Mile on Saturday night.

He overcame a black flag given for rough driving after spinning Tony Raines in turn four on lap 112. The resulting penalty sent him to the rear of the field, but it was only a minor setback as Sauter went on to dominate, leading 162 of the 200 laps run.

Martin Truex Jr. was second, and Paul Menard finished third. J.J. Yeley was fourth and David Stremme fifth as 10 cars were on the lead lap when the race was stopped.

Series points leader Reed Sorenson finished 12th, a lap behind Sauter.

1. (1) Johnny Sauter, Dodge, 200 laps, $73,746.
2. (21) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 200, $45,700.
3. (3) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 200, $31,443.
4. (8) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 200, $29,235.
5. (14) David Stremme, Dodge, 200, $23,280.
6. (2) Denny Hamlin, Chevrolet, 200, $31,660.
7. (12) Randy LaJoie, Chevrolet, 200, $21,960.
8. (7) Kenny Wallace, Ford, 200, $21,660.
9. (16) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, 200, $21,535.
10. (6) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 200, $28,010.
11. (5) David Green, Ford, 199, $20,605.
12. (23) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 199, $25,480.
13. (11) Jason Keller, Ford, 199, $20,188.
14. (10) Carl Edwards, Ford, 199, $15,735.
15. (4) Ron Hornaday Jr., Chevrolet, 199, $18,160.
16. (38) Justin Labonte, Chevrolet, 198, $25,005.
17. (15) Bill Elliott, Dodge, 198, $17,360.
18. (24) Ashton Lewis Jr., Ford, 198, $24,755.
19. (9) Tracy Hines, Dodge, 198, $15,110.
20. (17) Aaron Fike, Ford, 198, $17,835.
21. (13) Stanton Barrett, Pontiac, 198, $18,880.
22. (28) Scott Lagasse Jr., Dodge, 197, $16,735.
23. (19) Ryan Hemphill, Dodge, 197, $14,893.
24. (39) Brandon Miller, Chevrolet, 197, $16,435.
25. (25) Stacy Compton, Ford, 197, $18,430.
26. (29) Jon Wood, Ford, 197, $18,190.
27. (27) Tim Fedewa, Dodge, 196, $16,055.
28. (32) Mark Green, Chevrolet, 196, $13,915.
29. (22) Regan Smith, Dodge, 196, $13,785
30. (42) Michel Jourdain Jr., Ford, 196, $21,630.
31. (34) Wade Day, Chevrolet, 196, $13,535.
32. (36) A.J. Fike, Dodge, 195, $13,425.
33. (43) Derrike Cope, Ford, 195, $13,315.
34. (40) Eric McClure, Ford, 195, $13,200.
35. (33) Bryan Reffner, Dodge, 195, $13,090.
36. (35) David Ragan, Chevrolet, 192, $12,965.
37. (37) Tim Sauter, Chevrolet, 189, alternator, $12,845.
38. (31) Steve Grissom, Ford, 148, handling, $12,790.
39. (30) Kertus Davis, Chevrolet, 139, accident, $12,735.
40. (18) Tyler Walker, Dodge, 80, engine failure, $14,690.
41. (20) Jeff Fuller, Chevrolet, 72, axle, $12,655.
42. (26) Kyle Krisiloff, Chevrolet, 25, engine failure, $14,620.
43. (41) Brad Teague, Chevrolet, 1, transmission, $12,558.

Winner’s Average Speed: 97.403 mph.
Time of Race: 2 hours, 3 minutes, 12 seconds.
Margin of Victory: under caution.
Caution Flags: 5 for 20 laps.
Lead Changes: 4 among 3 drivers.
Lap Leaders: J.Sauter 1-21; R.Hornaday Jr. 22-57; J.Sauter 58-118; R.LaJoie 119-120; J.Sauter 121-200.
Point standings: 1, M.Truex Jr., 2,320; 2, R.Sorenson, 2,313; 3, C.Bowyer, 2,279; 4, C.Edwards, 2,241; 5, K.Wallace, 2,133; 6, D.Hamlin, 2,032; 7, A.Lewis Jr., 1,983; 8, D.Stremme, 1,964; 9, J.Keller, 1,877; 10, D.Green, 1,839.