Johnny Sauter finished fourth in the Buckle Up In Your Truck 225 at Kentucky Speedway on Saturday.
Sauter’s top five finish, the third time he has achieved that result this year, added 40 points to his season total.
Sauter started in 11th position. The 17th-year driver has collected 24 career victories, with 108 top-five finishes and 172 results inside the top 10.
The fourth place result for Sauter marks the second time he has finished in the top five at Kentucky Speedway and his seventh top 10.
The Necedah, Wisconsin native’s starting and finishing positions compared favorably to his career averages, starting two spots higher than his career mark of 13.4 and completing the race eight places ahead of his 12.3 career average finish.
Sauter competed with a field of 40 drivers on the way to his fourth-place finish. The race endured seven cautions and 25 caution laps. There were six lead changes.
Sheldon Creed took the checkered flag in the race, followed by Ben Rhodes in second place and Matt Crafton in third. Sauter secured fourth ahead of Austin Hill’s finish in fifth place.
After Zane Smith won the first stage, Creed grabbed control and won Stage 2 before driving to victory.