Conor Daly | |
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Nationality | American |
Born |
Noblesville, Indiana, U.S. |
December 15, 1991
Related to | Derek Daly (father) |
IndyCar Series career | |
Debut season | 2015 (excluding 2013 Indianapolis 500) |
Current team | A.J. Foyt Enterprises |
Car no. | 4 |
Former teams |
Schmidt Peterson Motorsports (2015) Dale Coyne Racing (2016) |
Starts | 22 |
Wins | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 18th in 2016 |
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 |
Conor Daly (born December 15, 1991) is an American racing driver from Noblesville, Indiana. He is the son of Irish former Formula One and Champ Car driver Derek Daly.
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.
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. 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 28 August 2010. 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. His best result of the season was a win at the Grand Prix of Long Beach.