11/15/13 - The Original Tree City Tornado is ready for a very special night at Buffalo Wings and Rings tonight, October 28th, from 5pm until at least 8 or 8:30pm! Come out and support a great cause that affects so many young and old! This is our 2nd year for the "Stop Bullying" Program and this also kicks off "Stop Bullying" Week in the Greensburg, Decatur Co., and surrounding school systems! He will also have the race car on display in front at the Southwest Corner of the building! He will be inside signing hero cards and posters for everyone! There will also be some very special guests hanging out with him throughout the evening, including: Miss Eldora Speedway, Morgan Abel and Little Mr. & Miss Tree City!! There will also be a drawing, giving away many prizes and anyone can enter to win! You don't have to be present to Win. Prizes include: Passes to Stapp's Circle S Ranch, Free Bowling Passes to Parkside Lanes, Free Movie Passes from Wolf Theaters, Free Food from Buffalo Wings & Rings, and J.T. will have a special 11x14 framed action shot from the Famous Eldora Speedway signed to give away as well!! There may even be a Free Night or Two Nights Stay at the Holiday Inn Express! A special Thanks to Brown's Oil Service and Jamie Deer for supporting the "Stop Bullying" Campaign and making the best looking Posters! We Will See Everyone TONIGHT! We Can't Wait!!!
PLEASE CHECK BACK SOON FOR RACE RESULTS, PHOTO UPDATES, AND TO SEE WHERE "THE TREE CITY TORNADO" WILL BE RACING AT NEXT!!!
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10/28/13 - The Original Tree City Tornado, was in action again on Saturday night October 12th at the 1/2 mile high-banked clay oval of Tony Stewart's Eldora Speedway in Rossburg Ohio. J.T. would have a tough battle as there were 54 Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series Sprint Cars in the Pits!!! He would start the night off by setting 3rd quick time in his Hot Lap Session!!! He would line-up 8th in the 5th Heat race and claw his way to 6th and was trying to pass the 5th place car when the checkers flew. Stapp would start 5th in the 2nd B-Main and finish just outside of the transfer spot after battling the motor stumbling on restarts and getting warm as well! This was Stapp's 3rd trip to the Ohio Speed Plant and he rode the concrete wall all night long, like he had raced there for years!!
J.T. plans to be back in action one more time during the 2013 season at the 3/8 mile semi-banked clay oval of the Twin Cities Raceway Park in North Vernon Indiana this Saturday night October 19th.
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10/15/13 - The Original Tree City Tornado was in action again on Saturday night September 28th at the 1/4 mile high-banked clay oval of the Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt Indiana. He started the night off fast in Hot Laps and would make a charge from the tail of his Heat Race to 5th, until ignition problems would sideline him for the remainder of the evening. Stapp was scheduled to start 13th in the 25 Lap A-Main, but would not be able to make the call. J.T. will be back in action this Saturday night October
12th at the blistering fast 1/2 mile high-banked clay oval of Tony Stewart's Eldora Speedway in Rossburg Ohio. Stapp's last appearance at the facility was in 2010. He is excited about the opportunity to run Eldora again and race with the Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series as well! This race will be called the, Sprintacular!! This will be the final All Star Winged Sprint, NRA Winged 360 Sprint, and BOSS Non-Wing Sprint shows of the season!!
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10/3/13 - The Original Tree City Tornado was in action on Saturday night September 14th at the Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana. There were 30 strong race cars in attendance and Stapp would start out the night by finishing 6th in his Heat Race. He would line-up 5th in the 12 Lap B-Main and finish 3rd, right on the leaders, to transfer to the 25 Lap A-Main! Stapp rode the cushion, up on the wall, the entire distance!! J.T. would start 19th in the Feature and passed several cars, until his Power Steering Pump shaft snapped off just past the halfway mark. This would sideline him for the remainder of the event.
"The Tree City Tornado," was in action again on Saturday night September 21st at the 5/16 mile high-banked clay oval of the Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville Indiana. He would have a poor draw number that would line him up at the back of a stacked 4th Heat Race. This led to Stapp having to run the first of two B-Mains. He would start 10th and finish 6th. J.T. would start 5th in the 2nd A-Main of the evening. This would be 15 Laps. Stapp was hard on the gas from the start and got as high as 2nd. He made contact with another car when he was going under him to pass and this would allow another car to get by. J.T. would finish a strong 4th for his 5th Top 10 and 2nd Top 5 of the season!!!
"The Tree City Tornado," plans to race again this Saturday night September 28th at the 1/4 mile high-banked clay oval of the Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt Indiana. This will be J.T.'s first time racing at the facility known as, "The Class Track." This will also be a Midwest Sprint Car Series sanctioned event!
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9/20/13 - The Original Tree City Tornado was back in action on Saturday night September 7th at the Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville Indiana. There were 30 strong race cars in attendance and Stapp would start out the night by finishing a strong 4th in his Heat Race to transfer to the 25 Lap A-Main. J.T. would line-up 16th and finish 16th on a very tough track to pass on. Everyone was fast on the cushion for the entire distance and there were no lapped cars!
J.T. will be back in action this Saturday night, September 14th at the 3/8 mile high-banked clay oval of the Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana. "The Tree City Tornado's", best "Burg" finish in 2013 is a 9th! Stapp is ready for this weekend's racing which will also be a part of the Merrill Downey Memorial Modified Race as well.
Check back soon for race results from Lawrenceburg and to see when & where "The Tree City Tornado," will be racing at next!!!
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9/10/13 - The Original Tree City Tornado was rained out again on Sat. August 31st at the Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana for the Merrill Downey Memorial Race. It was Stapp's 9th Rain Out of the season!! This race is rescheduled for Saturday night, September 14th!!
J.T. will be back in action this Saturday night, September 7th at the 5/16 mile high-banked clay oval of the Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville Indiana. "The Tree City Tornado's", best Putnamville finish in 2013 is an 8th! Stapp is ready for this weekend's racing which will also be a part of the Annual Patriot 100 Modified Race as well.
Check back soon for race results from Lawrenceburg and to see when & where "The Tree City Tornado," will be racing at next!!!
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9/5/13 - The Original Tree City Tornado was in action on Saturday night, August 17th, at the Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville Indiana. Stapp started the night off strong by finishing 4th in his Heat Race, after starting 6th! He would start 11th in the 21 car, 25 Lap A-Main. J.T. would fight an ill-handling race car for much of the Feature and end up 18th when the checkered flag flew.
J.T. will be back in action this Saturday night, August 31st at the 3/8 mile high-banked clay oval of the Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana. "The Tree City Tornado's", best "Burg" finish in 2013 is a 9th from the 19th starting spot, earning him the "HARD CHARGER AWARD" for the evening!! Stapp is ready for this weekend and racing in honor of Merrill Downey for the "Merrill Downey Memorial Race"!!
Check back soon for race results from Lawrenceburg and to see when & where "The Tree City Tornado," will be racing at next!!!
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8/28/13 - The Original Tree City Tornado was in action on Saturday night, August 10th, at the Paragon Speedway in Paragon Indiana. Stapp started the night off strong by finishing 2nd in his Heat Race, after starting 7th! He would start 3rd in the 19 car, 25 Lap A-Main. J.T. would maintain the 5th position for 3/4 of the race, but was fighting an ill handling race car. This made is very difficult to keep the car on the bottom of the race track coming off the corners. J.T. would end the feature in 8th despite fighting the handling of an experimental set-up. This was his 4th Top 10 of the season!! There were a total of 38 Sprint Cars on hand.
J.T. will be back in action this Saturday night, August 17th at the 5/16 mile high-banked clay oval of the Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville Indiana. "The Tree City Tornado", finished 3rd in his Heat Race and 8th in the A-Main at the track just 2 weeks ago! He is looking to improve on that finish this Saturday Night!!
Check back soon for race results from Lawrenceburg and to see when & where "The Tree City Tornado," will be racing at next!!!
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8/15/13 - The Original Tree City Tornado, was in action on Saturday night, August 3rd, at the Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville Indiana. Stapp started the night off strong by finishing 3rd in his Heat Race. He would start 8th in the 23 car, 25 Lap A-Main. J.T. would maintain his position and finish 8th on a very tough track to pass on. This is his 3rd Top 10 in 4 Feature starts.
J.T. will be back in action this Saturday night, August 10th at the 3/8 mile semi-banked clay oval of the Paragon Speedway in Paragon Indiana. "The Tree City Tornado", finished 2nd in his Heat Race and 4th in the A-Main at the track just 3 weeks ago! He is looking to improve on that finish this Saturday Night!!
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8/1/13 - The Original Tree City Tornado, was back in action this past Sat. Night, July 27th at the Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana. J.T. was fast in Hot Laps and then missed the transfer spot by one, when his Heat Race was cut to only 3 laps. This was because of 2 other competitors that spun more than twice, but were not black flagged! This led to the time limit running out. Stapp would be in a transfer spot in the B-Main on the last lap, coming off the 4th turn when another car cut down on him, causing him to spin and break some parts on the front end of the car.
J.T. will be back in action this Saturday night, August 3rd, at the 5/16 mile high-banked clay oval of the Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville Indiana. Stapp appeared at the track twice in 2012, with his best feature finish, being 11th.
Check back soon for race results from Lawrenceburg and to see when & where "The Tree City Tornado," will be racing at next!!!
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7/23/13 - The Original Tree City Tornado was back in action this past Saturday night July 13th at the Paragon Speedway in Paragon Indiana. Stapp started the night off well in his Heat Race by finishing 2nd after starting in the 6th position. He would redraw to start outside the front row of the 2nd 25 Lap A-Main of the evening. There were 44 total Sprint Cars in the Pits, which meant a 22 car starting field for the feature. J.T. would take the early lead for several laps until a couple other cars found some rubber that got laid down. Stapp would end up 4th at the finish, for his first Top 5 of the season.
J.T. is looking forward to trying to a Win this Saturday night, July 20th, at the 3/8 mile semi-banked clay oval of the Paragon Speedway in Paragon Indiana.
Check back soon for race results from Lawrenceburg and to see when & where "The Tree City Tornado," will be racing at next!!!
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7/18/13 - The Original Tree City Tornado, didn't get to compete again this past Saturday night. Lawrenceburg cancelled early and the JDS Motorsports team was on the road to Putnamville when they cancelled too!!
Stapp and the JDS Motorsports #74 will be back in action this Saturday night, July 13th at the 3/8 mile semi-banked clay oval of the Paragon Speedway in Paragon Indiana. Stapp was signed in and ready to race there 2 weeks ago when the rains came and they cancelled. J.T.'s only appearance at the facility in 2012 saw him Win his Heat Race and finish 9th in the 25 Lap A-Main.
Check back soon for race results from Lawrenceburg and to see when & where "The Tree City Tornado," will be racing at next!!!
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7/10/13 - The Original Tree City Tornado didn't get to compete again this past Saturday night. He was on his way to Lincoln Park Speedway when they cancelled and was signed in and ready to race at the Paragon Speedway in Paragon Indiana when they received another shower and cancelled as well!! The forecast looks dryer and in the 80s for this coming weekend!!
Stapp and the JDS Motorsports #74 will be back in action this Saturday night, July 6th at the 3/8 mile high-banked clay oval of the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana. This race is the Merrill Downey Memorial!!! Stapp's best run at "The Burg", was a 9th from the 19th starting spot in late April. He hopes to improve on that. this weekend!!!
STAPP IS NOW A DEALER FOR REAL RACING WHEELS AND Ti64 Titanium!!!! PLEASE USE HIS CONTACT PAGE TO GET CURRENT PRICING ON WHEELS, FRONT HUBS, AND TITANIUM BOLTS!!!
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7/2/13 - The Original Tree City Tornado, didn't get to compete this past Saturday night. He was on his way to Paragon Speedway when they cancelled and was nearly all the way to Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville Indiana when they cancelled as well!! The forecast looks dry and cooler for this coming weekend!!
Stapp and the JDS Motorsports #74 will be back in action this Saturday night, June 29th at the 5/16 mile highbanked clay oval of the Lincoln Park Speedway in beautiful downtown Putnamville Indiana. Stapp's best run at Putnamville was an 11th from the 19th starting spot last season. He competed twice at Lincoln Park in 2012.
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6/25/13 - The Original Tree City Tornado, was back in action on Saturday night, June 15th driving the JDS Motorsports #74 Maxim Gaerte. Stapp started off the night running 5th in his Heat Race which was just one transfer spot out. He would finish 2nd in the 10 Lap B-Main to transfer to the 25 Lap A-Main, which was packed with USAC Stars such as Dave Darland and Levi Jones, just to name a few. J.T. did his best to run 15th after starting in the 18th position. The team is still figuring out the new chassis/ motor combination! Stapp and the JDS Motorsports #74 will be back in action this Saturday night, June 22nd at the 3/8 mile semi-banked clay oval of the Paragon Speedway in Paragon Indiana. J.T. Won his Heat race and ran 9th in the A-Main in his only appearance at the facility in 2012.
PLEASE CHECK OUT J.T.'S NEW PHOTOS THAT WERE JUST ADDED TO HIS PHOTO PAGE AND FLICKR ACCOUNT!!!! MORE PICS OF HIS NEW JDS MOTORSPORTS #74 RIDE WILL BE COMING VERY SOON!!!
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6/20/13 - The Original Tree City Tornado will be back in the JDS Motorsports #74 Maxim Gaerte this Saturday night!!! Stapp is planning to race this Saturday Night, June 15th at the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana. This show is a part of the USAC Indiana Midget Week Finale!!
PLEASE CHECK OUT J.T.'S NEW PHOTOS THAT WERE JUST ADDED TO HIS PHOTO PAGE AND FLICKR ACCOUNT!!!! MORE PICS OF HIS NEW JDS MOTORSPORTS #74 RIDE WILL BE COMING VERY SOON!!!
Stapp would like to thank: Brown's Oil Service, Cunningham Racing Service, Acro Racing Equipment, Zimmerman's Speed Shop, Stone's Napa, Creative Finishing, Ti22 Performance, Buffalo Wings & Rings, Ti64, Simpson Race Products, Brad Penn Oil, Dragon Racing Fuels, Earl's Indy, American Racer Racing Tires,Nate Brannin, and all the other great supporters listed on his Sponsor Page!
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6/5/13 - The original Tree City Tornado was in action on Saturday, May 4 Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana. The whole night was a struggle due to driveline binding problems. This led to J.T. not transferring out of his Heat Race. Stapp started on the pole of the B-Main, only to get hit and spun by another car. This caused him to be hit hard in the left rear wheel as the car sat disabled on the race track. J.T. was ok, but the car had some damage that will need to be repaired.
Stapp would like to thank: Brown's Oil Service, Cunningham Racing Service, Acro Racing Equipment, Zimmerman's Speed Shop, Stone's Napa, Creative Finishing, Ti22 Performance, Buffalo Wings & Rings, Ti64, Simpson Race Products, Brad Penn Oil, Dragon Racing Fuels, Earl's Indy, American Racer Racing Tires,Nate Brannin, and all the other great supporters listed on his Sponsor Page!
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5/9/13 - The Original Tree City Tornado will be back in action this Saturday Night May 4th, on the 3/8 mile high- banked clay oval of the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana. J.T. and the Sweat Auto Center #1SAC Sprinter, started the season off right on Saturday night, April 27th at Lawrenceburg. Stapp was fast in hot laps, but would have to start deep in the 3rd Heat Race of the night and had the right front torsion stop strip out causing the car not to handle. J.T. missed the transfer spot by one and would end up finishing 4th in the B-Main to transfer to the 25 Lap A-Main. He would start 19th and finish 9th at the checkers, trying to pass for 8th!! "The Tree City Tornado," earned the "Hard Charger Award," for his efforts!!
Stapp would like to thank: Brown's Oil Service, Cunningham Racing Service, Acro Racing Equipment, Zimmerman's Speed Shop, Stone's Napa, Creative Finishing, Ti22 Performance, Buffalo Wings & Rings, Ti64, Simpson Race Products, Brad Penn Oil, Dragon Racing Fuels,Earl's Indy, American Racer Racing Tires,Nate Brannin, and all the other great supporters listed on his Sponsor Page!
Check back soon for Race Results from "The Burg," and to see when and where "The Tree City Tornado," will be racing at next!!!
PLEASE CHECK BACK SOON FOR RACE RESULTS, PHOTO UPDATES, AND TO SEE WHERE "THE TREE CITY TORNADO" WILL BE RACING AT NEXT!!!
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4/30/13 - The Original Tree City Tornado will get his 2013 Season underway this Saturday Night April 27th, on the 3/8 mile high-banked clay oval of the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana. J.T. and the rest of the Sweat Auto Center #1SAC Racing Team have been working hard, putting together a newer Maxim chassis and will now have an all-aluminum Gaerte Engine under the hood! Stapp didn't compete this past Saturday because he was sick.
Stapp would like to thank: Brown's Oil Service, Cunningham Racing Service, Acro Racing Equipment, Zimmerman's Speed Shop, Stone's Napa, Creative Finishing, Ti22 Performance, Buffalo Wings & Rings, Ti64, Simpson Race Products, Brad Penn Oil, Dragon Racing Fuels, and all the other great supporters listed on his Sponsor Page!
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4/19/13 - The Original Tree City Tornado has been working hard finalizing Sponsor deals and helping to put the newer Sweat Auto Center #1SAC Maxim Sprinter together. Pictures of the new car will be posted on J.T.'s photo page very soon!! Stapp would also like to announce the addition of Ti64 and Acro Racing Equipment to his list of top notch businesses that support him. Ti64 will take care of all your Titanium bolt and fastener needs! Acro Racing Equipment is the place to go for machining and fabrication work of any kind. They can also straighten axles and much more!
J.T. would like to thank Jeff, Josh, and Kaitlyn Sweat, his folks, and all of his great sponsors for all of their hard work, help, and support!!! Please check back soon for The Tree City Tornado's tentative 2013 Racing Schedule, which is expected to start on Saturday, April 13th at the 3/8 mile high-banked clay oval of the Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana.
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3/25/13 - The Original Tree City Tornado continues to work towards the 2013 season opening races! He has added Brad Penn Oil, Pro Shocks, USA Grease, and Schroeder Torsion Bars to his list of top notch businesses that support him. J.T. continues to work on other Sponsor deals and ride opportunities as well. Stapp will gladly talk to anyone about Sponsorship Opportunities with businesses or individuals interested in becoming a part of the success story! Just contact him using the contact page on this site.
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1/13/13 - THE ORIGINAL TREE CITY TORNADO enjoyed the festivities of the Lawrenceburg Speedway Banquet on Saturday Night November 17th at the Sunman VFV Lodge in Sunman Indiana. Stapp finished 8th in the final Sprint Car Point Standings and was honored with a nice trophy and money for his efforts. He gave an inspirational speech and made sure he thanked his car owner, parents, sponsors, and his fellow competitors as well! His car owner, Jeff Sweat, was also awarded a nice trophy for his efforts too! J.T. and the Jeff Sweat #1SAC Racing Team is looking forward to 2013 at the Burg!
The Tree City Tornado has been diligently working on Sponsorship deals for the 2013 Racing Season and has brought Buffalo Wings & Rings back for another season. He will continue to be a representative for the "No Bullying," campaign that he helped kick off at the restaurant in August of this year. This program has grown in leaps and bounds! Stapp is very excited to be involved with Buffalo Wings & Rings and directly with the Greensburg School system through his role as a Substitute Teacher.
Stapp has several sponsor meetings and obligations to attend in the near future and is working towards helping the Sweat Auto Center #1SAC Racing Team purchase a newer
high horsepower power plant and new GF1 Chassis for the 2013 racing season. J.T. will be attending the upcoming International Motorsports Industry Show on December 6th- 8th at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis Indiana. Look for The Tree City Tornado at several of his sponsors' booths, including: Dragon Racing Fuels, where he will sign autographs on his hero cards and posters. This is a fun time for all race fans to see what goes into making a fast race car and to see some of their favorite drivers too!!!
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11/4/12 - The Tree City Tornado had a tough night to finish off the 2012 season a little earlier than anticipated on Saturday night September 15th. Stapp was at the blistering fast Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana for the Final Points Race of the 2012 season. He started the night off setting the 3rd best lap time average of all the cars in his Hot Lap group. He would draw the tail of the 4th Heat Race, but as no surprise to his fans, he quickly got up on the wheel and was battling for the 4th and final transfer spot with just 2 laps to go. He dove under the other car going into turn one and was pinched just enough that J.T. would bang wheels with the other car and get airborne, but never turned over. This would end the night early for Stapp and the Sweat Auto Center #1SAC Racing Team. There was too much damage to fix in time to run the B- Main.
The Tree City Tornado and the Jeff Sweat owned, Sweat Auto Center #1SAC Racing Team had a strong season overall, running with a steel block motor with much less horsepower than many of their aluminum motor competitors. The hard work and dedication of Jeff Sweat, J.T.'s Mom & Dad, along with the rest of the Sweat Family including, Josh, Jim, Greg, and Kaitlyn was awesome!!! This season would not have been possible if it wasn't for these great people!!! Stapp and the #1SAC Racing Team would also like to thank each and every Sponsor for their great support during the 2012 season and are looking forward to a strong season in 2013!!!
Those great Sponsors include: Buffalo Wings & Rings, Brown's Oil Service, Dragon Racing Fuels, UAW Motorsports, Ti22 Performance, American Racer Racing Tires, Indy Race Parts, Earl's Indy, Simpson Race Products, Zimmerman's Speed Shop, Stone's Napa, SAC Engines, Torco Race Oils, Real Racing Wheels, Creative Finishing, ButlerBuilt Seat Systems, Cunningham Racing & Repair Service, Gillis Farms/Beck Seeds, Kinser Air Filters, and TKR Tim Kelley Racing.
Here is a Summary of The Tree City Tornado's 2012 Season Accomplishments: He ran 16 total races and competed in 13 Feature Events. His season best A-Main finish was a 4th at the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway. He had 2 Heat Race Wins, one at Lawrenceburg and one at Paragon Speedway. He had 7 A- Main finishes in the Top 11, 5 of those were Top 10s, and 1 of those was a Top 5. His average Feature finish for the season was an 11th. He also garnered 2 Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series Iron Man Awards. J.T. ended the 2012 campaign in the 8th spot of the Lawrenceburg Speedway Sprint Car Point Standings and will be honored at the banquet in November. Stapp also remained in the Top 60 of over 247 plus Sprint Car Drivers that have raced in a Feature in the state of Indiana in 2012!!!!
The Tree City Tornado and the #1SAC Racing Team are currently making plans for the 2013 Racing Season already. They are disassembling the car and checking all parts on the car and all spares for next season. J.T. is also working on his sponsor plans as well.
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9/18/12 - The Original Tree City Tornado did not get to compete on Saturday night September 8th at the Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville Indiana due to his car owner being ill. The Jeff Sweat, Sweat Auto Center #1SAC Racing Team will be back in action this Saturday night September 15th at the 3/8 mile high- banked clay oval of the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana. This will be the final Points Race of the season at “The Burg.” J.T. is currently 9th in the Sprint Car Championship Standings and looks to move up a few more spots by the end of the night!!
It has been a strong season for the 1SAC Racing Team at Lawrenceburg this season with a 4th place finish in the A- Main several weeks back along with several Top 10s including a Heat Race Win. Stapp stands 9th in the standings despite not competing in 3 of the Points races this season. The Tree City Tornado is proudly sponsored by Buffalo Wings & Rings, Brown's Oil Service, Dragon Racing Fuels, UAW Motorsports, Indy Race Parts, American Racer Racing Tires, Zimmerman's Speed Shop, Stone's Napa, and the rest of his great supporters on his Sponsor Page.
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9/10/12 - The Tree City Tornado would like to announce a brand new partnership with UAW Motorsports of Region 3 in Indianapolis Indiana. The United Auto Workers is one of the biggest and strongest unions in the United States!!! J.T. is committed to promoting the UAW through his racing and public appearances. He looks forward to a long relationship with UAW Motorsports!!
Stapp was rained out this past weekend on Saturday night September 1st at the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana and on Sunday night September 2nd at the Kokomo Speedway in Kokomo Indiana. Hurricane Isaac brought too much precipitation to get in hardly any racing at all throughout the Midwest over the long Holiday Weekend.
The Tree City Tornado will be back in action this Saturday night September 8th at the 5/16 mile high-banked clay oval of the Lincoln Park Speedway in beautiful downtown Putnamville Indiana. Stapp has 2 Feature start this season at the track with finishes of 11th and 16th. He looks to improve on that this weekend. This race will be the King of Non-Wings and every Sprint Car will run a feature.
