GILBERT ENTERS STOCKTON 99


GILBERT ENTERS STOCKTON 99

2008 NASCAR Whelen All American Series State of California Champion Jason Gilbert Racing will be making his first Spears Srl Southwest TourSeries start of the season, on July 4th. Gilbert will be heading to The New Stockton 99 Speedway for the “JM ENVIRONMENTAL, INC. Wild West Shootout – Shoot to Thrill 127 presented by 51 FIFTY LTM.” The event will pay $5,000-to-win thanks to the Winner’s Bonus from Senneker Performance. A lap 27 leader bonus of $1,000, will be paid out thanks to JM Environmental. The Fast Qualifier will receive another $500.

Gilbert will be making his first series start since the second event of the 2019 season, when he finished 13th in the 25-car field at ALL AMERICAN SPEEDWAY – ROSEVILLE CA. The Dublin, CA driver competed sporadically last season in his Super Late Model, but he did secure a sixth-place finish in the $25,000-to-win Summer Showdown at Evergreen Speedway. It was his second top-10 finish in four event appearances. In addition, he had a strong eight-place run in the Fall Open Comp, at the LVMS Bullring and Dirt Track.

Overall, Jason will be making start number 51 in the SRL. He has 12 top-five and 25 top-10 finishes in his career. His best championship finish was fourth in both 2012 and 2013. At the historic “99” Speedway, Gilbert has performed very well, with arguably his best results in the series. In his 10 starts he has four top-five’s and eight top-10’s. The former Altamont Motorsports Park Late Model Champion finished ninth in the series last visit to Stockton in 2018.

For those not in attendance at Stockton 99 Speedway for the “JM Environmental Wild West Shootout – Shoot to Thrill 127 presented by 51 FIFTY LTM., the event will be live streamed on www.SpearsRacing.TV. MAVTV will broadcast the event at a time to be determined later.