Conor Daly
American racing driver (born 1991) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
American racing driver (born 1991) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Conor James Daly (born December 15, 1991) is an American professional racing driver. He is best known for competing in the IndyCar Series, where he drives the No. 78 Chevrolet for Juncos Hollinger Racing. He also competes occasionally in NASCAR and has also raced in the GP2 Series, and Road to Indy.
| Conor Daly | |||||||
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_(cropped).jpg) Daly at Daytona International Speedway in 2023 | |||||||
| Nationality |  American | ||||||
| Born | Conor James Daly December 15, 1991 Noblesville, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||
| IndyCar Series career | |||||||
| 115 races run over 11 years | |||||||
| Team(s) | No. 24 (Dreyer & Reinbold Racing) No. 18 (Dale Coyne Racing) No. 78 (Juncos Hollinger Racing) | ||||||
| Best finish | 17th (2020, 2022) | ||||||
| First race | 2013 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis) | ||||||
| Last race | 2024 Music City Grand Prix (Nashville) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 3 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| 2023 position | 55th | ||||||
| Best finish | 40th (2022) | ||||||
| First race | 2022 Bank of America Roval 400 (Charlotte Roval) | ||||||
| Last race | 2023 EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix (COTA) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 3 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| Car no., team | No. 26 (Sam Hunt Racing) | ||||||
| 2023 position | 103rd | ||||||
| Best finish | 77th (2018) | ||||||
| First race | 2018 Johnsonville 180 (Road America) | ||||||
| Last race | 2024 Pennzoil 250 (Indianapolis) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 4 races run over 4 years | |||||||
| Truck no., team | No. 44 (Niece Motorsports) | ||||||
| 2023 position | 61st | ||||||
| Best finish | 60th (2020) | ||||||
| First race | 2020 World of Westgate 200 (Las Vegas) | ||||||
| Last race | 2024 TSport 200 (IRP) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| ARCA no., team | No. 30 (Rette Jones Racing) | ||||||
| First race | 2024 Zinsser SmartCoat 150 (Mid-Ohio) | ||||||
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| Previous series | |||||||
| 2013–2014 2011–2012 2011 2009–2010 | GP2 Series GP3 Series Indy Lights Star Mazda Championship | ||||||
| Championship titles | |||||||
| 2012–13 2010 | MRF Challenge Star Mazda Championship | ||||||
| Last updated on: September 15, 2024. | |||||||
At the age of 10, he began competing in karting, and in 2006, he won the World Karting Association Grand Nationals. He progressed to car racing in 2007 and began racing cars full-time in 2008 in the Skip Barber National Championship, winning first place with 5 wins in 14 races, and Formula Ford.
On October 10, 2010, Daly finished runner-up at the RoboPong 200 all-star kart event at the New Castle Motorsports Park with teammate Graham Rahal. He finished runner-up to a team driven by Jay Howard and Bill McLaughlin Jr. The 2010 Izod IndyCar Series runner-up Will Power and ALMS driver Simon Pagenaud were 4th.[1]
In 2009, he competed in the Star Mazda Championship for Andersen Racing and finished third in points with a win at New Jersey Motorsports Park. He returned to the series in 2010, driving for Juncos Racing.[2] He became series champion after finishing in the top four positions in each of the twelve races, prior to clinching the title at Mosport International Raceway on August 28, 2010.[3] He also set a series record of 9 poles and 7 wins en route to his championship.
In 2011, Daly competed part-time in the Indy Lights series with Sam Schmidt Motorsports.[4] His best result of the season was a win at the Grand Prix of Long Beach.[5]
In 2013, Daly returned to Indy Lights with a one-off appearance in the Houston race for Team Moore Racing, finishing third.
Alongside his commitments in the Indy Lights series, Daly competed in GP3 in 2011 with Carlin Motorsport.[6]
For 2012, Daly continued in GP3 driving, for the Lotus GP team.[7] He took his maiden GP3 win in the second race of the season at Barcelona.[8] In the second race at Monaco, he made contact with the damaged car of Dmitry Suranovich which launched Daly into a catch fence and forced the race to be red flagged.[9]
For 2013 Daly remained in GP3, racing with the ART Grand Prix team. Daly captured one win at the Valencia Street Circuit feature race and placed third in the championship.
Daly competed in the 2013 GP2 Series season season-opener at Sepang International Circuit with Hilmer Motorsport. He finished seventh in the sprint race and scored two championship points.
For 2014, Daly competed with Venezuela GP Lazarus[10] for 18 of the 22 rounds, with a best finish of seventh place in the sprint race at the Hungaroring.
Daly drove in the 2013 Indianapolis 500 for A. J. Foyt Enterprises. He finished the race in 22nd position.