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9/4/12 - The Original Tree City Tornado had a great night of signing autographs and bringing in many new "No Bullying" Pledges on Monday August 20th. J.T. was on location of one of his great sponsors, Buffalo Wings & Rings, and signed over 200 hero cards for kids and adults! He also had more than 30 new "No Bullying" Pledges during the night as well! Each kid of school age could do the pledge and receive a Free Kids Meal!! Stapp and Buffalo Wings & Rings also gave away Free Tickets to his September 1st race at the Lawrenceburg Speedway along with some Free Dinner and Movie passes too!! It was a great night for everyone involved and one that J.T. looks forward to being a part of next season as well!! A special thanks goes out to Brent Brown and Tess Rowing of the Greensburg Daily News for the great coverage on the front page of the paper before and after the event!! It means a great deal!!
The Tree City Tornado made his way to the Waynesfield Raceway Park in Waynesfield Ohio Saturday night August 25th. It was his first appearance at the facility in over 2 years. There was a tough 40 car field on hand for the Michigan Traditional Sprints sanctioned event. J.T. would draw at the back of the 2nd heat race and make his way up to one transfer spot out, only to lose a couple of spots at the end on the very dry, dusty, and super slick surface. Stapp would line-up 6th in the first of 2 B- Mains and tried to run the top of the race track to no avail and
missed the transfer spot, as they were only taking the Top 2. It was a frustrating night for J.T. and the Sweat Auto Center #1SAC Team. The car was fast all night, but unfortunately your starting spot meant everything on the under prepared Waynesfield oval.
J.T. and the #1SAC Racing Team will be back at the 3/8 mile high-banked clay oval of the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana this Saturday night September 1st. J.T. is currently 9th in the Sprint Car Championship Standings with only 2 races to go! He will try to move up a few more spots on the ladder by the end of the final night of racing on September 15th!! There is also a possibility that "Tree City Tornado" and the #1SAC Racing Team may race this Sunday September 2nd at the Kokomo Speedway in Kokomo Indiana. Stapp and the Sweat Auto Center Team are proudly sponsored by Buffalo Wings & Rings, Brown's Oil Service, Dragon Racing Fuels, Ti22 Performance, Indy Race Parts, American Racer Racing Tires, Zimmerman's Speed Shop, Stone's Napa, and all the rest of his great supporters on his Sponsor Page.
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8/27/12 - The Original Tree City Tornado was in action on Saturday night August 18th at the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway as part of the "Dick Gaines Memorial Race." J.T. would start the night off very fast in Hot Laps, turning a lap of just over 14.5 seconds at a speed of over 93 MPH average lap and over 105 MPH at the end of the straightaways!!! He would line-up 8th in his Heat Race and finish 3rd to transfer to the 30 Lap A-Main. Stapp would start 7th in the Feature on a very dry slick and dusty track and survive to finish 16th. J.T. still maintains the 9th spot in the Lawrenceburg Speedway Sprint Car Point Standings, just a few markers behind 7th and 8th heading into the final two Point Shows.
The Tree City Tornado will be back in action again this Saturday night August 25th at the 1/3 mile high-banked clay oval of the Waynesfield Raceway Park in Waynesfield Ohio. This will also be a Michigan Traditional Sprints sanctioned show as well. It will be Stapp's first appearance at the facility since July of 2010. On that night, he transferred out of his Heat Race to the Feature, but had some bad luck that took him out of the A-Main early in the race. He will be looking for some redemption this Saturday night!
Stapp and the #1SAC Team are proudly sponsored by Buffalo Wings & Rings, Brown's Oil Service, Dragon Racing Fuels, Indy Race Parts, Ti22 Performance, Zimmerman's Speed Shop,
Stone's Napa, American Racer Racing Tires, Creative Finishing, and all the great supporters on his Sponsor Page.
The Tree City Tornado, J.T. Stapp is not only a successful local race car driver; he is also a Substitute Teacher for Greensburg Community Schools. J.T. has partnered with one of his great sponsors, Buffalo Wings & Rings, and their Anti-Bullying Program!!! Stapp will be at Buffalo Wings & Rings, here in Greensburg on Monday night, August 20th, from 5-8 pm. He will sign autographs on his hero cards and help take in any new pledges to the Anti-Bullying Program, from anyone going to a Greensburg School. If you pledge not to be a bully and to help those who are being bullied, you will receive a card for FREE FOOD!! Stapp and Buffalo Wings & Rings will have a drawing to give away two Family 4 Packs of tickets to watch J.T. race at the Lawrenceburg Speedway on Saturday September 1st, with a rain date of Saturday September 15th. There will also be drawings to Win More Free Food and Free Movie Passes to Wolf Theatres!!! You do not have to stay till 8 to Win. Someone can call or email you if you are not present.
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8/19/12 - The Original Tree City Tornado got his 5th Top 10 of the season and continued to close in on some of his other competitors in the Lawrenceburg Speedway Sprint Car Point Standings. On Saturday night August 11th, J.T. finished 5th in his Heat Race and would start the 25 Lap A-Main from the 10th position. He would claw his way up to 6th early in the race and finish 7th after the bleeders in both rear tires stuck and made the car a handful to drive on the very tacky and rough track surface. Stapp is currently 9th in the Point Standings, just a few markers out of the Top 5 heading into this Saturday night. J.T. also stands 52nd out of the 235 drivers who have earned feature points at any Indiana Sprint Car Track this season!!!
The Tree City Tornado will be back in action again this Saturday night August 18th behind the wheel of the Sweat Auto Center #1SAC Maxim in the Dick Gaines Memorial Race at the 3/8 mile high-banked clay oval of the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana. Stapp and the #1SAC Team are proudly sponsored by Buffalo Wings & Rings, Brown's Oil Service, Dragon Racing Fuels, Indy Race Parts, Ti22 Performance, Zimmerman's Speed Shop, Stone's Napa, American Racer Racing Tires, Creative Finishing, and all the great supporters on his Sponsor Page.
The Tree City Tornado, J.T. Stapp is not only a successful local race car driver; he is also a Substitute Teacher for Greensburg Community Schools. J.T. has partnered with one of his great sponsors, Buffalo Wings & Rings, and their Anti-Bullying Program!!! Stapp will be at Buffalo Wings & Rings, here in Greensburg this coming Monday night, August 20th, from 5-8 pm. He will sign autographs on his hero cards and help take in any new pledges to the Anti-Bullying Program, from anyone going to a Greensburg School. If you pledge not to be a bully and to help those who are being bullied, you will receive a card for FREE FOOD!! Stapp and Buffalo Wings & Rings will have a drawing to give away two Family 4 Packs of tickets to watch J.T. race at the Lawrenceburg Speedway on Saturday September 1st, with a rain date of Saturday September 15th. There will also be drawings to Win More Free Food and Free Movie Passes to Wolf Theatres!!! You do not have to stay till 8 to Win. Someone can call or email you if you are not present.
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8/10/12 - The Original Tree City Tornado was in action at the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway on Saturday night August 4th for the Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series event. J.T. started the night out in grand fashion by capturing his 2nd Heat Race Win of the season!!! He would start the 25 Lap A-Main from the 6th position after the redraw and finish 8th, for his 4th Top 10 of the season. Stapp also earned his 2nd "Iron Man" award and the $50 cash bonus for being the highest finishing steel block Sprinter of the evening!!
Stapp will be back at the 3/8 mile high-banked clay oval of the Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana this Saturday night August 11th driving the Sweat Auto Center #1SAC Maxim. J.T. is proudly sponsored by Buffalo Wings & Rings, Brown's Oil Service, Dragon Racing Fuels, American Racer Racing Tires, Indy Race Parts, and all the rest of the great supporters on his Sponsor Page.
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8/6/12 - The Original Tree City Tornado had a great run on Saturday night July 28th at the 3/8 mile high-banked clay oval of the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana. From the time the green flag dropped in Hot Laps until the checkered flag flew after the 25 Lap A-Main, Stapp and the Sweat Auto Center #1SAC Team were fast!! J.T. started 5th and battled hard to finish his Heat Race in 3rd. He would line-up 6th for the Feature and hung tough the entire distance to bring home a 4th place finish, right on the heels of the leaders as they crossed the start/finish line!! Stapp and everyone on the #1SAC Racing Team is fired up with the great finish and is looking forward to this coming Saturday night.
J.T. and the Jeff Sweat owned, Sweat Auto Center #1SAC Team will be back in action this Saturday night August 4th at the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana. This will be a Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series event. BOSS was at The Burg back in June and had a strong 30 car field. Stapp made the show and finished 15th after starting 20th. He looks to improve on that and keep the momentum rolling this Saturday night.
The Tree City Tornado and one of his great supporters, Buffalo Wings & Rings are planning a future appearance. J.T. will sign autographs on his hero cards for the fans, get pictures taken, talk with the fans, have a ticket giveaway to one of his races at Lawrenceburg Speedway, and much more!! Details on the date of the event and what will be given away, coming soon!!
Stapp and the #1SAC Team are proudly supported by Buffalo Wings & Rings, Brown's Oil Service, Dragon Racing Fuels, Indy Race Parts, Ti22 Performance, American Racer Racing Tires, Zimmerman's Speed Shop, and all the other great sponsors listed on his Sponsor Page.
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7/30/12 - The Original Tree City Tornado was back in action on Saturday night July 21st at the 3/8 mile semi-banked clay oval of the Paragon Speedway in Paragon Indiana. The night started off great for J.T. and the Sweat Auto Center #1SAC Team with their first Heat Race WIN of the season in the 4th Heat Race of the evening!! Stapp led from the drop of the green flag and led all 10 laps en route to the victory. Stapp would line-up 7th in the 2nd 25 Lap A-Main after the redraw and take home 9th place at the finish. It was a very dry slick and dusty track which made passing very tough.
The Tree City Tornado and the Jeff Sweat owned, Sweat Auto Center #1SAC Racing Team will be back at the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway this Saturday night July 28th. Stapp and the #1SAC Maxim are proudly sponsored by Ti22 Performance, Butlerbuilt Race Seats, Buffalo Wings & Rings, Brown's Oil Service, Dragon Racing Fuels, American Racer Racing Tires, Indy Race Parts, Zimmerman's Speed Shop, Stone's Napa, and all the other great supporters on his Sponsor Page. Please check them out!!
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7/23/12 - The Original Tree City Tornado and the Jeff Sweat owned Sweat Auto Center #1SAC Maxim will be racing this Saturday night July 21st at the 3/8 mile semi-banked clay oval of the Paragon Speedway in Paragon Indiana. It will be J.T.'s first trip to the facility since the 2008 season, when he drove for Bryan Robinson in the #57R. He is definitely looking forward to going back! Stapp has competed sporadically at the track since 2001, when he piloted the JSR, John Stapp Racing #74. He also drove for Glenn Scott in the Taterhead Motorsports owned #16 Sprinter at several shows in 2006, including making the prestigious Mike Johnson Memorial Race.
J.T. also promoted himself and his website for the first time by being the lap #8 sponsor at the King's Royal Sprint Car race at Eldora Speedway Saturday night July 14th!! Jtstapp.com, The Tree City Tornado was up on the turn 2 scoreboard for fans, friends, sponsors, and potential sponsors to see!! On top of that, two of J.T.'s favorite drivers were there for the crowning of the New King! King Sammy the XXIX Swindell was crowned by former King's Royal Winner, King Doug the II & VII Wolfgang!!
Stapp and the #1SAC Team are sponsored by Buffalo Wings & Rings, Brown's Oil Service, Dragon Racing Fuels, American Racer Racing Tires, Ti22 Performance, Indy Race Parts, Zimmerman's Speed Shop, Stone's Napa, Creative Finishing, Earl's Indy, Simpson Race Products, and ButlerBuilt Race Seats.
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7/16/12 - The Original Tree City Tornado was back in action on Saturday night July 7th at the 3/8 mile high-banked clay oval of the legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana, as part of the Inaugural Merrill Downey Memorial Race. Merrill was a great Late Model, Modified, and Sportsman racer at Lawrenceburg and many other tracks in the 80s and early 90s. Merrill died unexpectedly, a couple of weeks ago. He was a great racer and a friend of the Stapp family too!!!
J.T. started the night off blistering fast in his Hot Lap session, setting 3rd quick in his group. He would lead his Heat Race early and end up running 2nd, good enough to make the redraw for the A-Main. He would line-up 6th in a very strong 21 car field and finish 14th. Stapp drove a great race and ran around the Top 10 for the entire 25 Laps. His consistent finishes have propelled him into 12th in the Lawrenceburg Speedway Sprint Car Point Standings, only a few markers out of the Top 10!!
The Tree City Tornado and the Jeff Sweat owned Sweat Auto Center #1SAC Maxim plan to be racing at the 3/8 mile semi-banked clay oval of the Paragon Speedway in Paragon Indiana or the 1/3 mile semi- banked clay oval of Waynesfield Raceway Park in Waynesfield Ohio on Saturday night July 21st. The Tree City Tornado and the Sweat Auto Center Team will not be racing this Saturday July 14th. Stapp and the #1SAC Team are sponsored by Buffalo Wings & Rings, Brown's Oil Service, Dragon Racing Fuels, American Racer Racing Tires, Ti22 Performance, Indy Race Parts, Zimmerman's Speed Shop, Stone's Napa, Creative Finishing, Earl's Indy, Simpson Race Products, and ButlerBuilt Race Seats.
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7/9/12 - The Original Tree City Tornado, J.T. Stapp, will be back on the Motor Racing Monday Show, with "Moose," Bruce Loyd tonight, June 25th at 8:45 pm!!! Tune in to hear J.T. and "Moose" talk about the 2012 season to this point and what the Sweat Auto Center #1SAC Team is looking forward to in the future.
Stapp was in action Saturday night June 23rd at the 5/16 mile high- banked clay oval of the Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville Indiana. J.T. started off the night with a solid 4th place finish in his Heat Race to transfer to the 25 Lap A-Main. There would be 30 Sprinters in the Pits on this night. It is the 3rd consecutive race that Stapp has had to fight through a tough field of at least 30 cars just to make the feature. He would line-up 15th and finish 16th in the Feature event. There was only a single caution the entire race with only 4 laps remaining.
The Tree City Tornado and the Sweat Auto Center team plan to take this Saturday night June 30th off due to the extreme heat that has hit the area and to do some extra maintenance on the race car too. J.T. and the #1SAC Racing Team will be back in action next Saturday night July 7th at the 3/8 mile high-banked clay oval of the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana. Stapp will be wheeling the Jeff Sweat/Sweat Auto Center owned #1SAC Maxim, sponsored by; Buffalo Wings & Rings, Brown's Oil Service, Dragon Racing Fuels, American Racer Racing Tires, Ti22 Performance, Indy Race Parts, Earl's Indy, Zimmerman's Speed Shop, Creative Finishing, and Stone's Napa.
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6/25/12 - The Original Tree City Tornado was in action on Saturday night June 16th at the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana. This race was a part of the USAC Indiana Midget Week. J.T. would start the night off fast in Hot Laps, but would miss the transfer spot in his Heat Race by just one spot. He would line- up outside the front row for the 10 Lap B-Main that would be shortened to only 8 Laps. Stapp endured a loose race car in turns 3 & 4, while being pretty good in 1 & 2, due to the less than desirable track conditions. J.T. needed those last two laps to make a run on the final transfer spot, but wouldn't get the opportunity. He would finish one transfer spot out of going to the A-Main. It was only the 6th time in the last five years that Stapp has failed to make the feature event.
The Tree City Tornado and the Buffalo Wings & Rings, Brown's Oil Service, Dragon Racing Fuels, American Racer, Indy Race Parts, Simpson Race Products, Sweat Auto Center #1SAC Maxim will get back up on the horse and go for a big rebound this Saturday night June 23rd at the 5/16 mile high-banked clay oval of the Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville Indiana. This will be the 2nd appearance of the season for Stapp and the #1SAC Team at the track. He finished 11th, right on the heels of the 10th place car, from the 20th starting position just one month ago!
J.T. will be on the air LIVE with "Moose," Bruce Loyd, on the "MOTOR RACING MONDAY SHOW!!!" Listen to his interview Live this Monday night, June 25th at 8 pm on www.wdlj.com!!!
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6/19/12 - The Original Tree City Tornado was in action at the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway on Saturday night June 9th as part of the Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series event. J.T. helped his friend, Aaron Fry, organize, create, and name the series in late 2010, but this would be the first opportunity he would have to race with BOSS. There were 30 of the best Non-Wing Sprint Cars in Indiana and Ohio there to tackle the 3/ 8 mile high-banked clay oval. Stapp would finish 6th in his Heat Race, so he would have to line-up 7th in the B-Main to try to get in this tough field. J.T. made some aggressive moves on the competition and survived two late race restarts to finish 4th and transfer to the A-Main. He would start 20th in the 25 Lap Feature event and survive to finish 15th.
"The Tree City Tornado," will be back in action this Saturday night June 16th at the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana. This race will also be the 4th leg of the annual USAC Indiana Midget Week. Stapp will again be wheeling the Jeff Sweat owned, Buffalo Wings & Rings, Brown's Oil Service, Dragon Racing Fuels, Sweat Auto Center, American Racer, Indy Race Parts, #1SAC Maxim.
J.T. is still feverishly looking for sponsorship to help secure a new aluminum, higher horsepower motor for the #1SAC Team. If anyone would like to have their business represented by a top notch driver and marketing professional, please use the contact page for more info and he will get back to you very soon!!
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6/11/12 - The Original TREE CITY TORNADO raced at the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway again on Saturday night June 2nd. There were 25 Sprint Cars that came to be a part of the "Lawrenceburg Legends Classic." J.T. started the night off fast in Hot Laps with a blistering lap of just over 14.6 seconds at an average speed of over 92 MPH average lap. That's well over 105 MPH at the end of the straightaways! Stapp's Heat Race didn't go as well as he would have liked. The track changed drastically and got rough spots in it, making the car very unstable. J.T. would soldier on to a 6th place finish, which would put him starting deep in the feature field. "The Tree City Tornado," would make a charge from the 19th starting spot to finish 11th in the 30 Lap A-Main.
Stapp and the Buffalo Wings & Rings, Brown's Oil Service, Dragon Racing Fuels, American Racer Racing Tires, Indy Race Parts, Sweat Auto Center, #1SAC Maxim Racing Team will be back in action again this Saturday night June 9th at the 3/8 mile high-banked clay oval of the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana. This will be a race sanctioned by the Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series, a group that J.T. helped get up and going last season, and even suggested the name for the series as well. He is looking forward to racing with BOSS for the first time and is ready to get a good finish for all of his loyal sponsors and fans!!
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5/30/12 - THE ORIGINAL TREE CITY TORNADO was in action on Saturday May 19th at the 5/16 mile high-banked clay oval of the Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville Indiana. The night started off with a 7th place finish in his Heat Race. He would have to run the 12 lap B-Main, but finished 4th, good enough to transfer to the 25 Lap A-Main. He would line-up 19th in the feature and finish 11th, right on the heels of the 10th place car.
On Friday May 25th Stapp would take on the ¼ mile semi-banked clay oval of the Gas City I69 Speedway in Gas City Indiana. He would finish 6th in his Heat Race, just one transfer spot out. J.T. would take home 5th in the B-Main to transfer to the 25 Lap A-Main. He would start shotgun on the field, only to get taken out by an ill-fated slide job by Travis Welpott in turn 2. This would flatten his left front tire as well as bending the tie rod and drag link, ending his night with a 15th place finish.
THE TREE CITY TORNADO, will be back in action this Saturday night June 2nd at the 3/8 mile high-banked clay oval of the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana. Stapp will be piloting the Buffalo Wings & Rings, Brown s Oil Service, Dragon Racing Fuels, Sweat Auto Center, #1SAC Maxim. This race will be known as the Lawrenceburg Legends Classic.
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5/15/12 - The Original Tree City Tornado was back in action this past Saturday night May 12th at the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana. The Sweat Auto Center Team was experimenting with a new set-up on the race car that just didn't fit Stapp's driving style. He ran 6th in his Heat Race and would have to start the 25 Lap A-Main from the 17th spot and would finish 16th on a very dry slick, dusty race track, that made it hard for anyone to pass on. Stapp and the Buffalo Wings & Rings, Brown's Oil Service, Dragon Racing Fuels, American Racer Racing Tires, Sweat Auto Center, #1SAC Maxim Racing Team plan to be back in action this Saturday night May 19th at the 5/16 mile high-banked clay oval of the Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville Indiana. J.T. finished off the 2011 season strong at the track by finishing 8th from the 20th starting spot in the first feature and 11th from the 16th starting spot in the 2nd 25 Lap A-Main.
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4/22/12 - The Original Tree City Tornado opened his 2012 season Saturday night April 21st at the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana. He started off the evening battling 2011 Bloomington Speedway Track Champ, Midwest Sprint Car Series Champion, and USAC National Sprint Car Winner, Brady Short, for many laps side by side and came home with a strong 5th place finish. Stapp would start 9th in the 25 Lap A-Main and would bring the Buffalo Wings & Rings, Sweat Auto Center #1SAC Maxim home 6th, just a few car lengths out of the Top 5. It was a strong start to the season for J.T. at the blistering fast 3/8 mile high-banked clay oval as he bested Brady Short and former 2-Time Lawrenceburg Speedway Track Champion, Joss Moffatt.
"The Tree City Tornado," would also like to announce the addition of Brown's Oil Service and Dragon Racing Fuels as Sponsors for the 2012 Season!! Stapp is excited about the new partnership and plans to help promote Brown's Oil Service to allow them to sell more Dragon Racing Gas and Methanol to local Open Wheel and Stock Car competitors. Stapp is looking forward to a long partnership with Brown's and Dragon!! PLEASE CHECK OUT THE NEW LINKS ON HIS SPONSOR PAGE TO Dragon Racing Fuels, Brown's Oil Service, and an additional link for Buffalo Rings & Rings on Facebook, announcing their partnership with Stapp for the 2012 season!!
Stapp and the Buffalo Wings & Rings, Brown's Oil Service, Dragon Racing Fuels, #1SAC Maxim plan to take part in a local Racing themed Parade in downtown Greensburg Indiana on Saturday April 28th. The parade is to start at 11AM and go down Broadway Street, toward the downtown courthouse square. "The Tree City Tornado," along with other area T.Q. Midget racers will have their cars on display around the town square and be signing autographs from Noon until 1:30 or 2:00 PM. Stapp is looking forward to being in the parade, talking to his fans, signing autographs on his hero cards, and even posing for a picture. COME OUT AND ENJOY THE FESTIVITIES THIS COMING SATURDAY!!
Stapp will head to the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway to race this Saturday night after the autograph session.
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4/9/12 - The Original Tree City Tornado, J.T. Stapp, is proud to announce the addition of a new sponsor to the Sweat Auto Center #1SAC Racing Team! Greensburg's own, BUFFALO WINGS & RINGS has come on board for the 2012 Season!!! Please support a great local restaurant that has unbelievably great food and drinks and supports your favorite driver too!!! J.T. plans to make an appearance at BUFFALO WINGS & RINGS, to meet his fans, sign some autographs, and have a free ticket giveaway to one of Stapp's races too!!! The date and time of when, "The Tree City Tornado," will make his appearance should be announced in the coming weeks!!!
J.T. plans to be in action, to kick off the 2012 season on Saturday night April 14th at the track where he ended the 2011 season well. This will be at the 5/16 mile high-banked clay oval of the Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville Indiana. Stapp also plans to make his season debut at the legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana on Saturday night April 21st.
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4/2/12 - The Original Tree City Tornado didn't get to compete this past weekend at Twin Cities Raceway Park due to unforeseen circumstances. Friday's event was rained out and Saturday's event ran, but with horrendous track conditions that led to a lot of tore up race cars. It looks like things worked out well in the end for Stapp and the Sweat Auto Center #1SAC Racing Team.
J.T. plans to be in action, to kick off the 2012 season on Saturday night April 14th at the track where he ended the 2011 season well. This will be at the 5/16 mile high-banked clay oval of the Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville Indiana. Stapp also plans to make his season debut at the legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana on Saturday night April 21st.
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10/8/11 - THE ORIGINAL TREE CITY TORNADO was in action on Saturday Night October 1st at the 5/16 mile high-banked clay oval of the Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville Indiana. After ringing the car out in Hot Laps, the first order of business was the 25 Lap Make-Up A-Main that was rained out the week prior. J.T. would line-up 20th and made the charge all the way to 8th when the checkered fell! He would be the "Hard Charger" of the event! Next up would be the 8 Lap Heat Race for a new night of racing activities. Stapp would finish 4th to transfer directly to the 25 Lap Main Event. "The Tree City Tornado" would start 16th in the 20 car field and was 11th, trying to pass for 10th when the race was over. There were 34 cars in attendance on this night. It was a Great Night for J.T. and the Sweat Auto Center Maxim #1SAC Racing Team!
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10/1/11 - The Original TREE CITY TORNADO was in action this past Saturday Night September 24th at the Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville Indiana. He started off the evening fast in Hot Laps among the 30 cars in attendance and would end up 6th in his Heat Race, just one spot out of the transfer position. J.T. would finish 5th in the 12 Lap B-Main and transfer into the 25 Lap A-Main. J.T. was ready to line-up shotgun on the starting field when the rains came and Speedway Officials decided to reschedule the Feature along with another entirely new program for this Saturday Night October 1st.
