Nolan Allaer (born March 5, 2002) is an American racing driver who is currently competing in Indy NXT driving the No. 76 car for Juncos Hollinger Racing. He has previously driven for Abel Motorsports.
Career
Allaer started racing at age six, and in 2008, was competing in the Florida Karting Championship Series. His first race in the SCCA National Championship Runoffs garnered him a third place finish in the Formula Continental class. 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. Allaer joined Team Pelfrey in 2022 to compete in the F1600 Championship Series earning two wins and nine podiums.
In 2023, Allaer returned to the SCCA Runoffs and won the Formula Continental for the second time, with his father, Robert finishing second. Additionally that weekend at the Runoffs, he won the Formula F championship winning with a Ford for the first time since 2011.
In 2024, it was announced that Allaer would be moving up to the Indy NXT series. He would end up 19th in the Drivers' Championship, missing Iowa, WWTR, Portland and Milwaukee.
Allar would stay with HMD Motorsports for his second Indy NXT campaign, driving full-time and only missing the Milwaukee race. He placed three places higher in the points in 16th.
At the start of 2026, Allaer would race in the Formula Regional Oceania Trophy with Giles Motorsport.
After no full-time campaign in 2026, Allar would join Indy NXT half way through the season, sharing the No. 76 Juncos Hollinger Racing car with Ricardo Escotto for the last seven rounds, who would do a partial FIA Formula 3 campaign. He would be backed by Faygo Beverages.
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. Allaer currently lives in Downtown Detroit, being the only known race car driver to live in Detroit City Limits.
Racing record
Racing career summary 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 922nd 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/A3rd 2022 F1600 Championship Series Team Pelfrey 21 2 0 4 9 647 4th SCCA National Championship Runoffs – Formula Continental LTD Motorsports 1 1 1 1 1 N/A1st SCCA National Championship Runoffs – Formula F 1 0 0 0 1 N/A3rd2023 BRSCC National Formula Ford ChampionshipAmmonite 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/A1st SCCA National Championship Runoffs – Formula F 1 1 1 0 1 N/A1st2024 Indy NXT HMD Motorsports 10 0 0 0 0 158 19th2025 Indy NXT HMD Motorsports 13 0 0 0 0 192 16th2026Formula Regional Oceania TrophyGiles Motorsport 15 0 0 0 0 133 12thIMSA Ford Mustang ChallengeSpark Performance 4 0 0 0 0 980 10thIndy NXTJuncos Hollinger Racing 5 0 0 0 0 67 26th
American open–wheel racing results
SCCA National Championship Runoffs
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
F1600 Championship Series 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 CMP CMP MO MO MO BAR BAR BAR PITT PITT PITT ABCC ABCC ABCC SP SP SP PITT PITT PITT 4th 647
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) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Rank Points 2024 HMD Motorsports STP BAR IMS IMS DET RDA LAG LAG MOH IOW GMP POR MIL NSH 19th 158 2025 STP BAR IMS IMS DET GMP RDA MOH IOW LAG LAG POR MIL NSH 16th 192 2026 Juncos Hollinger Racing BAR BAR IMS IMS DET GAT ROA ROA MOH MOH NSS POR MIL LAG LAG 26th 67 * Season still in progress.
Complete Formula Regional Oceania Trophy results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DC Points 2026 Giles MotorsportHMP1HMP2HMP3HMP4TAU1TAU2TAU3TAU4TER1TER2TER3TER4HIG1 HIG2HIG3HIG4 12th 133
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