Nur Ali

Nur Ali
Nur Ali
Born	October 12, 1974 (age 50); Karachi, Pakistan
Achievements	2001, 2002 Southwest Formula Mazda Champion
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
	1 race run over 1 year
2012 position	93rd
Best finish	93rd (2012)
First race	2012 Kansas Lottery 300 (Kansas)
	Statistics current as of February 28, 2013.

Nur B. Ali (Urdu: نو ر علی ) (born October 12, 1974 in Karachi, Pakistan) is a Pakistani American race car driver. He is the first Pakistani to become a professional racing driver,^{[citation needed]} and a former two-time Southwest Formula Mazda Series Champion. Ali also drove in the A1 Grand Prix series for Team Pakistan.

Early life

Nur was interested in racing since he was four years old when he lived in Germany. He moved to Texas with his family when he was 8 years old and he currently resides in Dallas suburb of Irving.

Nur graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations from American University in Washington, D.C. in 1998. He was Vice President of Washington, D.C. Federation of College Republicans in 1995 and interned for Congressman Joe Barton, R-Texas, in Washington, D.C. in 1995.^{[citation needed]}

Racing career

After graduating from college, Ali pursued a career racing by going to Skip Barber Racing School. When he completed the course and picked up his racing license, Ali took part in the Skip Barber Formula Dodge Southern Race Series and becoming the first racing driver from Pakistan. In 2000, Ali and his brother set up Ali Motorsports, so that he could compete in the Southwest Formula Mazda Series which he won in 2001 and 2002. Then in 2006, he joined racing series A1 Grand Prix where he raced for A1 Team Pakistan for a season. In late 2007, Nur decided to switch to stock car racing, and after a successful test for Cunningham Motorsports, Ali drove in the 2008 Daytona ARCA 200. In 2009, he drove again for Cunningham Motorsports. After joining the ARCA RE/MAX Series, Texas Governor Rick Perry presented Ali with an official commendation, and the Mayor of the city of Southlake, Texas, proclaimed January 25, 2008 as Nur Ali Day.

In 2012, Ali made his debut in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, driving for Rick Ware Racing in two events late in the season,^[1] but wrecked 3 cars in his first career start at Kansas Speedway and then was not cleared to race in his next attempt at Texas Motor Speedway.^[2]

He currently competes in the Global RallyCross Championship Lites series.^[3]

Racing record

Season	Series	Team	Races	wins	Poles	Points	Pos.
2010	ARCA RE/MAX Series	DGM Racing	1	0	0	120	112th
2009	ARCA RE/MAX Series	Cunningham Motorsports	3	0	0	220	97th
2008	Southwest Formula Mazda	Ali Motorsports	2	0	0	30	18th
2008	ARCA RE/MAX Series	Cunningham Motorsports	2	0	0	420	63rd
2008	Southwest Formula Mazda	Ali Motorsports	4	2	2	108	3rd
2007	Star Mazda	Ali Motorsports	1	0	0	16	31st
2007	Southwest Formula Mazda	Ali Motorsports	4	1	2	86	6th
2006–07	A1 Grand Prix	A1 Team Pakistan	20	0	0	1	22nd (1)
2006	Southwest Formula Mazda	Ali Motorsports	3	0	1	64	8th
2006	Star Mazda	Ali Motorsports	6	0	0	78	32nd
2006	Star Mazda Expert Series	Ali Motorsports	6	0	0	73	5th
2004	Southwest Formula Mazda	Ali Motorsports	6	0	0	82	17th
2003	Southwest Formula Mazda	Ali Motorsports	11	0	1	193	4th
2002 (Fall)	Southwest Formula Mazda	Ali Motorsports	5	3	1	64	1st
2002	Southwest Formula Mazda	Ali Motorsports	14	0	1	240	3rd
2001 (Fall)	Southwest Formula Mazda	Ali Motorsports	6	1	0	138	1st
2001	Southwest Formula Mazda	Ali Motorsports	11	0	0	192	7th
2000	Southwest Formula Mazda	Ali Motorsports	9	0	0	143	5th

(1) = Team standings.

