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Topic: BRODY ROA CLOSES SEASON WITH A FIFTH PLACE FINISH AT THE TURKEY NIGHT!
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ScottDaloisio
November 30, 2017 at 12:25:35 PM
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Brody Roa Performance

6563 Cornelia Circle

Buena Park, CA  90620

714-932-7994 – [email protected]

For Further Information Contact Scott Daloisio: (909) 226-7768 –  mailto:[email protected]

For Immediate Release

BRODY ROA CLOSES SEASON WITH A FIFTH PLACE FINISH AT THE TURKEY NIGHT GRAND PRIX!

(Buena Park, CA, November 29, 2017) Brody Roa closed out a successful 2017 season with a fifth-place finish in the USAC West Coast Sprint Cars 77th annual “Turkey Night Grand Prix” at the Ventura Raceway on Thanksgiving Night.  

After a rough outing at the 2016 edition of the annual Thanksgiving race at the tiny dirt track on the Ventura County Fairgrounds, Roa was determined to make a better showing in 2017.  With some much-appreciated help from sponsor HD Industries, the #91R team arrived at the track with high hopes.  Those hopes were buoyed when the 26-year-old qualified seventh fastest in the 49-car field on the first night.  He followed that up with a second-place finish in his heat race to earn his spot in the main event. 

Starting on the outside of the front row for the main, hope was soaring in the pits.  However, those hopes did not last long.  In the first corner, another car shoved Roa wide and nearly put him into the Pacific Ocean.  By the time he recovered and got back on the throttle, he was fifth.  At the end of the first lap he was back on the low line and battling for third when contact with another car sent him into the air and bouncing around the track in turn one.  It was clear that as soon as the yellow flag came out Roa was done for the night and had a disappointing 20th place finish. 

Back in the pits, the crew assessed the damage and began repairs for the finals 24-hours later.  As Roa’s father Brett put it the next day when asked what was damaged, he quipped, “Only the expensive parts.”

Thanksgiving Day dawned beautiful on the track that is only a stone’s throw away from the Pacific Ocean.  While the surf looked great, Roa and the B.R. Performance team were busy rebuilding the bent and bruised race car finishing just before the start of the show. 

Unfortunately, due to the crash the night before, Roa would have to start the night off in one of the B mains and would need a good finish to get into the A main.  Fortunately, the good qualifying effort the night before found the Garden Grove, California based racer starting on the outside of the second row.  Roa parlayed that starting spot in the B main into a win and into his final sprint car race of the year, the prestigious “Turkey Night Grand Prix” A main event. 

Starting in 11th spot for the 30-lap main, Roa began moving forward at the drop of the green flag.  By the end of the 7th circuit, he had passed five cars and was up to sixth.  Ten laps later, he had advanced his way up to fourth.  Over the last eight laps, the tall racer became involved in a tremendous battle for fourth that saw him slide back and forth a couple of times before coming home fifth to close the 2017 season.

While the successful 2017 campaign is behind Roa and the #91R team, work is already underway for a championship challenge in 2018.  The cars are in the shop and are already stripped down for the meticulous and precise maintenance they hope will propel them to the top.  Long hours throughout the winter in the shop are on tap for the next few months as they get ready for the early March season opener.   

If you are looking for a Christmas gift for that special racing fan, Brody’s 2017 shirts are for sale via mail order.  Cost is $20.00 each plus $7.00 shipping in the USA (foreign countries contact for shipping costs).  

Checks or money orders for t-shirt orders can be sent to:

BR Performance

6563 Cornelia Circle

Buena Park, CA  90620

PayPal and credit card orders are also accepted and can be sent to: mailto:[email protected]

Brody and the entire B.R. Motorsports Team would like to thank everyone for the support throughout the 2017 season and they look forward to seeing you in 2018.  They also want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a happy and safe New Year.

