| Nolan Allaer | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  American |
| Born | March 5, 2002 Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan, United States |
| Indy NXT career | |
| Debut season | 2024 |
| Current team | HMD Motorsports |
| Car number | 11 |
| Starts | 9 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | TBD in 2024 |
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]
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]
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]
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | SCCA Great Lakes Division – Formula Continental | LTD Motorsports | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 92 | 2nd |
| SCCA Great Lakes Division – Formula Ford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 8th | ||
| 2021 | SCCA National Championship Runoffs – Formula Continental | Martini/Chandon/LTD Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 3rd |
| 2022 | F1600 Championship Series | Team Pelfrey [9] | 21 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 647 | 4th |
| SCCA National Championship Runoffs – Formula Continental | LTD Motorsports | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | N/A | 1st | |
| SCCA National Championship Runoffs – Formula F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 3rd | ||
| 2023 | BRSCC National Formula Ford Championship | Ammonite Motorsport | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 6th |
| Formula Ford Festival | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 16th | ||
| SCCA National Championship Runoffs – Formula Continental | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | N/A | 1st | ||
| SCCA National Championship Runoffs – Formula F | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 1st | ||
| 2024 | Indy NXT | HMD Motorsports | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 19th |
| 2025 | Indy NXT | HMD Motorsports |
| Year | Track | Car | Engine | Class | Finish | Start | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Indianapolis | Van Diemen RF02 | Ford | Formula Continental | 3 | 3 | Running |
| 2022 | VIR | Van Diemen RF02 | Ford | Formula Continental | 1 | 1 | Running |
| Van Diemen RF00 | Ford | Formula F | 3 | 4 | Running | ||
| 2023 | VIR | Van Diemen RF02 | Ford | Formula Continental | 1 | 1 | Running |
| Van Diemen RF00 | Ford | Formula F | 1 | 1 | Running |
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4th | 647 |
(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)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 19th | 158 |
| 2025 | HMD Motorsports | STP | BAR | IMS | IMS | DET | GMP | RDA | MDO | IOW | LAG | LAG | POR | MIL | NSH |
* Season still in progress.
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Nolan Allaer career summary at DriverDB.com