"THE TREE CITY TORNADO" and the #1SAC, Sweat Auto Center, Maxim is ready to do battle in not one, but two Feature Events this Saturday Night!
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9/23/11 - THE ORIGINAL TREE CITY TORNADO was unfortunately not able to race Saturday Night September 17th at the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway due to extenuating circumstances. J.T. and the Sweat Auto Center #1SAC Team were disappointed not being able to compete and also would like to send out an apology to all the loyal fans that were looking forward to seeing him gas it around the 3/8 mile high-banked clay oval.
This weekend Stapp and the #1SAC Maxim Team looks to change their luck and finish off the last month of this 2011 Racing Season strong! On Saturday Night September 24th J.T. will be back at the 5/16 mile high-banked clay oval of the Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville Indiana. Stapp had a tough night a few weeks ago at the track, but did have some success in 2010, with a Heat Race Win and a strong 11th place run in the A-Main over a 40 Plus car field!
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9/20/11 - THE ORIGINAL TREE CITY TORNADO was unfortunately not able to race Saturday Night September 17th at the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway due to extenuating circumstances. J.T. and the Sweat Auto Center #1SAC Team were disappointed not being able to compete and also would like to send out an apology to all the loyal fans that were looking forward to seeing him gas it around the 3/8 mile high-banked clay oval.
This weekend Stapp and the #1SAC Maxim Team looks to change their luck and finish off the last month of this 2011 Racing Season strong! Plans are to start the weekend off at the ¼ mile semi-banked clay oval of the Gas City I69 Speedway in Gas City Indiana on Friday Night September 23rd. On Saturday Night September 24th J.T. will be back at the 5/16 mile high-banked clay oval of the Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville Indiana.
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9/15/11 - THE ORIGINAL TREE CITY TORNADO was back in action over the long Holiday Weekend. It all started on Saturday Night September 3rd at the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana. J.T. and the Sweat Auto Center Maxim started the night off fast in Hot Laps. He would line up 7th in the Heat Race and come to 5th place at the end to transfer directly to the 25 Lap A-Main, despite the car hiking the left rear big time going into turn 1 with about 3 Laps to go. Stapp saved the car from turning over and nursed it home with no left rear spring, as the left rear torsion arm bolt came out allowing the arm to fall down out of the birdcage. J.T. was scheduled to start 13th in the A-Main, but when he pushed off he noticed something critical was wrong! He didn't have any throttle! He was forced to pull into the infield and watch the entire feature from the top of his roll cage. Very frustrating indeed!
The team would try to rebound the following night at the ¼ mile semi-banked clay oval of the Kokomo Speedway in Kokomo Indiana. It didn't happen though, because of more unfortunate luck as the spool inside the rear end broke in Hot Laps also destroying the ring & pinion.
"THE TREE CITY TORNADO" and the #1SAC will be back in action this Saturday Night with a fresh rear end and a positive outlook! The Sweat Auto Center Maxim will be back at the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana on the super fast 3/8 mile high-banked clay oval.
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9/3/11 - The Original "TREE CITY TORNADO" was in action over this past weekend. It was a very tough weekend with bad luck Winning out on 2 nights of racing.
It all started on Friday Night August 26th at the Gas City I69 Speedway in Gas City Indiana. A tough field of 30 Sprint Cars greeted Stapp and the Sweat Auto Center #1SAC Sprinter. Hot Laps went well and it was time for Heat Race action where J.T. would make a charge from the tail in the first few circuits only to be taken out by a spinning car that he could not avoid. "The Tree City Tornado" would line up shot gun on the field in the 14th spot for the 12 Lap B-Main. Stapp made a great charge passing several cars in the first half of the race, standing on the gas and leaning on the rowdy Gas City Cushion until he hauled it into turn 3 and the left rear came off the ground big time! He saved the car from turning over, but lost too much time to the leaders and couldn't recover in time for a transfer spot.
Saturday night August 27th brought J.T. to the Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville Indiana. It was a tough night, as he was very fast in Hot Laps and passed 4 cars from the tail early in his Heat Race, only to suffer a DNF, due to a right rear torsion arm that stripped the splines out. This would end Stapp's night early.
"The TREE CITY TORNADO" looks to rebound this Saturday Night September 3rd at the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana. J.T. finished a solid 10th just a few weeks ago on a very heavy and fast track. Preliminary plans are for Stapp and the Sweat Auto Center Maxim to compete on Sunday Night at the 1/4 mile semi-banked clay oval of the Kokomo Speedway in Kokomo Indiana. This would be J.T.'s first trip to the track since 1998, when he raced a U.M.R.A. T.Q. Midget on the old flat 1/4 mile configuration.
PLEASE CHECK BACK SOON FOR RACE RESULTS AND TO SEE WHERE "THE TREE CITY TORNADO" WILL BE RACING AT NEXT!!
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8/24/11 - The Original "TREE CITY TORNADO" is hoping to be back in action this Friday and Saturday nights for an Awesome 2 Race Weekend!
Plans are to start the weekend off on Friday August 26th at the ¼ mile semi-banked clay oval of the Gas City I69 Speedway in Gas City Indiana. J.T. will be looking for a better night than the one that greeted him and the SAC #1 Team two weeks ago. On Saturday night August 27th Stapp will head to the 5/16 mile high-banked clay oval of the Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville Indiana. Last season Stapp and the Sweat Owned #Wee3 Sprinter Won their Heat Race and came home 11th in the 25 Lap A-Main. There were over 40 Sprint Cars in the Pits on that night! The "TREE CITY TORNADO" and the Sweat Auto Center #1 SAC Maxim are looking forward to a great weekend of racing on a couple of Indiana's best bullrings!!
PLEASE CHECK BACK SOON FOR RACE RESULTS AND TO SEE WHERE J.T. AND THE SAC TEAM WILL BE RACING AT NEXT!!
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8/16/11 - The Original "TREE CITY TORNADO" was back in action for the first 2 races of his 2011 season. It all started off on Friday August 12th at the ¼ mile semi-banked clay oval of the Gas City I69 Speedway in Gas City Indiana. J.T. started the evening off running in 2nd place in his Heat Race when another car ran over the top of his hood and the down tubes. This meant he would restart the Heat Race from the tail and just miss the transfer spot. Stapp fought an ill handling machine and finished outside the transfer spot in the B-Main as well. It was the first time he had drove the Maxim Chassis in over 2 years that had brought him so much success in 2008 & 2009.
Saturday night August 13th Stapp would take to the super fast 3/8 mile high-banked clay oval of the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana. The track was super heavy and fast all night long! J.T. would be fast in Hot Laps and backed it up with a solid 4th place finish in his Heat Race, right on the tail of the 3rd place car, after starting 6th. The "TREE CITY TORNADO" would line up 11th in the 21 car starting field and bring home his first Top 10 Run of the Season with a solid 10th place finish in the 25 Lap A-Main.
The "TREE CITY TORNADO" hopes to be back in action very soon!! PLEASE CHECK BACK SOON TO SEE WHEN & WHERE STAPP WILL BE RACING AT NEXT!!
NEW ACTION PHOTOS COMING VERY SOON!!
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8/10/11 - The Original "TREE CITY TORNADO" did not get to compete at the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway this past Saturday night due to a few last minute things that needed to be checked on the #1SAC Sprinter before it was ready to do battle at the high level of competition necessary. J.T. apologizes to his loyal fans and sponsors and wants to assure them he will be in action this Friday Night August 12th at the Gas City I69 Speedway in Gas City Indiana. Stapp last competed at the track in a U.M.R.A. T.Q. Midget in 2004 and a Sprint Car in 2003 & 2001. He is looking forward to getting back and racing on the 1/4 mile semi-banked clay oval. J.T. and the SAC Team also plan to compete on Saturday Night August 13th at either the Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville Indiana or the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana.
The "TREE CITY TORNADO" will be driving the Sweat Auto Center #1SAC Maxim Chevy.
Please Check Back Soon for Race Results and to see where J.T. will be racing at next!!
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8/2/11 - The Original "TREE CITY TORNADO" will be back in action to kick off his 2011 Racing Season this Saturday night, August 6th, at the bad fast 3/8 mile high-banked clay oval of the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana. J.T. raced there once in 2010 at the Season Opener. This will be his 2nd appearance at the track since it was enlarged for the 2007 season. He will be driving the Jeff & Josh Sweat, SAC Engines #1SAC Maxim Chevy. Stapp will be sporting a sharp looking car with a fluorescent orange frame powdered coated by Dave Cherry at Creative Finishing. The body of the car is a shiny gloss black paint job done by Greg Sweat, another important member of the SAC Team. J.T. would like to again thank all of his sponsors and fans for being patient as this race car was built up from a bare frame! He would also like to thank everyone that has made this possible including: Indy Race Parts, Earl's Indy, Competition Welding, Zimmerman's Speed Shop, Stone's Napa, Street Smart Inc., TKR/Tim Kelley Racing, Roger Williams, American Racer, Creative Finishing, Cunningham Repair Service, Butlerbuilt, Simpson, The Sweats, Mom & Dad, and all the rest of his fine sponsors and supporters.
Check Out NEW Photos of the #1SAC Maxim as it has reached the completion stage!!
Please Check Back Soon for Race Results from Saturday night at Lawrenceburg as well as more photos of "The TREE CITY TORNADO" behind the wheel battling his fellow competitors!!
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6/10/11 - The Original "Tree City Tornado" is looking forward to being back in the saddle in the near future! J.T. would like to send out a sincere Thank You to all his loyal Fans and Sponsors; for being patient as he finalizes his plans for the 2011 racing season! Stapp has tentative plans to be back in a dirt Sprint Car in the next month and possibly do some pavement Sprint Car Racing for the first time in his career by Late July or August. It has been a tough year for many teams including the ones Stapp has been involved with, but everyone has been working hard to overcome this tough economy, so the "Tree City Tornado" and his car owners can do what they love! Fortunately for J.T. and his car owners there haven't been many races completed since the season opened due to the very high rainfall we have received.
Please check out J.T.'s latest interview with "Moose" Bruce Loyd on the "Motor Racing Monday" Show. Just "Click" on the "Interviews" Link on the bottom of this page. He talks about a very successful 2010 Championship Season, tentative 2011 plans, his current/new sponsors and much more.
Check Back Soon for updates on the "Tree City Tornado's" 2011 plans and where he will be racing at next!!
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3/31/11 - The Original TREE CITY TORNADO did not get to compete in this year's "Fun at Fastimes" Benefit Go-Kart Race for the USAC Benevolent Fund; for the first time since 2001. J.T. was very sick the day of the event and could not race for his team with Captain Dave Darland. Stapp was very disappointed and will definitely be back next year to support a great cause! The Tree City Tornado did not forget what the race is all about and still donated to the USAC Benevolent Fund, even though he could not be apart of the action.
Stapp is still finalizing plans for the upcoming season that will be announced soon. He hopes to be in a race car by late April or early May. J.T. wishes to announce some great news! He has become a Substitute Teacher and really enjoys it. He has been teaching for the past 2 months and hopes to go back to school in the near future to complete the remaining courses he needs to obtain his Bachelors in Education Degree to be a Certified Teacher.
CHECK BACK SOON TO SEE WHERE THE "TREE CITY TORNADO" WILL BE RACING AT NEXT!!
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3/11/11 - The ORIGINAL "TREE CITY TORNADO" will be in action this Saturday, March 12th at the USAC Benevolent Fund Benefit Go-Kart Race at the Fastimes Indoor Kart Center in Indianapolis. J.T. will join former USAC National Champ, Dave Darland, and former ASA Stock Car Driver, Mike Marshall. The team will have 4 other drivers in addition to Stapp, Darland, and Marshall. Fans are invited to come out and talk to their favorite drivers or even join a team. Spots are still available. Contact J.T. through the contact page on this site for more info.
The "Tree City Tornado" will be back in the saddle to open the racing season on Friday, April 1st and Saturday, April 2nd as part of the two night "No Way Out 40" weekend at the 3/8 mile high-banked clay oval of the Twin Cities Raceway Park in Vernon Indiana. J.T. will pilot the TKR Tim Kelley Racing #99 red and white Maxim. Stapp would like to thank Tim for this opportunity to run at his home track in which he garnered the Sprint Car Rookie of the Year Honors in 2001. J.T.'s primary ride for 2011 with Aaron Fry & the EA Home Supply Maxim should be ready for action by late April in time for the "Road to the Hewitt" opener at Gas City I69 Speedway on April 29th. Stapp and Fry hope to have everything ready for the regular show at Gas City on April 22nd as a tune-up for the following week.
CHECK BACK SOON FOR RACE RESULTS FROM FASTIMES INDOOR KART CENTER USAC BENEVOLENT FUND BENEFIT RACE AND J.T.'S PRELIMINARY 2011 SCHEDULE FOR THE ENTIRE SEASON!!
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2/25/11 - The Original "TREE CITY TORNADO" has several positive announcements to make. The biggest of those being that J.T. will be piloting the Aaron Fry, EA Home Supply owned Maxim with a fresh 410 Aluminum Chevy under the hood at all of the Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series events as well as all of the "Road to the Hewitt" races, leading up to the August 20th running of the "Jack Hewitt Classic" at Waynesfield Raceway Park in Waynesfield Ohio. J.T. has been busy promoting for the 3rd consecutive season, this time helping his car owner, Aaron Fry schedule races for (BOSS) Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series in Ohio, West Virginia and possibly Pennsylvania or Michigan. Stapp also plans to run a few races in Indiana for his local fans and sponsors.
Speaking of Sponsors, the "Tree City Tornado" is proud to announce the addition of Ti22 Performance, Creative Finishing, and Kreeper Racing & Fabrications to the list of great people and companies that are already supporting him. Stapp says "It means a lot to be associated with some of the best companies and people in racing"! A SPECIAL THANKS TO: Ray & Danielle at Ti22 Performance, Dave at Creative Finishing, and Scott at Kreeper Racing & Fabrications.
J.T. will once again be apart of the USAC Benevolent Fund Benefit 3 Hour Enduro Go-Kart Race for the 9th year. On Saturday March 12th Stapp will team up with USAC National Champion, Dave Darland, along with several other team members to raise money for a great cause. J.T. was the lone captain when his team Won the annual "Fun at Fastimes" event in 2005. To join in the fun on J.T. and Dave's team or one of the nine others, please call Bill Marvel at 606-787-0243 or 859-749-0646.
Please Check Back Soon for race results from the annual "Fun at Fastimes" Benefit Go-Kart race and to get updates on what is going on with the Aaron Fry, EA Home Supply Team that J.T. will drive for this season.
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The Original "TREE CITY TORNADO" hopes everyone had a Great Holiday Season! The 2011 season is rapidly approaching and J.T. plans to again be driving for Jeff and Josh Sweat. They are putting together the Maxim Chassis in which Stapp had great success with in 2008 and 2009. He is currently working hard along with his car owners on securing more sponsorship for the upcoming year. Official notices of new sponsors will be coming in the next few weeks as well as a preliminary schedule of where and when the "Tree City Tornado" and the Sweat Team will be competing.
J.T. will again be involved as a Team Co-Captain at the USAC Benevolent Fund Benefit Go-Kart Race at Fastimes Indoor Kart Center in Indianapolis. It is a great charity event that he has been involved with since 2002. It is a charity that helps injured drivers with expenses in their time of need. It is a great chance for fans to get up close and personal with many of their favorite Sprint Car and Midget drivers, including J.T., and even be on a team with them to help raise money for a great cause! The date and time of the event will be announced in the coming weeks.
Please Check Back Soon to see updates on J.T.'s new sponsors and his 2011 plans as well as to see when he along with many other Sprint Car drivers will be participating in the Fun at Fastimes benefit Go-Kart Race in Indianapolis.
The Original "TREE CITY TORNADO" and the Wee 3 Racing Team ran their final race of the 2010 season at the 3/8 mile semi-banked D-Shaped red clay oval of the Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City Kentucky on Friday night October 15th. It was their 13th American Sprint Car Tour event and the 21st show overall for the year. J.T. started the night out with the car being tight in Hot Laps and Qualifying as he ended up 7th Quick for the night at just over 14.7 seconds. Stapp and the Wee 3 Team would make more adjustments for the Heat Race and ended up 4th. J.T. would start 7th in the 25 Lap A-Main in the #Wee 3 Stealth with SAC Chevy Power under the hood. The car was much better from adjustments made and "The Tree City Tornado" would come from 7th to pass for 3rd going in turn 3 on Lap 7 when the rear axle snapped just inside from the left rear birdcage. This would end J.T.'s night and he would end up 9th in the final rundown. Stapp would garner yet another Earl's Indy "TOUGH AS STEEL" Award for his efforts.
J.T. would secure his first Championship as a Driver bringing home the 2010 American Sprint Car Tour Earl's Indy "TOUGH AS STEEL" CHAMPIONSHIP for the highest finishing steel block driver in the final point standings. Stapp would end up 2nd in the overall Driver Standings after missing a race at Danville earlier in October. Jeff and Josh Sweat & the Wee 3 Racing Team brought home their first Championship as Car Owners taking home the ASCT Earl's Indy "TOUGH AS STEEL" CHAMPIONSHIP for the highest finishing steel block car owner. They would also end up 2nd in the overall Owner Points.
For the 2010 Season here is the rundown of what "The Tree City Tornado" and the Wee 3 Racing Team accomplished with a lot of hard work and dedication from everyone involved.
21 Total Races Ran at 15 Different Race Tracks in 4 States
13 of those were ASCT Races
Top A-Main finish was 2nd at Shady Hill Speedway August 7th. It was the Top Feature finish ever for the Wee 3 Racing Team in their history
15 Top 10s
5 Top 5s
1 Heat Race Win
4 Earl's Indy "Tough as Steel Awards
2 Indy Race Parts "Hard Charger" Awards
Average A-Main finish 8th
A BIG THANK YOU GOES OUT TO EVERYONE INVOLVED THAT MADE THIS SEASON POSSIBLE:
The entire Sweat Family; Jeff and Josh thank you so much for all your hard work and dedication!! Tracey thank you for letting Jeff go racing and coming to root us on. Kaitlyn thanks for being my biggest fan. Greg and Mary Ann thank you for coming out and supporting us when you could. Angie thanks for being there and keeping everyone laughing and in a good mood. Jim for letting us run a quality racing team to its best season ever! You are all like family to me now and I truly care about each and every one of you!! Dad thanks for all the hard work at the track and driving to all the races. Mom thanks for doing the best video work race in and race out. Scott Brannin for all your help on setup and the great fabrication work you did when we needed you most! Thanks most of all for being a great friend!! Tim Kelley for being a great friend, fan, and letting us borrow your generator for a good part of the season!! "Moose" Bruce Loyd for having me on his great show, "Motor Racing Monday" several times!! Scott Leeman for taking some great pictures and for putting an in car cam on me at Danville!! Thanks man!
TO ALL MY LOYAL SPONSORS A BIG THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER GREAT SEASON! I COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT! LOOKING FORWARD TO A GREAT 2011!
Steve and Jennifer Hodgson at Street Smart Inc. Thanks for a great website that keeps getting better all the time. I appreciate your great work on all the DVDs you do for me as well! Thanks for being good friends too!!
Tim and Bill at Competition Race Fuels. There is no better fuel in the business! I appreciate the continued support and look forward to great things in 2011.
Tony at American Racer Racing Tires. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for helping me and being there for me and the Wee 3 Team this season!! We couldn't have done it without you and appreciate being able to run on the best rubber out there!! Can't wait for 2011!!
Jeff & Gary at Zimmerman's Speed Shop. Thank you for being great friends of the family for all these years and for all the support to allow me to do what I love!
Tim & Kim at Stone's NAPA. Thank you so much for the continued great support from great people to work with!
Jeannie & Brian at ButlerBuilt Race Seats. Thank you for the best seat in the business and helping me keep as safe as possible every time I roll onto that race track!
Mark at Earl's Indy. You have been a great supporter of me and my career for the last 14 years and it means a great deal!! Thank you!
Tina, Chet & everyone at Simpson Race Products. It means so much to have the support from the equipment you believe in the most! There is nothing else I'd rather wear or use to protect myself than safety equipment from Simpson Race Products! Thank you for support for the last 14 years!!
Burney at Indy Race Parts. It means a great deal to have the support from someone you trust! I appreciate all the help and being there when we needed you most!! Can't wait for 2011!!
To everyone at Real Racing Wheels. We appreciate your support and look forward to a great 2011 season!
The 2011 Season is just around the corner and "THE TREE CITY TORNADO" and the Sweat Team are already working on some exciting things that will help shape next season!
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The Original "TREE CITY TORNADO" was in action Saturday night in the American Sprint Car Tour event at the Vermilion County Speedway in Danville Illinois driving the Wee 3 Racing Team SAC Stealth. J.T. started the night off fast in Hot Laps. In Heat Race action Stapp got trapped on the bottom on the initial start and could not recover in time to transfer to the A-Main. He would start 13th in the B-Main and race his way all the way to 5th just one spot from going to the Feature. Stapp and the Wee 3 Team were eligible for a provisional but were denied that opportunity by the series and track promoters.
"The TREE CITY TORNADO" will try to rebound from a tough night of racing this Friday night October 15th at the Final ASCT race and final race of the season for the Wee 3 Team. This will be the 13th ASCT race and 21st show overall on the year for J.T. and the Sweat owned #Wee 3 Sprinter. The race will take place at "Kentucky's Baddest Bullring" of the 3/8 mile semi-banked red clay D-Shaped oval of the Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City Kentucky.
CHECK BACK SOON FOR RESULTS FROM "KENTUCKY'S BADDEST BULLRING" & J.T.'S PLANS FOR THE WINTER AND FOR THE 2011 SEASON!!
The Original "TREE CITY TORNADO" will be back in the saddle this Saturday night October 9th in the American Sprint Car Tour event at the ¼ mile semi-banked dirt oval of the Vermilion County Speedway in Danville Illinois. J.T. and the rest of the Wee 3 Racing Team of Josh, Jeff, and Greg Sweat are primed and ready to go and do battle for the WIN! The Wee 3 Team is just a few markers out of the lead in the Owners Championship. J.T. has some work to do for the Drivers Title since he and the Wee 3 Team had motor problems and were unable to attend last Saturday's race. This will be the 12th ASCT race of the season and 20th overall for J.T. and the # Wee 3 Stealth SAC Chevy Sprinter.
Stapp and the Wee 3 Team are looking forward to a big weekend in Kentucky on October 15th & 16th. MORE INFO COMING SOON!!
CHECK BACK SOON FOR RACE RESULTS FROM DANVILLE & MORE DETAILS ON "THE BATTLE IN THE BLUEGRASS STATE" OCTOBER 15-16!!
The Original "TREE CITY TORNADO" will be back in the saddle this Saturday night at the American Sprint Car Tour event at the ¼ mile semi-banked dirt oval of the Vermilion County Speedway in Danville Illinois. J.T. and the rest of the Wee 3 Racing Team of Josh, Jeff, and Greg Sweat are primed and ready to go and do battle for the 2010 ASCT Championship. The Wee 3 Team has the Owner Championship all but locked up and Stapp still has a good shot at the Driver Point Title as well. This will be the 12th ASCT race of the season and 20th overall for J.T. and the # Wee 3 Stealth SAC Chevy Sprinter.
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TEAM WILL BE RACING AT NEXT!!!
The Original "TREE CITY TORNADO" was back in action Saturday night August 21st at the 5/16-mile high-banked clay oval of the Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville Indiana. The racetrack was heavy and rough early with a very stout 45 Sprint Cars in the Pits. J.T. and the Wee 3 Racing Team started the night out fast in Hot Laps. Stapp continued his blistering pace coming home with his first Heat Race Win of the year. He drew the 0 pill to start the field straight up for the 25 Lap A-Main. That meant J.T. would start 5th in the 21 car-starting field. When the green flag dropped Stapp was fighting a loose racecar after significant track changes due to the Lincoln Park staff grading and reworking the racetrack. J.T. would be hit from behind 5 Laps into the race and spun. He would rejoin the field at the tail. The "TREE CITY TORNADO" stormed his way from the tail to finish 11th when the checkered finally dropped.
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TEAM WILL BE RACING AT NEXT!!!
