Photo courtesy of NASCAR Whelen Euro Series / Stephane Azemard

Date of Birth: 18 January 1980
Birth Place: Takestan, Iran
Team: CAAL Racing
Debut Season: 2017
Starts: 10 (Elite 1), 13 (Elite 2)
Wins: 0 (Elite 1), 0 (Elite 2)
Podiums: 0 (Elite 1), 0 (Elite 2)
Poles: 0 (Elite 1), 0 (Elite 2)
Fastest Laps: 0 (Elite 1), 0 (Elite 2)

Profile:

The first Iranian driver to compete in NASCAR, Sam Taheri primarily works as a businessman in his everyday life as he uses the money that he made as the founder of Dubai company Pooyeh International to fund his motorsport aspirations. Having previously competing in various endurance racing categories, Taheri made his Euro Series debut in 2017, competing double duty for Dog Racing and finishing inside the Top 15 in the final standings of both classes in his debut season.

After leaving the series to compete in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Middle East in 2018, the popular Iranian returns this season as he competes for CAAL Racing in the No. 31 Delphix Chevrolet SS at the season opening round in Valencia.

Year-by-Year Statistics:

Season Class Car # Wins Podiums T5’s T10’s Points Pos.
2019 Elite 2 31 0 0 0 1 881 27th1
2017 Elite 1 77 / 28 0 0 0 1 392 15th
2017 Elite 2 95 / 77 / 28 0 0 0 3 444 13th

1 The points scored by Moreno di Silvestre at Franciacorta are credited to Taheri despite Taheri didn’t start any of the races at Franciacorta

2019 Race-by-Race Statistics:

Race Grid Pos Finish Pos Status Points
Valencia 1 16 9 Running 28
Valencia 2 17 27 DNF (Collision) 10

Previous Career Accomplishments:

  • 2015 – NGK Racing Series – Class 6 Champion, TRD 86 Cup 3rd Place

Previous Career Accomplishments are courtesy of Driver Database.