Logan Gomez (born December 16, 1988) is an

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race car driver from

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who most notably competed in the

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(formerly the Indy Pro Series). LoganGomez2007

He made his debut at the 2006 Liberty Challenge at the

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road course while competing in the Star Mazda series full-time. He moved full-time to the Indy Pro Series in 2007 by bringing

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backing to fund a ride at

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. Gomez finished 7th in points and captured one win in the final race of the season at

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by a mere 0.0005 seconds over teammate and series champion

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, a margin which the league claims is the smallest margin of victory in racing history. He returned to

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, the team that he made his debut with in 2006 for the

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season, finishing 7th in points with a best finish of 2nd in the second race at Infineon Raceway. For the 2009 Indy Lights season, he ran the first two races of the season (the St. Pete double-header) for Alliance Motorsports but the team did not arrive at the second race weekend in Long Beach.

Indy Lights

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