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Nationwide Series

NASCAR Nationwide Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	NNSC	Pts	Ref
2012	Rick Ware Racing	41	Chevy	DAY	PHO	LVS	BRI	CAL	TEX	RCH	TAL	DAR	IOW	CLT	DOV	MCH	ROA	KEN	DAY	NHA	CHI	IND	IOW	GLN	CGV	BRI	ATL	RCH	CHI	KEN	DOV	CLT	KAN 33	TEX			92nd	11	^[4]
2012	Rick Ware Racing	70	Chevy																																PHO QL^†	HOM	92nd	11	^[4]
^† - Qualified for Timmy Hill

ARCA Racing Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Racing Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	ARSC	Pts	Ref
2008	Cunningham Motorsports	45	Dodge	DAY 23	SLM	IOW	KAN	CAR	KEN	TOL	POC	MCH	CAY	KEN	BLN	POC	NSH	ISF	DSF	CHI	SLM	NJE	TAL	TOL 35	63rd	420	^[5]
2009	Cunningham Motorsports	45	Dodge	DAY 38	SLM																				97th	220	^[6]
	Derrike Cope, Inc.	14	Dodge			CAR 21	TAL	KEN	TOL	POC
	Derrike Cope, Inc.	17	Dodge								MCH 35	MFD	IOW	KEN	BLN	POC	ISF	CHI	TOL	DSF	NJE	SLM	KAN	CAR
2010	DGM Racing	10	Chevy	DAY	PBE	SLM	TEX 22	TAL	TOL	POC	MCH	IOW	MFD	POC	BLN	NJE	ISF	CHI	DSF	TOL	SLM	KAN	CAR		112th	120	^[7]

Complete A1 Grand Prix results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

A1 Grand Prix results
Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	DC	Points
2006–07	A1 Team Pakistan	NED SPR 20	NED FEA Ret	CZE SPR 20	CZE FEA Ret	CHN SPR 21	CHN FEA Ret	MYS SPR 18	MYS FEA 21	IDN SPR 20	IDN FEA 15	NZL SPR 18	NZL FEA 18	AUS SPR 20	AUS FEA Ret	RSA SPR 18	RSA FEA 10	MEX SPR 15	MEX FEA 21	CHN SPR 20	CHN FEA 18	GBR SPR Ret	GBR SPR 17	22nd	1

Complete Global RallyCross Championship results

GRC Lites

Year	Entrant	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Lites	Points
2015	AF Racing	Lites Ford Fiesta	FTA 6	DAY1 6	DAY2 9	MCAS 9	DET1 10	DET2 4	DC 7	LA1 6	LA2 7	BAR1 9	BAR2 7	LV 13	7th	226
2016	Rhys Millen Racing	Lites Ford Fiesta	PHO1	PHO2	DAL 12	DAY1	DAY2	MCAS1	MCAS2^†	DC	AC	SEA	LA1	LA2	22nd	3

^†Race cancelled.

References

^ Adamczyk, Jay (October 10, 2012). "Nur Ali to make two starts for Rick Ware". Jayski's Silly Season Site. ESPN. Archived from the original on February 15, 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
^ "NASCAR doesn't approve Nur Ali to race at Texas". The Associated Press. USA Today. October 31, 2012. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
^ "Ali Makes Progress at MCAS New River Despite the Lack of Results". Nur Ali Motorsports. July 8, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-07-09. Retrieved 2015-07-08.
^ "Nur Ali – 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
^ "Nur Ali – 2008 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
^ "Nur Ali – 2009 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
^ "Nur Ali – 2010 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 29, 2020.

External links

Official website
Nur Ali driver statistics at Racing-Reference

Sporting positions
Preceded by Quad Boenker	Southwest Formula Mazda champion 2001 (Fall)	Succeeded by Brad Pollard
Preceded by Brad Pollard	Southwest Formula Mazda champion 2002 (Fall)	Succeeded by Darryl Wills

[1] Adamczyk, Jay (October 10, 2012). "Nur Ali to make two starts for Rick Ware". Jayski's Silly Season Site. ESPN. Archived from the original on February 15, 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-11.

[2] "NASCAR doesn't approve Nur Ali to race at Texas". The Associated Press. USA Today. October 31, 2012. Retrieved 2013-03-30.

[3] "Ali Makes Progress at MCAS New River Despite the Lack of Results". Nur Ali Motorsports. July 8, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-07-09. Retrieved 2015-07-08.

[4] "Nur Ali – 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 29, 2020.

[5] "Nur Ali – 2008 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 29, 2020.

[6] "Nur Ali – 2009 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 29, 2020.

[7] "Nur Ali – 2010 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 29, 2020.

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