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Brody Roa claimed his first ever 410 Sprint Car Championship when he triumphed in the demanding “5^th Annual California Sprint Week Series.” The series was comprised of six races on five different race tracks in the space of eight days.

The 27-year-old driver sewed up the title when he placed fourth in the main event at the last race in the series last Saturday at the Keller Auto Speedway in Hanford. That finish gave Roa a 20-point advantage over his nearest competitor in the series. On his way to the title, he had one win, two second-place finishes and he finished fourth, fifth and six one time each.

Race #1, Calistoga Speedway, September 1^st: Opening night saw the B.R. Performance Team and 25 other USAC/CRA Sprint Cars check into the Calistoga Speedway in California’s Wine Country. In group qualifying, Roa ended up an uncharacteristic 16^th in the 26-car field. On a tire eating track surface, he led every inch of the way to win his heat race from the pole. Before the main events, track officials re-worked the surface and cut the main events to 25-laps. The re-worked surface served Roa well. Due to his disappointing qualifying performance, he had to start 16^th in the main, but from the drop of the green flag until the checkered, he was moving forward and came all the way to finish sixth. It was the only time in the series he would finish out of the top five.

Race #2, Calistoga Speedway, September 2^nd: The second night at the big half-mile saw Roa better right out of the box. Twenty-four cars signed in and when qualifying was done, the Garden Grove, California racer was second quick in time trials with a lap of 19.735. On track conditions that were much improved over the previous night, he started on the outside of row three in his heat. He rode the cushion the entire race and finished second. He then started inside the third row in the main and methodically worked his way forward. He was third on lap four and six laps later he was second. Roa mounted challenges for the lead and when the checkered flag brought the 30-lap race to a conclusion, he was on the winner’s rear end and took a hard-fought runner-up finish.

Race #3, Petaluma Speedway, September 3^rd: After two nights of racing on the huge half-mile at Calistoga, the series switched to the tight Petaluma Speedway for round #3 on Labor Day. Twenty-one cars showed up to fight it out on the bullring and Roa timed in ninth quick at 14.530. After starting fourth in the third heat race, he took the lead on the second lap and proceeded to outdistance the field by nearly a half straightaway for the win. Due to his slower than usual qualifying time, Roa started on the inside of the fifth row for the main event. By the time the red flag flew on lap three, he was up to seventh. He advanced to sixth a few laps later and stayed there until late in the race when he moved up one spot and finished fifth.

Race #4, Silver Dollar Speedway, September 6^th: After a couple of nights off in the middle of the week, the series picked up for its last three races at the 1/4 mile Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico. Twenty-four cars were on hand and Roa’s inexplicable qualifying woes continued when he could only time in 12^th with a lap of 14.445. For his 10-lap heat race, he started and finished third. Once again, the qualifying time dictated a starting spot in the middle of the field in 12^th for the 30-lapper. As usual, as soon as the green flag flew, the pretty green #91R began the march forward. He was up to 7^th on the 10th go around. By the 17^th lap he was up to fourth and broke into the top three with five laps to go. A yellow flag and restart with two laps to go worked to Roa’s advantage when the second-place car bobbled on the back straight on the last lap. Roa stormed inside and stole the spot to finish second. Not only was it his best finish to date in the series, but it also allowed him to take over the point lead.

Race #5, Ocean Speedway, September 7^th: Twenty-four hours after the second-place finish in Chico and a drive south, the series settled into the Ocean Speedway in Watsonville. Nineteen cars were present for the race and Roa’s qualifying woes continued as he was only ninth fast with a lap of 13.225. The tall driver picked up another heat race win. This time, the heat race win was accompanied by his first main event victory in the series. He was on the pole for the 30-lap race and that spelled disaster for the competition. The USAC/CRA point leader led every inch of the way for his first win of the week. After the race, he told the crowd, “We needed that at this point in the week. We qualified terrible the last two nights and we lucked out in the invert tonight. This thing is a rocket ship. My dad, my good buddy Zac and me, we put our heads together every night and we try to put the best thing on the track we can. I think we did tonight and I don’t think we could have done any better.”