In 2015, Daly subbed in for Rocky Moran Jr. at the Long Beach GP with Dale Coyne Racing. He then returned for the 2015 Indianapolis 500 in the Smithfield Foods "Fueled by Bacon" special run by Schmidt Peterson Motorsports,[11] but was forced to retire before the green flag due to a mechanical failure.[12] He replaced James Hinchcliffe for 3 rounds following Hinchcliffe's injury from a practice crash leading up to the Indy 500.[13] He finished sixth at the second race at Detroit.
In 2016, Daly raced the full 2016 IndyCar season for Dale Coyne Racing.[14] He led 56 laps at 5 different races and finished 2nd in the first race at Detroit for his first career IndyCar podium. For the 2017 season, Daly raced the number 4 car for A. J. Foyt Enterprises.[15]
Daly lost his ride with Foyt for 2018 but was signed by Coyne for the 2018 Indianapolis 500. His No. 17 car, fielded in conjunction with Thom Burns Racing, was sponsored by the United States Air Force.[16]
In 2019, Andretti Autosport signed Daly to enter the Indianapolis 500, where he finished tenth. On June 4, 2019, he replaced Max Chilton at Carlin for the Texas Motor Speedway race, finishing 11th.[17] Daly would replace Chilton at the remaining oval races for the season, with a best result of 6th place at Gateway. On August 29, 2019, Daly was announced as a replacement for Marcus Ericsson for the round at Portland as Ericsson had been called up by Alfa Romeo to be on reserve driver duty at the F1 race at Spa.[18] Daly would also return to Andretti Autosport for the season finale.
On December 9, 2019, it was revealed that, for the 2020 IndyCar Series season, Daly was signed to contest the 12 road and street circuit races in the No. 20 Ed Carpenter Racing entry. Daly was also contracted to compete in the 2020 Indianapolis 500 in an additional Ed Carpenter Racing entry.[19] On March 10, 2020, Carlin announced they have signed Daly to compete in the remaining oval races in the No. 59 entry, thus giving Daly full-time status for the 2020 season.[20]
Daly finished 6th at the 2020 season opener at Texas Motor Speedway. He claimed his first IndyCar Series pole position at the first race of a doubleheader at Iowa Speedway, which was the first pole for Carlin as an IndyCar team.
Daly and teammate Rinus VeeKay dominated the first half of the 2021 Indianapolis 500, leading 72 of the first 102 laps. However, damage to Daly's nose cone from an accident involving Graham Rahal on lap 119 prevented him from seriously challenging for the lead again, and he finished 13th. Daly led the most laps of any driver during the race, with 40.[21]
In 2022, Daly would run full-time in the No. 20 for Ed Carpenter Racing. His best result that year was a fifth place at the IMS Grand Prix on May 14. He would go on to finish 17th in points.
In June 2023, following a 15th-place finish at the Detroit round, Ed Carpenter Racing parted ways with Daly,[22] with Ryan Hunter-Reay announced as his replacement a day later.[23]
Conor Daly ran the No. 24 entry for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing with Cusick Motorsports at the 2024 Indianapolis 500. After starting in 29th position, he finished 10th after switching to an alternate pit strategy. He led 22 of the 200 laps and was the race's biggest mover, gaining nineteen positions.
After substituting for Jack Harvey in the No. 18 Dale Coyne Racing entry at the second Iowa race, Daly was announced as Agustin Canapino's replacement at Juncos Hollinger Racing for the remainder of the season on August 14.[24] He achieved his second career IndyCar podium - and the first for Juncos Hollinger Racing - at the first Milwaukee Mile race on August 31, finishing third.[25]
In May 2012, Daly performed a straight line aero test for Force India at Cotswold Airport in Gloucestershire, England.[26]
Daly won the 2012–13 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship in India, claiming four wins and two further podiums.