The Original "TREE CITY TORNADO" was in action Saturday night August 7th at the ¼ mile semi-banked clay oval of the Shady Hill Speedway in Medaryville Indiana. It was J.T.'s second trip to the facility but first in a Sprint Car. He previously ran at the facility in 2000 driving a UMRA T.Q. Midget. The evening would start out extremely well for the Wee 3 Racing Team #Wee 3 Sprinter trading the lead back and forth in the Heat Race and ending up 2nd at the finish. J.T. and the Wee 3 Team struggled a bit in the Dash ending up 4th at the checkered. Stapp would start 4th in the 25 Lap American Sprint Car Tour Feature event. When the green flag dropped J.T. immediately drove under Danny Williams Jr. to take the 3rd spot and on the next circuit would dive under Mike Jonas to move into 2nd. The battle was not over there as Williams and Jonas would try to challenge him throughout most of the A-Main. The "TREE CITY TORNADO" stuck to his line running the cushion just a few inches off the wall and only getting off the cushion when passing lapped cars as he drove the Wee 3 machine to his best Feature Finish of the season and best Career Feature Finish for Jim, Josh, Jeff, and Greg Sweat of the Wee 3 Racing Team.
Stapp still sets 2nd in the current ASCT Driver Standings and the Wee 3 Racing Team are now leading the way in the current ASCT Owner Standings. J.T. wishes to thank Jim, Josh, Jeff, and Greg Sweat for making this all possible and he is looking forward to finishing the 2010 season strong.
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The Original "TREE CITY TORNADO" stormed into Tony Stewart's Eldora Speedway Saturday night July 31st. The ½ mile high-banked clay oval was uncharacteristically heavy after the rain earlier in the day. It made the track extremely fast throughout the night. J.T. started the night off fast in Hot Laps and in qualifying turned a lap of 17.647 at an average lap speed of over 102 mph and over 130 mph at the end of the straightaways. The car was tight and cost Stapp some time on the clock.
He got the car freed up in the Heat Race and was able to run the car wide open on the cushion and finished 7th. He started 19th in the 25 Lap A-Main and finished 15th but was scored 17th in the final rundown. There were line-up and scoring issues the entire night unfortunately.
The "TREE CITY TORNADO" will be back in action this Saturday night driving the Wee 3 Racing Team # Wee 3 Sprinter in the American Sprint Car Tour event at the ¼ mile semi-banked clay oval of the Shady Hill Speedway in Medaryville Indiana. Stapp last raced at the facility in 2000 at a UMRA T.Q. Midget race, where he finished 4th in the A-Main.
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The Original "TREE CITY TORNADO" and the Wee 3 Racing Team are refreshed and ready to go after the weekend off. J.T. will be standing on the gas this Saturday night July 31st at the ½ mile high-banked clay oval of the Historic Eldora Speedway in Rossburg Ohio!! Last time Stapp raced at the ½ mile speed plant was at the Mopar Million in 2003. It was the creation of Earl Baltes and was and still is the highest paying Sprint Car Race in History. J.T. grew up watching his heroes at Eldora since his first show there in 1984. Sammy Swindell, Doug Wolfgang, Steve Kinser, Rich Vogler, Jack Hewitt, and Jac Haudenschild are just a few of Stapp's heroes that he has learned from, on those many nights watching from Turn 4 or Turn 1 in a lawn chair. Now he has the chance to put that knowledge to use for the first time in almost 7 years. This will be the 17th race of the season for The "TREE CITY TORNADO and the Wee 3 Racing Team.
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The Original "TREE CITY TORNADO" was in action Saturday night July 17th at ¼ mile high-banked dirt oval of the Mt. Vernon Raceway in Mt. Vernon Illinois. This was the 10th American Sprint Car Tour event of the year and 16th race of the season overall for J.T. and the Wee 3 Racing Team.
The night started off well despite a slight miss in the motor with a 3rd place run in his Heat Race, which was good enough to transfer to the Dash. Stapp would finish 4th in the 6 Lap Dash and that would mean he would line-up 4th for the 25 Lap A-Main. Stapp would come across the line in 7th, as he fought mechanical gremlins. This would still be the 11th Top 10 of the season for "The Tree City Tornado" and the Wee 3 Racing Team.
J.T. would like to thank all of his sponsors for their continued support as well as the whole Wee 3 Racing Team of Josh, Jeff, Greg, and Jim Sweat. They are great guys to drive for and their dedication is second to none.
Stapp and the Wee 3 Team will take this weekend off to do maintenance on the racecar and all equipment and enjoy the NASCAR Truck Race at ORP Friday as well as the rest of the Brickyard 400 festivities.
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The Original "TREE CITY TORNADO" ran 2 races in the last week. It all started at the ¼ mile high-banked clay oval of the Waynesfield Raceway Park in Waynesfield Ohio on Saturday night July 10th. J.T. was fast early in Hot Laps and would end up 4th in his Heat Race to transfer directly to the 25 Lap A-Main. There were 28 good race cars in the pits on this night. Stapp would start 12th in the 20 car Feature event driving the Wee 3 Racing Team Stealth with SAC Power. J.T. tried to avoid an opening lap crash in turn 1 when Lewie Christian and Thomas Meseraull went flipping with Christian's car landing on Stapp's hood. It ripped off the right front shock tower but that didn't stop The "Tree City Tornado" from restarting the race. He would restart on the tail after the Wee 3 crew removed the mangled right front shock. J.T. passed 4 cars in the opening laps until he went high in turn 3 to avoid a slowing car and was hit from behind glancing the right front tire off the guardrail and flattening it. Stapp pulled into the pits and finished a frustrating 18th.
J.T., Josh Sweat and the Wee 3 Racing Team got the car fixed and ready for a special mid week show at the Twin Cities Raceway Park in Vernon Indiana. This has been a good track for Stapp. It started off well a decent qualifying run and a 5th place finish in his Heat Race to transfer to the 30 Lap A-Main. There were 24 strong race cars in the pits but only 20 would be in the Feature. J.T. would start the Feature in the 13th position and would have to avoid a first lap crash as Brett Burdette spun right in front of Stapp. They would both restart the race in their original starting spots. J.T. would maintain inside the Top 12 for the first half of the race until he was pinched into an infield tire marker by a car driven by Jared Harris. This would end his night since the car would no longer steer with the bent drag link and tie rod. J.T. would end up 19th and looks to rebound this Saturday night.
This Saturday July 17th The "TREE CITY TORNADO" will be in action at the ¼ mile high-banked dirt oval of the Mt. Vernon Raceway in Mt. Vernon Illinois. J.T. and the Wee 3 Racing Team are currently 2nd in Driver and Car Owner Points in the American Sprint Car Tour. This will be the first visit for Stapp or the ASCT to the facility.
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The Original "TREE CITY TORNADO" was in action on Friday and Saturday night July 2nd and 3rd. It all started with the American Sprint Car Tour event at the Union County Speedway in Liberty Indiana Friday night. J.T. ran 4th in his heat race which put him in the 8th starting spot for the 20 Lap A-Main. The ASCT Feature went without a single caution for the 4th time this season as Stapp advanced to finish 5th. J.T. as always was driving the Wee 3 Racing Stealth with SAC power under the hood. The "TREE CITY TORNADO" is still 2nd in current ASCT Points just a few markers out of the lead. The Wee 3 Team of Jeff & Josh Sweat are also 2nd in Owner Points.
Saturday night J.T. returned to his home track of the 3/8 mile semi-banked clay oval of the Twin Cities Raceway Park in Vernon Indiana. Stapp had a strong start to his heat race as he went from his 5th starting spot to 2nd as the field went down the backstretch on the opening lap. Coming into Turn 3 on the 2nd lap J.T. was hit from behind and spun by Joss Moffatt this led to the car of Pat Gliddens hitting the Wee 3 car in the front and bending the axle among other things.
J.T. would like to thank Josh Sweat, Tim Kelley, Riggs Racing Team, Steve Thomas, and his Dad for all their help and hard work to get the car ready for the 25 Lap A-Main. Stapp would start 15th and end the Feature in 9th. This was the 10th Top 10 of the season for the Wee 3 Racing Team with J.T. behind the wheel.
"THE TREE CITY TORNADO" will be back in action this Saturday night at the 1/3 mile high-banked clay oval of the Waynesfield Raceway Park in Waynesfield Ohio. This will be J.T.'s first trip to the Northern Ohio facility.
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The Original "Tree City Tornado" was back in action this past Saturday night June 26th at the Clay County Speedway in Flora Illinois. J.T. had a strong 2nd place finish in his heat race despite having to drive with one arm for the majority of the race due to the car not staying in gear. This finish was good enough to put him in the 6 Lap Dash where he finished 5th and that is where he would start the 25 Lap American Sprint Car Tour Feature event. Stapp maintained the 4th position for much of the race and ended up 6th when the checker flag dropped on another green to checker A-Main. It was the 3rd ASCT Feature to run without a single caution this season. This was J.T.'s 8th Top 10 of the season and his 6th place run also earned him the Earl's Indy "Tough as Steel" Award for the highest finishing steel block sprinter.
"The Tree City Tornado" remains 2nd in the ASCT Point Standings driving the Wee 3 Racing Team # Wee 3 car heading into this weekend. J.T. will be in action this Friday night July 2nd at the ASCT event at the Union County Speedway in Liberty Indiana. On Saturday night Stapp will make a return trip to the Twin Cities Raceway Park in Vernon Indiana. He already has 2 Top 10s at the facility this season.
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"THE ORIGINAL TREE CITY TORNADO" was in action this past Saturday night June 12th at the American Sprint Car Tour event at the ultra fast ½ mile slightly-banked clay oval of the Freeport Raceway Park in Freeport Illinois. The night started off with J.T. setting track record times in Hot Laps. In the Heat race he was racing for the lead going into the 1st turn when the right rear torsion arm broke sending J.T. into the fence and turning the car over once before coming to a rest on its wheels. Stapp walked away unhurt and the car has been almost completely repaired in preparation for the next American Sprint Car Tour event on Saturday night June 26th at the Clay Co. Speedway in Flora Illinois. This will be J.T.'s 2nd trip to the facility this season where he finished 9th last month and Won with the SCORA Sprint Car Series last season. This race replaces the previously scheduled race at the Scott Co. Speedway in Scottsburg Indiana. ASCT hopes to reschedule this race as well as the originally scheduled event for Friday June 18th at the Midway Speedway in Crooksville Ohio.
"THE TREE CITY TORNADO" as always will be driving the Jeff & Josh Sweat Owned Wee 3 Racing Team # Wee 3 Sprinter. SEE YOU AT THE RACES!!
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The Original "TREE CITY TORNADO" was in action Friday night for the American Sprint Car Tour event at the Montpelier Motor Speedway in Montpelier Indiana. J.T. has raced there many times with the UMRA T.Q. Midgets but this was his first time gassing a Sprint Car around the tight ¼ mile bullring. The night started off well with a 3rd place run in his heat race which was good enough to make the Dash. Unfortunately with approaching thunderstorms the Dash was cancelled and he would line up 5th for the 25 Lap A-Main. The event was cut short to 15 Laps due to persistent showers making the track very greasy and unsafe to race on. Stapp would end the night with a 7th place finish. It would be his 7th Top 10 of the season.
The "TREE CITY TORNADO" is still in a tight point battle in the American Sprint Car Tour standings. J.T. is just 10 points behind Aric Gentry for the lead heading into this Saturday night. His Car Owners Jeff & Josh Sweat of the Wee 3 Racing Team are also 2nd in the ASCT Owner Points just 10 markers behind Aric and Larry Gentry.
J.T. and the Wee 3 Racing Team will make the long 6 Hour trip to the big ½ mile slightly banked dirt oval of the Freeport Raceway Park in Freeport Illinois. This will be Stapp's first trip to the facility and he is looking forward to racing on a big track again.
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The Original "TREE CITY TORNADO" was in action over the weekend at the 1/3 mile semi-banked clay oval of the Clay Co. Speedway in Flora Illinois on Saturday night. The night started off with a 4th place run in his heat race. J.T. would line up 12th in the 21 car A-Main field and end up with another Top 10 run with a 9th place finish in the 25 Lap Feature event that went non-stop for the 2nd race in a row.
Sunday night Stapp raced at the 1/3 mile semi-banked clay oval of the Fayette Co. Speedway in Brownstown Illinois for the 2nd time in 2 weeks. The night started off with a 7th place finish in his heat race. J.T. would start 13th in the 25 Lap A-Main and end up 10th when the checkered dropped. Stapp struggled with the set up on the race car and plans to rebound this coming weekend.
The "TREE CITY TORNADO" is still in the middle of a tight point battle heading into this weekend. He currently sits 3rd in the American Sprint Car Tour Driver Standings just 12 out of 1st and 8 behind 2nd.Jeff & Josh Sweat and the Wee 3 Racing # Wee 3 are sitting 3rd in the current ASCT Owner Point Standings as well.
J.T. will be going back to two race tracks this weekend that he has raced competitive at before with the UMRA T.Q. Midgets in past seasons. It all starts this Friday Night June 4th at the Montpelier Motor Speedway in Montpelier Indiana. On Saturday night June 5th Stapp will travel across the state to the Shady Hill Speedway in Medaryville, Indiana. Both tracks are tight ¼ mile bullrings! THAT'S WHAT J.T. and the Wee 3 Racing Team Like!
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The Original "TREE CITY TORNADO" was back in action Saturday night with the American Sprint Car Tour event at the Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown Kentucky for the "Bluegrass Shootout." J.T. had competed there with the MSCS Sprints back in 2003 and finished 4th in the A-Main. The night started off with a 4th place finish in his 8 Lap Heat race. He would line-up 7th for the 20 Lap A-Main that went green to checker. J.T. snared the Indy Race Parts "Hard Charger" Award as well as the $100 bonus for the Earl's Indy "Tough as Steel" Award for the highest finishing steel block Sprint Car for his 5th place run in the A-Main. Stapp is now atop the ASCT Championship Point Standings with Blake Nimee. They are deadlocked at 570 Points apiece. Jeff & Josh Sweat and the Wee 3 Racing Team are tied for the lead in the Car Owner Championship Standings with Robert Kammerer and the #79 car.
The first night of the "Bluegrass Shootout" was rained out on Friday night at the Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City Kentucky.
The "TREE CITY TORNADO" is looking forward to a big doubleheader weekend in Illinois. It will start off this Saturday night May 29th at the Clay Co. Speedway in Flora Illinois. This is where J.T. took home the Feature Win last year on Memorial Day Weekend with the SCORA Sprint Car Series. He will try to go for another Win with the ASCT.
Sunday will be a return trip for J.T. and the Wee 3 Racing Team to the Fayette Co. Speedway in Brownstown Illinois. Stapp lost the handle on the car late in the Feature 2 weeks ago and ended up 10th after being inside the Top 5 for the first half of the race. He is ready to go for a Win this Sunday!
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The Original Tree City Tornado was in action last Friday Night May 14th at the Fayette County Speedway in Brownstown, IL. This was the 2nd race of the year for the American Sprint Car Tour. The day started off rough for the Wee 3 Racing Team with 2 breakdowns along the way to get to the race track. J.T., Josh Sweat, and the rest of the team made it to the track after Hot Laps were complete and only had 15 Minutes to unload the car and get ready to race. J.T. would finish 4th in the 2nd heat race right on the bumper of Mitch Wissmiller. Stapp would start 6th in the A-Main and remain inside the Top 5 for the first half of the 25 Lap feature event. The second half of the race there were many yellows and close calls to dodge, but J.T. brought the car home with another Top 10 finish with a strong 10th place run in the 19 car field. "The Tree City Tornado" is 2nd in the American Sprint Car Tour Driver Point Standings heading into this weekend. The Wee 3 Racing #Wee 3 is currently 2nd in Owner Points. The race for last Saturday night May 15th at the 24 Raceway in Moberly, MO was cancelled due to heavy rain and will be rescheduled soon.
This weekend J.T. and the Wee 3 Racing Team head south to the Bluegrass State for the first night of the "Bluegrass Shootout" at the 3/8 mile semi-banked D-Shaped red clay oval of the Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY on Friday night May 21st. On Saturday May 22nd J.T. will head an hour up the road to the Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY for the final night of the "Bluegrass Shootout." Stapp has previously raced at the ½ mile high-banked clay oval with the Midwest Sprint Car Series in 2003 and had a solid 3rd place finish in the A-Main. This was the last time that Sprint Cars competed at Bardstown.
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The Original "TREE CITY TORNADO" was back in action this past Saturday night May 8th at the Twin Cities Raceway Park in Vernon Indiana.
This would be the series debut for the American Sprint Car Tour. This is the series that J.T. also promotes. The night started off strong for Stapp driving the Wee 3 Racing #Wee 3 Sprinter. J.T. would start in the 5th position in the 2nd heat race and was in 3rd after only a lap as the yellow came out. J.T. got a great restart and drove around the #57R of Danny Williams Jr. for 2nd place heading into turn one. He took another lap to run down the leader going into turn 3 and would do a slide job to take the lead from the #2H of Dallas Hewitt. J.T. would lead the rest of the way until a slide job from Dickie Gaines coming into turn 3 lost the lead for him but Stapp would dive back under Gaines coming to the start/finish line only to get beat by a foot for the Win. The Tree City Tornado was the Top finishing Steel Block Car for the night which was cut short by a stock car flipping over the turn 3 wall and taking out 30 feet of catch fence. This was unfortunate as J.T. was ready for a strong run in the A-Main but the event was cancelled before it could be run.
The "TREE CITY TORANDO" will be back in action with the American Sprint Car Tour this Friday night May 14th at the 1/3 mile semi-banked clay oval of the Fayette County Speedway in Brownstown Illinois. This will be J.T.'s first trip to Fayette County. On Saturday J.T. and the rest of the American Sprint Car Tour will go west into the Show-Me State to race at the ultra fast 4/10 mile high-banked clay oval of the 24 Raceway in Moberly Missouri. This will be Stapp's first trip to Moberly but not his first time racing in Missouri as he competed in the inaugural indoor Midget race at Kemper Arena in Kansas City in 2008.
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The ORIGINAL "TREE CITY TORNADO" was in action Friday and Saturday this past weekend. On Friday night J.T. drove the Jeff and Josh Sweat owned Wee3 Racing #Wee3 to his second Top 10 finish of the young season at the Twin Cities Raceway Park in Vernon Indiana. J.T. started 13th in the 21 car A-Main and ended up 10th at the end of the 25 Lap Feature event, despite having to pit for a flat right rear tire and rejoin the field at the tail.
Saturday night Stapp headed to the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana for his first try on the 3/8 mile high banked clay oval since the track was enlarged in 2007. J.T. and the Wee3 car took to the new surroundings well but narrowly missed the transfer spot in the 8 Lap heat race. In the B-Main the track was still very fast and hard to pass as J.T. missed the show by a couple of spots. He was the only steel block car of the 28 cars in attendance.
"THE TREE CITY TORNADO" and the rest of the Wee3 Racing Team will use the next 3 weeks to get ready for the American Sprint Car Tour Series Debut and Opening night at the Twin Cities Raceway Park in Vernon Indiana on Saturday, May 8th. Come Out and Watch J.T. Challenge the rest of the ASCT veterans for the Win.
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The Original "TREE CITY TORNADO" will be back in action this weekend. Do to circumstances J.T. was not able to compete in last Saturday's NO WAY OUT 40 Race at Twin Cities Raceway Park.
J.T. is ready to get back in the saddle this Friday night April 9th at the Twin Cities Raceway Park in Vernon Indiana. This will be the final tune-up for the American Sprint Car Tour Opener there on May 8th. He will be piloting the Jeff Sweat owned Wee3 Racing Team #Wee3. This will be a double race weekend for J.T. and the rest of the team as they plan to travel to the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway for their Season Opener on Saturday night April 10th. This will be his first time racing at the "Burg" since it was enlarged to the 3/8 high banked clay oval. J.T. is definitely looking forward to the weekend ahead!
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The Original, "Tree City Tornado," J.T. Stapp started the year off in fine fashion in his initial start driving the Jeff Sweat owned Wee3 Racing car at the Twin Cities Raceway Park in Vernon Indiana. Stapp started 18th in the 20 car field and clawed his way up to 7th when the checkered flag dropped on the 25 lap A-Main. J.T. would like to thank Jeff and Josh Sweat for all of their efforts and is looking forward to the rest of the 2010 season.
The "Tree City Tornado" will be back in action in the Wee3 racing Sprint Car at the Twin Cities Raceway Park for the 2nd Annual "No Way Out 40" race on Saturday, April 3rd. This will be another great test to get the car dialed in for the American Sprint Car Tour Opener on May 8th.
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The Original "Tree City Tornado" was involved in the annual USAC Benevolent Fund Benefit at Fastimes Indoor Kart Center in Indianapolis on Saturday, March 13th. J.T. along with his co-caption Rex Norris III led their team through an eventful 3 hour endurance race with many crashes and a lot of rough driving by the other teams. They even had mechanical problems and had to switch Karts to finish the race. Team Stapp and Norris ended the day in 4th, narrowly missing the podium. A big thanks goes out to the rest of the team members. They include: Kris Deckard, Matt Thompson, Jordan Kinser, Robert Maar, and Daniel Freeman. Norris set Fast Time for everyone in the entire race at a 23.011. We are all looking forward to 2011.
J.T. looks to open the season this Saturday, March 20th at the Twin Cities Raceway Park in Vernon, IN. This is where J.T earned the Sprint Car Rookie of the Year Award in 2001. It will be the first race driving for Jeff Sweat and the Wee 3 Racing Team. The team plans to run these early season races at Twin Cities Raceway Park in preparation for the American Sprint Car Tour Opener at the track on Saturday, May 8th.
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No Sweat in 2010.
It was just confirmed today that the WEE 3 racing team owned by Jim and Jeff Sweat based out of Fairmount Indiana will be competing in the entire 2010 ASCT Sprint Car Series. The Sweat family has signed the Greensburg native and racing veteran J.T. Stapp to fill the seat and stand on the gas in the family owned machine in 2010. The Sweat family has been running sprint cars since 1994 and is excited about competing for the 2010 American Sprint Car Tour Championship. The 9 year sprint car wheeling veteran known as the "Tree City Tornado" is equally excited about the prospect of going for the top spot in this years ASCT points challenge. "We are committed to giving J.T. the best that we can and run in the ASCT Series and we are also looking forward to being a major contender for the series title this season," says Jeff Sweat of their 2010 plans.
The Original Tree City Tornado continues his efforts in promoting and scheduling races for the American Sprint Car Tour. Please check out the ASCT site on the links page for the latest schedule and series updates. Please check back here soon for updates on J.T.'s quest for sponsorship for this championship run in 2010. Anyone interested in being apart of this 2010 ASCT title chase with J.T. and the WEE 3 racing team are encouraged to contact him through this website and he will get back with you very soon.
J.T. would again like to thank everyone who has been a supporter this season and through all the years of his racing career.
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The Original Tree City Tornado will soon announce his plans for the upcoming 2010 racing season. He is currently working hard at promoting and scheduling races for the American Sprint Car Tour. "The Tree City Tornado" and series director, John Gurley are running the Steel Block Only Series for the 2010 season. Check out there new website on the Links page. ASCT is the former SCORA Sprint Car Series that J.T. raced with during the 2009 season. Races have already been scheduled in Indiana and Kentucky. More dates will be added in the near future.
If you are wondering who has done the fantastic job on my new website, it is Steve Hodgson and Street Smart Web Designs. Thinking of building a new website for yourself or your business? Contact Steve today! Just click the Street Smart link at the bottom of any page. Check out J.T.'s entire race interviews including the Racing with D.O. Show. Just click on Interviews!
COMING SOON TO JTSTAPP.COM! VIDEO CLIPS!! You will be able to watch "The Tree City Tornado" in his SCORA Sprint Car Series win at the Clay Co. Speedway in Flora, IL and many other great clips!
I PERSONALLY WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A SAFE AND HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON!! MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL!!
A SPECIAL THANKS TO THE OSGOOD GRUB COMPANY AND COMPETITION RACE FUELS AND ALL OF MY GREAT SPONSORS FOR A GREAT 2009 SEASON!!
CHECK BACK AFTER THE HOLIDAYS FOR WEBSITE UPDATES AND J.T.'S PLANS FOR THE 2010 RACING SEASON!!
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10/28/13 - The Original Tree City Tornado, was in action again on Saturday night October 12th at the 1/2 mile high-banked clay oval of Tony Stewart's Eldora Speedway in Rossburg Ohio. J.T. would have a tough battle as there were 54 Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series Sprint Cars in the Pits!!! He would start the night off by setting 3rd quick time in his Hot Lap Session!!! He would line-up 8th in the 5th Heat race and claw his way to 6th and was trying to pass the 5th place car when the checkers flew. Stapp would start 5th in the 2nd B-Main and finish just outside of the transfer spot after battling the motor stumbling on restarts and getting warm as well! This was Stapp's 3rd trip to the Ohio Speed Plant and he rode the concrete wall all night long, like he had raced there for years!!
J.T. plans to be back in action one more time during the 2013 season at the 3/8 mile semi-banked clay oval of the Twin Cities Raceway Park in North Vernon Indiana this Saturday night October 19th.
