Conor Daly

At the age of ten, Daly began competing in karting and won the World Karting Association Grand Nationals in 2006. He progressed to car racing in 2007 and began racing full-time in 2008 in the Skip Barber National Championship, winning first place with five wins in 14 races, and Formula Ford.

In 2009, Daly competed in the Star Mazda Championship for Andersen Racing and finished third in points with a win at New Jersey Motorsports Park. In 2010, driving for Juncos Hollinger Racing, Daly became series champion after finishing in the top four positions in each of the 12 races, clinching the title at Mosport International Raceway on August 28, 2010. He also set a series record of nine poles and seven wins.

In 2011, Daly competed part-time in Indy Lights with Sam Schmidt Motorsports, with a best result of a win at the Grand Prix of Long Beach. In 2013, he returned to Indy Lights with a one-off appearance in the Houston race for Team Moore Racing, finishing third.

Alongside his Indy Lights commitments, Daly competed in GP3 in 2011 with Carlin Motorsport. In 2012, he continued in GP3 with the Lotus GP team, taking his maiden GP3 win in the second race of the season at Barcelona. At Monaco, Daly 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 raced with the ART Grand Prix GP3 team, capturing one win at the Valencia Street Circuit feature race and placing third in the championship.

Daly competed in the 2013 GP2 Series season opener at Sepang International Circuit with Hilmer Motorsport, finishing seventh in the sprint race. In 2014, he 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.

Daly drove in the 2013 Indianapolis 500 for A. J. Foyt Enterprises, finishing 22nd. In 2015, Daly subbed in for Rocky Moran Jr. at the Long Beach GP with Dale Coyne Racing. He also entered the 2015 Indianapolis 500 with Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, sponsored by Smithfield Foods, but was forced to retire before the green flag due to a mechanical failure. Daly replaced James Hinchcliffe for three rounds following Hinchcliffe's injury from a practice crash, finishing sixth at the second race at Detroit.

In 2016, Daly raced the full IndyCar season for Dale Coyne Racing. He led 56 laps at five different races and finished second in the first race at Detroit for his first career IndyCar podium. For the 2017 season, Daly raced the No. 4 car for A. J. Foyt Enterprises.

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.

In 2019, Andretti Autosport signed Daly for the Indianapolis 500, where he finished 10th. On June 4, 2019, Daly replaced Max Chilton at Carlin for the Texas Motor Speedway race, finishing 11th. He replaced Chilton at the remaining oval races for the season with a best result of sixth at Gateway. On August 29, 2019, Daly was announced as a replacement for Marcus Ericsson for the round at Portland, with Ericsson called up by Alfa Romeo for reserve driver duty at the F1 race at Spa. Daly also returned to Andretti Autosport for the season finale.

On December 9, 2019, it was revealed that Daly would contest the twelve road and street circuit races in the No. 20 Ed Carpenter Racing entry for the 2020 IndyCar Series season, and compete in the 2020 Indianapolis 500 in an additional Ed Carpenter Racing entry. On March 10, 2020, Carlin announced they had signed Daly to compete in the remaining oval races in the No. 59 entry, giving Daly full-time status for the 2020 season. Daly finished sixth at the 2020 season opener at Texas Motor Speedway and claimed his first IndyCar Series pole position at the first race of a doubleheader at Iowa Speedway — 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. Damage to Daly's nose cone from an accident involving Graham Rahal on lap 119 prevented him from challenging for the lead again and he finished thirteenth, having led the most laps of any driver with forty.

In 2022, Daly ran full-time in the No. 20 for Ed Carpenter Racing, with a best result of fifth place at the IMS Grand Prix on May 14, finishing 17th in points. In June 2023, following a 15th-place finish at the Detroit round, Ed Carpenter Racing parted ways with Daly, with Ryan Hunter-Reay announced as his replacement a day later.

Daly ran the No. 24 entry for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing with Cusick Motorsports at the 2024 Indianapolis 500. Starting in 29th position, he finished 10th after switching to an alternate pit strategy, leading 22 of the 200 laps and gaining 19 positions — the race's biggest mover.

After substituting for Jack Harvey in the No. 18 Dale Coyne Racing entry at the second Iowa race, Daly was announced on August 14 as Agustin Canapino's replacement at Juncos Hollinger Racing for the rest of the 2024 season. 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 Daly would compete full-time for the team during the 2025 IndyCar Series in the No. 78. It was later announced he would drive the No. 76 car after signing gas station brand 76 as a sponsor. Daly lost his seat at Juncos after 2025, with the team electing to keep teammate Sting Ray Robb and sign Rinus VeeKay as his replacement for the 2026 IndyCar season. Daly remained at Juncos in a development driver capacity alongside TV work for FOX. He will enter the 2026 Indianapolis 500 with Dreyer & Reinbold Racing as No. 23, with Jack Harvey as No. 24 teammate.

On May 11, 2018, Daly announced he would make 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 teammate Ryan Reed are Type 1 diabetics. Before the race, Lilly withdrew its sponsorship when it was discovered that Daly's father Derek had used a racial slur during an interview in the 1980s.

In 2020, Daly joined Niece Motorsports for his second NASCAR start and his first in the NASCAR Truck Series, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the No. 42 truck. 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 eighteenth-place finish. Daly returned to Niece Motorsports at Las Vegas in 2021, this time in the track's February race in the No. 44.

In September 2022, Daly announced 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 Daly would return to drive the No. 50 car part-time in the Cup Series in 2023. Daly made the 2023 Daytona 500 starting lineup after finishing seventeenth in Duel 2, despite handling problems. He became the 62nd driver to compete in both the Indy 500 and the Daytona 500, finishing 29th of the 40-car field and completing 206 of the 212 total laps.

In May 2012, Daly performed a straight line aero test for Force India at Cotswold Airport in Gloucestershire, England. Daly won the 2012–13 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship in India, claiming four wins and two further podiums. On October 10, 2010, Daly was runner-up at the RoboPong 200 all-star kart event at New Castle Motorsports Park alongside teammate Graham Rahal, finishing runner-up to a team driven by Jay Howard and Bill McLaughlin Jr.

Daly is the son of former Formula One, CART, and IMSA driver Derek Daly, and the stepson of Indianapolis Motor Speedway president Doug Boles. Daly was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age 14 in preparation for starting at Skip Barber School. He was sponsored by Lilly Diabetes in the 2016 and 2018 Indianapolis 500s. Daly appeared on the 30th season of The Amazing Race, teaming with fellow IndyCar driver Alexander Rossi, where they finished in fourth place. Daly co-hosts the motorsport podcast Speed Street with motorsport content creator Chase Holden, produced in partnership with Dirty Mo Media, featuring interviews with drivers and industry figures across IndyCar and NASCAR. Daly's cousin Nicola Daly is an Ireland women's field hockey international who was a member of the squad that won the silver medal at the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup and works as a data engineer for Juncos Racing.

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