James Roe Jr.
Nationality
Irish
Born
(1998-10-11) 11 October 1998 (age 25)
Naas, County Kildare, Ireland
Indy Lights career
Debut season
Current team
Car number
29
Starts
35
Championships
0
Wins
0
Podiums
3
Poles
1
Fastest laps
0
Best finish
7th in 2023
Previous series
Indy Pro 2000 Championship
FR Americas Championship
F3 Americas Championship
U.S. F2000 National Championship
F2000 Championship Series
F4 UAE Championship
James Roe Jr. (born 11 October 1998) is an Irish racing driver.[1] He currently competes in Indy NXT driving the No. 29 Honda for Andretti Autosport.[2] He previously drove for TJ Speed Motorsports in 2022.[3] Roe previously competed in the Indy Pro 2000 Championship with Turn 3 Motorsport.[4] Roe is a nephew of former racing driver Michael Roe.
On February 22, 2021, it was announced that Roe would be joining Turn 3 Motorsport to compete in the 2021 Indy Pro 2000 Championship.[5] Roe managed to get his first win of the season at the final race in Mid-Ohio, finishing ahead of Enaam Ahmed and 2021 series champion, Christian Rasmussen.[6]
For the 2022 season, Roe moved to TJ Speed Motorsports to compete in the Indy Lights series.[3] He scored three top ten finishes in his nine races with the team before contesting two rounds with HMD. As Roe missed the final three races, he ended up 12th in the standings.
On January 4, 2023, it was announced that Roe would compete full-time in the 2023 Indy NXT season for Andretti Autosport.[2] Having fought for the win at the Indianapolis Road Course, Roe scored his first podium in the series, finishing second.[7] He ended the season seventh in the championship, finishing ahead of Jamie Chadwick but behind Hunter McElrea and Louis Foster in the teammate battle.[8] In 2024, Roe remained in Indy NXT and once again partnered Chadwick and Foster at Andretti.[9] During a patchy first half of the season, which included three retirements, Roe managed to score a sole podium at Barber, finishing third.[10] At the first oval race in Iowa, Roe took the first pole position of his NXT career, setting the series' lap record at the track in the process.[11] Having led the vast majority of the race, Roe was passed by teammate Foster late on and finished second.[12]
Season
Series
Team
Races
Wins
Poles
F/Laps
Podiums
Points
Position
2016-17
Rasgaira Motorsports
4
0
0
0
1
49
11th
2018
ArmsUp Motorsports
14
3
0
3
7
414
2nd
Swan-RJB Motorsports
2
0
0
0
0
26
30th
2019
Global Racing Group
16
1
0
0
1
147
5th
2020
Formula Regional Americas Championship
17
0
0
0
0
92
7th
2021
Turn 3 Motorsport
18
1
1
0
1
243
7th
2022
TJ Speed Motorsports
9
0
0
0
0
219
12th
2
0
0
0
0
Imperiale Racing
3
1
0
0
2
0
NC†
2
0
0
0
0
4
23rd
2023
14
0
0
0
1
335
7th
2024
10
0
1
0
2
221*
7th*
† As Roe Jr. was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. *Season still in progress.
Formula 4 UAE Championship
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Rank
Points
Rasgaira Motorsports
DUB
4
DUB
4
DUB
3
ABU
5
11th
49
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Rank
Points
2018
ArmsUp Motorsports
ATL
6
ATL
3
WGL
8
WGL
1
VIR
15
VIR
1
MOH
8
MOH
3
PIT
Ret
PIT
5
SPM
3
SPM
Ret
NJM
1
NJM
3
2nd
414
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Rank
Points
Swan-RJB Motorsports
IMS
1
12
IMS
2
5
30th
26
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Rank
Points
Global Racing Group
BAR
4
BAR
7
ATL
4
ATL
Ret
ATL
6
PIT
5
PIT
7
PIT
6
VIR
8
VIR
5
VIR
5
ROA
1
ROA
6
SEB
6
SEB
5
SEB
5
5th
147
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Rank
Points
Global Racing Group
MOH
5
MOH
12
VIR
Ret
VIR
8
VIR
9
BAR
8
BAR
9
BAR
8
SEB
9
SEB
7
SEB
4
HMS
5
HMS
6
HMS
9
COA
7
COA
5
COA
6
7th
92
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
Year
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Rank
Points
Turn 3 Motorsport
ALA
1
15
ALA
2
11
STP
1
13
STP
2
16
IMS
1
8
IMS
2
10
IMS
3
11
LOR
11
ROA
1
6
ROA
2
10
MOH
1
8
MOH
2
11
GMP
4
NJM
1
6
NJM
2
10
NJM
3
5
MOH
1
11
MOH
2
1*
7th
243
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
Year
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Rank
Points
TJ Speed Motorsports
STP
13
BAR
13
IMS
13
IMS
13
DET
7
DET
9
RDA
7
MDO
12
IOW
13
12th
219
NSH
12
GMP
8
STP
17
BAR
5
IMS
7
DET
10
DET
6
RDA
5
MDO
12
IOW
9
NSH
4
IMS
2
STL
15
POR
8
LAG
9
LAG
15
7th
335
STP
16
BAR
3
IMS
15
IMS
4
DET
16
RDA
18
LAG
5
LAG
19
MDO
15
IOW
2*
7th*
221*
* Season still in progress.
Teams
2de Alba
3d'Orlando (part-time)
21Mason / Missig
22Sundaramoorthy
51Abel
75Escotto (part-time)
76 TBA
40Miller
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