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10/15/13 - The Original Tree City Tornado was in action again on Saturday night September 28th at the 1/4 mile high-banked clay oval of the Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt Indiana. He started the night off fast in Hot Laps and would make a charge from the tail of his Heat Race to 5th, until ignition problems would sideline him for the remainder of the evening. Stapp was scheduled to start 13th in the 25 Lap A-Main, but would not be able to make the call. J.T. will be back in action this Saturday night October
12th at the blistering fast 1/2 mile high-banked clay oval of Tony Stewart's Eldora Speedway in Rossburg Ohio. Stapp's last appearance at the facility was in 2010. He is excited about the opportunity to run Eldora again and race with the Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series as well! This race will be called the, Sprintacular!! This will be the final All Star Winged Sprint, NRA Winged 360 Sprint, and BOSS Non-Wing Sprint shows of the season!!
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10/3/13 - The Original Tree City Tornado was in action on Saturday night September 14th at the Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana. There were 30 strong race cars in attendance and Stapp would start out the night by finishing 6th in his Heat Race. He would line-up 5th in the 12 Lap B-Main and finish 3rd, right on the leaders, to transfer to the 25 Lap A-Main! Stapp rode the cushion, up on the wall, the entire distance!! J.T. would start 19th in the Feature and passed several cars, until his Power Steering Pump shaft snapped off just past the halfway mark. This would sideline him for the remainder of the event.
"The Tree City Tornado," was in action again on Saturday night September 21st at the 5/16 mile high-banked clay oval of the Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville Indiana. He would have a poor draw number that would line him up at the back of a stacked 4th Heat Race. This led to Stapp having to run the first of two B-Mains. He would start 10th and finish 6th. J.T. would start 5th in the 2nd A-Main of the evening. This would be 15 Laps. Stapp was hard on the gas from the start and got as high as 2nd. He made contact with another car when he was going under him to pass and this would allow another car to get by. J.T. would finish a strong 4th for his 5th Top 10 and 2nd Top 5 of the season!!!
"The Tree City Tornado," plans to race again this Saturday night September 28th at the 1/4 mile high-banked clay oval of the Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt Indiana. This will be J.T.'s first time racing at the facility known as, "The Class Track." This will also be a Midwest Sprint Car Series sanctioned event!
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9/20/13 - The Original Tree City Tornado was back in action on Saturday night September 7th at the Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville Indiana. There were 30 strong race cars in attendance and Stapp would start out the night by finishing a strong 4th in his Heat Race to transfer to the 25 Lap A-Main. J.T. would line-up 16th and finish 16th on a very tough track to pass on. Everyone was fast on the cushion for the entire distance and there were no lapped cars!
J.T. will be back in action this Saturday night, September 14th at the 3/8 mile high-banked clay oval of the Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana. "The Tree City Tornado's", best "Burg" finish in 2013 is a 9th! Stapp is ready for this weekend's racing which will also be a part of the Merrill Downey Memorial Modified Race as well.
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9/10/13 - The Original Tree City Tornado was rained out again on Sat. August 31st at the Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana for the Merrill Downey Memorial Race. It was Stapp's 9th Rain Out of the season!! This race is rescheduled for Saturday night, September 14th!!
J.T. will be back in action this Saturday night, September 7th at the 5/16 mile high-banked clay oval of the Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville Indiana. "The Tree City Tornado's", best Putnamville finish in 2013 is an 8th! Stapp is ready for this weekend's racing which will also be a part of the Annual Patriot 100 Modified Race as well.
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9/5/13 - The Original Tree City Tornado was in action on Saturday night, August 17th, at the Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville Indiana. Stapp started the night off strong by finishing 4th in his Heat Race, after starting 6th! He would start 11th in the 21 car, 25 Lap A-Main. J.T. would fight an ill-handling race car for much of the Feature and end up 18th when the checkered flag flew.
J.T. will be back in action this Saturday night, August 31st at the 3/8 mile high-banked clay oval of the Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana. "The Tree City Tornado's", best "Burg" finish in 2013 is a 9th from the 19th starting spot, earning him the "HARD CHARGER AWARD" for the evening!! Stapp is ready for this weekend and racing in honor of Merrill Downey for the "Merrill Downey Memorial Race"!!
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8/28/13 - The Original Tree City Tornado was in action on Saturday night, August 10th, at the Paragon Speedway in Paragon Indiana. Stapp started the night off strong by finishing 2nd in his Heat Race, after starting 7th! He would start 3rd in the 19 car, 25 Lap A-Main. J.T. would maintain the 5th position for 3/4 of the race, but was fighting an ill handling race car. This made is very difficult to keep the car on the bottom of the race track coming off the corners. J.T. would end the feature in 8th despite fighting the handling of an experimental set-up. This was his 4th Top 10 of the season!! There were a total of 38 Sprint Cars on hand.
J.T. will be back in action this Saturday night, August 17th at the 5/16 mile high-banked clay oval of the Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville Indiana. "The Tree City Tornado", finished 3rd in his Heat Race and 8th in the A-Main at the track just 2 weeks ago! He is looking to improve on that finish this Saturday Night!!
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8/15/13 - The Original Tree City Tornado, was in action on Saturday night, August 3rd, at the Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville Indiana. Stapp started the night off strong by finishing 3rd in his Heat Race. He would start 8th in the 23 car, 25 Lap A-Main. J.T. would maintain his position and finish 8th on a very tough track to pass on. This is his 3rd Top 10 in 4 Feature starts.
J.T. will be back in action this Saturday night, August 10th at the 3/8 mile semi-banked clay oval of the Paragon Speedway in Paragon Indiana. "The Tree City Tornado", finished 2nd in his Heat Race and 4th in the A-Main at the track just 3 weeks ago! He is looking to improve on that finish this Saturday Night!!
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8/1/13 - The Original Tree City Tornado, was back in action this past Sat. Night, July 27th at the Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana. J.T. was fast in Hot Laps and then missed the transfer spot by one, when his Heat Race was cut to only 3 laps. This was because of 2 other competitors that spun more than twice, but were not black flagged! This led to the time limit running out. Stapp would be in a transfer spot in the B-Main on the last lap, coming off the 4th turn when another car cut down on him, causing him to spin and break some parts on the front end of the car.
J.T. will be back in action this Saturday night, August 3rd, at the 5/16 mile high-banked clay oval of the Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville Indiana. Stapp appeared at the track twice in 2012, with his best feature finish, being 11th.
Check back soon for race results from Lawrenceburg and to see when & where "The Tree City Tornado," will be racing at next!!!
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7/23/13 - The Original Tree City Tornado was back in action this past Saturday night July 13th at the Paragon Speedway in Paragon Indiana. Stapp started the night off well in his Heat Race by finishing 2nd after starting in the 6th position. He would redraw to start outside the front row of the 2nd 25 Lap A-Main of the evening. There were 44 total Sprint Cars in the Pits, which meant a 22 car starting field for the feature. J.T. would take the early lead for several laps until a couple other cars found some rubber that got laid down. Stapp would end up 4th at the finish, for his first Top 5 of the season.
J.T. is looking forward to trying to a Win this Saturday night, July 20th, at the 3/8 mile semi-banked clay oval of the Paragon Speedway in Paragon Indiana.
Check back soon for race results from Lawrenceburg and to see when & where "The Tree City Tornado," will be racing at next!!!
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7/18/13 - The Original Tree City Tornado, didn't get to compete again this past Saturday night. Lawrenceburg cancelled early and the JDS Motorsports team was on the road to Putnamville when they cancelled too!!
Stapp and the JDS Motorsports #74 will be back in action this Saturday night, July 13th at the 3/8 mile semi-banked clay oval of the Paragon Speedway in Paragon Indiana. Stapp was signed in and ready to race there 2 weeks ago when the rains came and they cancelled. J.T.'s only appearance at the facility in 2012 saw him Win his Heat Race and finish 9th in the 25 Lap A-Main.
Check back soon for race results from Lawrenceburg and to see when & where "The Tree City Tornado," will be racing at next!!!
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7/10/13 - The Original Tree City Tornado didn't get to compete again this past Saturday night. He was on his way to Lincoln Park Speedway when they cancelled and was signed in and ready to race at the Paragon Speedway in Paragon Indiana when they received another shower and cancelled as well!! The forecast looks dryer and in the 80s for this coming weekend!!
Stapp and the JDS Motorsports #74 will be back in action this Saturday night, July 6th at the 3/8 mile high-banked clay oval of the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana. This race is the Merrill Downey Memorial!!! Stapp's best run at "The Burg", was a 9th from the 19th starting spot in late April. He hopes to improve on that. this weekend!!!
STAPP IS NOW A DEALER FOR REAL RACING WHEELS AND Ti64 Titanium!!!! PLEASE USE HIS CONTACT PAGE TO GET CURRENT PRICING ON WHEELS, FRONT HUBS, AND TITANIUM BOLTS!!!
Check back soon for race results from Lawrenceburg and to see when & where "The Tree City Tornado," will be racing at next!!!
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7/2/13 - The Original Tree City Tornado, didn't get to compete this past Saturday night. He was on his way to Paragon Speedway when they cancelled and was nearly all the way to Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville Indiana when they cancelled as well!! The forecast looks dry and cooler for this coming weekend!!
Stapp and the JDS Motorsports #74 will be back in action this Saturday night, June 29th at the 5/16 mile highbanked clay oval of the Lincoln Park Speedway in beautiful downtown Putnamville Indiana. Stapp's best run at Putnamville was an 11th from the 19th starting spot last season. He competed twice at Lincoln Park in 2012.
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6/25/13 - The Original Tree City Tornado, was back in action on Saturday night, June 15th driving the JDS Motorsports #74 Maxim Gaerte. Stapp started off the night running 5th in his Heat Race which was just one transfer spot out. He would finish 2nd in the 10 Lap B-Main to transfer to the 25 Lap A-Main, which was packed with USAC Stars such as Dave Darland and Levi Jones, just to name a few. J.T. did his best to run 15th after starting in the 18th position. The team is still figuring out the new chassis/ motor combination! Stapp and the JDS Motorsports #74 will be back in action this Saturday night, June 22nd at the 3/8 mile semi-banked clay oval of the Paragon Speedway in Paragon Indiana. J.T. Won his Heat race and ran 9th in the A-Main in his only appearance at the facility in 2012.
PLEASE CHECK OUT J.T.'S NEW PHOTOS THAT WERE JUST ADDED TO HIS PHOTO PAGE AND FLICKR ACCOUNT!!!! MORE PICS OF HIS NEW JDS MOTORSPORTS #74 RIDE WILL BE COMING VERY SOON!!!
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6/20/13 - The Original Tree City Tornado will be back in the JDS Motorsports #74 Maxim Gaerte this Saturday night!!! Stapp is planning to race this Saturday Night, June 15th at the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana. This show is a part of the USAC Indiana Midget Week Finale!!
PLEASE CHECK OUT J.T.'S NEW PHOTOS THAT WERE JUST ADDED TO HIS PHOTO PAGE AND FLICKR ACCOUNT!!!! MORE PICS OF HIS NEW JDS MOTORSPORTS #74 RIDE WILL BE COMING VERY SOON!!!
Stapp would like to thank: Brown's Oil Service, Cunningham Racing Service, Acro Racing Equipment, Zimmerman's Speed Shop, Stone's Napa, Creative Finishing, Ti22 Performance, Buffalo Wings & Rings, Ti64, Simpson Race Products, Brad Penn Oil, Dragon Racing Fuels, Earl's Indy, American Racer Racing Tires,Nate Brannin, and all the other great supporters listed on his Sponsor Page!
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6/5/13 - The original Tree City Tornado was in action on Saturday, May 4 Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana. The whole night was a struggle due to driveline binding problems. This led to J.T. not transferring out of his Heat Race. Stapp started on the pole of the B-Main, only to get hit and spun by another car. This caused him to be hit hard in the left rear wheel as the car sat disabled on the race track. J.T. was ok, but the car had some damage that will need to be repaired.
Stapp would like to thank: Brown's Oil Service, Cunningham Racing Service, Acro Racing Equipment, Zimmerman's Speed Shop, Stone's Napa, Creative Finishing, Ti22 Performance, Buffalo Wings & Rings, Ti64, Simpson Race Products, Brad Penn Oil, Dragon Racing Fuels, Earl's Indy, American Racer Racing Tires,Nate Brannin, and all the other great supporters listed on his Sponsor Page!
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5/9/13 - The Original Tree City Tornado will be back in action this Saturday Night May 4th, on the 3/8 mile high- banked clay oval of the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana. J.T. and the Sweat Auto Center #1SAC Sprinter, started the season off right on Saturday night, April 27th at Lawrenceburg. Stapp was fast in hot laps, but would have to start deep in the 3rd Heat Race of the night and had the right front torsion stop strip out causing the car not to handle. J.T. missed the transfer spot by one and would end up finishing 4th in the B-Main to transfer to the 25 Lap A-Main. He would start 19th and finish 9th at the checkers, trying to pass for 8th!! "The Tree City Tornado," earned the "Hard Charger Award," for his efforts!!
Stapp would like to thank: Brown's Oil Service, Cunningham Racing Service, Acro Racing Equipment, Zimmerman's Speed Shop, Stone's Napa, Creative Finishing, Ti22 Performance, Buffalo Wings & Rings, Ti64, Simpson Race Products, Brad Penn Oil, Dragon Racing Fuels,Earl's Indy, American Racer Racing Tires,Nate Brannin, and all the other great supporters listed on his Sponsor Page!
Check back soon for Race Results from "The Burg," and to see when and where "The Tree City Tornado," will be racing at next!!!
PLEASE CHECK BACK SOON FOR RACE RESULTS, PHOTO UPDATES, AND TO SEE WHERE "THE TREE CITY TORNADO" WILL BE RACING AT NEXT!!!
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4/30/13 - The Original Tree City Tornado will get his 2013 Season underway this Saturday Night April 27th, on the 3/8 mile high-banked clay oval of the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana. J.T. and the rest of the Sweat Auto Center #1SAC Racing Team have been working hard, putting together a newer Maxim chassis and will now have an all-aluminum Gaerte Engine under the hood! Stapp didn't compete this past Saturday because he was sick.
Stapp would like to thank: Brown's Oil Service, Cunningham Racing Service, Acro Racing Equipment, Zimmerman's Speed Shop, Stone's Napa, Creative Finishing, Ti22 Performance, Buffalo Wings & Rings, Ti64, Simpson Race Products, Brad Penn Oil, Dragon Racing Fuels, and all the other great supporters listed on his Sponsor Page!
PLEASE CHECK BACK SOON FOR RACE RESULTS, PHOTO UPDATES, AND TO SEE WHERE "THE TREE CITY TORNADO" WILL BE RACING AT NEXT!!!
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4/19/13 - The Original Tree City Tornado has been working hard finalizing Sponsor deals and helping to put the newer Sweat Auto Center #1SAC Maxim Sprinter together. Pictures of the new car will be posted on J.T.'s photo page very soon!! Stapp would also like to announce the addition of Ti64 and Acro Racing Equipment to his list of top notch businesses that support him. Ti64 will take care of all your Titanium bolt and fastener needs! Acro Racing Equipment is the place to go for machining and fabrication work of any kind. They can also straighten axles and much more!
J.T. would like to thank Jeff, Josh, and Kaitlyn Sweat, his folks, and all of his great sponsors for all of their hard work, help, and support!!! Please check back soon for The Tree City Tornado's tentative 2013 Racing Schedule, which is expected to start on Saturday, April 13th at the 3/8 mile high-banked clay oval of the Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana.
PLEASE CHECK BACK SOON FOR RACE RESULTS, PHOTO UPDATES, AND TO SEE WHERE "THE TREE CITY TORNADO" WILL BE RACING AT NEXT!!!
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3/25/13 - The Original Tree City Tornado continues to work towards the 2013 season opening races! He has added Brad Penn Oil, Pro Shocks, USA Grease, and Schroeder Torsion Bars to his list of top notch businesses that support him. J.T. continues to work on other Sponsor deals and ride opportunities as well. Stapp will gladly talk to anyone about Sponsorship Opportunities with businesses or individuals interested in becoming a part of the success story! Just contact him using the contact page on this site.
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1/13/13 - THE ORIGINAL TREE CITY TORNADO enjoyed the festivities of the Lawrenceburg Speedway Banquet on Saturday Night November 17th at the Sunman VFV Lodge in Sunman Indiana. Stapp finished 8th in the final Sprint Car Point Standings and was honored with a nice trophy and money for his efforts. He gave an inspirational speech and made sure he thanked his car owner, parents, sponsors, and his fellow competitors as well! His car owner, Jeff Sweat, was also awarded a nice trophy for his efforts too! J.T. and the Jeff Sweat #1SAC Racing Team is looking forward to 2013 at the Burg!
The Tree City Tornado has been diligently working on Sponsorship deals for the 2013 Racing Season and has brought Buffalo Wings & Rings back for another season. He will continue to be a representative for the "No Bullying," campaign that he helped kick off at the restaurant in August of this year. This program has grown in leaps and bounds! Stapp is very excited to be involved with Buffalo Wings & Rings and directly with the Greensburg School system through his role as a Substitute Teacher.
Stapp has several sponsor meetings and obligations to attend in the near future and is working towards helping the Sweat Auto Center #1SAC Racing Team purchase a newer
high horsepower power plant and new GF1 Chassis for the 2013 racing season. J.T. will be attending the upcoming International Motorsports Industry Show on December 6th- 8th at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis Indiana. Look for The Tree City Tornado at several of his sponsors' booths, including: Dragon Racing Fuels, where he will sign autographs on his hero cards and posters. This is a fun time for all race fans to see what goes into making a fast race car and to see some of their favorite drivers too!!!
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11/4/12 - The Tree City Tornado had a tough night to finish off the 2012 season a little earlier than anticipated on Saturday night September 15th. Stapp was at the blistering fast Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana for the Final Points Race of the 2012 season. He started the night off setting the 3rd best lap time average of all the cars in his Hot Lap group. He would draw the tail of the 4th Heat Race, but as no surprise to his fans, he quickly got up on the wheel and was battling for the 4th and final transfer spot with just 2 laps to go. He dove under the other car going into turn one and was pinched just enough that J.T. would bang wheels with the other car and get airborne, but never turned over. This would end the night early for Stapp and the Sweat Auto Center #1SAC Racing Team. There was too much damage to fix in time to run the B- Main.
The Tree City Tornado and the Jeff Sweat owned, Sweat Auto Center #1SAC Racing Team had a strong season overall, running with a steel block motor with much less horsepower than many of their aluminum motor competitors. The hard work and dedication of Jeff Sweat, J.T.'s Mom & Dad, along with the rest of the Sweat Family including, Josh, Jim, Greg, and Kaitlyn was awesome!!! This season would not have been possible if it wasn't for these great people!!! Stapp and the #1SAC Racing Team would also like to thank each and every Sponsor for their great support during the 2012 season and are looking forward to a strong season in 2013!!!
Those great Sponsors include: Buffalo Wings & Rings, Brown's Oil Service, Dragon Racing Fuels, UAW Motorsports, Ti22 Performance, American Racer Racing Tires, Indy Race Parts, Earl's Indy, Simpson Race Products, Zimmerman's Speed Shop, Stone's Napa, SAC Engines, Torco Race Oils, Real Racing Wheels, Creative Finishing, ButlerBuilt Seat Systems, Cunningham Racing & Repair Service, Gillis Farms/Beck Seeds, Kinser Air Filters, and TKR Tim Kelley Racing.
Here is a Summary of The Tree City Tornado's 2012 Season Accomplishments: He ran 16 total races and competed in 13 Feature Events. His season best A-Main finish was a 4th at the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway. He had 2 Heat Race Wins, one at Lawrenceburg and one at Paragon Speedway. He had 7 A- Main finishes in the Top 11, 5 of those were Top 10s, and 1 of those was a Top 5. His average Feature finish for the season was an 11th. He also garnered 2 Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series Iron Man Awards. J.T. ended the 2012 campaign in the 8th spot of the Lawrenceburg Speedway Sprint Car Point Standings and will be honored at the banquet in November. Stapp also remained in the Top 60 of over 247 plus Sprint Car Drivers that have raced in a Feature in the state of Indiana in 2012!!!!
The Tree City Tornado and the #1SAC Racing Team are currently making plans for the 2013 Racing Season already. They are disassembling the car and checking all parts on the car and all spares for next season. J.T. is also working on his sponsor plans as well.
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9/18/12 - The Original Tree City Tornado did not get to compete on Saturday night September 8th at the Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville Indiana due to his car owner being ill. The Jeff Sweat, Sweat Auto Center #1SAC Racing Team will be back in action this Saturday night September 15th at the 3/8 mile high- banked clay oval of the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana. This will be the final Points Race of the season at “The Burg.” J.T. is currently 9th in the Sprint Car Championship Standings and looks to move up a few more spots by the end of the night!!
It has been a strong season for the 1SAC Racing Team at Lawrenceburg this season with a 4th place finish in the A- Main several weeks back along with several Top 10s including a Heat Race Win. Stapp stands 9th in the standings despite not competing in 3 of the Points races this season. The Tree City Tornado is proudly sponsored by Buffalo Wings & Rings, Brown's Oil Service, Dragon Racing Fuels, UAW Motorsports, Indy Race Parts, American Racer Racing Tires, Zimmerman's Speed Shop, Stone's Napa, and the rest of his great supporters on his Sponsor Page.
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9/10/12 - The Tree City Tornado would like to announce a brand new partnership with UAW Motorsports of Region 3 in Indianapolis Indiana. The United Auto Workers is one of the biggest and strongest unions in the United States!!! J.T. is committed to promoting the UAW through his racing and public appearances. He looks forward to a long relationship with UAW Motorsports!!
Stapp was rained out this past weekend on Saturday night September 1st at the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana and on Sunday night September 2nd at the Kokomo Speedway in Kokomo Indiana. Hurricane Isaac brought too much precipitation to get in hardly any racing at all throughout the Midwest over the long Holiday Weekend.
The Tree City Tornado will be back in action this Saturday night September 8th at the 5/16 mile high-banked clay oval of the Lincoln Park Speedway in beautiful downtown Putnamville Indiana. Stapp has 2 Feature start this season at the track with finishes of 11th and 16th. He looks to improve on that this weekend. This race will be the King of Non-Wings and every Sprint Car will run a feature.
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9/4/12 - The Original Tree City Tornado had a great night of signing autographs and bringing in many new "No Bullying" Pledges on Monday August 20th. J.T. was on location of one of his great sponsors, Buffalo Wings & Rings, and signed over 200 hero cards for kids and adults! He also had more than 30 new "No Bullying" Pledges during the night as well! Each kid of school age could do the pledge and receive a Free Kids Meal!! Stapp and Buffalo Wings & Rings also gave away Free Tickets to his September 1st race at the Lawrenceburg Speedway along with some Free Dinner and Movie passes too!! It was a great night for everyone involved and one that J.T. looks forward to being a part of next season as well!! A special thanks goes out to Brent Brown and Tess Rowing of the Greensburg Daily News for the great coverage on the front page of the paper before and after the event!! It means a great deal!!
The Tree City Tornado made his way to the Waynesfield Raceway Park in Waynesfield Ohio Saturday night August 25th. It was his first appearance at the facility in over 2 years. There was a tough 40 car field on hand for the Michigan Traditional Sprints sanctioned event. J.T. would draw at the back of the 2nd heat race and make his way up to one transfer spot out, only to lose a couple of spots at the end on the very dry, dusty, and super slick surface. Stapp would line-up 6th in the first of 2 B- Mains and tried to run the top of the race track to no avail and
missed the transfer spot, as they were only taking the Top 2. It was a frustrating night for J.T. and the Sweat Auto Center #1SAC Team. The car was fast all night, but unfortunately your starting spot meant everything on the under prepared Waynesfield oval.
J.T. and the #1SAC Racing Team will be back at the 3/8 mile high-banked clay oval of the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana this Saturday night September 1st. J.T. is currently 9th in the Sprint Car Championship Standings with only 2 races to go! He will try to move up a few more spots on the ladder by the end of the final night of racing on September 15th!! There is also a possibility that "Tree City Tornado" and the #1SAC Racing Team may race this Sunday September 2nd at the Kokomo Speedway in Kokomo Indiana. Stapp and the Sweat Auto Center Team are proudly sponsored by Buffalo Wings & Rings, Brown's Oil Service, Dragon Racing Fuels, Ti22 Performance, Indy Race Parts, American Racer Racing Tires, Zimmerman's Speed Shop, Stone's Napa, and all the rest of his great supporters on his Sponsor Page.
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8/27/12 - The Original Tree City Tornado was in action on Saturday night August 18th at the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway as part of the "Dick Gaines Memorial Race." J.T. would start the night off very fast in Hot Laps, turning a lap of just over 14.5 seconds at a speed of over 93 MPH average lap and over 105 MPH at the end of the straightaways!!! He would line-up 8th in his Heat Race and finish 3rd to transfer to the 30 Lap A-Main. Stapp would start 7th in the Feature on a very dry slick and dusty track and survive to finish 16th. J.T. still maintains the 9th spot in the Lawrenceburg Speedway Sprint Car Point Standings, just a few markers behind 7th and 8th heading into the final two Point Shows.
