Jonathon Gomez California Classic Preview‏

TWIN FALLS, IDAHO (November 27, 2010) Jonathon Gomez, a successful 27-year farmer and business entrepreneur from Twin Falls, Idaho, will climb behind the wheel of his SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour car this evening for the final time this season and compete in the inaugural California Classic at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale (CA).


The winner of the 110 lap SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour Series race at the CANIDAE California Classic will not only win a one-of-a-kind trophy, the winner will also take home $5,000, the second largest winner’s payout in series history.

VERSUS NETWORK will broadcast the “CANIDAE California Classic” and will televise the special event on December 26 at 4:00pm EST and December 30 at 6pm EST. VERSUS reaches over 75 million homes.

Jonathon Gomez is in his fourth year of competitive racing having won local track titles at Magic Valley Speedway in Twin Falls and competed in various Late Model events the past couple of seasons before moving up to compete in regional touring series'.

"I am looking forward to finishing the year at Toyota Speedway," Gomez offered. "We had a great season and a win in this big event will be real special for the team. Each of the guys have put their heart and soul into this team and they deserve another shot a victory."

Gomez knows how to get around the ultra-fast 1/2-mile banked oval. He scored one win and two top five finishes this season at Toyota Speedway. "We have a great car for the event and we know we can win."

Gomez took the SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour by stormed this season and claimed the 2010 championship on the strength of two wins, eight top five and nine top ten performances along with one quick time award.

Gomez also competed in NASCAR and finished sixth in the final NASCAR K&N Pro Series-West standings to cap his first full year in the West's oldest stock car series. Through twelve races this season he scored three top five and six top ten performances with his best result of second place at Iowa Speedway back in May. Gomez has averaged a 10.2 finishing position through eleven races and has completed 1,700 of 1,705 laps (99.6%) contested this season to lead all competitors. He has started 20 NASCAR K&N Pro Series races since 2008 scoring ten top ten finishes and is in his first full-time season in the NKNPS.

Jonathon Gomez is supported by Heritage Cattle Company, Century Boatland, J&C Custom Harvesting, United Oil, Modern Machinery, DJ Safety, and Gomez Farms. Jonathon Gomez is the 2010 SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour Champion. Gomez also won the series finale for the CarbonX Rocky Mountain Challenge Series in September for his first career RMCS victory. For more information on Jonathon Gomez, please log onto his website at www.jonathongomez.com.
Marketing partnerships and sponsorship opportunities for the 2011 racing season are still available with Heritage Motor Sports and rising star Jonathon Gomez. For a custom proposal and additional information please contact John Gomez at 208/731-1288.