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Nur B. Ali (Urdu: نو ر علی ) (born October 12, 1974 inKarachi,Pakistan) is aPakistani American race car driver. He is the first Pakistani to become a professional racing driver,^{[citation needed]} and a former two-time SouthwestFormula Mazda Series Champion. Ali also drove in theA1 Grand Prix series forTeam Pakistan.

Nur was interested in racing since he was four years old when he lived in Germany. He moved toTexas with his family when he was 8 years old and he currently resides inDallas suburb ofIrving.

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

After graduating from college, Ali pursued a career racing by going toSkip Barber Racing School. When he completed the course and picked up his racing license, Ali took part in theSkip 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 SouthwestFormula Mazda Series which he won in 2001 and 2002. Then in 2006, he joined racing seriesA1 Grand Prix where he raced forA1 Team Pakistan for a season. In late 2007, Nur decided to switch tostock car racing, and after a successful test for Cunningham Motorsports, Ali drove in the 2008Daytona ARCA 200. In 2009, he drove again for Cunningham Motorsports. After joining theARCA RE/MAX Series, Texas GovernorRick Perry presented Ali with an official commendation, and the Mayor of the city ofSouthlake, Texas, proclaimed January 25, 2008 as Nur Ali Day.

In 2012, Ali made his debut in theNASCARNationwide Series, driving forRick Ware Racing in two events late in the season,^[1] but wrecked 3 cars in his first career start atKansas Speedway and then was not cleared to race in his next attempt atTexas Motor Speedway.^[2]

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

• (1) = Team standings.

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

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

(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)

^†Race cancelled.

• Racing background
• Ali's ARCA racing test drive
• Day named after Nur Ali in Southlake^{[permanent dead link]}
• North Texan groundbreaking race car driver
• Another racing chapter begins for Pakistani driver
• Pakistan-born driver aims for NASCAR
• Daytona: Nur Ali race report

• Official website
• Nur Ali driver statistics at Racing-Reference

• Living people
• 1974 births
• Sportspeople from Karachi
• Pakistani racing drivers
• NASCAR drivers
• ARCA Menards Series drivers
• A1 Team Pakistan drivers
• Indy Pro 2000 Championship drivers
• Racing drivers from Dallas
• American University School of International Service alumni
• Pakistani emigrants to the United States
• American people of Pakistani descent
• Sportspeople of Pakistani descent
• A1 Grand Prix drivers
• Performance Racing drivers

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