Nick Neri

Last updated
Nick Rayce Neri
Nationality Flag of the United States.svg American
Born (1995-05-12) May 12, 1995 (age 29)
Palmetto, Florida
Previous series
2015
2001-2014
2012
2011-12		 Formula Lites
Karting
Atlantic Championship
Formula Skip Barber

Nick Neri (born May 12, 1995, in Palmetto, Florida) is an American racing driver. Neri has won various karting championships and competed in auto racing championships. As of 2022, he has participated in 24 races and won 5 of them. [1]

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Career

Karting

Neri started karting when he was six years old at Tri-City Kart Club in Pinellas Park, Florida. After three consecutive Kid Karts class championships, Neri moved to the World Karting Association Florida Championship Series where he won 10 championships in the Florida Championships Series between 2003 and 2006. [2]

In 2006, Neri won his first national World Karting Association title, winning the HPV Sportsman title. He also won races in the Florida Winter Tour and Stars of Karting championships. Neri raced in various karting classes including JICA and different Rotax Max classes. In 2012, Neri was selected by Tony Kart as one of their factory drivers. After Neri took a second place in the Superkarts! USA Super Nationals in the Pro Stock Honda class, he was given the opportunity to test a Global Rallycross Lights car. [3]

Formula car racing

Neri made his debut in formula car racing in 2011. At Road Atlanta, He won the first race he participated in. The Florida native raced in the Formula Skip Barber Winter Series. He went on to win two more races at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Neri finished third in the championship standings, behind champion Jake Eidson and second placed driver Danilo Estrela. [4] Following this, Neri was selected by Honda Performance Development to run a Honda powered Atlantic Championship car at Summit Point Motorsports Park. [5] He was not able to set a qualifying time in his debut Atlantics outing as he broke a wheel. Technical difficulties prevented Neri from finishing the first race and not being able to start the second race. He made a comeback in formula racing in 2015, as he started in the new Formula Lites class.

Stock car racing

Nick Neri also has experience in stock car racing. He ran his first stock car race at Citrus County Speedway in 2012, winning four races during the season. The following year, Neri won one race at Auburndale Speedway and competed in the Florida United Promoters Late Model Series. In 2014, he ran partial seasons at DeSoto Speedway and Showtime Speedway in the Super Late Model division, scoring a total of four top ten finishes. [6]

Racing record

American open–wheel racing results

(key)

Atlantic Championship

YearTeam123456RankPoints
2012 Primus Racing ATL1 ATL2 NJ1 NJ2 SUM1
DNF		 SUM2
DNS		21st1

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References

  1. ↑ "Nick Neri | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  2. ↑ "Bio". Nick Neri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "THREE DRIVERS EARN GRC LITES TESTS WITH SKUSA SUPERNATIONALS RESULTS". Red Bull Global Rallycross. Archived from the original on June 29, 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ↑ "Skip Barber presents the Mazda Winter Series Formula Skip Barber 2000 2012 standings". DriverDB.com. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Nick Neri selected by Honda Performance Development". Nick Neri. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Nick Neri". 51's Third Turn. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
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