For those who wish to relive Roa’s 2017 USAC appearances, LoudPedal Productions has them available on its pay per view site: https://loudpedal.tv/

The BR Performance team would like to the thank the following sponsors for making the 2017 season possible: HD Industries, Burris Racing, “Biker” Bruce Fisher, Lee and Norma Leonard, Hot Paint Restorations, Driven Racing Oil, Baldwin Filters, Okie Race Cars and Crow Enterprises.  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 team can do on the team’s Facebook page at the following link: https://www.facebook.com/br91r/

Date   Venue                                    Event                                              Finish

1-14   Tulsa Oklahoma                       Friday Chili Bowl Midget Nationals     22nd A Main

3-4    Perris Auto Speedway               USAC/CRA Sprint Cars                           5th A Main

3-9    Las Vegas Motor Speedway       USAC West Coast Sprint Cars            9th A Main

3-10   Las Vegas Motor Speedway       USAC West Coast Sprint Cars            3rd A Main

4-1    Perris Auto Speedway               USAC/ Sprint Cars                             3rd A Main

4-8    Tulare Thunderbowl Raceway     USAC/CRA Sprint Cars                           Rain Out

4-15   Bakersfield Speedway               USAC/CRA Sprint Cars                           2nd A Main

5-6    Ventura Raceway                     USAC/CRA Sprint Cars                           3rd A Main

5-27   Perris Auto Speedway               USAC/CRA Sprint Cars                           2ND A Main

6-2    I-80 Speedway                        USAC National Sprint Cars            5th A Main

6-3    Knoxville Raceway                    USAC National Sprint Cars            20th A Main

6-10   Perris Auto Speedway               So Cal Oval Karters Open Class            3rd A Main

6-24   Perris Auto Speedway               USAC/CRA Sprint Cars                           7th A Main

7-1    Santa Maria Speedway             USAC/CRA Sprint Cars                           2nd A Main

7-8    Kokomo Speedway                   USAC National Sprint Cars            22nd A Main

7-9    Lawrenceburg Speedway           USAC National Sprint Cars            8th A Main

7-10   Gas City 69 Speedway              USAC National Sprint Cars            21st A Main

7-12   Terre Haute Action Track          USAC National Sprint Cars            Rain

7-13   Lincoln Park Speedway             USAC National Sprint Cars            Rain

7-14   Bloomington Speedway             USAC National Sprint Cars            22nd A Main

7-15   Tri-State Speedway                  USAC National Sprint Cars            14th A Main

7-22   Perris Auto Speedway               USAC/CRA Sprint Cars                           5th A Main

8-5    Santa Maria Speedway             USAC/CRA Sprint Cars                           1st A Main

8-26   Perris Auto Speedway               USAC/CRA Sprint Cars                           7th A Main

9-2    Calistoga Speedway                 USAC/CRA Sprint Cars                           5th A Main

9-3    Calistoga Speedway                 USAC/CRA Sprint Cars                           5th A Main

9-4    Petaluma Speedway                 USAC/CRA Sprint Cars                           7th A Main

9-7    Silver Dollar Speedway             USAC/CRA Sprint Cars                           19th A Main

9-8    Ocean Speedway                     USAC/CRA Sprint Cars                           7th A Main

9-9    Keller Auto Speedway               USAC/CRA Sprint Cars                           6th A Main

9-23   Perris Auto Speedway               USAC/CRA Sprint Cars                           8th A Main

10-14 Wheel2Wheel Raceway             So Cal Oval Karters                           2nd A Main

10-21 Perris Auto Speedway               USAC/CRA Sprint Cars                           14th A Main

10-28 Ventura Raceway                     USAC Western Midgets                           10th A Main

11-3   Arizona Speedway                    USAC National & CRA Sprint Cars   12th A Main

11-4   Arizona Speedway                    USAC National & CRA Sprint Cars   6th A Main

11-9   Perris Auto Speedway               USAC National & CRA Sprint Cars   3rd A Main

11-10 Perris Auto Speedway               USAC National & CRA Sprint Cars   1st A Main

11-11 Perris Auto Speedway               USAC National & CRA Sprint Cars   6th A Main

11-22 Ventura Raceway                     USAC West Coast Sprint Cars            20th A Main

11-23 Ventura Raceway                     USAC West Coast Sprint Cars            5th A Main

 

Release produced by Scott Daloisio (909) 226-7768 or mailto:[email protected]



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