Conor Daly Quick Info | |
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Height | 5 ft 9 in |
Weight | 68 kg |
Date of Birth | December 15, 1991 |
Zodiac Sign | Sagittarius |
Eye Color | Blue |
Conor Daly is an American racing driver and TV personality. He is best known for racing in the IndyCar Series starting in 2013 and driving for teams such as Andretti Autosport, Ed Carpenter Racing, and Carlin.
Born Name
Conor Daly
Nick Name
Conor
Sun Sign
Sagittarius
Born Place
Noblesville, Indiana, United States
Residence
Zionsville, Indiana, United States
Nationality
Education
He attended Heritage Christian School in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, and graduated in 2010.
Occupation
Racing Car Driver, TV Personality
Family
- Father – Derek Daly (Former Formula One driver for Tyrrell and Williams Grand Prix Engineering (1978-1982))
- Mother – Beth Boles (Winner of the 1990 Novice Jet Ski World Championship, President of Blackburn Sports Marketing)
- Siblings – Colin Daly (Younger Brother), Christian Daly (Brother)
- Others – J. Douglas Boles (Stepfather) (President of Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Lawyer for racing sponsors, Used to own a stake in Panther Racing), Carter Boles (Younger Step-Brother) (Karting Racer), Nicola “Nicci” Daly (First Cousin) (Member of the Ireland women’s field hockey national team, Data engineer for Juncos Racing)
Manager
Conor Daly is represented by Derek Daly Academy (Manager) in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.
Car Number
- 1 – ART Grand Prix
- 4 – A. J. Foyt Enterprises
- 16 – Dale Coyne Racing
- 22 – Sam Schmidt Motorsports, Andersen Racing, Team Moore Racing, Hilmer Motorsport, Juncos Racing
- 25 – Andretti Autosport, Team Lazarus
- 59 – Carlin
- 77 – Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Build
Athletic
Height
5 ft 9 in or 175 cm
Weight
68 kg or 150 lbs
Race / Ethnicity
White
Hair Color
Light Brown
Eye Color
Blue
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
- Dimpled chin
Brand Endorsements
Conor Daly has endorsed brands such as –
- Ernst Benz
- MannKid Corporation
- Tom Lange Co
- BELL Helmets
- Alpinestars
- St. Vincent Sports Performance
Religion
Christianity
Conor Daly Facts
- His younger stepbrother, Carter, was born with an accelerated heartbeat of 320 beats per minute. He had heart surgery in 2017.
- He started his racing career in karting at the age of 10, moved on to racing cars in 2007, and racing cars full-time in 2008.
- Conor broke multiple records in the 2010 Formula Star Mazda Championship. He had 7 wins, 9 pole positions, most laps led, 12 podium finishes, and the largest winning point margin since the championship’s inception in 1987.
- He participated in a Formula One straight-line aero test for Force India in May 2012.
- Shortly after a go-kart race in the past, his father, Derek, discovered Conor could hardly get out of bed. After family friends who were doctors heard about his increased thirst and a desire to have a fridge in his room, he was examined in the hospital, and diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 2007.
- His stepfather made Conor wear a dog tag when he went to race in Europe, to signify he has diabetes. He also always has a glucose monitor in his car during races and wears a Dexcom G5 sensor connected to his smartphone.
- His dog named Champ passed away on July 25, 2017, at the age of 16.
- He participated in the 30th season of CBS adventure reality-TV series, The Amazing Race, in 2018. When he was eliminated and came back home, he discovered he had lost his manager and was dropped from the A.J. Foyt Enterprises racing team.
- He and his Roush Fenway Racing teammate in NASCAR, Ryan Reed, who is also a type 1 diabetic, were sponsored by Eli, Lilly and Company in May 2018. The sponsorship was rescinded because news surfaced that Conor’s dad used a racial slur in the 1980s.
- Apart from Conor and Ryan, the only known active racing driver with Type 1 diabetes is a fellow American Charlie Kimball.
- He drives a Subaru car outside of racing.
- He is a big fan of snowboarding.
- Conor loves to play video games and has a Microsoft Xbox console.
- In mid-2019, Conor replaced his Carlin teammate, Max Chilton, in the remaining oval races. It was at Max’s insistence as he deemed oval races too big of a risk.
- One of his close friends, an Indianapolis business owner named Chris Beaty was killed in the protest riots in late May 2020.
Featured Image by Conor Daly / Instagram