Conor Daly

IndyCar Driver, Podcaster

Conor Daly is an American IndyCar driver and a second-generation racer, the son of former Formula 1 and IndyCar driver Derek Daly. Raised in Noblesville, Indiana, he has raced across nearly every rung of motorsport, from a Star Mazda title and a GP3 win in Barcelona to racing in GP2 (now F2) with current F1 drivers Carlos Sainz and Valtteri Bottas and also being an F1 reserve driver with Force India Formula 1 Team in 2012. Over a 13-year IndyCar career, Daly has driven for teams including Ed Carpenter Racing, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Dale Coyne Racing and Juncos Hollinger Racing, and remains one of the paddock's most respected oval specialists. He returned to Dreyer & Reinbold Racing for the 2026 Indianapolis 500, his 13th career start in the race. Off the track, he hosts the Speed Street podcast for Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s Dirty Mo Media.

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EP 57with Conor Daly

Conor Daly - The F1 Dream That Cost Him Everything & Why He Regrets Going To Europe | IndyCar Driver

Conor Daly is an American IndyCar driver, the son of former Irish F1 and IndyCar driver Derek Daly, and stepson to IndyCar's president, raised inside a family that lived and breathed motorsport. As a teenager he moved alone to Europe to chase Formula 1, racing GP3 and GP2 against some of the best young drivers in the world like Carlos Sainz and Valterri Bottas, reaching podiums and fighting for championships before one incident and lack of funding brought his European career to an end almost overnight.

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The mental, physical, and emotional reality of competing at the highest level.

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