The Tree City Tornado will be back in action again this Saturday night August 25th at the 1/3 mile high-banked clay oval of the Waynesfield Raceway Park in Waynesfield Ohio. This will also be a Michigan Traditional Sprints sanctioned show as well. It will be Stapp's first appearance at the facility since July of 2010. On that night, he transferred out of his Heat Race to the Feature, but had some bad luck that took him out of the A-Main early in the race. He will be looking for some redemption this Saturday night!
Stapp and the #1SAC Team are proudly sponsored by Buffalo Wings & Rings, Brown's Oil Service, Dragon Racing Fuels, Indy Race Parts, Ti22 Performance, Zimmerman's Speed Shop,
Stone's Napa, American Racer Racing Tires, Creative Finishing, and all the great supporters on his Sponsor Page.
The Tree City Tornado, J.T. Stapp is not only a successful local race car driver; he is also a Substitute Teacher for Greensburg Community Schools. J.T. has partnered with one of his great sponsors, Buffalo Wings & Rings, and their Anti-Bullying Program!!! Stapp will be at Buffalo Wings & Rings, here in Greensburg on Monday night, August 20th, from 5-8 pm. He will sign autographs on his hero cards and help take in any new pledges to the Anti-Bullying Program, from anyone going to a Greensburg School. If you pledge not to be a bully and to help those who are being bullied, you will receive a card for FREE FOOD!! Stapp and Buffalo Wings & Rings will have a drawing to give away two Family 4 Packs of tickets to watch J.T. race at the Lawrenceburg Speedway on Saturday September 1st, with a rain date of Saturday September 15th. There will also be drawings to Win More Free Food and Free Movie Passes to Wolf Theatres!!! You do not have to stay till 8 to Win. Someone can call or email you if you are not present.
PLEASE CHECK BACK SOON FOR RACE RESULTS, PHOTO UPDATES, AND TO SEE WHERE "THE TREE CITY TORNADO" WILL BE RACING AT NEXT!!!
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8/19/12 - The Original Tree City Tornado got his 5th Top 10 of the season and continued to close in on some of his other competitors in the Lawrenceburg Speedway Sprint Car Point Standings. On Saturday night August 11th, J.T. finished 5th in his Heat Race and would start the 25 Lap A-Main from the 10th position. He would claw his way up to 6th early in the race and finish 7th after the bleeders in both rear tires stuck and made the car a handful to drive on the very tacky and rough track surface. Stapp is currently 9th in the Point Standings, just a few markers out of the Top 5 heading into this Saturday night. J.T. also stands 52nd out of the 235 drivers who have earned feature points at any Indiana Sprint Car Track this season!!!
The Tree City Tornado will be back in action again this Saturday night August 18th behind the wheel of the Sweat Auto Center #1SAC Maxim in the Dick Gaines Memorial Race at the 3/8 mile high-banked clay oval of the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana. Stapp and the #1SAC Team are proudly sponsored by Buffalo Wings & Rings, Brown's Oil Service, Dragon Racing Fuels, Indy Race Parts, Ti22 Performance, Zimmerman's Speed Shop, Stone's Napa, American Racer Racing Tires, Creative Finishing, and all the great supporters on his Sponsor Page.
The Tree City Tornado, J.T. Stapp is not only a successful local race car driver; he is also a Substitute Teacher for Greensburg Community Schools. J.T. has partnered with one of his great sponsors, Buffalo Wings & Rings, and their Anti-Bullying Program!!! Stapp will be at Buffalo Wings & Rings, here in Greensburg this coming Monday night, August 20th, from 5-8 pm. He will sign autographs on his hero cards and help take in any new pledges to the Anti-Bullying Program, from anyone going to a Greensburg School. If you pledge not to be a bully and to help those who are being bullied, you will receive a card for FREE FOOD!! Stapp and Buffalo Wings & Rings will have a drawing to give away two Family 4 Packs of tickets to watch J.T. race at the Lawrenceburg Speedway on Saturday September 1st, with a rain date of Saturday September 15th. There will also be drawings to Win More Free Food and Free Movie Passes to Wolf Theatres!!! You do not have to stay till 8 to Win. Someone can call or email you if you are not present.
PLEASE CHECK BACK SOON FOR RACE RESULTS, PHOTO UPDATES, AND TO SEE WHERE "THE TREE CITY TORNADO" WILL BE RACING AT NEXT!!!
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8/10/12 - The Original Tree City Tornado was in action at the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway on Saturday night August 4th for the Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series event. J.T. started the night out in grand fashion by capturing his 2nd Heat Race Win of the season!!! He would start the 25 Lap A-Main from the 6th position after the redraw and finish 8th, for his 4th Top 10 of the season. Stapp also earned his 2nd "Iron Man" award and the $50 cash bonus for being the highest finishing steel block Sprinter of the evening!!
Stapp will be back at the 3/8 mile high-banked clay oval of the Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana this Saturday night August 11th driving the Sweat Auto Center #1SAC Maxim. J.T. is proudly sponsored by Buffalo Wings & Rings, Brown's Oil Service, Dragon Racing Fuels, American Racer Racing Tires, Indy Race Parts, and all the rest of the great supporters on his Sponsor Page.
PLEASE CHECK BACK SOON FOR RACE RESULTS, PHOTO UPDATES, AND TO SEE WHERE "THE TREE CITY TORNADO" WILL BE RACING AT NEXT!!!
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8/6/12 - The Original Tree City Tornado had a great run on Saturday night July 28th at the 3/8 mile high-banked clay oval of the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana. From the time the green flag dropped in Hot Laps until the checkered flag flew after the 25 Lap A-Main, Stapp and the Sweat Auto Center #1SAC Team were fast!! J.T. started 5th and battled hard to finish his Heat Race in 3rd. He would line-up 6th for the Feature and hung tough the entire distance to bring home a 4th place finish, right on the heels of the leaders as they crossed the start/finish line!! Stapp and everyone on the #1SAC Racing Team is fired up with the great finish and is looking forward to this coming Saturday night.
J.T. and the Jeff Sweat owned, Sweat Auto Center #1SAC Team will be back in action this Saturday night August 4th at the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana. This will be a Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series event. BOSS was at The Burg back in June and had a strong 30 car field. Stapp made the show and finished 15th after starting 20th. He looks to improve on that and keep the momentum rolling this Saturday night.
The Tree City Tornado and one of his great supporters, Buffalo Wings & Rings are planning a future appearance. J.T. will sign autographs on his hero cards for the fans, get pictures taken, talk with the fans, have a ticket giveaway to one of his races at Lawrenceburg Speedway, and much more!! Details on the date of the event and what will be given away, coming soon!!
Stapp and the #1SAC Team are proudly supported by Buffalo Wings & Rings, Brown's Oil Service, Dragon Racing Fuels, Indy Race Parts, Ti22 Performance, American Racer Racing Tires, Zimmerman's Speed Shop, and all the other great sponsors listed on his Sponsor Page.
PLEASE CHECK BACK SOON FOR RACE RESULTS, PHOTO UPDATES, AND TO SEE WHERE "THE TREE CITY TORNADO" WILL BE RACING AT NEXT!!!
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7/30/12 - The Original Tree City Tornado was back in action on Saturday night July 21st at the 3/8 mile semi-banked clay oval of the Paragon Speedway in Paragon Indiana. The night started off great for J.T. and the Sweat Auto Center #1SAC Team with their first Heat Race WIN of the season in the 4th Heat Race of the evening!! Stapp led from the drop of the green flag and led all 10 laps en route to the victory. Stapp would line-up 7th in the 2nd 25 Lap A-Main after the redraw and take home 9th place at the finish. It was a very dry slick and dusty track which made passing very tough.
The Tree City Tornado and the Jeff Sweat owned, Sweat Auto Center #1SAC Racing Team will be back at the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway this Saturday night July 28th. Stapp and the #1SAC Maxim are proudly sponsored by Ti22 Performance, Butlerbuilt Race Seats, Buffalo Wings & Rings, Brown's Oil Service, Dragon Racing Fuels, American Racer Racing Tires, Indy Race Parts, Zimmerman's Speed Shop, Stone's Napa, and all the other great supporters on his Sponsor Page. Please check them out!!
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7/23/12 - The Original Tree City Tornado and the Jeff Sweat owned Sweat Auto Center #1SAC Maxim will be racing this Saturday night July 21st at the 3/8 mile semi-banked clay oval of the Paragon Speedway in Paragon Indiana. It will be J.T.'s first trip to the facility since the 2008 season, when he drove for Bryan Robinson in the #57R. He is definitely looking forward to going back! Stapp has competed sporadically at the track since 2001, when he piloted the JSR, John Stapp Racing #74. He also drove for Glenn Scott in the Taterhead Motorsports owned #16 Sprinter at several shows in 2006, including making the prestigious Mike Johnson Memorial Race.
J.T. also promoted himself and his website for the first time by being the lap #8 sponsor at the King's Royal Sprint Car race at Eldora Speedway Saturday night July 14th!! Jtstapp.com, The Tree City Tornado was up on the turn 2 scoreboard for fans, friends, sponsors, and potential sponsors to see!! On top of that, two of J.T.'s favorite drivers were there for the crowning of the New King! King Sammy the XXIX Swindell was crowned by former King's Royal Winner, King Doug the II & VII Wolfgang!!
Stapp and the #1SAC Team are sponsored by Buffalo Wings & Rings, Brown's Oil Service, Dragon Racing Fuels, American Racer Racing Tires, Ti22 Performance, Indy Race Parts, Zimmerman's Speed Shop, Stone's Napa, Creative Finishing, Earl's Indy, Simpson Race Products, and ButlerBuilt Race Seats.
PLEASE CHECK BACK SOON FOR RACE RESULTS, PHOTO UPDATES, AND TO SEE WHERE "THE TREE CITY TORNADO" WILL BE RACING AT NEXT!!!
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7/16/12 - The Original Tree City Tornado was back in action on Saturday night July 7th at the 3/8 mile high-banked clay oval of the legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana, as part of the Inaugural Merrill Downey Memorial Race. Merrill was a great Late Model, Modified, and Sportsman racer at Lawrenceburg and many other tracks in the 80s and early 90s. Merrill died unexpectedly, a couple of weeks ago. He was a great racer and a friend of the Stapp family too!!!
J.T. started the night off blistering fast in his Hot Lap session, setting 3rd quick in his group. He would lead his Heat Race early and end up running 2nd, good enough to make the redraw for the A-Main. He would line-up 6th in a very strong 21 car field and finish 14th. Stapp drove a great race and ran around the Top 10 for the entire 25 Laps. His consistent finishes have propelled him into 12th in the Lawrenceburg Speedway Sprint Car Point Standings, only a few markers out of the Top 10!!
The Tree City Tornado and the Jeff Sweat owned Sweat Auto Center #1SAC Maxim plan to be racing at the 3/8 mile semi-banked clay oval of the Paragon Speedway in Paragon Indiana or the 1/3 mile semi- banked clay oval of Waynesfield Raceway Park in Waynesfield Ohio on Saturday night July 21st. The Tree City Tornado and the Sweat Auto Center Team will not be racing this Saturday July 14th. Stapp and the #1SAC Team are sponsored by Buffalo Wings & Rings, Brown's Oil Service, Dragon Racing Fuels, American Racer Racing Tires, Ti22 Performance, Indy Race Parts, Zimmerman's Speed Shop, Stone's Napa, Creative Finishing, Earl's Indy, Simpson Race Products, and ButlerBuilt Race Seats.
PLEASE CHECK BACK SOON FOR RACE RESULTS, PHOTO UPDATES, AND TO SEE WHERE "THE TREE CITY TORNADO" WILL BE RACING AT NEXT!!!
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7/9/12 - The Original Tree City Tornado, J.T. Stapp, will be back on the Motor Racing Monday Show, with "Moose," Bruce Loyd tonight, June 25th at 8:45 pm!!! Tune in to hear J.T. and "Moose" talk about the 2012 season to this point and what the Sweat Auto Center #1SAC Team is looking forward to in the future.
Stapp was in action Saturday night June 23rd at the 5/16 mile high- banked clay oval of the Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville Indiana. J.T. started off the night with a solid 4th place finish in his Heat Race to transfer to the 25 Lap A-Main. There would be 30 Sprinters in the Pits on this night. It is the 3rd consecutive race that Stapp has had to fight through a tough field of at least 30 cars just to make the feature. He would line-up 15th and finish 16th in the Feature event. There was only a single caution the entire race with only 4 laps remaining.
The Tree City Tornado and the Sweat Auto Center team plan to take this Saturday night June 30th off due to the extreme heat that has hit the area and to do some extra maintenance on the race car too. J.T. and the #1SAC Racing Team will be back in action next Saturday night July 7th at the 3/8 mile high-banked clay oval of the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana. Stapp will be wheeling the Jeff Sweat/Sweat Auto Center owned #1SAC Maxim, sponsored by; Buffalo Wings & Rings, Brown's Oil Service, Dragon Racing Fuels, American Racer Racing Tires, Ti22 Performance, Indy Race Parts, Earl's Indy, Zimmerman's Speed Shop, Creative Finishing, and Stone's Napa.
PLEASE CHECK BACK SOON FOR RACE RESULTS, PHOTO UPDATES, AND TO SEE WHERE "THE TREE CITY TORNADO" WILL BE RACING AT NEXT!!!
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6/25/12 - The Original Tree City Tornado was in action on Saturday night June 16th at the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana. This race was a part of the USAC Indiana Midget Week. J.T. would start the night off fast in Hot Laps, but would miss the transfer spot in his Heat Race by just one spot. He would line- up outside the front row for the 10 Lap B-Main that would be shortened to only 8 Laps. Stapp endured a loose race car in turns 3 & 4, while being pretty good in 1 & 2, due to the less than desirable track conditions. J.T. needed those last two laps to make a run on the final transfer spot, but wouldn't get the opportunity. He would finish one transfer spot out of going to the A-Main. It was only the 6th time in the last five years that Stapp has failed to make the feature event.
The Tree City Tornado and the Buffalo Wings & Rings, Brown's Oil Service, Dragon Racing Fuels, American Racer, Indy Race Parts, Simpson Race Products, Sweat Auto Center #1SAC Maxim will get back up on the horse and go for a big rebound this Saturday night June 23rd at the 5/16 mile high-banked clay oval of the Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville Indiana. This will be the 2nd appearance of the season for Stapp and the #1SAC Team at the track. He finished 11th, right on the heels of the 10th place car, from the 20th starting position just one month ago!
J.T. will be on the air LIVE with "Moose," Bruce Loyd, on the "MOTOR RACING MONDAY SHOW!!!" Listen to his interview Live this Monday night, June 25th at 8 pm on www.wdlj.com!!!
PLEASE CHECK BACK SOON FOR RACE RESULTS, PHOTO UPDATES, AND TO SEE WHERE "THE TREE CITY TORNADO" WILL BE RACING AT NEXT!!!
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6/19/12 - The Original Tree City Tornado was in action at the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway on Saturday night June 9th as part of the Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series event. J.T. helped his friend, Aaron Fry, organize, create, and name the series in late 2010, but this would be the first opportunity he would have to race with BOSS. There were 30 of the best Non-Wing Sprint Cars in Indiana and Ohio there to tackle the 3/ 8 mile high-banked clay oval. Stapp would finish 6th in his Heat Race, so he would have to line-up 7th in the B-Main to try to get in this tough field. J.T. made some aggressive moves on the competition and survived two late race restarts to finish 4th and transfer to the A-Main. He would start 20th in the 25 Lap Feature event and survive to finish 15th.
"The Tree City Tornado," will be back in action this Saturday night June 16th at the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana. This race will also be the 4th leg of the annual USAC Indiana Midget Week. Stapp will again be wheeling the Jeff Sweat owned, Buffalo Wings & Rings, Brown's Oil Service, Dragon Racing Fuels, Sweat Auto Center, American Racer, Indy Race Parts, #1SAC Maxim.
J.T. is still feverishly looking for sponsorship to help secure a new aluminum, higher horsepower motor for the #1SAC Team. If anyone would like to have their business represented by a top notch driver and marketing professional, please use the contact page for more info and he will get back to you very soon!!
PLEASE CHECK BACK SOON FOR RACE RESULTS, PHOTO UPDATES, AND TO SEE WHERE "THE TREE CITY TORNADO" WILL BE RACING AT NEXT!!!
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6/11/12 - The Original TREE CITY TORNADO raced at the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway again on Saturday night June 2nd. There were 25 Sprint Cars that came to be a part of the "Lawrenceburg Legends Classic." J.T. started the night off fast in Hot Laps with a blistering lap of just over 14.6 seconds at an average speed of over 92 MPH average lap. That's well over 105 MPH at the end of the straightaways! Stapp's Heat Race didn't go as well as he would have liked. The track changed drastically and got rough spots in it, making the car very unstable. J.T. would soldier on to a 6th place finish, which would put him starting deep in the feature field. "The Tree City Tornado," would make a charge from the 19th starting spot to finish 11th in the 30 Lap A-Main.
Stapp and the Buffalo Wings & Rings, Brown's Oil Service, Dragon Racing Fuels, American Racer Racing Tires, Indy Race Parts, Sweat Auto Center, #1SAC Maxim Racing Team will be back in action again this Saturday night June 9th at the 3/8 mile high-banked clay oval of the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana. This will be a race sanctioned by the Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series, a group that J.T. helped get up and going last season, and even suggested the name for the series as well. He is looking forward to racing with BOSS for the first time and is ready to get a good finish for all of his loyal sponsors and fans!!
PLEASE CHECK BACK SOON FOR RACE RESULTS, PHOTO UPDATES, AND TO SEE WHERE "THE TREE CITY TORNADO" WILL BE RACING AT NEXT!!!
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5/30/12 - THE ORIGINAL TREE CITY TORNADO was in action on Saturday May 19th at the 5/16 mile high-banked clay oval of the Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville Indiana. The night started off with a 7th place finish in his Heat Race. He would have to run the 12 lap B-Main, but finished 4th, good enough to transfer to the 25 Lap A-Main. He would line-up 19th in the feature and finish 11th, right on the heels of the 10th place car.
On Friday May 25th Stapp would take on the ¼ mile semi-banked clay oval of the Gas City I69 Speedway in Gas City Indiana. He would finish 6th in his Heat Race, just one transfer spot out. J.T. would take home 5th in the B-Main to transfer to the 25 Lap A-Main. He would start shotgun on the field, only to get taken out by an ill-fated slide job by Travis Welpott in turn 2. This would flatten his left front tire as well as bending the tie rod and drag link, ending his night with a 15th place finish.
THE TREE CITY TORNADO, will be back in action this Saturday night June 2nd at the 3/8 mile high-banked clay oval of the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana. Stapp will be piloting the Buffalo Wings & Rings, Brown s Oil Service, Dragon Racing Fuels, Sweat Auto Center, #1SAC Maxim. This race will be known as the Lawrenceburg Legends Classic.
PLEASE CHECK BACK SOON FOR RACE RESULTS, PHOTO UPDATES, AND TO SEE WHERE "THE TREE CITY TORNADO" WILL BE RACING AT NEXT!!!
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5/15/12 - The Original Tree City Tornado was back in action this past Saturday night May 12th at the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana. The Sweat Auto Center Team was experimenting with a new set-up on the race car that just didn't fit Stapp's driving style. He ran 6th in his Heat Race and would have to start the 25 Lap A-Main from the 17th spot and would finish 16th on a very dry slick, dusty race track, that made it hard for anyone to pass on. Stapp and the Buffalo Wings & Rings, Brown's Oil Service, Dragon Racing Fuels, American Racer Racing Tires, Sweat Auto Center, #1SAC Maxim Racing Team plan to be back in action this Saturday night May 19th at the 5/16 mile high-banked clay oval of the Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville Indiana. J.T. finished off the 2011 season strong at the track by finishing 8th from the 20th starting spot in the first feature and 11th from the 16th starting spot in the 2nd 25 Lap A-Main.
PLEASE CHECK BACK SOON FOR RACE RESULTS, PHOTO UPDATES, AND TO SEE WHERE "THE TREE CITY TORNADO" WILL BE RACING AT NEXT!!!
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4/22/12 - The Original Tree City Tornado opened his 2012 season Saturday night April 21st at the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana. He started off the evening battling 2011 Bloomington Speedway Track Champ, Midwest Sprint Car Series Champion, and USAC National Sprint Car Winner, Brady Short, for many laps side by side and came home with a strong 5th place finish. Stapp would start 9th in the 25 Lap A-Main and would bring the Buffalo Wings & Rings, Sweat Auto Center #1SAC Maxim home 6th, just a few car lengths out of the Top 5. It was a strong start to the season for J.T. at the blistering fast 3/8 mile high-banked clay oval as he bested Brady Short and former 2-Time Lawrenceburg Speedway Track Champion, Joss Moffatt.
"The Tree City Tornado," would also like to announce the addition of Brown's Oil Service and Dragon Racing Fuels as Sponsors for the 2012 Season!! Stapp is excited about the new partnership and plans to help promote Brown's Oil Service to allow them to sell more Dragon Racing Gas and Methanol to local Open Wheel and Stock Car competitors. Stapp is looking forward to a long partnership with Brown's and Dragon!! PLEASE CHECK OUT THE NEW LINKS ON HIS SPONSOR PAGE TO Dragon Racing Fuels, Brown's Oil Service, and an additional link for Buffalo Rings & Rings on Facebook, announcing their partnership with Stapp for the 2012 season!!
Stapp and the Buffalo Wings & Rings, Brown's Oil Service, Dragon Racing Fuels, #1SAC Maxim plan to take part in a local Racing themed Parade in downtown Greensburg Indiana on Saturday April 28th. The parade is to start at 11AM and go down Broadway Street, toward the downtown courthouse square. "The Tree City Tornado," along with other area T.Q. Midget racers will have their cars on display around the town square and be signing autographs from Noon until 1:30 or 2:00 PM. Stapp is looking forward to being in the parade, talking to his fans, signing autographs on his hero cards, and even posing for a picture. COME OUT AND ENJOY THE FESTIVITIES THIS COMING SATURDAY!!
Stapp will head to the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway to race this Saturday night after the autograph session.
PLEASE CHECK BACK SOON FOR RACE RESULTS, PHOTO UPDATES, AND TO SEE WHERE "THE TREE CITY TORNADO" WILL BE RACING AT NEXT!!!
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4/9/12 - The Original Tree City Tornado, J.T. Stapp, is proud to announce the addition of a new sponsor to the Sweat Auto Center #1SAC Racing Team! Greensburg's own, BUFFALO WINGS & RINGS has come on board for the 2012 Season!!! Please support a great local restaurant that has unbelievably great food and drinks and supports your favorite driver too!!! J.T. plans to make an appearance at BUFFALO WINGS & RINGS, to meet his fans, sign some autographs, and have a free ticket giveaway to one of Stapp's races too!!! The date and time of when, "The Tree City Tornado," will make his appearance should be announced in the coming weeks!!!
J.T. plans to be in action, to kick off the 2012 season on Saturday night April 14th at the track where he ended the 2011 season well. This will be at the 5/16 mile high-banked clay oval of the Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville Indiana. Stapp also plans to make his season debut at the legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana on Saturday night April 21st.
PLEASE CHECK BACK SOON FOR RACE RESULTS, PHOTO UPDATES, AND TO SEE WHERE "THE TREE CITY TORNADO" WILL BE RACING AT NEXT!!!
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4/2/12 - The Original Tree City Tornado didn't get to compete this past weekend at Twin Cities Raceway Park due to unforeseen circumstances. Friday's event was rained out and Saturday's event ran, but with horrendous track conditions that led to a lot of tore up race cars. It looks like things worked out well in the end for Stapp and the Sweat Auto Center #1SAC Racing Team.
J.T. plans to be in action, to kick off the 2012 season on Saturday night April 14th at the track where he ended the 2011 season well. This will be at the 5/16 mile high-banked clay oval of the Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville Indiana. Stapp also plans to make his season debut at the legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana on Saturday night April 21st.
PLEASE CHECK BACK SOON FOR RACE RESULTS, PHOTO UPDATES, AND TO SEE WHERE "THE TREE CITY TORNADO" WILL BE RACING AT NEXT!!!
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10/8/11 - THE ORIGINAL TREE CITY TORNADO was in action on Saturday Night October 1st at the 5/16 mile high-banked clay oval of the Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville Indiana. After ringing the car out in Hot Laps, the first order of business was the 25 Lap Make-Up A-Main that was rained out the week prior. J.T. would line-up 20th and made the charge all the way to 8th when the checkered fell! He would be the "Hard Charger" of the event! Next up would be the 8 Lap Heat Race for a new night of racing activities. Stapp would finish 4th to transfer directly to the 25 Lap Main Event. "The Tree City Tornado" would start 16th in the 20 car field and was 11th, trying to pass for 10th when the race was over. There were 34 cars in attendance on this night. It was a Great Night for J.T. and the Sweat Auto Center Maxim #1SAC Racing Team!
