2019 USAC Sprints and Midgets at Arizona Speedway

Roa Back In The #91R For Western World

Roa Back In The #91R For Western World

Brody Roa steps back into his own bright green #91R sprinter for the Western World Championships this Friday and Saturday at Arizona Speedway.

Nov 15, 2019 by Richie Murray
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It will be like an old home this weekend for Garden Grove, California racing veteran Brody Roa as he steps back into his own bright green #91R for the 52nd annual Western World Championships.

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Heading into last week's Oval Nationals at Perris Auto Speedway, Roa led the USAC Sands Chevrolet Southwest Sprint Car Series championship standings by 10-points. After three nights of racing on the Riverside County, California clay oval, he increased his advantage to 26-points going into this weekend’s final two races of the year.

In addition to his point lead in the USAC/Southwest Sprint Car Series, Roa is third in the USAC/CRA Series heading into the race in San Tan Valley. The 28-year old is 96-points out of second place and he is 89-points ahead of the fourth-place driver.

Roa qualified 23rd out of 41-cars on the first of three nights at Oval Nationals. He placed second in his heat race and then started 21st in the 30-lap main event. He moved forward all race long and ended up finishing 13th.

Twenty-four hours later, Roa was 19th fastest of the 41-cars on hand in qualifying. He placed fourth in his heat and moved forward again ending up 12th after starting 17th in the main event.

Watch 2019 USAC Sprints & Midgets at Arizona Speedway Live

Nov. 15-16 | 7:30PM ET

A day later, Roa qualified in the 19th spot of the 31-cars who took time trials. He placed fifth in his heat and second in one of the B mains. For the A main, he began in the 18th position, but mechanical ills knocked him out of the race early and he finished 26th.

This Friday will mark the first time Roa has driven the famous family-owned #91R since September 7th at the Santa Maria Raceway. While the car has sat idle since then, it has been ready to race, and the crew will only need to make a few minor adjustments to get it ready for this weekend’s action.