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Conor qualifies 4th for first round of 2010 championship at Sebring, Florida....more news later
Conor talks with his engineer before qualifying
Conor to race with Juncos Racing for the 2010 Formula Star Mazda championship presented by Goodyear....read more
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Conor fastest after three days of
Star Mazda "Spring Training" in Sebring...read more
After a last minute deal, Conor drove a Juncos prepared Star Mazda in Sebring. 23 three drivers from seven different countries took part. Conor was fastest in three out of six sessions and also set the fastest time of the weekend
PRI/CKI crash fest- but Conor was really fast
Conor was one of the fastest drivers in Florida but was hit too mant times. Read full story...
European Testing
Formula Renault-Formula 3- Formula Master
The Formula Master car at Hungaroring was the most impressive car Conor ever drove
 
Formula 3 car used tire warmers Formula Renault at Brands Hatch
Star Mazda Awards Ceremony
Conor's Dad, Derek Daly, was the MC for the Star Mazda awards ceremonies. Conor received a check for $50,000 for his efforts. He wishes he could keep it for himself.
Secured third in season Star Mazda Championship
Conor produced perhaps his most impressive race of the season at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca .....Read more
Conor and actor Frankie Muniz (Malcolm in the Middle) talk about his broken wrist. He broke it in a race crash in August and is not able to finish the Formula Atlantic season.
Podium number six at Road Atlanta
Conors Formula Star Mazda belches flames underbraking
Conor scored his sixth podium finish of the season with his second place at Road Atlanta in the penultimate round of the Star Mazda Championship, Friday, September 25th. In hot and humid conditions, he continued his strong end of season run but could but just could not match the pace of winner and championship leader, Peter Dempsey. Third place was current British Formula Renault champion, Adam Christodoulou. These three drivers are also the top three in the championship with Conor and Christodoulou battling for Rookie of the Year. “I just could not catch Peter. The harder I pushed the more I began to slide – the car was reasonably well balanced but just didn’t have enough grip. ” said Conor.
Conor’s next race will be the final round of the championship at Mazda Raceway, Laguna Seca, October 10th.
 
Testing Formula Renault in Europe
Conor got a great opportunity to test a Formula Renault for four days in Ireland and England in mid September. Douglas Driver Development, who worked with Star Mazda multiple race winner, Adam Christodoulou, prior to him winning the British Championship put Conor through a specific test program to get him familiar with the idiosyncrasies of the Formula Renault chassis. On the second day Conor set the fastest time ever set by the team at Kirkistown, Northern Ireland.
Canada - Le Circuit Trois Rivieres
A great weekend on the streets but not a great result. Conor was fastest on Friday - got baulked in qualifying on Saturday and started sixth - was the fastest driver on track during the race but had two engine issues that dropped him from fourth to ninth and then made a mistake with three laps to go attempting to get fourth place.
 
Podium in Autobahn
 Conor had the biggest cheering squad at Autobahn all wearing Conor Daly t-shirts
Conor had an outstanding race in Autobahn, Joliet, IL, to finish on the podium in third place. The finish moved him from 5th in the championship to 3rd place.
High Speed Iowa Oval.....Just Nuts!
Conor with his chief mechanic Dave DeMarchi and engineer MIke Reggio
Wow...Iowa at night...what an experience for Conor. He went from 8th on the grid to a superb 2nd place finish. He was in full attack mode right from the green flag. He is now in fourth place in the championship with six races to go. In car video footage here
First Star Mazda Pole & First Win
Conor dominated the fourth round of the Star Mazda championship in New Jersey....see story
Conor had a great day on Friday in New Jersey Motorsports Park. He dominated every session, in the wet and dry and took his first pole position of the season....Read more
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"My life passed before my eyes"....Conor Daly...
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Formula Star Mazda Debut -16th to 3rd
 
Mazdaspeed driver Conor Daly made a superb debut in the Star Mazda series by charging from sixteenth on the grid to a third place finish at the opening round of the championship today at Sebring, Florida. “I just wish there were more laps” said Conor after a dust up with JDC driver, Brazilian, Caio Lara where the two cars touched exiting the hairpin on the last lap. Lara was penalized for pushing Daly onto the grass which moved him up to third place.
A late race full course yellow set up a two lap dash with Daly running in fifth place behind Irelands, Peter Dempsey. On the restart, Daly passed Dempsey entering turn one and set out after Lara. On two separate occasions Daly attempted the pass on the last lap only to be pushed onto the grass both times.
Conor’s next race will be at Virginia International Raceway, April 25th.
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Daly Claims Magnificent Walter Hayes Trophy Victory
for Team USA Scholarship
Silverstone, England (November 2, 2008) - Conor Daly capped an extraordinarily successful Team USA Scholarship foray to England by winning the Walter Hayes Trophy this afternoon at Silverstone, the Home of British Motor Racing. Read more...
Virginia International Raceway
What a weekend.....winning the big $350,000 prize from Mazda
With my Mom and Dad
and the Big Check for winning the championship
Can you imagine a manufacturer putting up a $350,000 scholarship prize? Can you imagine winning it? That's what happened to Conor in Virginia at the last race of the season in October 2008. Even though he won on Saturday, the championship went down to the last race with it all to play for. It was between Conor and Brazilian Felipe Polehtto. Polehtto had to win the pole position for the last race on Sunday to keep his championship hopes alive....and he set the fastest qualifying lap in the morning qualifying session to grab the pole. When the race started Conor decided to play it a little safe and let the race unfold a little. By lap four he was leading but was happy NOT to get involved in any tussles that could eliminate him. He finished second to Josef Newgarden....and the celebrations started. This set the stage for him to move into the Formula Star Mazda Championship.
Daly wins in another nail biter.....by .079
....and is closing in on the big prize
of a $350,000 drive in Formula Mazda
What a nail biter; sarted from the pole, led multiple times including starting the last lap....got shuffled down to third half way around the last lap and pulled off another drafting move out of the last corner to win by .079 of a second.The championship fight is now down to just me and Brazilian Felipe Polehtto. I have a 16 point lead which is huge.
Lewis Hamilton and Conor Daly
Dare. Defy. Defeat
What does Formula One star Lewis Hamilton, reighning Moto GP World Champion Casey Stoner, Supercross star Chad Reed and Conor Daly have in common, they are all featured on a new Bridgestone poster being distributed at the Moto GP in Indianapolis. As of Saturday evening, 7,000 posters have been given to fans who are being encouraged to Dare. Defy. Defeat.
With Patrick Dempsey in New Jersey
 
Patrick Dempsey is putting a big effort into his racing and I had a chat with him during practice at the New Jersey Motorsports Park. Patrick wanted a copy of my Dad's book, Race to Win, which is all about driver development......my Dad sent him a copy......
Good Timing.....in Canada.
As it happened, during the American Le Mans weekend at Mosport, the latest edition of Canada's motorsport magazine, Inside Track, featured me on the front cover (see below). It was cool to see the stand in the paddock selling copies of the mag with me on the cover. You can read the story in the News section.
 
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