Irish driver James Roe earns career-best Indy NXT finish in Nashville

James Roe claimed his best result to date in the Indy NXT series with a fourth-place finish at the Firestone Music City Grand Prix on the streets of Nashville, Tennessee on Sunday.

The Kildare native, driving for the Andretti Autosport team, is in his second season in the feeder series which is the final rung on the ladder towards the prestigious IndyCar Series.

In an attritional street race won by Indy NXT championship leader Christian Rasmussen of Denmark, Roe stayed out of trouble to finish just outside the podium places.

All out for 35 laps on the Streets of Nashville. Where did your favorite driver end the day?#INDYNXT // @MusicCityGP pic.twitter.com/1rgd0lEupc

The 24-year-old's best previous finish in the series, which was previously known as Indy Lights, had come with fifth places in Alabama and Road America earlier this season.

Roe is currently seventh in the driver's championship standings on 219 points, with Rasmussen, who he had also raced against in Indy Pro 2000 two years ago, leading the way on 334.

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