Race #6, Keller Auto Speedway, September 8^th: The final night of the exhausting week came at the Keller Auto Speedway in Hanford. Roa came into the event with a slender nine-point advantage over the second-place driver. Nineteen cars appeared for the finale and Roa did better than the previous two nights in qualifying when he stopped the clocks at 15.673. That was good enough for seventh fast time. In his 10-lap heat, he started fourth, advanced forward to second before finishing third. He again started on the pole in the main event and led the first five laps, before sliding back to fourth at the finish, but it was still enough to earn him his first “California Sprint Week” title by 20-points over the second-place driver. The happy champion said, “We came in here (California Sprint Week) to do one thing and we got the job done. Sprint week is very tiring. These last three days it has been over four hours to the racetrack in the morning and then you have to service the cars when you get there. It is a lot work for everybody involved and everybody gives up a lot to come do this. I can’t thank my team enough. My dad, Zac, my wife Tailor, my mom, my grandparents who got us started in this and my buddy Joe back home who helps at Perris and in the shop. It is a team effort.”

In addition to winning the “California Sprint Week” title, Roa increased his lead from three-points in the year-long USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series to 51-points heading into the September 22^nd race at Perris Auto Speedway.

Brody Roa t-shirts and caps will be available in the pits at next week’s Glenn Howard Memorial at Perris. They are also available from the team’s website at the following link http://www.brodyroa.com/. The cost is $20.00 plus shipping. You can see the shirt design below.

For fans who would like to watch replays of all of Roa’s USAC races can do so on LoudPedal Productions site: https://loudpedal.tv/

Roa is still looking for rides in the USAC National and West Coast Series’ when his USAC/CRA schedule permits. Car owners from those series interested in hiring Roa can call him at 714-932-7994.

The BR Performance team would like to thank the following sponsors for making the 2018 season possible: HD Industries, Burris Racing, “Biker” Bruce Fisher, Molecule, K-1 Race Gear, Norma Leonard, Lee Leonard, NGK Spark Plugs, Baldwin Filters, Driven Racing Oil, Coffman Racing Graphics, hotpaint4u.com. If you or your company would like to join BR Performance’s championship contending team, please call 714-932-7994.

Fans wishing to stay completely up to date with Brody Roa and the BR Performance squad can do so on the team’s website http://www.brodyroa.com/and Facebook page at the following link: https://www.facebook.com/br91r/

For Further Information Contact Brody Roa mailto:brodyroa91@gmail.com

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(Cypress, CA, July 10, 2018) Garden Grove, California racing star Brody Roa put on a show and came from the tenth starting spot to win the 30-lap USAC/CRA main event at the Santa Maria Raceway last Saturday night. It was his second USAC/CRA win this season. Dating back to last year he has two wins and a second-place finish in the last three series races at Santa Maria.

Coming into the night, Roa was third in USAC/CRA points and he was coming off a third-place finish two weeks earlier at the series home track, Perris Auto Speedway. Things at Santa Maria did not start out on a promising note for the 27-year-old. His qualifying lap of 13.991 was only good for 10th in the 19-car field.

The abnormal qualifying result put Roa on the pole for his 10-lap heat race. Back in form, he led it green to checkered for a convincing win. While the triumph was impressive, the qualifying performance still looked like it was going to haunt him in the main event as he would have to start on the outside of the fifth row in tenth spot. If he was going to win, he would have to pass a lot of cars and dodge some bullets on the way.

Once the green flag opened the main, Roa began a methodical march towards the front that included some caution to get through a rough first turn. He advanced two spots to eighth on the first circuit. By the end of the fifth lap, he was in the number five spot.

After an elongated battle, Roa used the inside to take the third spot at the halfway point and then set his sights on the lead duo. He chased down the second-place car and used another inside pass coming out of turn four on the 20th lap to secure that position. At that point he had passed eight cars, but to get the ninth car and take the lead was going to take some serious work.

With the leader running the top Roa was going to have to use the inside and middle to get the job done. Lap after lap he inched closer and as the 27th go around concluded, he was nearly dead even for the lead. Going into a rough turn one, he tried to slide up in front of the front running car for the top spot, but was held at bay. Things were different in turns three and four. Roa had worked perfectly at that end of the track all race long. He went low into turn three and slid wide coming off the corner and secured first place. Two laps later, the checkered flag waved and the 91R had the win by nearly a half straightaway.

