Gomez Rolls Into Vegas Hoping to Hit Jackpot

TWIN FALLS, IDAHO (May 10, 2012)- Jonathon Gomez, driver of the #22 Century Boatland/Living Like a Pirate Chevroletin the SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour has a great deal of optimism heading into the "GoLiveStream.TV - Blackjack 121" on the 3/8-mile banked oval of The Bullring at LAs Vegas Motor Speedway this Saturday night. Gomez is the 2010 SRL champion and has been successful at The Bullring. In five previous starts in the SRL at The Bullring, Gomez has notched three top three finishes (one 2nd place and two 3rd's). Winning on Saturday is foremost on his mind. "We have had some tough luck this season," Gomez stated. "A win would be big for this whole team. The guys have worked hard every week and at every event." Gomez has a busy race schedule this year competing in a majority of the SRL events that do not conflict with his NASCAR K&N Pro Series schedule. He also plans a handful of starts in the CarbonX Rocky Mountain Challenge Series where has is a former winner. Gomez has 18 career starts in the SRL where has scored three wins, one pole award with 12 top five finishes and 13 finishes in the top 10. In the first two races this season, Gomez has had challenges in qualifying pining him deep in the field to start the races. He has finishes of 24th and 11th. Gomez Motorsports is owned by John Gomez, a successful farmer and businessman based in Idaho. The team is lead by crew chief Ron Copeland and supported by Craig Raudman, Blaine Bergem, Derek Copeland, Kyle Cattanach, Adam Wyse, and Mike Mulder. Gomez most recently competed in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series event at Stockton (CA) 99 Speedway last weekend and scored his first top ten of the season coming home in the sixth position. The result moved Gomez up to the eighth spot in the standings just 26-points out of fifth place. His next NKNPS race is May 19th at Iowa Speedway. Grab yourself a new "Living Like a Pirate" t-shirt from Jonathon at http://www.livinglikeapirate.com/categories/jonathon-gomez-22.html.