Nur B. Ali

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Nur B. Ali

Nationality Flag of Pakistan Pakistani
Date of Birth October 12, 1974 (1974-10-12) (age 33)
Place of Birth Karachi (Pakistan)
2008 ARCA RE/MAX Series
Debut season 2008
Current team Cunningham Motor Sports
Car No. 45
Starts 1
Wins 0
Poles 0
Fastest laps 0
Previous series
1998-1999
2000-2007
2001
2006
2006/07		 Skip Barber Formula Dodge
Southwest Formula Mazda
Legends Oval Race Series
Star Mazda
A1 Grand Prix
Championship titles
2001
2002		 Southwest Formula Mazda
Southwest Formula Mazda


Nur B. Ali (born October 12, 1974 in Karachi, Pakistan) is a Pakistani racecar driver who drives in the ARCA Series. He is the first Pakistani to become a racing driver, and a former two-time Southwest Formula Mazda Series Champion. Ali also drove in the A1GP for Team Pakistan.

He moved to Texas with his family when he was 8 years old and he currently resides in Dallas suburb, Irving, Texas.

Nur has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the American University in Washington, D.C., 1998. Majored in International Relations, with a focus in U.S. Foreign Policy. 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.

Nur is fluent in English, German and Urdu. After joining the ARCA RE/MAX Series, the city of Southlake, Texas, named January 25 as Nur Ali day.

He is currently the Technical Officer of the Motorsport Pakistan (MAP).

[edit] Career Highlights

2008

  • Competed in his first the ARCA RE/MAX Series race at the Daytona ARCA 200, starting in 33rd position moved as high as 7th before damage in a pile-up, resulted in falling to 32nd and finishing 23rd. Was also consistently setting the fastest lap times.
  • Joins ARCA RE/MAX Series and will race in the #45 car for Cunningham Motor Sports under the name Tara Energy Group Dodge, becoming the first Asian driver to race in the series.

2007


2006

  • Re-joined as A1 Grand Prix World Cup of Motorsport Driver for A1 Team Pakistan.
  • Earned two 1st place finishes and two 3rd place finishes in the Southwest Formula Mazda Series.
  • Earned three Pole Positions during qualifying in the Southwest Formula Mazda Series.
  • Established Nur Ali Motorsports Academy (NAMA), the first professional racing school in Pakistan (under development).
  • Co-founder of Motorsport Pakistan (MAP), the first motorsport program in Pakistan.
  • Competed in the Star Mazda North American Championship Series


2005


2004

  • Finished 17th in Southwest Formula Mazda Series due to a minor race injury early in the season
  • Earned two 2nd place finishes and one 3rd place finish towards the end of the season in Southwest Formula Mazda Series


2003

  • Completed Infiniti Pro Series Testing - Las Vegas Motor Speedway
  • Finished 4th overall in Southwest Formula Mazda Series
  • Earned one 2nd place and one 3rd place finish in Southwest Formula Mazda Series
  • Invited by the Pakistani Ambassador to the United States Ashraf Jehangir Qazi to meet President General Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan in Los Angeles, California


2002

  • Southwest Formula Mazda Series Champion
  • Earned three 1st place finishes and two 2nd place finishes in Southwest Formula Mazda Series
  • Earned a 3rd place finish in the Southwest Formula Mazda Two-Hour Endurance Race
  • Completed NASCAR Busch Series testing - Texas Motor Speedway


2001

  • Southwest Formula Mazda Series Champion
  • Earned one 1st place, one 2nd place and three 3rd place finishes in Southwest Formula Mazda Series
  • Runner-up overall in Legends Oval Race Series at Texas Motor Speedway's Summer Stampede
  • Earned two 1st place finishes and one 3rd place finish in Legends Oval Race Series


2000

  • Finished 5th overall in the first season of Southwest Formula Mazda Series
  • Signed on with Budweiser/Ben E. Keith as major sponsor for the U.S. Southwest Region


1999


1998

  • Successfully completed racing school at Skip Barber to start professional career
  • Became first Pakistani race car driver to start competing professionally
  • Competed in the Skip Barber Formula Dodge Southern Race Series

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