PLEASE CHECK BACK SOON FOR RACE RESULTS, PHOTO UPDATES, AND TO SEE WHERE "THE TREE CITY TORNADO" WILL BE RACING AT NEXT!!!
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10/1/11 - The Original TREE CITY TORNADO was in action this past Saturday Night September 24th at the Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville Indiana. He started off the evening fast in Hot Laps among the 30 cars in attendance and would end up 6th in his Heat Race, just one spot out of the transfer position. J.T. would finish 5th in the 12 Lap B-Main and transfer into the 25 Lap A-Main. J.T. was ready to line-up shotgun on the starting field when the rains came and Speedway Officials decided to reschedule the Feature along with another entirely new program for this Saturday Night October 1st.
"THE TREE CITY TORNADO" and the #1SAC, Sweat Auto Center, Maxim is ready to do battle in not one, but two Feature Events this Saturday Night!
PLEASE CHECK BACK SOON FOR RACE RESULTS, PHOTO UPDATES, AND TO SEE WHERE "THE TREE CITY TORNADO" WILL BE RACING AT NEXT!!!
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9/23/11 - THE ORIGINAL TREE CITY TORNADO was unfortunately not able to race Saturday Night September 17th at the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway due to extenuating circumstances. J.T. and the Sweat Auto Center #1SAC Team were disappointed not being able to compete and also would like to send out an apology to all the loyal fans that were looking forward to seeing him gas it around the 3/8 mile high-banked clay oval.
This weekend Stapp and the #1SAC Maxim Team looks to change their luck and finish off the last month of this 2011 Racing Season strong! On Saturday Night September 24th J.T. will be back at the 5/16 mile high-banked clay oval of the Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville Indiana. Stapp had a tough night a few weeks ago at the track, but did have some success in 2010, with a Heat Race Win and a strong 11th place run in the A-Main over a 40 Plus car field!
PLEASE CHECK BACK SOON FOR RACE RESULTS, SCHEDULE CHANGES, AND TO SEE WHERE "THE TREE CITY TORNADO" WILL BE RACING AT NEXT!!
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9/20/11 - THE ORIGINAL TREE CITY TORNADO was unfortunately not able to race Saturday Night September 17th at the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway due to extenuating circumstances. J.T. and the Sweat Auto Center #1SAC Team were disappointed not being able to compete and also would like to send out an apology to all the loyal fans that were looking forward to seeing him gas it around the 3/8 mile high-banked clay oval.
This weekend Stapp and the #1SAC Maxim Team looks to change their luck and finish off the last month of this 2011 Racing Season strong! Plans are to start the weekend off at the ¼ mile semi-banked clay oval of the Gas City I69 Speedway in Gas City Indiana on Friday Night September 23rd. On Saturday Night September 24th J.T. will be back at the 5/16 mile high-banked clay oval of the Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville Indiana.
PLEASE CHECK BACK SOON FOR RACE RESULTS, SCHEDULE CHANGES, AND TO SEE WHERE "THE TREE CITY TORNADO" WILL BE RACING AT NEXT!!
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9/15/11 - THE ORIGINAL TREE CITY TORNADO was back in action over the long Holiday Weekend. It all started on Saturday Night September 3rd at the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana. J.T. and the Sweat Auto Center Maxim started the night off fast in Hot Laps. He would line up 7th in the Heat Race and come to 5th place at the end to transfer directly to the 25 Lap A-Main, despite the car hiking the left rear big time going into turn 1 with about 3 Laps to go. Stapp saved the car from turning over and nursed it home with no left rear spring, as the left rear torsion arm bolt came out allowing the arm to fall down out of the birdcage. J.T. was scheduled to start 13th in the A-Main, but when he pushed off he noticed something critical was wrong! He didn't have any throttle! He was forced to pull into the infield and watch the entire feature from the top of his roll cage. Very frustrating indeed!
The team would try to rebound the following night at the ¼ mile semi-banked clay oval of the Kokomo Speedway in Kokomo Indiana. It didn't happen though, because of more unfortunate luck as the spool inside the rear end broke in Hot Laps also destroying the ring & pinion.
"THE TREE CITY TORNADO" and the #1SAC will be back in action this Saturday Night with a fresh rear end and a positive outlook! The Sweat Auto Center Maxim will be back at the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana on the super fast 3/8 mile high-banked clay oval.
PLEASE CHECK BACK SOON FOR RACE RESULTS FROM "THE BURG" AND TO SEE WHERE "THE TREE CITY TORNADO" WILL BE RACING AT NEXT!!
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9/3/11 - The Original "TREE CITY TORNADO" was in action over this past weekend. It was a very tough weekend with bad luck Winning out on 2 nights of racing.
It all started on Friday Night August 26th at the Gas City I69 Speedway in Gas City Indiana. A tough field of 30 Sprint Cars greeted Stapp and the Sweat Auto Center #1SAC Sprinter. Hot Laps went well and it was time for Heat Race action where J.T. would make a charge from the tail in the first few circuits only to be taken out by a spinning car that he could not avoid. "The Tree City Tornado" would line up shot gun on the field in the 14th spot for the 12 Lap B-Main. Stapp made a great charge passing several cars in the first half of the race, standing on the gas and leaning on the rowdy Gas City Cushion until he hauled it into turn 3 and the left rear came off the ground big time! He saved the car from turning over, but lost too much time to the leaders and couldn't recover in time for a transfer spot.
Saturday night August 27th brought J.T. to the Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville Indiana. It was a tough night, as he was very fast in Hot Laps and passed 4 cars from the tail early in his Heat Race, only to suffer a DNF, due to a right rear torsion arm that stripped the splines out. This would end Stapp's night early.
"The TREE CITY TORNADO" looks to rebound this Saturday Night September 3rd at the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana. J.T. finished a solid 10th just a few weeks ago on a very heavy and fast track. Preliminary plans are for Stapp and the Sweat Auto Center Maxim to compete on Sunday Night at the 1/4 mile semi-banked clay oval of the Kokomo Speedway in Kokomo Indiana. This would be J.T.'s first trip to the track since 1998, when he raced a U.M.R.A. T.Q. Midget on the old flat 1/4 mile configuration.
PLEASE CHECK BACK SOON FOR RACE RESULTS AND TO SEE WHERE "THE TREE CITY TORNADO" WILL BE RACING AT NEXT!!
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8/24/11 - The Original "TREE CITY TORNADO" is hoping to be back in action this Friday and Saturday nights for an Awesome 2 Race Weekend!
Plans are to start the weekend off on Friday August 26th at the ¼ mile semi-banked clay oval of the Gas City I69 Speedway in Gas City Indiana. J.T. will be looking for a better night than the one that greeted him and the SAC #1 Team two weeks ago. On Saturday night August 27th Stapp will head to the 5/16 mile high-banked clay oval of the Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville Indiana. Last season Stapp and the Sweat Owned #Wee3 Sprinter Won their Heat Race and came home 11th in the 25 Lap A-Main. There were over 40 Sprint Cars in the Pits on that night! The "TREE CITY TORNADO" and the Sweat Auto Center #1 SAC Maxim are looking forward to a great weekend of racing on a couple of Indiana's best bullrings!!
PLEASE CHECK BACK SOON FOR RACE RESULTS AND TO SEE WHERE J.T. AND THE SAC TEAM WILL BE RACING AT NEXT!!
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8/16/11 - The Original "TREE CITY TORNADO" was back in action for the first 2 races of his 2011 season. It all started off on Friday August 12th at the ¼ mile semi-banked clay oval of the Gas City I69 Speedway in Gas City Indiana. J.T. started the evening off running in 2nd place in his Heat Race when another car ran over the top of his hood and the down tubes. This meant he would restart the Heat Race from the tail and just miss the transfer spot. Stapp fought an ill handling machine and finished outside the transfer spot in the B-Main as well. It was the first time he had drove the Maxim Chassis in over 2 years that had brought him so much success in 2008 & 2009.
Saturday night August 13th Stapp would take to the super fast 3/8 mile high-banked clay oval of the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana. The track was super heavy and fast all night long! J.T. would be fast in Hot Laps and backed it up with a solid 4th place finish in his Heat Race, right on the tail of the 3rd place car, after starting 6th. The "TREE CITY TORNADO" would line up 11th in the 21 car starting field and bring home his first Top 10 Run of the Season with a solid 10th place finish in the 25 Lap A-Main.
The "TREE CITY TORNADO" hopes to be back in action very soon!! PLEASE CHECK BACK SOON TO SEE WHEN & WHERE STAPP WILL BE RACING AT NEXT!!
NEW ACTION PHOTOS COMING VERY SOON!!
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8/10/11 - The Original "TREE CITY TORNADO" did not get to compete at the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway this past Saturday night due to a few last minute things that needed to be checked on the #1SAC Sprinter before it was ready to do battle at the high level of competition necessary. J.T. apologizes to his loyal fans and sponsors and wants to assure them he will be in action this Friday Night August 12th at the Gas City I69 Speedway in Gas City Indiana. Stapp last competed at the track in a U.M.R.A. T.Q. Midget in 2004 and a Sprint Car in 2003 & 2001. He is looking forward to getting back and racing on the 1/4 mile semi-banked clay oval. J.T. and the SAC Team also plan to compete on Saturday Night August 13th at either the Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville Indiana or the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana.
The "TREE CITY TORNADO" will be driving the Sweat Auto Center #1SAC Maxim Chevy.
Please Check Back Soon for Race Results and to see where J.T. will be racing at next!!
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8/2/11 - The Original "TREE CITY TORNADO" will be back in action to kick off his 2011 Racing Season this Saturday night, August 6th, at the bad fast 3/8 mile high-banked clay oval of the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana. J.T. raced there once in 2010 at the Season Opener. This will be his 2nd appearance at the track since it was enlarged for the 2007 season. He will be driving the Jeff & Josh Sweat, SAC Engines #1SAC Maxim Chevy. Stapp will be sporting a sharp looking car with a fluorescent orange frame powdered coated by Dave Cherry at Creative Finishing. The body of the car is a shiny gloss black paint job done by Greg Sweat, another important member of the SAC Team. J.T. would like to again thank all of his sponsors and fans for being patient as this race car was built up from a bare frame! He would also like to thank everyone that has made this possible including: Indy Race Parts, Earl's Indy, Competition Welding, Zimmerman's Speed Shop, Stone's Napa, Street Smart Inc., TKR/Tim Kelley Racing, Roger Williams, American Racer, Creative Finishing, Cunningham Repair Service, Butlerbuilt, Simpson, The Sweats, Mom & Dad, and all the rest of his fine sponsors and supporters.
Check Out NEW Photos of the #1SAC Maxim as it has reached the completion stage!!
Please Check Back Soon for Race Results from Saturday night at Lawrenceburg as well as more photos of "The TREE CITY TORNADO" behind the wheel battling his fellow competitors!!
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6/10/11 - The Original "Tree City Tornado" is looking forward to being back in the saddle in the near future! J.T. would like to send out a sincere Thank You to all his loyal Fans and Sponsors; for being patient as he finalizes his plans for the 2011 racing season! Stapp has tentative plans to be back in a dirt Sprint Car in the next month and possibly do some pavement Sprint Car Racing for the first time in his career by Late July or August. It has been a tough year for many teams including the ones Stapp has been involved with, but everyone has been working hard to overcome this tough economy, so the "Tree City Tornado" and his car owners can do what they love! Fortunately for J.T. and his car owners there haven't been many races completed since the season opened due to the very high rainfall we have received.
Please check out J.T.'s latest interview with "Moose" Bruce Loyd on the "Motor Racing Monday" Show. Just "Click" on the "Interviews" Link on the bottom of this page. He talks about a very successful 2010 Championship Season, tentative 2011 plans, his current/new sponsors and much more.
Check Back Soon for updates on the "Tree City Tornado's" 2011 plans and where he will be racing at next!!
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3/31/11 - The Original TREE CITY TORNADO did not get to compete in this year's "Fun at Fastimes" Benefit Go-Kart Race for the USAC Benevolent Fund; for the first time since 2001. J.T. was very sick the day of the event and could not race for his team with Captain Dave Darland. Stapp was very disappointed and will definitely be back next year to support a great cause! The Tree City Tornado did not forget what the race is all about and still donated to the USAC Benevolent Fund, even though he could not be apart of the action.
Stapp is still finalizing plans for the upcoming season that will be announced soon. He hopes to be in a race car by late April or early May. J.T. wishes to announce some great news! He has become a Substitute Teacher and really enjoys it. He has been teaching for the past 2 months and hopes to go back to school in the near future to complete the remaining courses he needs to obtain his Bachelors in Education Degree to be a Certified Teacher.
CHECK BACK SOON TO SEE WHERE THE "TREE CITY TORNADO" WILL BE RACING AT NEXT!!
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3/11/11 - The ORIGINAL "TREE CITY TORNADO" will be in action this Saturday, March 12th at the USAC Benevolent Fund Benefit Go-Kart Race at the Fastimes Indoor Kart Center in Indianapolis. J.T. will join former USAC National Champ, Dave Darland, and former ASA Stock Car Driver, Mike Marshall. The team will have 4 other drivers in addition to Stapp, Darland, and Marshall. Fans are invited to come out and talk to their favorite drivers or even join a team. Spots are still available. Contact J.T. through the contact page on this site for more info.
The "Tree City Tornado" will be back in the saddle to open the racing season on Friday, April 1st and Saturday, April 2nd as part of the two night "No Way Out 40" weekend at the 3/8 mile high-banked clay oval of the Twin Cities Raceway Park in Vernon Indiana. J.T. will pilot the TKR Tim Kelley Racing #99 red and white Maxim. Stapp would like to thank Tim for this opportunity to run at his home track in which he garnered the Sprint Car Rookie of the Year Honors in 2001. J.T.'s primary ride for 2011 with Aaron Fry & the EA Home Supply Maxim should be ready for action by late April in time for the "Road to the Hewitt" opener at Gas City I69 Speedway on April 29th. Stapp and Fry hope to have everything ready for the regular show at Gas City on April 22nd as a tune-up for the following week.
CHECK BACK SOON FOR RACE RESULTS FROM FASTIMES INDOOR KART CENTER USAC BENEVOLENT FUND BENEFIT RACE AND J.T.'S PRELIMINARY 2011 SCHEDULE FOR THE ENTIRE SEASON!!
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2/25/11 - The Original "TREE CITY TORNADO" has several positive announcements to make. The biggest of those being that J.T. will be piloting the Aaron Fry, EA Home Supply owned Maxim with a fresh 410 Aluminum Chevy under the hood at all of the Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series events as well as all of the "Road to the Hewitt" races, leading up to the August 20th running of the "Jack Hewitt Classic" at Waynesfield Raceway Park in Waynesfield Ohio. J.T. has been busy promoting for the 3rd consecutive season, this time helping his car owner, Aaron Fry schedule races for (BOSS) Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series in Ohio, West Virginia and possibly Pennsylvania or Michigan. Stapp also plans to run a few races in Indiana for his local fans and sponsors.
Speaking of Sponsors, the "Tree City Tornado" is proud to announce the addition of Ti22 Performance, Creative Finishing, and Kreeper Racing & Fabrications to the list of great people and companies that are already supporting him. Stapp says "It means a lot to be associated with some of the best companies and people in racing"! A SPECIAL THANKS TO: Ray & Danielle at Ti22 Performance, Dave at Creative Finishing, and Scott at Kreeper Racing & Fabrications.
J.T. will once again be apart of the USAC Benevolent Fund Benefit 3 Hour Enduro Go-Kart Race for the 9th year. On Saturday March 12th Stapp will team up with USAC National Champion, Dave Darland, along with several other team members to raise money for a great cause. J.T. was the lone captain when his team Won the annual "Fun at Fastimes" event in 2005. To join in the fun on J.T. and Dave's team or one of the nine others, please call Bill Marvel at 606-787-0243 or 859-749-0646.
Please Check Back Soon for race results from the annual "Fun at Fastimes" Benefit Go-Kart race and to get updates on what is going on with the Aaron Fry, EA Home Supply Team that J.T. will drive for this season.
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The Original "TREE CITY TORNADO" hopes everyone had a Great Holiday Season! The 2011 season is rapidly approaching and J.T. plans to again be driving for Jeff and Josh Sweat. They are putting together the Maxim Chassis in which Stapp had great success with in 2008 and 2009. He is currently working hard along with his car owners on securing more sponsorship for the upcoming year. Official notices of new sponsors will be coming in the next few weeks as well as a preliminary schedule of where and when the "Tree City Tornado" and the Sweat Team will be competing.
J.T. will again be involved as a Team Co-Captain at the USAC Benevolent Fund Benefit Go-Kart Race at Fastimes Indoor Kart Center in Indianapolis. It is a great charity event that he has been involved with since 2002. It is a charity that helps injured drivers with expenses in their time of need. It is a great chance for fans to get up close and personal with many of their favorite Sprint Car and Midget drivers, including J.T., and even be on a team with them to help raise money for a great cause! The date and time of the event will be announced in the coming weeks.
Please Check Back Soon to see updates on J.T.'s new sponsors and his 2011 plans as well as to see when he along with many other Sprint Car drivers will be participating in the Fun at Fastimes benefit Go-Kart Race in Indianapolis.
The Original "TREE CITY TORNADO" and the Wee 3 Racing Team ran their final race of the 2010 season at the 3/8 mile semi-banked D-Shaped red clay oval of the Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City Kentucky on Friday night October 15th. It was their 13th American Sprint Car Tour event and the 21st show overall for the year. J.T. started the night out with the car being tight in Hot Laps and Qualifying as he ended up 7th Quick for the night at just over 14.7 seconds. Stapp and the Wee 3 Team would make more adjustments for the Heat Race and ended up 4th. J.T. would start 7th in the 25 Lap A-Main in the #Wee 3 Stealth with SAC Chevy Power under the hood. The car was much better from adjustments made and "The Tree City Tornado" would come from 7th to pass for 3rd going in turn 3 on Lap 7 when the rear axle snapped just inside from the left rear birdcage. This would end J.T.'s night and he would end up 9th in the final rundown. Stapp would garner yet another Earl's Indy "TOUGH AS STEEL" Award for his efforts.
J.T. would secure his first Championship as a Driver bringing home the 2010 American Sprint Car Tour Earl's Indy "TOUGH AS STEEL" CHAMPIONSHIP for the highest finishing steel block driver in the final point standings. Stapp would end up 2nd in the overall Driver Standings after missing a race at Danville earlier in October. Jeff and Josh Sweat & the Wee 3 Racing Team brought home their first Championship as Car Owners taking home the ASCT Earl's Indy "TOUGH AS STEEL" CHAMPIONSHIP for the highest finishing steel block car owner. They would also end up 2nd in the overall Owner Points.
For the 2010 Season here is the rundown of what "The Tree City Tornado" and the Wee 3 Racing Team accomplished with a lot of hard work and dedication from everyone involved.
21 Total Races Ran at 15 Different Race Tracks in 4 States
13 of those were ASCT Races
Top A-Main finish was 2nd at Shady Hill Speedway August 7th. It was the Top Feature finish ever for the Wee 3 Racing Team in their history
15 Top 10s
5 Top 5s
1 Heat Race Win
4 Earl's Indy "Tough as Steel Awards
2 Indy Race Parts "Hard Charger" Awards
Average A-Main finish 8th
A BIG THANK YOU GOES OUT TO EVERYONE INVOLVED THAT MADE THIS SEASON POSSIBLE:
The entire Sweat Family; Jeff and Josh thank you so much for all your hard work and dedication!! Tracey thank you for letting Jeff go racing and coming to root us on. Kaitlyn thanks for being my biggest fan. Greg and Mary Ann thank you for coming out and supporting us when you could. Angie thanks for being there and keeping everyone laughing and in a good mood. Jim for letting us run a quality racing team to its best season ever! You are all like family to me now and I truly care about each and every one of you!! Dad thanks for all the hard work at the track and driving to all the races. Mom thanks for doing the best video work race in and race out. Scott Brannin for all your help on setup and the great fabrication work you did when we needed you most! Thanks most of all for being a great friend!! Tim Kelley for being a great friend, fan, and letting us borrow your generator for a good part of the season!! "Moose" Bruce Loyd for having me on his great show, "Motor Racing Monday" several times!! Scott Leeman for taking some great pictures and for putting an in car cam on me at Danville!! Thanks man!
TO ALL MY LOYAL SPONSORS A BIG THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER GREAT SEASON! I COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT! LOOKING FORWARD TO A GREAT 2011!
Steve and Jennifer Hodgson at Street Smart Inc. Thanks for a great website that keeps getting better all the time. I appreciate your great work on all the DVDs you do for me as well! Thanks for being good friends too!!
Tim and Bill at Competition Race Fuels. There is no better fuel in the business! I appreciate the continued support and look forward to great things in 2011.
Tony at American Racer Racing Tires. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for helping me and being there for me and the Wee 3 Team this season!! We couldn't have done it without you and appreciate being able to run on the best rubber out there!! Can't wait for 2011!!
Jeff & Gary at Zimmerman's Speed Shop. Thank you for being great friends of the family for all these years and for all the support to allow me to do what I love!
Tim & Kim at Stone's NAPA. Thank you so much for the continued great support from great people to work with!
Jeannie & Brian at ButlerBuilt Race Seats. Thank you for the best seat in the business and helping me keep as safe as possible every time I roll onto that race track!
Mark at Earl's Indy. You have been a great supporter of me and my career for the last 14 years and it means a great deal!! Thank you!
Tina, Chet & everyone at Simpson Race Products. It means so much to have the support from the equipment you believe in the most! There is nothing else I'd rather wear or use to protect myself than safety equipment from Simpson Race Products! Thank you for support for the last 14 years!!
Burney at Indy Race Parts. It means a great deal to have the support from someone you trust! I appreciate all the help and being there when we needed you most!! Can't wait for 2011!!
To everyone at Real Racing Wheels. We appreciate your support and look forward to a great 2011 season!
The 2011 Season is just around the corner and "THE TREE CITY TORNADO" and the Sweat Team are already working on some exciting things that will help shape next season!
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The Original "TREE CITY TORNADO" was in action Saturday night in the American Sprint Car Tour event at the Vermilion County Speedway in Danville Illinois driving the Wee 3 Racing Team SAC Stealth. J.T. started the night off fast in Hot Laps. In Heat Race action Stapp got trapped on the bottom on the initial start and could not recover in time to transfer to the A-Main. He would start 13th in the B-Main and race his way all the way to 5th just one spot from going to the Feature. Stapp and the Wee 3 Team were eligible for a provisional but were denied that opportunity by the series and track promoters.
"The TREE CITY TORNADO" will try to rebound from a tough night of racing this Friday night October 15th at the Final ASCT race and final race of the season for the Wee 3 Team. This will be the 13th ASCT race and 21st show overall on the year for J.T. and the Sweat owned #Wee 3 Sprinter. The race will take place at "Kentucky's Baddest Bullring" of the 3/8 mile semi-banked red clay D-Shaped oval of the Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City Kentucky.
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The Original "TREE CITY TORNADO" will be back in the saddle this Saturday night October 9th in the American Sprint Car Tour event at the ¼ mile semi-banked dirt oval of the Vermilion County Speedway in Danville Illinois. J.T. and the rest of the Wee 3 Racing Team of Josh, Jeff, and Greg Sweat are primed and ready to go and do battle for the WIN! The Wee 3 Team is just a few markers out of the lead in the Owners Championship. J.T. has some work to do for the Drivers Title since he and the Wee 3 Team had motor problems and were unable to attend last Saturday's race. This will be the 12th ASCT race of the season and 20th overall for J.T. and the # Wee 3 Stealth SAC Chevy Sprinter.
Stapp and the Wee 3 Team are looking forward to a big weekend in Kentucky on October 15th & 16th. MORE INFO COMING SOON!!
CHECK BACK SOON FOR RACE RESULTS FROM DANVILLE & MORE DETAILS ON "THE BATTLE IN THE BLUEGRASS STATE" OCTOBER 15-16!!
The Original "TREE CITY TORNADO" will be back in the saddle this Saturday night at the American Sprint Car Tour event at the ¼ mile semi-banked dirt oval of the Vermilion County Speedway in Danville Illinois. J.T. and the rest of the Wee 3 Racing Team of Josh, Jeff, and Greg Sweat are primed and ready to go and do battle for the 2010 ASCT Championship. The Wee 3 Team has the Owner Championship all but locked up and Stapp still has a good shot at the Driver Point Title as well. This will be the 12th ASCT race of the season and 20th overall for J.T. and the # Wee 3 Stealth SAC Chevy Sprinter.
