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Conor James Daly (born December 15, 1991) is an American professional
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driver. He competes in the
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driving the No. 76
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for Juncos Hollinger Racing. He also competes occasionally in
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and has also raced in the
GP2 Series The GP2 Series was a form of open wheel motor racing introduced in 2005 following the discontinuation of the long-term Formula One feeder series, Formula 3000. The GP2 format was conceived by Bernie Ecclestone and Flavio Briatore, while Ecc ...
,
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, and
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.


Early racing career


Karting

At the age of 10, he began competing in
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, 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
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. 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 Graham Robert Rahal ( ; born January 4, 1989) is an American race car driver and small business owner. He currently races in the IndyCar Series with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, a team partially owned by his father Bobby Rahal, the winner of ...
. He finished runner-up to a team driven by
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and Bill McLaughlin Jr. The 2010 Izod IndyCar Series runner-up
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and ALMS driver
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were 4th.


Star Mazda Championship

In 2009, he competed in the
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for
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and finished third in points with a win at
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. He returned to the series in 2010, driving for Juncos Hollinger Racing. He became series champion after finishing in the top four positions in each of the twelve races, prior to clinching the title at
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on August 28, 2010. He also set a series record of 9 poles and 7 wins en route to his championship.


Indy Lights

In 2011, Daly competed part-time in the
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series with
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. His best result of the season was a win at the
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. In 2013, Daly returned to Indy Lights with a one-off appearance in the
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race for Team Moore Racing, finishing third.


GP3 Series

Alongside his commitments in the Indy Lights series, Daly competed in GP3 in 2011 with
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. For 2012, Daly continued in GP3 driving, for the Lotus GP team. He took his maiden GP3 win in the second race of the season at
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. In the second race at
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, 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. For 2013 Daly remained in GP3, racing with the
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team. Daly captured one win at the
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feature race and placed third in the championship.


GP2 Series

Daly competed in the 2013 GP2 Series season season-opener at
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with Hilmer Motorsport. He finished seventh in the sprint race and scored two championship points. For
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, Daly competed with Venezuela GP Lazarus for 18 of the 22 rounds, with a best finish of seventh place in the sprint race at the
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.


IndyCar Series


Part-time rides (2013–2015)

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 Dale Coyne Racing (DCR) is an American professional open-wheel racing team that currently competes in the IndyCar Series and Indy NXT. The team was founded in 1984 and is owned by former driver Dale Coyne. From 1995 to 2000, the team was known ...
. He then returned for the
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in the Smithfield Foods "Fueled by Bacon" special run by
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, but was forced to retire before the green flag due to a mechanical failure. He replaced
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for 3 rounds following Hinchcliffe's injury from a practice crash leading up to the Indy 500. He finished sixth at the second race at Detroit.


Full-time with Coyne and Foyt (2016–2017)

In 2016, Daly raced the full 2016 IndyCar season for Dale Coyne Racing. 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.


Return to part-time (2018–2019)

Daly lost his ride with Foyt for 2018 but was signed by Coyne for the
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. His No. 17 car, fielded in conjunction with Thom Burns Racing, was sponsored by the
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. In
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, Andretti Autosport signed Daly to enter the
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, where he finished tenth. On June 4, 2019, he replaced
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at Carlin for the
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race, finishing 11th. 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
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for the round at Portland as Ericsson had been called up by
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to be on reserve driver duty at the F1 race at
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. Daly would also return to Andretti Autosport for the season finale.


Split schedule with Carpenter and Carlin (2020–2021)

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
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entry. Daly was also contracted to compete in the
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in an additional Ed Carpenter Racing entry. 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. Daly finished 6th at the 2020 season opener at
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. He claimed his first IndyCar Series pole position at the first race of a doubleheader at
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, which was the first pole for Carlin as an IndyCar team. Daly and teammate
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dominated the first half of the
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, leading 72 of the first 102 laps. However, damage to Daly's nose cone from an accident involving
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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.


Full-time with Carpenter (2022–2023)

In 2022, Daly would run full-time in the No. 20 for
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. 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, with
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announced as his replacement a day later.


Racing after Carpenter and Juncos Hollinger Full-time (2024–present)

Conor Daly ran the No. 24 entry for
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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
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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. 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. On December 18, 2024, Juncos Hollinger Racing announced that Conor Daly would compete full-time for the team during the
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, piloting the number 78 he drove at the end of the 2024 season.


Other racing


Formula One

In May 2012, Daly performed a straight line aero test for
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at Cotswold Airport in
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,
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.


MRF Challenge

Daly won the
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in India, claiming four wins and two further podiums.


NASCAR

On May 11, 2018, Daly announced he would be making his
NASCAR Xfinity Series The NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) is a stock car racing series organized by NASCAR. It is promoted as NASCAR's second-tier circuit to the organization's top level NASCAR Cup Series, Cup Series. NXS events are frequently held as a Undercard, support ...
debut at
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in August, driving the No. 6
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for
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with sponsorship from
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. 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. 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. In
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, 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
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in the team's No. 42 truck. Daly had a $1 bet with Niece teammate and ''
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'' rival
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on the outcome of the race, which Daly won by virtue of his 18th-place finish. Daly returned to Niece Motorsports to drive at Las Vegas for them again in
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, although this time in the track's February race and in the No. 44. 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. 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
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. Daly made the
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starting lineup after finishing 17th in Duel 2 of the 2023 Bluegreen Vacations Duels, despite experiencing handling problems during the qualifying race. Daly became the 62nd driver to compete in both the
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and the Daytona 500. 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.


Personal life

Daly is the son of former
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,
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, and
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driver
Derek Daly Derek Patrick Daly (born 11 March 1953) is an Irish former racing driver, businessman and broadcaster, who competed in Formula One from to . Born and raised in Dublin, Daly won the British Formula Three Championship in 1977, before partici ...
, and the stepson of
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president
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. Daly was diagnosed with
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at age 14 and was sponsored by Lilly Diabetes in the
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and
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Indianapolis 500s and was going to again in his Xfinity start at Road America before the controversy involving his father Derek. Daly appeared on the 30th season of ''
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'', teaming with fellow IndyCar driver
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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
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. She also works as a data engineer for
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.


Racing record


Career summary

* Season still in progress.


American open-wheel racing results

( key)


Star Mazda Championship


Indy Lights


IndyCar Series

( key) * Season still in progress.


Indianapolis 500

*Daly did not start the
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due to losing an engine during the pace laps.


Complete GP3 Series results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)


Complete GP2 Series results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)


Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

( key)(Races in bold indicate pole position, Results are overall/class)


NASCAR

( key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)


Cup Series


=Daytona 500

=


Xfinity Series


Craftsman Truck Series

Season still in progress
Ineligible for series points


ARCA Menards Series

( key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)


Nitrocross


Group E


References


External links

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