Nolan Allaer

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Nolan Allaer
Nationality Flag of the United States.svg American
Born (2002-03-05) March 5, 2002 (age 22)
Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan,
United States
Indy NXT career
Debut season 2024
Current team HMD Motorsports
Car number11
Starts9
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishTBD in 2024
Allaer's 2024 Indy NXT car at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course NolanAllaer MidOhio 2024.jpg
Allaer's 2024 Indy NXT car at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course

Nolan Allaer (born March 5, 2002) is an American racing driver. He currently competes in Indy NXT driving the No. 11 for HMD Motorsports. [1]

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Career

Allaer started racing at age 6 and in 2008 was competing in the Florida Karting Championship Series. [2] His first race in the SCCA National Championship Runoffs garnered him a third place finish in the Formula Continental class. [3] The following year at the SCCA Runoffs he won the Formula Continental class over Simon Sikes, current USF2000 Championship, and finished third in Formula F. [4] [5] Allaer joined Team Pelfrey in 2022 to compete in the F1600 Championship Series earning two wins and nine podiums. [3] In 2023, he returned to the SCCA Runoffs and won the Formula Continental for the second time, with his father, Robert finishing second. [6] Additionally that weekend at the Runoffs he won the Formula F championship winning with a Ford for the first time since 2011. [7] In 2024, it was announced that Allaer would be moving up to the Indy NXT series. [8]

Personal life

Allaer attends Miami University. His father, Robert, is a two-time SCCA National Championship Runoffs champion in the Formula Continental and his uncle, J. Lewis Cooper III, is a former SCCA National champion in Formula F. [2]

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2020SCCA Great Lakes Division – Formula Continental LTD Motorsports42004922nd
SCCA Great Lakes Division – Formula Ford 20002378th
2021 SCCA National Championship RunoffsFormula Continental Martini/Chandon/LTD Motorsport10001N/A3rd
2022 F1600 Championship Series Team Pelfrey [9] 2120496474th
SCCA National Championship RunoffsFormula Continental LTD Motorsports11111N/A1st
SCCA National Championship RunoffsFormula F 10001N/A3rd
2023BRSCC National Formula Ford ChampionshipAmmonite Motorsport160000786th
Formula Ford Festival 10000N/A16th
SCCA National Championship Runoffs – Formula Continental 11111N/A1st
SCCA National Championship Runoffs – Formula F 11101N/A1st
2024 Indy NXT HMD Motorsports 10000015819th

American open–wheel racing results

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

YearTrackCarEngineClassFinishStartStatus
2021 Indianapolis Van Diemen RF02 Ford Formula Continental 33Running
2022 VIR Van Diemen RF02 Ford Formula Continental 11Running
Van Diemen RF00 Ford Formula F 34Running
2023 VIR Van Diemen RF02 Ford Formula Continental 11Running
Van Diemen RF00 Ford Formula F 11Running

F1600 Championship Series

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021RankPoints
2022 Team Pelfrey CMP
2
CMP
19
CMP
4
MO
22
MO
9
MO
6
BAR
3
BAR
4
BAR
7
PITT
3
PITT
4
PITT
1
ABCC
6
ABCC
4
ABCC
5
SP
1
SP
3
SP
12
PITT
3
PITT
3
PITT
2
4th647

Indy NXT

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with L indicate a race lap led) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

YearTeam1234567891011121314RankPoints
2024 HMD Motorsports STP
14
BAR
18
IMS
13
IMS
17
DET
17
RDA
10
LAG
20
LAG
14
MDO
8
IOW GMP POR MIL NSH
13
19th158

* Season still in progress.

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References

  1. "FFord racer Nolan Aller jumps up to Indy Nxt with HMD Motorsports". formulascout.com. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  2. 1 2 Adzima, Mike (September 8, 2021). "Third generation racer carries on family legacy". Grosse Pointe News.
  3. 1 2 Szczepaniak, Jonathan (December 16, 2023). "From spray bottle to champagne: Grosse Pointe Woods resident forges path in racing". Grosse Pointe Times.
  4. "Nolan Allaer Carries on Family Tradition of FC Wins". Sports Car Club of America . October 2, 2022.
  5. "Kotyk Dominates FF For His Fourth Runoffs Title". Sports Car Club of America . September 30, 2022.
  6. "Allaers Finish 1–2 in Formula Continental Runoffs Race". Sports Car Club of America . September 30, 2023.
  7. "Allaer Claims First Formula F Win For Ford Since 2011". Racer . October 1, 2023.
  8. Pruett, Marshall (January 24, 2024). "Allaer moving from Formula Fords to NXT with HMD". Racer .
  9. "Forecasting the 2022 Formula Race Promotions Season". February 15, 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2024.

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