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Conor Daly will scroll from Pit Road on Indianapoli Motor Speedway to the Indianapolis 500 with the obvious goal in mind – winning the race and cement even in racinglore the rest of the time.
A win will do more than just make him a part of the Indy 500 story forever; He will become a folk hero for his original Indiana, which claws to see a long drought end.
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Juncos Hollinger Racing Driver Conor Daly, #76, High-Fives crew members on Saturday, May 17, 2025 during the qualification for the 109th operation of Indianapolis 500 on Indianapoli Motor Speedway. (Grace Hollars / Indystar / USA Today Network via Imag images)
It’s been 85 years since an Indiana-born racing car driver won the famous race. Daly runs No. 76 AMPM-sponsored Chevrolet with Wilbur Shaw on his mind, almost literally. Shaw won three Indy 500 races, but no one from Indiana has won it since 1940.
He wants a helmet honoring the legendary driver on Sunday.
“It’s crazy, 85 years since the last Indy 500 winner from Indiana. It just seems wrong. It just seems sad. So we have to change that,” Daly, who was born in Noblesville, told Pakinomist Digital. “It was just a cool idea that I came with my helmet painter.
“I try to come up with something unique every year for the Indy 500 helmet because it’s just a special event and we put a few old picture of his car from back on the day – 1940 was the last winner who is crazy. Put the ticket from 1940 on top of the helmet also with a few small details.”
Daly qualified 11. For the race and is ready to start between Scott McLaughlin and Alexander Rossi, both of whom have won the race in the past.
He proclaimed how fast the car has been to him. His average speed during qualification was about 231 km / h.
Juncos Hollinger Racing -Driver Conor Daly, #76, sits on the wall on Monday 19 May 2025 after exercise for the 109th operation of Indianapolis 500 on Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis on May 19, 2025. (Grace Hollars-USa Today Network via imagn images)
Indycar -Driver Conor Daly is running with AMPM to Indy 500
“I’m really good,” he said. “This is one of the best cars I’ve had in my Indycar career here, and I know it’s a bold statement to say, but it’s really been a pleasure to drive all week. I’ve answered my best starting position with 11 .. We’re right next to the bar stand from last year, Scott McLaughlin. We’re in the fight … This car is just flat and it’s really.
He called driving at such a high speed of speed “really crazy.”
“I don’t know why you didn’t want to see what we’re doing here because it’s really crazy,” he explained. “We are at the level where cars fly through the air, crashing at a high level because we put these things on the absolute globe edge of control, and that’s what it takes to win the biggest race out there.
“It’s the biggest race that there is across motor sports. Some people like to claim it, but physically if you ask any racing drivers who have been around the sport for a long time, the Indy 500 is the big one. It’s crazy and what we’re doing out there is crazy.”
Daly said that winning the Indy 500 would be a realization of all the hard work he has put through his entire career.
“That’s why I wake up every morning,” Juncos Hollinger Racing driver told Pakinomist Digital.
The most important thing is that he has already chosen the milk that he will chug if he could be able to.
Juncos Hollinger Racing -Driver Conor Daly, #76, runs out of tour on a Monday 19 May 2025 during the exercise for the 109th operation of Indianapolis 500 on Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis. (Mykal McEldey-usa Today Network via imagn images)
“I’ve gone to full milk for the past few years, but I haven’t won yet,” he said. “So I decided to change it up. We go 2%because why not? Let’s choose something else and maybe it gets us the victory.”
Indy 500 will be released on May 25 at Fox with coverage, which starts at 1 p.m. 10 et. It will also be available to stream live on Foxsports.com and the Fox Sports app.
