Sauter 2 for 2 at Martinsville

MARTINSVILLE, Va. - Johnny Sauter passed Jeb Burton for the lead on a restart with 17 laps to go Saturday and won the NASCAR truck race at Martinsville Speedway.

It was his second victory in as many races in the series this season.

Sauter also earned his eighth career victory in the series, and second at Martinsville.

He got there by passing Burton, the pole-sitting rookie making just his seventh start in the series, on the outside following a restart on lap 234 and then holding on as the field behind him battled.

Challengers included rookie Darrell Wallace Jr., who was seventh in the field on the restart, and Kevin Harvick, who was 12th. Both had tires that were 50 laps fresher than the leaders, but with Matt Crafton and Timothy Peters among the drivers also in contention, they dueled while Sauter drove away to win by 1.888 seconds.

Crafton rallied to finish second and Burton was third, followed by Peters and Wallace, another rookie.

Sports, Pages 25 on 04/07/2013

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