In addition to winning the main event, the black and green suited driver was also the race “Hard Charger” picking up nine positions from his tenth place starting spot. The victory also vaulted him back into second in the year-long championship point standings.

“That was about the toughest Santa Maria I have ever raced on,” an elated Roa told the crowd after climbing out of the car. “You bike up sometimes getting into one. You had to be patient and let the car settle down. I just went to where they weren’t, and it worked out. We have a good package here (referring to his team). If the driver could work on qualifying a bit, I think we have got something.”

While it was his second USAC/CRA win of the year, it was his fifth sprint car victory. The five 2018 triumphs have come in three different series. Two of the other successes came in the USAC West Coast Series and another occurred in the Ventura Racing Association.

Good news for the Brody Roa Performance crew and bad news for the competition is that the next race in the USAC/CRA series is back at Santa Maria on August 4th. Before that the team will be more than busy. Next week it will embark on a trip to Indiana for the USAC National Sprint Car Series’ grueling Indiana Sprint Week. Starting on July 20th at Gas City I-69 Speedway, the #91R will race seven times at seven different tracks in just nine days.

Brody Roa t-shirts and caps are available from the team’s website at the following link http://www.brodyroa.com/. The cost is $20.00 plus shipping. You can see the new shirt design below. The shirts will be available in the pits at every race during Indiana Sprint Week.

Roa is still looking for rides in the USAC National and West Coast Series’ when his USAC/CRA schedule permits. Car owners from those series interested in hiring Roa can call him at 714-932-7994.

For fans who would like to watch Roa’s 2018 racing exploits, they can do so via LoudPedal Productions pay per view site: https://loudpedal.tv/
The BR Performance team would like to thank the following sponsors for making the 2018 season possible: HD Industries, Burris Racing, “Biker” Bruce Fisher, Molecule, K-1 Race Gear, Norma Leonard, Lee Leonard, NGK Spark Plugs, Baldwin Filters, Driven Racing Oil, Coffman Racing Graphics, hotpaint4u.com. If you or your company would like to join BR Performance’s championship contending team, please call 714-932-7994.
Fans wishing to stay completely up to date with Brody Roa and the BR Performance squad can do so on the team’s website http://www.brodyroa.com/ and Facebook page at the following link: https://www.facebook.com/br91r/

For Further Information Contact Brody Roa mailto:brodyroa91@gmail.com

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(Cypress, CA, July 2, 2018) Brody Roa completed a long day of racing when he crossed the finish line third in the USAC/CRA main event on June 23rd at Perris Auto Speedway. The third-place outing came just hours after winning the So Cal Oval Karters KT100 main event at the SoCal Fair Motorcycle Speedway. This Saturday Roa will be competing at the Santa Maria Raceway.

Roa’s day got off to a start when he and wife Tailor arrived for the kart race at the track in the shadow of Perris Auto Speedway. Contesting the Yamaha of America KT 100 portion of the So Cal Oval Karters show in a kart owned by longtime friend Matt Jones, Roa had a near perfect day winning his first heat, taking second in his second heat and winning the main event.

For Tailor, who was competing in the Calsol Incorporated Senior Clones, things did not go quite as well. In her second heat race, she was clobbered by another kart knocking her out of competition for the day.

As soon as the kart main was over, Roa raced across the parking lot and into the pits of the famous Riverside County half-mile clay oval where the BR Performance team had the pretty #91R ready for the night of sprint car action. Unfortunately, the team was going to get a little more action than they hoped for and had to work extra hard.

Things started out with Roa timing in seventh in the 24-car field with a lap of 16.887. However, things would soon unravel for the 27-year-old. In his heat race, he started on the outside of the third row, was in the lead by the end of the fifth lap and immediately pulled away from the pack. Suddenly and unexpectedly his car coasted to a halt in turn three. The car got a big drive off the left rear exiting turn two and got into the back straightaway wall. The blow flattened the left rear tire and damaged the wheel. It also left him unqualified for the A-main and forced him to contest the B-main.

The 12-lap B-main was a cakewalk as Roa led the entire way and earned his ticket to the A-main. However, his crew was about to be put to the test. As he took the checkered flag for the B-main, unseen damage from the heat race crash reared its ugly head. The right rear birdcage bearing exploded and destroyed the rear axle. With limited time, the team had to replace the rear end and they did so and presented the car in staging just in time to avoid a penalty.

