Career

His first taste of speed, Nolan began karting at the age of 4, driving for fun alongside his brother throughout 2006 and 2007.

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Starting his competitive racing career in 2008, Nolan Allaer drove kid-karts in the FKCS Florida Karting Championship Series from 2008-2009. During the 2009 season, Nolan made the step up to the Rotax Micro Max and Mini Max classes. He competed in these classes up until the end of the 2011 season. 

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Nolan's first drive in a race car came in June of 2020, at the Waterford Hills Road Racing SCCA Drivers School, driving a Formula Continental F2000. In the first three days of driving the FC, Nolan not only earned his SCCA novice license, but he passed the class with flying colors, and shocked his instructors by running the car very close to the longstanding track record. It is a record held by a two time SCCA Formula Continental National Champion (2014/2020), Robert Allaer, who is Nolan's father. His untrained raw pace throughout his first weekend in the car and on track established Nolan as a rookie driver to keep an eye on.

After a successful SCCA school, Nolan went on to race in the club's 2020 regional series, competing in the Formula Continental class. Additionally, Nolan had a rewarding podium in a one-off race in the Formula Ford class at Mid-Ohio. His first experience in a wingless race car.

FC: 2 Wins + 2 Podium

FF: 1 Podium

Advancing to the SCCA National Series in 2021, Nolan finished 3rd out of 33 drivers in the Formula Continental National Championship, closing out an extremely successful rookie season.

3rd in Championship

Homestead (debut national race): 1 Win + 2 Podium

Homestead (one off FX class race):  1 Podium

Sebring: 2 Podium

Mid Ohio: 1 Podium

Road America (June Sprints): 1 Podium

Indianapolis National Championship Runoffs: 3rd Place

Signing with Team Pelfrey, Nolan Allaer moved to the Formula Race Promotions F1600 Championship Series for 2022. He ended the season as the highest finishing rookie, and only rookie to win a race. 

4th in Championship

2 wins, 9 Podiums

Along with the FRP Pro F1600 Championship Series, Nolan competed in the 2022 SCCA National Championship Runoffs in the Formula Ford (FF) and Formula Continental (FC) classes. 

Driving for LTD Motorsports in the Formula Continental class, Nolan won the race along with the 2022 National Champion title in treacherous wet weather conditions. 

Driving for Team Pelfrey in the Formula Ford class, Nolan finished the race 3rd in the rain after falling down to 8th on the first lap. 

In 2023, Nolan Allaer made the move across the pond to race against the best Formula Ford drivers in the United Kingdom. Racing with Ammonite Motorsports, Nolan contended in the BRSCC National Formula Ford Championship, as well as the United Formula Ford series. 

To end his campaign in England, Nolan qualified on pole in the historic Formula Ford Festival, and won his heat race, becoming one of four Americans in history to win a race at the event. 

Sacrificing the final round of the BRSCC FF National Championship, Nolan returned to the United States to compete in the 2023 SCCA Runoffs.

Driving again for LTD Motorsports in the Formula Continental class, Nolan defended his title, going back to back with National Championships in FC.

Driving for Polestar in the Formula F class, Nolan swept the weekend and won the Formula Ford national championship. Achieving a historic victory for Ford, Nolan's Ford powered win in FF was the first since 2011. 

Following 2023 post season testing in GB3 (British F3), Allaer signed with championship winning HMD Motorsports for the 2024 IndyNXT by Firestone season. 

Making the jump to the final step of the American open-wheel ladder, Allaer showed great progress throughout the season. In only a partial season, Allaer finished with two top ten finishes, and consistent top ten pace.