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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.
RoboPong Karting Euduro
Front row-leads race-stops for engine change after two laps - Oops!
 
Conor went back to his roots at the recent RoboPong karting enduro presented by Mazda at New Castle Motorsports Park, Indiana, Sunday September 27th. With little practice because of his Star Mazda commitments in Road Atlanta on Friday, Conor still qualified his DFR Supertune Alonso chassis on the front row of the starting grid. At the drop of the green flag, he went straight to the lead but pulled off at the end of the second lap for a quick engine change.
That put Conor and his team mate, Bobby Wilson twenty laps down to the leaders. After four hours of racing the team made up three laps to finish 22nd. Conor is planning on doing several more karting events before the end of the 2009 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.
Rob Howden interviews Conor before the podium ceremonies
Proving the Speed
Conor was again fastest in Mosport but the win just slipped away. He spun while battling for the lead during the eleventh round of the Star Mazda Championship in Mosport, Canada. After starting from second place on the grid, he quickly moved past team mate Richard Kent and began to draw away.
At just past half distance, 17 year old Daly was baulked by traffic exiting turn five and Kent was able to take advantage by drafting by the lapped traffic and Daly as the two leaders entered the daunting 145 MPH turn 8. Daly attempted to stay on the outside line through turn 8 but ran out of room. After he gathered up the car from a grassy moment, he hit a curb which launched the car into a spin. He fell to third place behind Championship contender, Adam Christodoulo.
The ensuing chase set multiple fastest race laps for Daly as he caught and passed championship contender Christodoulo before he attempted to reel in Kent again. Alas, he ran out of time and had to settle for second place.
“I’m annoyed at myself because I didn’t have to push it on the outside of turn eight at that particular time. I could have just let him past and gone after him again…I had a great car…Mike (engineer) and Dave (mechanic) deserved a little more today because they did such a great job. It does feel good being fast though.” said Conor.
The Canadian rounds of the championship have produced a remarkable stat for Daly; in the last six official days of running of Star Mazda events at Trois Rivieres & Mosport, Daly has been fastest on five of the six days.
Today’s result moves Daly back up to third place in the championship, 57 pointes behind leader, Peter Dempsey, with 90 points available in the last two races. His next race will be at Road Atlanta during the Petite LeMans event, September 24th.
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.
 
Leading team mates Richard Kent & Joel Miller Podium interview
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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Indy 500 2009
Conor chats with Graham Rahal just before Graham withdrew a qualified car and made a second qualifying attempt that put him on the second row of the grid
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"My life passed before my eyes"....Conor Daly...
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Conor addresses Indiana Motorsports Association
Conor with Tom Weisenbach, Executive Director, IMA
On Wednesday April 1st, Conor addressed the Indiana Motorsports Association at the Brickyard Motel in Indianapolis. IMA is a Governor Daniels supported initiative to grow the motorsports industry within the state. Conor discussed his current and future plans.
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.
Daly, Newgarden Awarded 2008 Team USA Scholarships
 
Conor and Josef shared the podium
in Road America earlier this season
Two American teenagers, Conor Daly and Josef Newgarden, have been awarded prestigious Team USA Scholarships for the 2008 season.
The pair will follow in some illustrious footsteps. Jimmy Vasser won the first Team USA Scholarship in 1990. Other subsequent winners include Bryan Herta, Memo Gidley, Jerry Nadeau, Buddy Rice, Paul Edwards, Andy Lally, A.J. Allmendinger and J.R. Hildebrand.Conor and Josef will drive identical Ray chassis prepared by renowned Cliff Dempsey Racing, a multiple championship-winning team based in Ashbourne, County Meath, Ireland.
Daly ends 2008 FF1600 season with two more wins in Canada
 
Indeck/Cytomax driver, Conor Daly closed out the Ontario Formula Ford Championship season with two more wins at the Mosport Park double header weekend, September 13th-14th 2008. Daly qualified on the pole for both days and after a red flag and a full course yellow on Saturday, and a broken header on Sunday, he added two more wins to his tally for the season. The two pole positions (his ninth of the season) made it five consecutive poles in three different classes since August 24th (2XFF1600, 1XF2000, 2XSkip Barber) and the two wins make it nine for the season.
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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.
Daly wins in New Jersey amid controversy
 
Indeck/Cytomax driver, Conor Daly’s winning ways continued at the New Jersey Motorsports Park, where he won round twelve of the Skip Barber National Championship. It was Daly’s fourth Barber National win of the year and his 7th win in his last ten races (having won the last three Ontario FF1600 races). Having qualified on the pole for both races at the Grand Am Supercar Life 250 double header weekend, Daly dominated Sundays race driving away from the pack to win by over eleven seconds. Saturdays round eleven race was marred by controversy when Daly and Brazilian championship contenders, Fabio Orsolon and Felipe Polehtto were all penalized for overly aggressive driving. The penalty cost Daly eight championship points (from his fourth place finish) and the championship lead.
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......
Impressive F2000 Championship Series debut for Daly
In his debut in the F2000 Championship Series in Mosport Park, Canada, Indeck/Cytomax driver, Conor Daly provided the strongest opposition of the weekend to the series points leader (and now champion), Norwegian, Anders Krohn. From his front row starting spot on Saturday, Daly took command immediately at the green flag and a fierce battle ensued. Krohn’s first attempt to pass Daly down the inside at the 135 MPH turn eight was thwarted when Daly held the outside line forcing Krohn to back off. Krohn forced his way by on lap three and the duo pulled clear of the field to finish in that order. On Sunday, Daly turned the heat up in qualifying by putting his Brian Graham Racing prepared Van Diemen on the pole for the second race of the double header at the American Le Mans Grand Prix of Mosport weekend. In the race he struggled with the handling of the car and was not able to hold off Krohn and the finishing order matched Saturdays with Daly’s team mate, Kyle Marcelli completing the podium by finishing third.
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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