Due to his seventh-place qualifying time, Roa had to start on the inside of the third row, which is farther back than he usually starts. The veteran racer methodically moved forward and was in fourth on the eighth lap and was third two circuits later. On the 13th lap, he was up to challenge the leaders.

Roa momentarily slipped back to fourth for a few go-rounds on lap 17. He retook third just before the end of lap 20 and was reeling in the top two when the checkered flag ended the race. He took home a hard-fought third-place finish on a night when the crew performed flawlessly.

“It was a good end to a trying night,” Roa said when interviewed over the track public address system after the race. “Driver messed up big time in the heat race and made a lot of work for these guys (his crew). I want to apologize to them as we have a lot of torn up parts in the trailer right now. I wish it was a 40-lapper because we were running those guys down at the end.”

This Saturday, Roa heads to the Santa Maria Speedway for the track’s first of two USAC/CRA races in 2018. Last year in USAC/CRA competition at Santa Maria, Roa scored a win and was robbed of another victory by lapped traffic while leading with one lap to go. Going into the race on Saturday, he is third in the championship standings, seven points out of second and 29-points out of the lead.

For fans wishing to attend Saturday’s race, spectator gates will open at 4:00 P.M. and the first race will be at 5:30. The Santa Maria Raceway is located at 1900 Hutton Road in Nipomo (93444). The track website is at the following link and the phone number is (310) 493-4900. https://santamariaraceway.com/

Brody Roa t-shirts and caps are available from the team’s website at the following link http://www.brodyroa.com/. The cost is $20.00 plus shipping. You can see the new shirt design below. The shirts will also be available in the pits Saturday at Santa Maria.

Roa is still looking for rides in the USAC National and West Coast Series’ when his USAC/CRA schedule (which is at the end of this release) permits. Car owners from those series interested in hiring Roa can call him at 714-932-7994.

For fans who would like to watch Roa’s 2018 racing exploits, they can do so via LoudPedal Productions pay per view site: https://loudpedal.tv/

The BR Performance team would like to thank the following sponsors for making the 2018 season possible: HD Industries, Burris Racing, “Biker” Bruce Fisher, Molecule, K-1 Race Gear, Norma Leonard, Lee Leonard, NGK Spark Plugs, Baldwin Filters, Driven Racing Oil, Coffman Racing Graphics, HotPaint4u.com. If you or your company would like to join BR Performance’s championship contending team, please call 714-932-7994.

Fans wishing to stay completely up to date with Brody Roa and the BR Performance squad can do so on the team’s website http://www.brodyroa.com/and Facebook page at the following link: https://www.facebook.com/br91r/

For Further Information Contact Brody Roa mailto:brodyroa91@gmail.com

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(Buena Park, CA, May 2, 2018) Brody Roa warmed up for this Saturday’s USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series race at the Ventura Raceway by winning the main event last Saturday night at, you guessed it, the Ventura Raceway. For the 27-year old driver, it was his third win in seven starts in 2018.

With a night off from the USAC/CRA Series and a Ventura Racing Association event on the same track that he will be competing on this week, the Garden Grove, California racer took advantage to get in some extra laps. He did it in style sweeping the show winning both his heat and the main event on the tight, oceanside clay oval.

The stakes will be higher for Roa this Saturday when he competes in the toughest sprint car series west of the Mississippi at its only stop in Ventura in 2018. After three races in the USAC/CRA Series this year, Roa has one second, one third and one fourth place finish. Those finishes have him firmly planted in second place in the championship standings, only 16-points out of first.

At the series last race two weeks ago, Roa was the fast qualifier, placed second in his heat and finished second in the main event. In the USAC/CRA Series only appearance at Ventura last year, he was the second fast qualifier, finished fourth in his heat and third in the main event.

For fans who would like to attend Saturday’s race at Ventura, the spectator gates will open at 3:00 P.M. and the first race will take the green flag at 5:00. The track is located at 10 West Harbor Boulevard in Ventura (93001). The track phone number is (805) 648-RACE and the website is http://venturaraceway.com/

Roa is still looking for rides in the USAC National and West Coast Series’ when his USAC/CRA schedule (which is at the end of this release) permits. Car owners from those series interested in hiring Roa can call him at 714-932-7994.

