2019 Jukasa Motor Speedway

The popular Mini Stock category provides new drivers with an opportunity to participate in an entry-level stock car class. Rules are written to keep costs to a minimum.

The Mini Stock division is open to any 2010 and older approved 4-cylinder automobile having an engine no larger than 2500cc. The cars may be front or rear-wheel drive. Rules prohibit convertibles, 4-wheel drives, trucks, BMW, Audi, Saab turbo, V-Tec, supercharged or rotary engines. Also, excluded are mid or rear-engine vehicles. The weight of the cars is determined by the engine displacement and cylinder head design.

The body must retain its stock appearance - no chopping, channeling or sectioning is allowed.

Safety is a major concern in this division. Mini Stocks are fitted with a roll cage, fuel cell, five-point quick-release belts (shoulder and lap), aluminum racing seat and a window net.

Some of the makes and models typically raced by competitors include the Ford Mustang, Nissan 240SX, Acura Integra, Honda Civic and Pontiac Sunfire.

It was a big payday for the Mini Stock teams competing at Jukasa Motor Speedway. The track was offering a total purse of $17,800. The winner of the event would earn $2,200. The payout went down to fortieth with that last driver receiving $200. Competitors would race around the 5/8-mile semi-banked oval for thirty-five-laps.

Thirty-four competitor’s line-up on the back straight at Jukasa Motor Speedway in anticipation of the Starter’s green flag. Pacing the field for the thirty-five-lap Mini Stock event is the No. 33 Honda Civic driven by Warren Paxton. Sharing the front row with Paxton is Doug Butler in the No. 10B Nissan 240SX. Gridded behind Paxton is Dylan Sharp and beside Sharp is the Nissan 240SX of the fastest qualifier, Eric Yorke.

Andy Kamrath won last year’s Super Stock event at Jukasa Motor Speedway’s Canadian Short Track Nationals. He returned to Jukasa in his Mini Stock Honda Civic. Kamrath was fastest in the opening practice session. In round two, Kamrath was following Craig Kamrath when he lost the motor in his Honda Del Sol. Andy slid up the track and hit the turn three wall. The impact snapped the steering knuckle and ended his day.

The eventual winner, Doug Butler in the No. 10B Nissan 240SX leads the fastest qualifier, Eric Yorke also in a Nissan 240SX. Butler started on the outside of the front row. In addition to Yorke, Butler battled with the Honda Civic of Warren Paxton and Dylan Sharp, driving an Acura Integra. By the mid-point of the contest, Butler had surrendered the lead to Sharp. However, Sharp pitted allowing Butler to inherit the victory and $2,200 payday.

Quickest in the second practice session was Dylan Sharp. Sharp was driving the No. 17 Acura Integra. He started third after recording the second-fastest time during qualifying. Mid-way through the contest, Sharp took the lead from Doug Butler. However, with ten-laps remaining in the event, he pulled into the pits with a suspected flat tire. After his crew inspected the Acura, Sharp returned to the track and finished twenty-fifth.

As a result of the inverted grid, the No. 33 Blue Mountain Honda sponsored Honda Civic driven by Warren Paxton started on the pole. He lost first place early in the contest to the Nissan 240SX of front row starter, Doug Butler. During the thirty-five-lap event, Paxton never dropped out of the top-five. When the leader, Dylan Sharp encounter problems, Paxton moved into second place and captured a runner-up finish.

William Gibbons raced the No. 10 Honda CRX. Gibbons was quick in practice and was lucky not to be involved in the Kamrath incident during the second session. In qualifying, he lost some speed and could only manage the twelfth fastest time. This seemed to be of little consequence as he moved rapidly up the race order. At the checkered flag, Gibbons was in third place.

The top-three finishers for the thirty-five-lap Mini Stock event at Jukasa Motor Speedway. In the center is the winner and driver of the No. 10B R.S.A. Autoparts sponsored Nissan 240SX, Doug Butler. To Butler’s right is the pole-sitter and runner-up, Warren Paxton. Rounding out the top-three is William Gibbons who drove the No. 10 Honda CRX with backing from Norm’s Fast Lube.

With a total payout of over $17,000 ($2,200 going to the winner), there would have to be a post-race technical inspection. The top three finishers – Doug Butler (Nissan 240SX), Warren Paxton (Honda Civic) and William Gibbons (Honda CRX) - had their cars torn down in Jukasa Motor Speedway’s infield. The Tech Inspectors examined engine components and all teams passed the checks for compliance - the results were declared final.

FINISH	START	DRIVER	SPONSOR / CAR	LAPS
1	2	Doug Butler	R.S.A. Autoparts / Nissan 240SX	35
2	1	Warren Paxton	Blue Mountain Honda / Honda Civic	35
3	12	William Gibbons	Norm's Fast Lube / Honda CRX	35
4	8	Samantha Shaw	SPIRA / Ford Mustang	35
5	4	Eric Yorke	Partimer Signs / Nissan 240SX	35
6	7	Shawn Taylor	Kangaroo Trailers / Nissan 240SX	35
7	5	Cory Young	Russell Fencing / Honda Civic	35
8	9	Isaac Dippel	Total Home Energy Systems / Mazda 3	35
9	13	Nolan Gould	NASC Hockey / Acura Integra	35
10	16	Terry Woodley	Creative Sign Shop / Nissan 240SX	35
11	34	Brandon Crumbie	Amzoil / Porsche 944	35
12	14	Kevin Bridge	LiUNA! / Honda Civic	35
13	10	Brian Wilson	Edge Automotive / Nissan 240SX	34
14	18	Kaitlyn Wallace	Klotz Auto Repair / Ford Mustang	34
15	20	Mellisa Bullen	Northway Tire / Ford Mustang	34
16	15	Bobby Tolton	Amzoil / Nissan 240SX	34
17	19	Randi Seguin	Nashville North / Nissan 240SX	34
18	22	Matt Young	Blue Streak Contracting / Chevrolet Cobalt	34
19	20	Cody Byrne	Byrne Plumbing / Honda Civic	33
20	23	Chandler Bos	Speedy Auto Machine / Chevrolet Cobalt	33
21	24	Eric Rainey	R Family Farm / Pontiac Sunfire	33
22	21	Kyle Wert	Eccles Auto Service / Nissan 240SX	33
23	26	Robert Pinnemore	G.D. Coates / Chevrolet Cobalt	33
24	28	Dave Crumbie	Amzoil / Ford Mustang	32
25	3	Dylan Sharpe	AA Discount Auto / Acura Integra	32
26	27	Wendy Adams	Beatty Auto Service / Ford Mustang	31
27	30	Lisa de Leeuw	Safeway Towing / Nissan 240SX	31
28	20	Mike Thomson	Runcos Auto Centre / Ford Mustang	30
29	6	Chad Corcoran	Self / Nissan 240SX	27
30	29	Dan Demers	Goodwin Metal Products / Honda Prelude	24
31	11	Kevin Strutt	Scarsview Chrysler / Dodge Neon	17
32	31	Jason Tolton	Vacutrux / Nissan 240SX	16
33	32	Stan Cook	Self / Honda Civic	11
34	17	Johnny Paradzinski	DNA Landscaping / Dodge Neon	2