Naas' James Roe to make INDY NXT return with Andretti Global in 2024

Andretti Global has announced that James Roe, from Naas will return to the Andretti INDY NXT team to pilot the No. 29 TopCon Dallara for the 2024 INDY NXT by Firestone season. Roe is the first driver to be confirmed to the team’s 2024 INDY NXT lineup.

After a partial 2022 INDY NXT season that saw the sole Irish driver in the field score four top-ten finishes in eleven starts, James Roe made his full season debut in the development series in 2023 with the Andretti INDY NXT team. The fourteen-race 2023 season saw Roe score his first INDY NXT podium on the road course at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as well as four top-five and ten top-ten finishes.

James Roe, Driver, Andretti INDY NXT said, “I'm extremely happy to be staying with Andretti Global for 2024. The Andretti INDY NXT team feels like family to both our partners and me.  We've already enjoyed some fantastic moments together, and I'm sure we are going to create many more. Thank you to all involved for placing their trust in me and I’m looking forward to the 2024 season.”

With the dream of racing in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES and the Indianapolis 500, Roe began his American racing journey in 2018 in the F2000 Championship Series; before moving into the FIA Formula Regional Americas Championship and Indy Pro 2000 Championship.

Roe will kick off his 2024 INDY NXT campaign at the Chris Griffis Memorial Test on October 20, on the road course at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

J-F Thormann, President at Andretti Global said, “We’re happy to welcome James back to our INDY NXT team - it’s a great feeling to kick off the 2024 season with a familiar face back in the mix. James showed consistency and pace throughout last season, and his experience in this series is going to be an asset for the whole Andretti INDY NXT team. We’re excited to see him build on the success he saw throughout 2023, and we’re hopeful he can make it to the top step of the podium this season.”