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Nationality
  
American


Name
  
Nick Neri

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Born
  
May 12, 1995 (age 28) Palmetto, Florida (
1995-05-12
)

2015 2001-2014 2012 2011-12
  
Formula Lites Karting Atlantic Championship Formula Skip Barber

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Nick Neri (born May 12, 1995, in Palmetto, Florida) is an American racing driver. Neri has won various karting championships and has also raced in auto racing championship such as the Atlantic Championship.

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Karting

Neri started karting when he was six years old at Tri-City Kart Club in Pinellas Park, Florida. After thee consecutive Kid Karts class championships Neri moved to the World Karting Association Florida Championship Series. The young kart star won ten championships in the Florida Championships Series between 2003 and 2006.

The driver from Florida won his first national World Karting Association title in 2006 winning the HPV Sportsman title. He also won races in the prestigious Florida Winter Tour and Stars of Karting championships. Neri raced in various karting classes including JICA and different Rotax Max classes. For 2012 Neri was selected by Tony Kart as one of their factory drivers. As Neri took a second place in the Superkarts! USA Supernationals in the Pro Stock Honda class he won a special reward. The reward was to test a Global Rallycross Lights car.

Formula car racing

Neri made his debut in formula car racing in 2011. At Road Atlanta Neri won the first race he participated. The Florida native raced in the Formula Skip Barber Winter Series. The young driver went on to win two more races at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Neri finished third in the championship standings, behind champion Jake Eidson and second placed driver Danilo Estrela. Following these strong results Neri was selected by Honda Performance Development to run a Honda powered Atlantic Championship car at Summit Point Motorsports Park. The young driver was not able to set a qualifying time in his debut Atlantics outing as he broke a wheel. Technical difficulties prevented Neri from finishing the first race and not being able to start the second race. The American made a comeback in formula racing in 2015 as he started in the new Formula Lites class.

Stock car racing

Nick Neri also has experience in stock car racing. The American driver ran his first stock car race at Citrus County Speedway in 2012 winning four races during the season. The following year Neri won one race at Auburndale Speedway and competed in the Florida United Promoters Late Model Series. In 2014 the young American driver ran partial seasons at DeSoto Speedway and Showtime Speedway in the Super Late Model division scoring a total of four top ten finishes.

American open–wheel racing results

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References

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