On May 11, 2018, Daly announced he would be making his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut at Road America in August, driving the No. 6 Ford Mustang for Roush Fenway Racing with sponsorship from Eli Lilly and Company. Both Daly and his teammate, full-time Roush Xfinity driver Ryan Reed, are Type 1 diabetics, and that was how the deal was put together.[27] Before the race, it was announced that Lilly would not be sponsoring Daly in the race when it was discovered that his father Derek had used a racial slur during an interview in the 1980s.[28]
In 2020, Daly joined Niece Motorsports to make his second NASCAR start, and his first in the NASCAR Truck Series, where he competed in the race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the team's No. 42 truck.[29] Daly had a $1 bet with Niece teammate and iRacing rival Travis Pastrana on the outcome of the race, which Daly won by virtue of his 18th-place finish.[30] Daly returned to Niece Motorsports to drive at Las Vegas for them again in 2021, although this time in the track's February race and in the No. 44.[31]
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In September 2022, Daly announced on Twitter that he would make his Cup Series debut for The Money Team Racing in the fall Charlotte race.[32] On December 5, 2022, TMT co-owner Willy Auchmoody revealed in an interview with TobyChristie.com that Daly would return to the team to drive their No. 50 car part-time in the Cup Series in 2023.[33] Daly made the 2023 Daytona 500 starting lineup after finishing 17th in Duel 2 of the 2023 Bluegreen Vacations Duels, despite experiencing handling problems during the qualifying race.[34] Daly became the 62nd driver to compete in both the Indy 500 and the Daytona 500. [35] He eventually finished 29th out of the 40 car field. At the time of the race finish, Daly’s No. 50 car completed 206 laps of the total 212 laps of the race.[36]
Daly is the son of former Formula One, CART, and IMSA driver Derek Daly, and the stepson of Indianapolis Motor Speedway president Doug Boles.[37]
Daly was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age 14 and was sponsored by Lilly Diabetes in the 2016 and 2018 Indianapolis 500s and was going to again in his Xfinity start at Road America before the controversy involving his father Derek.[38]
Daly appeared on the 30th season of The Amazing Race, teaming with fellow IndyCar driver Alexander Rossi[39] where they finished in 4th place.
Daly's first cousin, Nicola Daly, is an Ireland women's field hockey international and was a member of the squad that won the silver medal at the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup. She also works as a data engineer for Juncos Racing.[40][41][42][43][44]
* Season still in progress.
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* Season still in progress.
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Dallara | Honda | 31 | 22 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises |
| 2015 | Dallara | Honda | 23 | 33 | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports |
| 2016 | Dallara | Honda | 24 | 29 | Dale Coyne Racing |
| 2017 | Dallara | Chevrolet | 26 | 30 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises |
| 2018 | Dallara | Honda | 33 | 21 | Dale Coyne Racing dba Thom Burns Racing |
| 2019 | Dallara | Honda | 11 | 10 | Andretti Autosport |
| 2020 | Dallara | Chevrolet | 18 | 29 | Ed Carpenter Racing |
| 2021 | Dallara | Chevrolet | 19 | 13 | Ed Carpenter Racing |
| 2022 | Dallara | Chevrolet | 18 | 6 | Ed Carpenter Racing |
| 2023 | Dallara | Chevrolet | 16 | 8 | Ed Carpenter Racing |
| 2024 | Dallara | Chevrolet | 29 | 10 | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing w/ Cusick Motorsports |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | D.C. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Carlin Motorsport | IST FEA 21 |
IST SPR 25 |
CAT FEA 21 |
CAT SPR 22 |
VAL FEA 12 |
VAL SPR 7 |
SIL FEA 13 |
SIL SPR 7 |
NÜR FEA 6 |
NÜR SPR 8 |
HUN FEA 13 |
HUN SPR 11 |
SPA FEA 5 |
SPA SPR 7 |
MNZ FEA 6 |
MNZ SPR Ret |
17th | 10 |
| 2012 | Lotus GP | CAT FEA 6 |
CAT SPR 1 |
MON FEA 23 |
MON SPR Ret |
VAL FEA 11 |
VAL SPR Ret |
SIL FEA 5 |
SIL SPR 2 |
HOC FEA 2 |
HOC SPR 3 |
HUN FEA 6 |
HUN SPR 9 |
SPA FEA 7 |
SPA SPR 3 |
MNZ FEA 4 |
MNZ SPR 11 |
6th | 106 |
| 2013 | ART Grand Prix | CAT FEA 3 |
CAT SPR 5 |
