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BRODY ROA IS CHOMPING AT THE BIT TO RETURN TO ACTION AT SATURDAY'S PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY OPENER

2025-02-15 14:05

(Cypress, CA, February 13, 2025) It has been a long, four-month wait for Brody Roa to get back into the cramped cockpit of his powerful 410 sprint car. Weather permitting, the four-month hiatus comes to an end when he races in the Avanti Windows and Doors USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series at Perris Auto Speedway's 29th season opener this Saturday, February 15th.

The saga began when Roa was ready to load up his sprint car for a trip to the 1/3 mile banked Mohave Valley Raceway oval last October. A track where he scored one of his most memorable wins by coming from 11th to first to win the 30-lap main event in May of 2023. It was his third win in a row and his fifth of eight on his way to the USAC/CRA title. Needless to say, he was looking forward to his trip over the Colorado River last October before disaster set in when he seriously cut his fingers.

The injury cost the veteran driver a handful of season-ending races. He had the car ready to go and was about to push it into the trailer when the injury happened. It painfully brought his season to a sudden end.

"It was at home," Roa recollected of the scary night. "I cut my pinky, my ring finger, and my middle finger to where it got the tendons and the arteries. I had to go through a 5 ½ hour surgery to get them all repaired."

Fortunately, the surgery went well. Roa returned to work after a week, and soon after the holidays, the doctor cleared him, and he was ready to get back to a normal life.

"He was really happy with what he saw and told me to go ahead and live my life again," the Garden Grove, California resident said. "I went to physical therapy for a couple of weeks and she (the therapist) told me I was pretty much good and there was no real need to keep coming back there. They were both really happy with how my healing went. The physical therapist told me this was probably the best and quickest heal she has seen on so many damaged fingers. I am really happy with it, and it feels really good."

As he had the car ready to go when the home accident occurred, there was not much to do on it to get it ready for this Saturday's race. Other than keeping it dusted off, the only thing he did over the winter was install a water heater on it to heat the engine.

Unlike his championship season two years ago and about a dozen years prior, this season will be different. All weekends on the track and endless nights in the garage will be a thing of the past. While he will be in it to win it on race nights, he, his wife Tailor, and young daughters Addie and Rylie will have fun away from the track.

"We are not doing any points stuff," he confirmed. "We are going to keep it simple this year and just hit the nearby races at Perris. Tailor just bought a new toy hauler. We are going to take that out on its maiden voyage next weekend. Tailor loves Calistoga and I love Calistoga. We might plan on getting up there for that deal as long as our engine runs good enough at Perris. It is going to be a fluid schedule this year. We will run when we feel like it, and we will have some fun."

The crew situation for 2025 will be the usual family deal.

"It is the same guys we have had for 12-years now," Roa stated. "My dad is my main guy. He lets me make the calls throughout the night and get the car ready. But he always gets me steered in the right direction. We will also have my Uncle B, my wife, daughters, my mom and my friend Joe Gibb when he can make it."

While Roa's plans are set around the Perris races and the Labor Day weekend doubleheader at Calistoga, he will answer the phone if a car owner who is looking for a driver calls.

"Yeah, I would," Roa readily answered when asked if he would accept a ride in another car. "Obviously with the family priority this year, if we had an open weekend, I am more than open to it. I will tow our trailer out and we will make a weekend of it. We will go racing and camp somewhere for a couple of days, too."

To see Roa's return to action this Saturday, spectator gates at Perris Auto Speedway will open at the normal 5:00 p.m. However, racing will start 30 minutes earlier than normal at 6:30. Tickets for those ages 13 and over are $35.00. Seniors 65 and over get in for $30.00. For kids 6-12, it is $10.00, and children 5 and under are free. The fairgrounds charge $20.00 for parking. Advance tickets, with a small convenience fee, are available online at tix.com or by calling 1-800-595-4849. For fans who do not want to purchase advance tickets, there will be plenty available at the ticket window on race night.

Roa would like to thank his 2025 sponsors, "Biker" Bruce Fischer, Burris Racing, ALR Virtual Services, Caltrol, Molecule, and Wilwood Disc Brakes. If you would like to be a marketing partner with the team in 2025, contact Roa using the information at the top of this release.

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