Nur Ali is a racing driver from Pakistan who last raced in NASCAR Xfinity for ML Motorsports. Ali has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 9 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,198 ranks Ali 7207th of 40,200 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2012-11-09 | Phoenix Raceway | DNF | −73 |
| 2012-10-18 | Kansas | P33 | — |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +11 | Montreal 2006 | Star Mazda Championship | P23 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | ML Motorsports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P35 | −73 | 3,198 |
| 2007 | ▸Star Mazda Championship | Ali Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | −15 | 3,271 |
| 2006 | ▸Star Mazda Championship | Ali Motorsports | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | +1,935 | 3,285 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Charles Anti | 3,428 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% |
| 🇺🇸 Ron White | 3,383 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% |
| 🇺🇸 Dan Tomlin Jr. | 3,008 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% |
| 🇺🇸 John PewFIA Silver | 5,098 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Adrian Carrio | 4,245 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% |
| 🇨🇦 Kevin Lacroix | 4,226 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Ryan Justice | 4,083 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Mike Potekhen | 4,059 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Gerardo Bonilla | 3,922 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Logan Gomez | 3,869 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Blake KochHigher-rated | 4,590 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Michael GuaschHigher-rated | 4,385 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Jeremy ClementsHigher-rated | 4,150 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7,197 | 🇵🇱 Martin Kaczmarski | GT Winter Series | 3,199 |
| 7,198 | 🏳️ Mishael Abbott | Star Mazda Championship | 3,199 |
| 7,199 | 🇺🇸 Zachary Tinkle | ARCA Menards Series | 3,199 |
| 7,200 | 🇺🇸 Alli Owens | ARCA Menards Series | 3,198 |
| 7,201 | 🇺🇸 Cooper Becklin | USF Pro 2000 | 3,198 |
| 7,202 | 🇮🇹 Gary Cester | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,198 |
| 7,203 | 🇺🇸 Jason McCarthy | GT America | 3,198 |
| 7,204 | 🏳️ Jasper Stiksma | Prototype Cup Germany | 3,198 |
| 7,205 | 🇺🇸 Joe Varde | International GT | 3,198 |
| 7,206 | 🇺🇸 Justin Hobgood | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,198 |
| 7,207 | 🇵🇰 Nur Ali | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,198 |
| 7,208 | 🇬🇧 Paul Jerome | Asian Le Mans Series | 3,198 |
| 7,209 | 🇺🇸 Cameron ROOT | Ferrari Challenge | 3,197 |
| 7,210 | 🇩🇪 Niklas Kalus | GT Winter Series | 3,197 |
| 7,211 | 🇳🇱 Paul Sieljes | 24H Series | 3,197 |
| 7,212 | 🏳️ Timothy Whale | Road to Le Mans | 3,197 |
| 7,213 | 🇺🇸 Kyle O'Gara | Indy NXT | 3,196 |
| 7,214 | 🇺🇸 Moises de la Vara | Indy Pro 2000 Championship | 3,196 |
| 7,215 | 🇬🇧 Tim Carroll | Trans-Am TA2 | 3,196 |
| 7,216 | 🇺🇸 Amy Ruman | Trans-Am | 3,195 |
| 7,217 | 🇩🇪 Aris Balanian | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,195 |
Nur Ali is a semi-professional driver whose career on record consists of seven starts in the Star Mazda Championship across the 2006 and 2007 seasons. His Racer Rating of 3,235 places him in the semi-professional band, meaning he raced at the entry level of professional competition against drivers mixing amateurs with established paid racers. Ali never won a race or finished on a podium during this period. His average finishing position of 26th in classified starts reflects consistent struggles in fields populated by stronger competitors. He finished ahead of occasional strong drivers; he beat the FIA Silver graded John Pew twice and also twice defeated Ross Smith, another FIA Silver driver, but these isolated results did not form a pattern of competitive strength against the field.[1]
Ali raced for Ali Motorsports across all seven starts. His most frequent rivals in the Star Mazda Championship included Adrian Carrio, the 2006 series champion, along with professional-level drivers such as Kevin LaCroix and Ryan Justice, all of whom finished ahead of him in every shared race. Against Ron White, rated just above him at 3,541, Ali managed only a single finish ahead in seven meetings. This record against a mixed field of stronger and comparable drivers characterises a driver outmatched at the level he was attempting to contest.[2]
As a Pakistani American, Ali holds the distinction of being the first Pakistani to become a professional racing driver, a milestone documented beyond his single-seater record. His recorded racing career lasted two seasons before he retired, with his most recent activity coming in 2007.