VAL FEA 1 |
VAL SPR 8 |
SIL FEA 22 |
SIL SPR Ret |
NÜR FEA 10 |
NÜR SPR 9 |
HUN FEA 2 |
HUN SPR 8 |
SPA FEA 2 |
SPA SPR 2 |
MNZ FEA Ret |
MNZ SPR 8 |
YMC FEA 4 |
YMC SPR 3 |
3rd | 126 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Hilmer Motorsport | SEP FEA 13 |
SEP SPR 7 |
BHR FEA |
BHR SPR |
CAT FEA |
CAT SPR |
MON FEA |
MON SPR |
SIL FEA |
SIL SPR |
HOC FEA |
HOC SPR |
HUN FEA |
HUN SPR |
SPA FEA |
SPA SPR |
MNZ FEA |
MNZ SPR |
MRN FEA |
MRN SPR |
YMC FEA |
YMC SPR |
26th | 2 |
| 2014 | Venezuela GP Lazarus | BHR FEA 12 |
BHR SPR Ret |
CAT FEA 18 |
CAT SPR Ret |
MON FEA 13 |
MON SPR 10 |
RBR FEA 18 |
RBR SPR 11 |
SIL FEA 14 |
SIL SPR 10 |
HOC FEA 21 |
HOC SPR 20 |
HUN FEA 13 |
HUN SPR 7 |
SPA FEA Ret |
SPA SPR 19 |
MNZ FEA |
MNZ SPR |
SOC FEA |
SOC SPR |
YMC FEA 20 |
YMC SPR 15 |
26th | 2 |
(key)(Races in bold indicate pole position, Results are overall/class)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | RSR Racing | PC | Oreca FLM09 | Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8. | DAY 8 |
SEB | LGA | KAN | WGL | IMS | ELK | VIR | COA | PET | 57th | 1 |
| 2015 | Performance Tech Motorsports | PC | Oreca FLM09 | Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8. | DAY | SEB 3 |
LGA | DET | WGL 7 |
MOS 7 |
LIM 7 |
ELK 2 |
COA 3 |
PET DNS |
8th | 170 |
| 2017 | Starworks Motorsport | PC | Oreca FLM09 | Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8. | DAY 4 |
SEB | COA | DET | WGL | MOS | ELK | PET | 22nd | 28 |
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| NASCAR Cup Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | NCSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2022 | The Money Team Racing | 50 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | LVS | PHO | ATL | COA | RCH | MAR | BRD | TAL | DOV | DAR | KAN | CLT | GTW | SON | NSH | ROA | ATL | NHA | POC | IRC | MCH | RCH | GLN | DAY | DAR | KAN | BRI | TEX | TAL | ROV 34 |
LVS | HOM | MAR | PHO | 40th | 3 | [56] |
| 2023 | DAY 29 |
CAL | LVS | PHO | ATL | COA 36 |
RCH | BRD | MAR | TAL | DOV | KAN | DAR | CLT | GTW | SON | NSH | CSC | ATL | NHA | POC | RCH | MCH | IRC | GLN | DAY | DAR | KAN | BRI | TEX | TAL | ROV | LVS | HOM | MAR | PHO | 58th | 01 | [57] | |||
| Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The Money Team Racing | Chevrolet | 34 | 29 |
| NASCAR Xfinity Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | NXSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2018 | Roush Fenway Racing | 6 | Ford | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | DOV | CLT | POC | MCH | IOW | CHI | DAY | KEN | NHA | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI | ROA 31 |
DAR | IND | LVS | RCH | ROV | DOV | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM | 77th | 6 | [58] |
| 2023 | Alpha Prime Racing | 44 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | LVS | PHO | ATL | COA | RCH | MAR | TAL | DOV | DAR | CLT | PIR | SON | NSH | CSC | ATL | NHA | POC | ROA | MCH | IRC DNQ |
GLN | DAY | DAR | KAN | BRI | TEX | 103rd | 01 | [59] | |||||
| Emerling-Gase Motorsports | 53 | Chevy | ROV 35 |
LVS | HOM | MAR | PHO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Sam Hunt Racing | 26 | Toyota | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | COA | RCH | MAR | TEX | TAL | DOV | DAR | CLT | PIR | SON | IOW | NHA | NSH | CSC | POC | IND 14 |
MCH | DAY | DAR | ATL | GLN | BRI | KAN | TAL | ROV | LVS | HOM | MAR | PHO | -* | -* | [60] |
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | NCTC | Pts | Ref |
| 2020 | Niece Motorsports | 42 | Chevy | DAY | LVS | CLT | ATL | HOM | POC | KEN | TEX | KAN | KAN | MCH | DRC | DOV | GTW | DAR | RCH | BRI | LVS 18 |
TAL | KAN | TEX | MAR | PHO | 60th | 19 | [61] |
| 2021 | 44 | DAY | DRC | LVS 40 |
ATL | BRD | RCH | KAN | DAR | COA | CLT | TEX | NSH | POC | KNX | GLN | GTW | DAR | BRI | LVS | TAL | MAR | PHO | 91st | 1 | [62] | |||
| 2023 | Niece Motorsports | 41 | Chevy | DAY | LVS | ATL | COA | TEX | BRD | MAR | KAN | DAR | NWS | CLT | GTW | NSH | MOH 18 |
POC | RCH | IRP | MLW | KAN | BRI | TAL | HOM | PHO | 61st | 19 | [63] |
| 2024 | 44 | DAY | ATL | LVS | BRI | COA | MAR | TEX | KAN | DAR | NWS | CLT | GTW | NSH | POC | IRP 29 |
RCH | MLW | BRI | KAN | TAL | HOM | MAR | PHO | -* | -* | [64] | ||
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
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