1. Derek Patrick Daly was born on 11 March 1953 and is an Irish former racing driver, businessman and broadcaster, who competed in Formula One from 1978 to 1982.
11 Facts About Derek Daly
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In 1982, Derek Daly began driving in the CART series and continued through 1989.
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Derek Daly started 66 CART races, including each Indianapolis 500 from 1983 to 1989, except for 1986.
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Derek Daly finished in the top ten a total of 21 times, including one podium finish, 3rd position, at Milwaukee in 1987.
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Derek Daly won the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1990 and 1991 driving a Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo.
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Derek Daly is known in motor sports circles around the world as a driver, writer, broadcaster, racing advisor, and businessman.
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In 2018, Derek Daly was fired from a racing analyst position he had at WISH-TV when WISH-TV attributed a racial slur that was uttered by Indianapolis Colts announcer Bob Lamey in 1983 to him.
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Derek Daly became a US citizen on September 28,1993, and he now resides in Carmel, Indiana.
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Derek Daly made his debut in full-time open-wheel racing in 2012, driving for the Lotus GP team in GP3, before moving GP2 in 2014 driving for Venezuela GP Lazarus.
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Derek Daly competed in the Daytona 500 in 2023, finishing 29th.
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Derek Daly's niece, Nicola Derek 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.