INDIANAPOLIS — Andretti Global announced Wednesday morning that James Roe will return to the team in Indy NXT for the third consecutive year piloting the No. 29 Topcon Andretti Dallara.
The Indy NXT veteran will join already announced Andretti Indy NXT teammates Lochie Hughes and Salvador de Alba for the upcoming season.
“My partners and I are thrilled to return to Andretti Indy NXT in the No. 29 Topcon Andretti Dallara to race for the 2025 Indy NXT by Firestone Championship,” Roe said. “We enjoyed great moments of success together this past season and our 2025 goal is to make Andretti back-to-back Indy NXT Champions.”
Roe kicked off his 2024 season with a podium finish in Indy NXT’s second round at the physically demanding Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama and a top-five finish to open the month of May at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course.
After a strong start to the year, Roe suffered a wrist injury at the Detroit Grand Prix only five races into the season. Determined to continue competing, he underwent minimally invasive surgery and was able to complete the full 14-race calendar. The Irish driver made an impressive comeback at Iowa Speedway, scoring his first Indy NXT career pole position in track record-breaking fashion and translating that into his second podium finish of the season. Roe finished the 2024 season with seven top-10 and five top-five finishes.
A long-time partner of Roe, Topcon will remain in their primary position across the No. 29 livery for the 2025 season with Ring Power Corporation set to return as an associate sponsor.