Nick Neri (born May 12, 1995, in

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) is an American

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. Neri has won various karting championships and has also competed in auto racing championships. As of 2022, he has participated in 24 races and won 5 of them

Career

Karting

Neri started karting when he was six years old at Tri-City Kart Club in

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. After three consecutive Kid Karts class championships, Neri moved to the

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Florida Championship Series. He won 10 championships in the Florida Championships Series between 2003 and 2006. Neri 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

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classes. In 2012, Neri was selected by

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as one of their factory drivers. After Neri took a second place in the Superkarts! USA Supernationals in the Pro Stock Honda class, he was given the opportunity to test a

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Lights car.

Formula car racing

Neri made his debut in formula car racing in 2011. At

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Neri won the first race he participated. The Florida native raced in the Formula Skip Barber Winter Series. He went on to win two more races at

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. Neri finished third in the championship standings, behind champion Jake Eidson and second placed driver Danilo Estrela. Following this, Neri was selected by

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to run a

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powered

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car at

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. He 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. He 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

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. He 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

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Series. In 2014, he ran partial seasons at DeSoto Speedway and Showtime Speedway in the

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division scoring a total of four top ten finishes.

Racing record

American open–wheel racing results

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Atlantic Championship

References

External links

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Official website
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