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The Original "TREE CITY TORNADO" was back in action Saturday night August 21st at the 5/16-mile high-banked clay oval of the Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville Indiana. The racetrack was heavy and rough early with a very stout 45 Sprint Cars in the Pits. J.T. and the Wee 3 Racing Team started the night out fast in Hot Laps. Stapp continued his blistering pace coming home with his first Heat Race Win of the year. He drew the 0 pill to start the field straight up for the 25 Lap A-Main. That meant J.T. would start 5th in the 21 car-starting field. When the green flag dropped Stapp was fighting a loose racecar after significant track changes due to the Lincoln Park staff grading and reworking the racetrack. J.T. would be hit from behind 5 Laps into the race and spun. He would rejoin the field at the tail. The "TREE CITY TORNADO" stormed his way from the tail to finish 11th when the checkered finally dropped.
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The Original "TREE CITY TORNADO" was in action Saturday night August 7th at the ¼ mile semi-banked clay oval of the Shady Hill Speedway in Medaryville Indiana. It was J.T.'s second trip to the facility but first in a Sprint Car. He previously ran at the facility in 2000 driving a UMRA T.Q. Midget. The evening would start out extremely well for the Wee 3 Racing Team #Wee 3 Sprinter trading the lead back and forth in the Heat Race and ending up 2nd at the finish. J.T. and the Wee 3 Team struggled a bit in the Dash ending up 4th at the checkered. Stapp would start 4th in the 25 Lap American Sprint Car Tour Feature event. When the green flag dropped J.T. immediately drove under Danny Williams Jr. to take the 3rd spot and on the next circuit would dive under Mike Jonas to move into 2nd. The battle was not over there as Williams and Jonas would try to challenge him throughout most of the A-Main. The "TREE CITY TORNADO" stuck to his line running the cushion just a few inches off the wall and only getting off the cushion when passing lapped cars as he drove the Wee 3 machine to his best Feature Finish of the season and best Career Feature Finish for Jim, Josh, Jeff, and Greg Sweat of the Wee 3 Racing Team.
Stapp still sets 2nd in the current ASCT Driver Standings and the Wee 3 Racing Team are now leading the way in the current ASCT Owner Standings. J.T. wishes to thank Jim, Josh, Jeff, and Greg Sweat for making this all possible and he is looking forward to finishing the 2010 season strong.
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The Original "TREE CITY TORNADO" stormed into Tony Stewart's Eldora Speedway Saturday night July 31st. The ½ mile high-banked clay oval was uncharacteristically heavy after the rain earlier in the day. It made the track extremely fast throughout the night. J.T. started the night off fast in Hot Laps and in qualifying turned a lap of 17.647 at an average lap speed of over 102 mph and over 130 mph at the end of the straightaways. The car was tight and cost Stapp some time on the clock.
He got the car freed up in the Heat Race and was able to run the car wide open on the cushion and finished 7th. He started 19th in the 25 Lap A-Main and finished 15th but was scored 17th in the final rundown. There were line-up and scoring issues the entire night unfortunately.
The "TREE CITY TORNADO" will be back in action this Saturday night driving the Wee 3 Racing Team # Wee 3 Sprinter in the American Sprint Car Tour event at the ¼ mile semi-banked clay oval of the Shady Hill Speedway in Medaryville Indiana. Stapp last raced at the facility in 2000 at a UMRA T.Q. Midget race, where he finished 4th in the A-Main.
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The Original "TREE CITY TORNADO" and the Wee 3 Racing Team are refreshed and ready to go after the weekend off. J.T. will be standing on the gas this Saturday night July 31st at the ½ mile high-banked clay oval of the Historic Eldora Speedway in Rossburg Ohio!! Last time Stapp raced at the ½ mile speed plant was at the Mopar Million in 2003. It was the creation of Earl Baltes and was and still is the highest paying Sprint Car Race in History. J.T. grew up watching his heroes at Eldora since his first show there in 1984. Sammy Swindell, Doug Wolfgang, Steve Kinser, Rich Vogler, Jack Hewitt, and Jac Haudenschild are just a few of Stapp's heroes that he has learned from, on those many nights watching from Turn 4 or Turn 1 in a lawn chair. Now he has the chance to put that knowledge to use for the first time in almost 7 years. This will be the 17th race of the season for The "TREE CITY TORNADO and the Wee 3 Racing Team.
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The Original "TREE CITY TORNADO" was in action Saturday night July 17th at ¼ mile high-banked dirt oval of the Mt. Vernon Raceway in Mt. Vernon Illinois. This was the 10th American Sprint Car Tour event of the year and 16th race of the season overall for J.T. and the Wee 3 Racing Team.
The night started off well despite a slight miss in the motor with a 3rd place run in his Heat Race, which was good enough to transfer to the Dash. Stapp would finish 4th in the 6 Lap Dash and that would mean he would line-up 4th for the 25 Lap A-Main. Stapp would come across the line in 7th, as he fought mechanical gremlins. This would still be the 11th Top 10 of the season for "The Tree City Tornado" and the Wee 3 Racing Team.
J.T. would like to thank all of his sponsors for their continued support as well as the whole Wee 3 Racing Team of Josh, Jeff, Greg, and Jim Sweat. They are great guys to drive for and their dedication is second to none.
Stapp and the Wee 3 Team will take this weekend off to do maintenance on the racecar and all equipment and enjoy the NASCAR Truck Race at ORP Friday as well as the rest of the Brickyard 400 festivities.
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The Original "TREE CITY TORNADO" ran 2 races in the last week. It all started at the ¼ mile high-banked clay oval of the Waynesfield Raceway Park in Waynesfield Ohio on Saturday night July 10th. J.T. was fast early in Hot Laps and would end up 4th in his Heat Race to transfer directly to the 25 Lap A-Main. There were 28 good race cars in the pits on this night. Stapp would start 12th in the 20 car Feature event driving the Wee 3 Racing Team Stealth with SAC Power. J.T. tried to avoid an opening lap crash in turn 1 when Lewie Christian and Thomas Meseraull went flipping with Christian's car landing on Stapp's hood. It ripped off the right front shock tower but that didn't stop The "Tree City Tornado" from restarting the race. He would restart on the tail after the Wee 3 crew removed the mangled right front shock. J.T. passed 4 cars in the opening laps until he went high in turn 3 to avoid a slowing car and was hit from behind glancing the right front tire off the guardrail and flattening it. Stapp pulled into the pits and finished a frustrating 18th.
J.T., Josh Sweat and the Wee 3 Racing Team got the car fixed and ready for a special mid week show at the Twin Cities Raceway Park in Vernon Indiana. This has been a good track for Stapp. It started off well a decent qualifying run and a 5th place finish in his Heat Race to transfer to the 30 Lap A-Main. There were 24 strong race cars in the pits but only 20 would be in the Feature. J.T. would start the Feature in the 13th position and would have to avoid a first lap crash as Brett Burdette spun right in front of Stapp. They would both restart the race in their original starting spots. J.T. would maintain inside the Top 12 for the first half of the race until he was pinched into an infield tire marker by a car driven by Jared Harris. This would end his night since the car would no longer steer with the bent drag link and tie rod. J.T. would end up 19th and looks to rebound this Saturday night.
This Saturday July 17th The "TREE CITY TORNADO" will be in action at the ¼ mile high-banked dirt oval of the Mt. Vernon Raceway in Mt. Vernon Illinois. J.T. and the Wee 3 Racing Team are currently 2nd in Driver and Car Owner Points in the American Sprint Car Tour. This will be the first visit for Stapp or the ASCT to the facility.
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The Original "TREE CITY TORNADO" was in action on Friday and Saturday night July 2nd and 3rd. It all started with the American Sprint Car Tour event at the Union County Speedway in Liberty Indiana Friday night. J.T. ran 4th in his heat race which put him in the 8th starting spot for the 20 Lap A-Main. The ASCT Feature went without a single caution for the 4th time this season as Stapp advanced to finish 5th. J.T. as always was driving the Wee 3 Racing Stealth with SAC power under the hood. The "TREE CITY TORNADO" is still 2nd in current ASCT Points just a few markers out of the lead. The Wee 3 Team of Jeff & Josh Sweat are also 2nd in Owner Points.
Saturday night J.T. returned to his home track of the 3/8 mile semi-banked clay oval of the Twin Cities Raceway Park in Vernon Indiana. Stapp had a strong start to his heat race as he went from his 5th starting spot to 2nd as the field went down the backstretch on the opening lap. Coming into Turn 3 on the 2nd lap J.T. was hit from behind and spun by Joss Moffatt this led to the car of Pat Gliddens hitting the Wee 3 car in the front and bending the axle among other things.
J.T. would like to thank Josh Sweat, Tim Kelley, Riggs Racing Team, Steve Thomas, and his Dad for all their help and hard work to get the car ready for the 25 Lap A-Main. Stapp would start 15th and end the Feature in 9th. This was the 10th Top 10 of the season for the Wee 3 Racing Team with J.T. behind the wheel.
"THE TREE CITY TORNADO" will be back in action this Saturday night at the 1/3 mile high-banked clay oval of the Waynesfield Raceway Park in Waynesfield Ohio. This will be J.T.'s first trip to the Northern Ohio facility.
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The Original "Tree City Tornado" was back in action this past Saturday night June 26th at the Clay County Speedway in Flora Illinois. J.T. had a strong 2nd place finish in his heat race despite having to drive with one arm for the majority of the race due to the car not staying in gear. This finish was good enough to put him in the 6 Lap Dash where he finished 5th and that is where he would start the 25 Lap American Sprint Car Tour Feature event. Stapp maintained the 4th position for much of the race and ended up 6th when the checker flag dropped on another green to checker A-Main. It was the 3rd ASCT Feature to run without a single caution this season. This was J.T.'s 8th Top 10 of the season and his 6th place run also earned him the Earl's Indy "Tough as Steel" Award for the highest finishing steel block sprinter.
"The Tree City Tornado" remains 2nd in the ASCT Point Standings driving the Wee 3 Racing Team # Wee 3 car heading into this weekend. J.T. will be in action this Friday night July 2nd at the ASCT event at the Union County Speedway in Liberty Indiana. On Saturday night Stapp will make a return trip to the Twin Cities Raceway Park in Vernon Indiana. He already has 2 Top 10s at the facility this season.
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"THE ORIGINAL TREE CITY TORNADO" was in action this past Saturday night June 12th at the American Sprint Car Tour event at the ultra fast ½ mile slightly-banked clay oval of the Freeport Raceway Park in Freeport Illinois. The night started off with J.T. setting track record times in Hot Laps. In the Heat race he was racing for the lead going into the 1st turn when the right rear torsion arm broke sending J.T. into the fence and turning the car over once before coming to a rest on its wheels. Stapp walked away unhurt and the car has been almost completely repaired in preparation for the next American Sprint Car Tour event on Saturday night June 26th at the Clay Co. Speedway in Flora Illinois. This will be J.T.'s 2nd trip to the facility this season where he finished 9th last month and Won with the SCORA Sprint Car Series last season. This race replaces the previously scheduled race at the Scott Co. Speedway in Scottsburg Indiana. ASCT hopes to reschedule this race as well as the originally scheduled event for Friday June 18th at the Midway Speedway in Crooksville Ohio.
"THE TREE CITY TORNADO" as always will be driving the Jeff & Josh Sweat Owned Wee 3 Racing Team # Wee 3 Sprinter. SEE YOU AT THE RACES!!
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The Original "TREE CITY TORNADO" was in action Friday night for the American Sprint Car Tour event at the Montpelier Motor Speedway in Montpelier Indiana. J.T. has raced there many times with the UMRA T.Q. Midgets but this was his first time gassing a Sprint Car around the tight ¼ mile bullring. The night started off well with a 3rd place run in his heat race which was good enough to make the Dash. Unfortunately with approaching thunderstorms the Dash was cancelled and he would line up 5th for the 25 Lap A-Main. The event was cut short to 15 Laps due to persistent showers making the track very greasy and unsafe to race on. Stapp would end the night with a 7th place finish. It would be his 7th Top 10 of the season.
The "TREE CITY TORNADO" is still in a tight point battle in the American Sprint Car Tour standings. J.T. is just 10 points behind Aric Gentry for the lead heading into this Saturday night. His Car Owners Jeff & Josh Sweat of the Wee 3 Racing Team are also 2nd in the ASCT Owner Points just 10 markers behind Aric and Larry Gentry.
J.T. and the Wee 3 Racing Team will make the long 6 Hour trip to the big ½ mile slightly banked dirt oval of the Freeport Raceway Park in Freeport Illinois. This will be Stapp's first trip to the facility and he is looking forward to racing on a big track again.
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The Original "TREE CITY TORNADO" was in action over the weekend at the 1/3 mile semi-banked clay oval of the Clay Co. Speedway in Flora Illinois on Saturday night. The night started off with a 4th place run in his heat race. J.T. would line up 12th in the 21 car A-Main field and end up with another Top 10 run with a 9th place finish in the 25 Lap Feature event that went non-stop for the 2nd race in a row.
Sunday night Stapp raced at the 1/3 mile semi-banked clay oval of the Fayette Co. Speedway in Brownstown Illinois for the 2nd time in 2 weeks. The night started off with a 7th place finish in his heat race. J.T. would start 13th in the 25 Lap A-Main and end up 10th when the checkered dropped. Stapp struggled with the set up on the race car and plans to rebound this coming weekend.
The "TREE CITY TORNADO" is still in the middle of a tight point battle heading into this weekend. He currently sits 3rd in the American Sprint Car Tour Driver Standings just 12 out of 1st and 8 behind 2nd.Jeff & Josh Sweat and the Wee 3 Racing # Wee 3 are sitting 3rd in the current ASCT Owner Point Standings as well.
J.T. will be going back to two race tracks this weekend that he has raced competitive at before with the UMRA T.Q. Midgets in past seasons. It all starts this Friday Night June 4th at the Montpelier Motor Speedway in Montpelier Indiana. On Saturday night June 5th Stapp will travel across the state to the Shady Hill Speedway in Medaryville, Indiana. Both tracks are tight ¼ mile bullrings! THAT'S WHAT J.T. and the Wee 3 Racing Team Like!
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The Original "TREE CITY TORNADO" was back in action Saturday night with the American Sprint Car Tour event at the Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown Kentucky for the "Bluegrass Shootout." J.T. had competed there with the MSCS Sprints back in 2003 and finished 4th in the A-Main. The night started off with a 4th place finish in his 8 Lap Heat race. He would line-up 7th for the 20 Lap A-Main that went green to checker. J.T. snared the Indy Race Parts "Hard Charger" Award as well as the $100 bonus for the Earl's Indy "Tough as Steel" Award for the highest finishing steel block Sprint Car for his 5th place run in the A-Main. Stapp is now atop the ASCT Championship Point Standings with Blake Nimee. They are deadlocked at 570 Points apiece. Jeff & Josh Sweat and the Wee 3 Racing Team are tied for the lead in the Car Owner Championship Standings with Robert Kammerer and the #79 car.
The first night of the "Bluegrass Shootout" was rained out on Friday night at the Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City Kentucky.
The "TREE CITY TORNADO" is looking forward to a big doubleheader weekend in Illinois. It will start off this Saturday night May 29th at the Clay Co. Speedway in Flora Illinois. This is where J.T. took home the Feature Win last year on Memorial Day Weekend with the SCORA Sprint Car Series. He will try to go for another Win with the ASCT.
Sunday will be a return trip for J.T. and the Wee 3 Racing Team to the Fayette Co. Speedway in Brownstown Illinois. Stapp lost the handle on the car late in the Feature 2 weeks ago and ended up 10th after being inside the Top 5 for the first half of the race. He is ready to go for a Win this Sunday!
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The Original Tree City Tornado was in action last Friday Night May 14th at the Fayette County Speedway in Brownstown, IL. This was the 2nd race of the year for the American Sprint Car Tour. The day started off rough for the Wee 3 Racing Team with 2 breakdowns along the way to get to the race track. J.T., Josh Sweat, and the rest of the team made it to the track after Hot Laps were complete and only had 15 Minutes to unload the car and get ready to race. J.T. would finish 4th in the 2nd heat race right on the bumper of Mitch Wissmiller. Stapp would start 6th in the A-Main and remain inside the Top 5 for the first half of the 25 Lap feature event. The second half of the race there were many yellows and close calls to dodge, but J.T. brought the car home with another Top 10 finish with a strong 10th place run in the 19 car field. "The Tree City Tornado" is 2nd in the American Sprint Car Tour Driver Point Standings heading into this weekend. The Wee 3 Racing #Wee 3 is currently 2nd in Owner Points. The race for last Saturday night May 15th at the 24 Raceway in Moberly, MO was cancelled due to heavy rain and will be rescheduled soon.
This weekend J.T. and the Wee 3 Racing Team head south to the Bluegrass State for the first night of the "Bluegrass Shootout" at the 3/8 mile semi-banked D-Shaped red clay oval of the Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY on Friday night May 21st. On Saturday May 22nd J.T. will head an hour up the road to the Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY for the final night of the "Bluegrass Shootout." Stapp has previously raced at the ½ mile high-banked clay oval with the Midwest Sprint Car Series in 2003 and had a solid 3rd place finish in the A-Main. This was the last time that Sprint Cars competed at Bardstown.
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The Original "TREE CITY TORNADO" was back in action this past Saturday night May 8th at the Twin Cities Raceway Park in Vernon Indiana.
This would be the series debut for the American Sprint Car Tour. This is the series that J.T. also promotes. The night started off strong for Stapp driving the Wee 3 Racing #Wee 3 Sprinter. J.T. would start in the 5th position in the 2nd heat race and was in 3rd after only a lap as the yellow came out. J.T. got a great restart and drove around the #57R of Danny Williams Jr. for 2nd place heading into turn one. He took another lap to run down the leader going into turn 3 and would do a slide job to take the lead from the #2H of Dallas Hewitt. J.T. would lead the rest of the way until a slide job from Dickie Gaines coming into turn 3 lost the lead for him but Stapp would dive back under Gaines coming to the start/finish line only to get beat by a foot for the Win. The Tree City Tornado was the Top finishing Steel Block Car for the night which was cut short by a stock car flipping over the turn 3 wall and taking out 30 feet of catch fence. This was unfortunate as J.T. was ready for a strong run in the A-Main but the event was cancelled before it could be run.
The "TREE CITY TORANDO" will be back in action with the American Sprint Car Tour this Friday night May 14th at the 1/3 mile semi-banked clay oval of the Fayette County Speedway in Brownstown Illinois. This will be J.T.'s first trip to Fayette County. On Saturday J.T. and the rest of the American Sprint Car Tour will go west into the Show-Me State to race at the ultra fast 4/10 mile high-banked clay oval of the 24 Raceway in Moberly Missouri. This will be Stapp's first trip to Moberly but not his first time racing in Missouri as he competed in the inaugural indoor Midget race at Kemper Arena in Kansas City in 2008.
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The ORIGINAL "TREE CITY TORNADO" was in action Friday and Saturday this past weekend. On Friday night J.T. drove the Jeff and Josh Sweat owned Wee3 Racing #Wee3 to his second Top 10 finish of the young season at the Twin Cities Raceway Park in Vernon Indiana. J.T. started 13th in the 21 car A-Main and ended up 10th at the end of the 25 Lap Feature event, despite having to pit for a flat right rear tire and rejoin the field at the tail.
Saturday night Stapp headed to the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg Indiana for his first try on the 3/8 mile high banked clay oval since the track was enlarged in 2007. J.T. and the Wee3 car took to the new surroundings well but narrowly missed the transfer spot in the 8 Lap heat race. In the B-Main the track was still very fast and hard to pass as J.T. missed the show by a couple of spots. He was the only steel block car of the 28 cars in attendance.
"THE TREE CITY TORNADO" and the rest of the Wee3 Racing Team will use the next 3 weeks to get ready for the American Sprint Car Tour Series Debut and Opening night at the Twin Cities Raceway Park in Vernon Indiana on Saturday, May 8th. Come Out and Watch J.T. Challenge the rest of the ASCT veterans for the Win.
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The Original "TREE CITY TORNADO" will be back in action this weekend. Do to circumstances J.T. was not able to compete in last Saturday's NO WAY OUT 40 Race at Twin Cities Raceway Park.
J.T. is ready to get back in the saddle this Friday night April 9th at the Twin Cities Raceway Park in Vernon Indiana. This will be the final tune-up for the American Sprint Car Tour Opener there on May 8th. He will be piloting the Jeff Sweat owned Wee3 Racing Team #Wee3. This will be a double race weekend for J.T. and the rest of the team as they plan to travel to the Legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway for their Season Opener on Saturday night April 10th. This will be his first time racing at the "Burg" since it was enlarged to the 3/8 high banked clay oval. J.T. is definitely looking forward to the weekend ahead!
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The Original, "Tree City Tornado," J.T. Stapp started the year off in fine fashion in his initial start driving the Jeff Sweat owned Wee3 Racing car at the Twin Cities Raceway Park in Vernon Indiana. Stapp started 18th in the 20 car field and clawed his way up to 7th when the checkered flag dropped on the 25 lap A-Main. J.T. would like to thank Jeff and Josh Sweat for all of their efforts and is looking forward to the rest of the 2010 season.
The "Tree City Tornado" will be back in action in the Wee3 racing Sprint Car at the Twin Cities Raceway Park for the 2nd Annual "No Way Out 40" race on Saturday, April 3rd. This will be another great test to get the car dialed in for the American Sprint Car Tour Opener on May 8th.
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The Original "Tree City Tornado" was involved in the annual USAC Benevolent Fund Benefit at Fastimes Indoor Kart Center in Indianapolis on Saturday, March 13th. J.T. along with his co-caption Rex Norris III led their team through an eventful 3 hour endurance race with many crashes and a lot of rough driving by the other teams. They even had mechanical problems and had to switch Karts to finish the race. Team Stapp and Norris ended the day in 4th, narrowly missing the podium. A big thanks goes out to the rest of the team members. They include: Kris Deckard, Matt Thompson, Jordan Kinser, Robert Maar, and Daniel Freeman. Norris set Fast Time for everyone in the entire race at a 23.011. We are all looking forward to 2011.
J.T. looks to open the season this Saturday, March 20th at the Twin Cities Raceway Park in Vernon, IN. This is where J.T earned the Sprint Car Rookie of the Year Award in 2001. It will be the first race driving for Jeff Sweat and the Wee 3 Racing Team. The team plans to run these early season races at Twin Cities Raceway Park in preparation for the American Sprint Car Tour Opener at the track on Saturday, May 8th.
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No Sweat in 2010.
It was just confirmed today that the WEE 3 racing team owned by Jim and Jeff Sweat based out of Fairmount Indiana will be competing in the entire 2010 ASCT Sprint Car Series. The Sweat family has signed the Greensburg native and racing veteran J.T. Stapp to fill the seat and stand on the gas in the family owned machine in 2010. The Sweat family has been running sprint cars since 1994 and is excited about competing for the 2010 American Sprint Car Tour Championship. The 9 year sprint car wheeling veteran known as the "Tree City Tornado" is equally excited about the prospect of going for the top spot in this years ASCT points challenge. "We are committed to giving J.T. the best that we can and run in the ASCT Series and we are also looking forward to being a major contender for the series title this season," says Jeff Sweat of their 2010 plans.
The Original Tree City Tornado continues his efforts in promoting and scheduling races for the American Sprint Car Tour. Please check out the ASCT site on the links page for the latest schedule and series updates. Please check back here soon for updates on J.T.'s quest for sponsorship for this championship run in 2010. Anyone interested in being apart of this 2010 ASCT title chase with J.T. and the WEE 3 racing team are encouraged to contact him through this website and he will get back with you very soon.
J.T. would again like to thank everyone who has been a supporter this season and through all the years of his racing career.
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The Original Tree City Tornado will soon announce his plans for the upcoming 2010 racing season. He is currently working hard at promoting and scheduling races for the American Sprint Car Tour. "The Tree City Tornado" and series director, John Gurley are running the Steel Block Only Series for the 2010 season. Check out there new website on the Links page. ASCT is the former SCORA Sprint Car Series that J.T. raced with during the 2009 season. Races have already been scheduled in Indiana and Kentucky. More dates will be added in the near future.
If you are wondering who has done the fantastic job on my new website, it is Steve Hodgson and Street Smart Web Designs. Thinking of building a new website for yourself or your business? Contact Steve today! Just click the Street Smart link at the bottom of any page. Check out J.T.'s entire race interviews including the Racing with D.O. Show. Just click on Interviews!
COMING SOON TO JTSTAPP.COM! VIDEO CLIPS!! You will be able to watch "The Tree City Tornado" in his SCORA Sprint Car Series win at the Clay Co. Speedway in Flora, IL and many other great clips!
I PERSONALLY WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A SAFE AND HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON!! MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL!!
A SPECIAL THANKS TO THE OSGOOD GRUB COMPANY AND COMPETITION RACE FUELS AND ALL OF MY GREAT SPONSORS FOR A GREAT 2009 SEASON!!
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