For fans who would like to watch Roa’s 2018 racing exploits, they can do so via LoudPedal Productions pay per view site: https://loudpedal.tv/

The BR Performance team would like to thank the following sponsors for making the 2018 season possible: HD Industries, Burris Racing, “Biker” Bruce Fisher, Molecule, K-1 Race Gear, Norma Leonard, Lee Leonard, NGK Spark Plugs, Baldwin Filters, Driven Racing Oil, Coffman Racing Graphics, HotPaint4u.com. If you or your company would like to join BR Performance’s championship contending team, please call 714-932-7994.

Fans wishing to stay completely up to date with Brody Roa and the BR Performance squad can do so on the team’s Facebook page at the following link: https://www.facebook.com/br91r/

For Further Information Contact Brody Roa (714) 932-7994 – mailto:brodyroa91@gmail.com

(Buena Park, CA, April 11, 2018) After last Saturday’s USAC West Coast Sprint Car Series main event at the Keller Auto Speedway at the Kings Fairgrounds in Hanford, California, Brody Roa is batting .500 on the season with two wins in four starts. This Saturday night he will attempt to up his impressive average when the USAC/CRA Sprint Cars compete at the Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, California.

Roa’s night at the Central California oval began when he qualified seventh fastest in the 20-car field. The 27-year-old started on the outside of the front row for his heat race and brought it home in second place.

For the 30-lap main event, the brilliant green BR Performance 91R started on the outside of the second row. Early in the yellow flag plagued race, it looked as though Roa was headed the wrong way as he slid all the way back to seventh. However, he slowly and methodically worked his way toward the front. By the midway point, he was up to third and the chase was on.

While most of the competition chose to hang close to the pole, Roa realized that was not going to work for him and he went to the outside. For the few who earlier dared to head out there, there was little to be found. That did not deter Roa. He hung with the wide line and it paid dividends. He swept into the lead coming off of turn four at the end of the 24th circuit. Soon after he fought off some determined challenges for the top spot and eventually pulled away to win his second main event of 2018 by nearly a half straightaway.

“It definitely was not easy, that is for sure,” Roa told the appreciative crowd after the race. “After the first few laps, we fell back to like seventh so we really had to work for this one. This place is pretty racy and it is super wide. It gives you the option to go up there and hustle it. It made it fun. We will be back up here later in the year with the 410 (USAC/CRA race on September 8).”

This coming Saturday’s race in Tulare will be the second for the USAC/CRA Series in 2018. In the first race at Canyon Speedway Park in Peoria, Arizona, Roa finished fourth. He heads into Saturday’s show sixth in USAC/CRA points.

After this week’s race in Tulare, the team will be right back at it when the USAC/CRA Series makes its first appearance of 2018 at Perris Auto Speedway. After a week off on April 28th, the BR Performance team will then journey to the Ventura Raceway for a USAC/CRA race on May 5th.

Fans who would like to attend this Saturday’s race in Tulare can find the track at 620 K Street (93274). The office phone is 559-688-0909 and the website is available at the following linkhttp://www.thunderbowlraceway.com/

Roa is still looking for rides in the USAC National and West Coast Series’ when his USAC/CRA schedule (which is at the end of this release) permits. Car owners from those series interested in hiring Roa can call him at 714-932-7994.

For fans who would like to watch Roa’s 2018 racing exploits, they can do so via LoudPedal Productions pay per view site: https://loudpedal.tv/

The BR Performance team would like to thank the following sponsors for making the 2018 season possible: HD Industries, Burris Racing, “Biker” Bruce Fisher, Molecule, K-1 Race Gear, Norma Leonard, Lee Leonard, NGK Spark Plugs, Baldwin Filters, Driven Racing Oil, Coffman Racing Graphics, HotPaint4u.com. If you or your company would like to join BR Performance’s championship contending team, please call 714-932-7994.

Fans wishing to stay completely up to date with Brody Roa and the BR Performance squad can do so on the team’s Facebook page at the following link: https://www.facebook.com/br91r/

For Further Information Contact Scott Daloisio: (909) 226-7768 – mailto:sdaloisiosports@aol.com

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