James Roe Resumes Indy Pro 2000 Season at Gateway Oval alongside the NTT Indy Car Series
Madison, Ill. (August 18, 2021) – After a month and a half
long summer break, James Roe will resume the Indy Pro 2000
Championship Presented by Cooper Tires season this weekend at World Wide
Technology Raceway in Madison, Illinois. Situated just outside of St.
Louis, the 1.25-mile track will host the second and final oval event of the
year for the series.
Turn 3 Motorsport has proven to be quick at this circuit in previous years;
last season, the team was fastest in two of the three pre-race test
sessions with current Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires driver Danial
Frost and almost captured the pole, ending up fourth in qualifying and
fifth in the race.
At his oval racing debut in May, Indy Pro 2000 driver James Roe had one of
his best showings of the season at Indianapolis’s Lucas Oil Raceway, coming
close to a top-three qualifying result and podium finish in the race.
Results aside, the rookie demonstrated a natural adaptation to oval racing
that when paired with the team’s competitive package will set a good
foundation going into Round 13.
James Roe // #3 Topcon/Trintech // Indy Pro 2000 Championship
“I’m extremely excited to get back racing this weekend,” said James Roe.
“The summer break was nice to be able to regroup and refocus, however,
racing is what we are all here for, so it’s time to get back to business.
This weekend’s oval is extremely fast compared to what we usually run, but
we as a group are ready for the challenge. I’m looking forward to a strong
finish to the year for myself, the team, and all of our partners.”
“I’m excited to get back on the oval with James,” said Team Owner Peter
Dempsey. “He did a great job at Lucas Oil Raceway for his first oval
experience, and we will use that as a platform going into Gateway. We had a
good test here a few weeks ago and got the mileage we needed to be
comfortable going into the weekend. Over the past three seasons in the Indy
Pro 2000 series, we as a team and myself as an engineer have had strong
cars here, so hopefully we can have a strong showing here this weekend.”
This weekend’s Cooper Tires Indy Pro 2000 Oval Challenge of St. Louis will
run alongside the Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires and the NTT INDYCAR
SERIES. On track activity begins with a promoter test day tomorrow followed
by practice and qualifying on Friday and the 55-lap race event on Saturday.
A full weekend schedule is detailed below.
Live streaming for the event can be viewed worldwide on the Road to Indy TV app or on www.indypro2000.com / www.usf2000.com.
For more information on James Roe Jr. and his 2021 racing program, please visit James online at JamesRoeJr.com. For weekend updates, follow James via social media on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.