TWIN FALLS, IDAHO (May 24, 2011) Jonathon Gomez, driver of the Heritage Cattle Co./Century Boatland Chevrolet, left Iowa wondering what could have been. After the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East/West combination race at Iowa Speedway this past weekend, he had a damaged race car, a drop in the points, and some doubts and questions.
Racing is a sport where everything matters and the smallest detail make make a huge difference. Gomez and his Heritage Motor Sports entered the 175-lap race with plenty of optimism but never really found the speed they were looking for. Qualifying 27th in the 40-car field meant Gomez would have to negotiate a lot of traffic is he hoped to get to the front.
And while he managed to move inside the top twenty and close on the top ten, his car was too loose for track conditions making it a handful to drive. The team pitted a couple of times and made adjustments but were unable to find the right setup. "I think I nearly crashed fifty times," Gomez said. "51 didn't work out too well for me"
On lap 145, thirty laps from the end, his car slid up the track in turn two and made contact with the wall ending his day on the hook.
"I am not really sure what happened but the result was not good," Gomez continued. "At this point I am just focused on Vegas and doing well there. We have run really good there in the Tour car and hope that equals success in the West."
Gomez will have a lot to keep busy with and keep his mind off racing. The weather has warmed in Idaho and his family farming operation in full swing working seven days a week preparing and planting fields. He also has a growing trucking operation in North Dakota that demands a lot of his time.
"You take the good with the bad in racing," Gomez offered. "It was a tough weekend for the team but we will be back real strong at Vegas and hopefully we can make up the ground we lost in the points."
The Heritage Motor Sports team and driver jonathon Gomez will be back in action Saturday, June 11 at the Bullring at Las Vegas (NV) Motor Speedway for round five of the 14-race championship series. The race will be the first race at the Bullring for the NASCAR K&N Pro Series since 2003.
Gomez is currently tied for sixth in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series-West championship standings after four races this season just nine-points out of fifth place and 171-points out of the point lead. Gomez has started 24 NASCAR K&N Pro Series races scoring five top five and eleven top ten finishes.
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 is also a winner on the CarbonX Rocky Mountain Challenge Series and in the Mustang Challenge Series at Miller Motorsports Park. For more information on Jonathon Gomez, please log onto his website at http://jonathongomez.com or NASCAR Hometracks.
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