Naoki Nakamura (Professional Drifter)

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Naoki Nakamura 中村 直樹
Nationality	Japan
Born	(1982-03-14) 14 March 1982 (age 42) Nara
D1 Grand Prix career
Current team	Valino x N-Style
Car number	99
Former teams	Team Alive, D-MAX, Koyorad, TMAR x TEAM 紫
Wins	9
Best finish	1st in 2021
Previous series
2007-2010, 2013-2014 2011-2012 2018	D1 Street Legal The Drift Muscle D1 Lights
Championship titles
2009-2010,2014 2011-2012 2021	D1 Street Legal The Drift Muscle D1 Grand Prix

Naoki Nakamura (中村 直樹, Nakamura Naoki, 14 March 1982, Nara) is a professional Japanese drifter. He competes in the D1GP and won the series in 2021. He won its feeder series, D1 Street Legal, 3 times. He is known for his close tandem drifting.