Jonathon Gomez Set for NASCAR K&N Pro Series Finale

TWIN FALLS, IDAHO (November 9, 2010) Jonathon Gomez, a successful 27-year farmer and business entrepreneur from Twin Falls, Idaho, is only in his fourth year of racing but has quickly established himself as one of the top young racing talents in the country. Gomez is set to close out the NASCAR K&N Pro Series campaign this Saturday evening in the running of the 3 Amigos Tequila 125-lap event at Phoenix (AZ) International Raceway.


Gomez knows how to get around the one-mile paved oval of PIR. He finished third earlier this spring and knows he left a little something on the table. "I think I played it a bit conservative back in April," Gomez said. "We have raced a lot of laps since then and I have learned a lot, not only about the cars, but what it takes late in the event. We have a great car for the race and I am really looking forward to returning to Phoenix."

While Gomez was a championship contender earlier in the year, his finishes have not shown how strong the team has been. "We have had our share of bad luck late in a few races," Gomez offered. "We have been competitive everywhere this year and running up front late in the race. Take away a few of the results and we would be right in the thick of it."

Gomez is looking for his first career victory in the West's oldest series. "I love racing the big tracks," Gomez continued. "I especially like Phoenix. It is fast and a whole lot of fun to drive. Racing on Saturday night under the lights is going to be awesome and I know it is going to be a fight right to the finish."

With the series' championship wrapped up by Eric Holmes, Gomez is solely focused on finishing the season on a high note and that would be a win and a top five finish in the final point standings. "This has been a great year for our team and we could not have done it without everything my dad (John Gomez) has put into this," Gomez said. "Craig Raudman (crew chief) and all the guys have worked so hard all season and it would be awesome to finish the year with a win."

Gomez sits in the sixth position in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series-West standings, 14-points out of fifth place and 44-points behind fourth place. After eleven races this season he has scored three top five and six top ten performances with his best result of second place at Iowa Speedway back in May.

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. He has started 19 NASCAR K&N Pro Series races since 2008 scoring ten top ten finishes and is in his first full-time season in the NKNPS. Gomez has averaged a 10.2 finishing position through eleven races and has completed 1,575 of 1,580 laps (99.6%) contested so far this season to lead all competitors.

Gomez also competed in the SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour 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 will be back in SRL action on November 27 at Toyota Speedway in Irwindale (CA) for the Lucas Oil California Classic that will be broadcast live to a nationwide audience.

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.