50 Facts About Conor Daly

Conor James Daly was born on December 15,1991 and is an American professional racing driver.

Conor Daly competes in the IndyCar Series driving the No 76 Chevrolet for Juncos Hollinger Racing.

Conor Daly competes occasionally in NASCAR and has raced in the GP2 Series, ARCA Menards Series, and Road to Indy.

Conor Daly 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.

Conor Daly finished runner-up to a team driven by Jay Howard and Bill McLaughlin Jr.

Conor Daly returned to the series in 2010, driving for Juncos Hollinger Racing.

Conor Daly 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.

Conor Daly set a series record of 9 poles and 7 wins en route to his championship.

In 2011, Conor Daly competed part-time in the Indy Lights series with Sam Schmidt Motorsports.

Conor Daly's best result of the season was a win at the Grand Prix of Long Beach.

In 2013, Conor 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, Conor Daly competed in GP3 in 2011 with Carlin Motorsport.

For 2012, Conor Daly continued in GP3 driving, for the Lotus GP team.

Conor Daly took his maiden GP3 win in the second race of the season at Barcelona.

For 2013 Conor Daly remained in GP3, racing with the ART Grand Prix team.

Conor Daly captured one win at the Valencia Street Circuit feature race and placed third in the championship.

Conor Daly competed in the 2013 GP2 Series season season-opener at Sepang International Circuit with Hilmer Motorsport.

Conor Daly finished seventh in the sprint race and scored two championship points.

For 2014, Conor 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 Hungaroring.

Conor Daly then returned for the 2015 Indianapolis 500 in the Smithfield Foods "Fueled by Bacon" special run by Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, but was forced to retire before the green flag due to a mechanical failure.

Conor Daly replaced James Hinchcliffe for 3 rounds following Hinchcliffe's injury from a practice crash leading up to the Indy 500.

Conor Daly finished sixth at the second race at Detroit.

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

Conor Daly led 56 laps at 5 different races and finished 2nd in the first race at Detroit for his first career IndyCar podium.

Conor Daly lost his ride with Foyt for 2018 but was signed by Coyne for the 2018 Indianapolis 500.

In 2019, Andretti Autosport signed Conor Daly to enter the Indianapolis 500, where he finished tenth.

Conor Daly would replace Chilton at the remaining oval races for the season, with a best result of 6th place at Gateway.

On December 9,2019, it was revealed that, for the 2020 IndyCar Series season, Conor Daly was signed to contest the 12 road and street circuit races in the No 20 Ed Carpenter Racing entry.

Conor Daly was contracted to compete in the 2020 Indianapolis 500 in an additional Ed Carpenter Racing entry.

On March 10,2020, Carlin announced they have signed Conor Daly to compete in the remaining oval races in the No 59 entry, thus giving Conor Daly full-time status for the 2020 season.

Conor Daly finished 6th at the 2020 season opener at Texas Motor Speedway.

Conor Daly 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.

Conor Daly led the most laps of any driver during the race, with 40.

In 2022, Conor Daly would run full-time in the No 20 for Ed Carpenter Racing.

Conor Daly led 22 of the 200 laps and was the race's biggest mover, gaining nineteen positions.

On December 18,2024, Juncos Hollinger Racing announced that Conor Daly would compete full-time for the team during the 2025 IndyCar Series, piloting the number 78 he drove at the end of the 2024 season.

In May 2012, Conor Daly performed a straight line aero test for Force India at Cotswold Airport in Gloucestershire, England.

On May 11,2018, Conor 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.

In 2020, Conor 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.

Conor Daly had a $1 bet with Niece teammate and iRacing rival Travis Pastrana on the outcome of the race, which Conor Daly won by virtue of his 18th-place finish.

Conor 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.

In September 2022, Conor Daly announced on Twitter that he would make his Cup Series debut for The Money Team Racing in the fall Charlotte race.

Conor 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.

Conor Daly became the 62nd driver to compete in both the Indy 500 and the Daytona 500.

Conor Daly eventually finished 29th out of the 40 car field.

Conor Daly is the son of former Formula One, CART, and IMSA driver Derek Conor Daly, and the stepson of Indianapolis Motor Speedway president Doug Boles.

Conor 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.

Conor Daly appeared on the 30th season of The Amazing Race, teaming with fellow IndyCar driver Alexander Rossi where they finished in 4th place.

Conor Daly's first cousin, Nicola Conor 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.