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Indycar -driver Conor Daly was involved in a terrible crash during Bitnile.com Grand Prix in Portland on Sunday afternoon.
Daly was in an aggressive match with Christian Rasmussen for a few laps early in the race. The two came into contact on the lap 13 and then contacted again on the lap 15. Daly, however, took brown of the last touch and was sent crashed into the security barrier several meters from the field.
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Conor Daly, #76, talking to Pato O’ward, #5, before NTT Indycar Series Farm to end 275 on July 13, 2025 at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. Alex Palou, No. 10, won the race. (Ayrton Breckenridge / Register / USA Today Network via Imag images)
He attached the blame on Rasmussen.
“I saw him driving Colton (Herta) almost into the wall on the back,” Daly said via Indy Star. “He was pretty slow, so I tried to pass him into (turn) 7. He drove himself off the field to make sure I was driving off the track. Not sure of the point it’s stupid in my opinion.
“He was really slow down and I just passed him and then he just never stopped. It’s a dangerous corner to try to do it. I wanted to (say), it was a unsafe step. I don’t understand it.”
Rasmussen disagreed with Daly’s assessment of the wreck.
“Well, I think that’s what you can expect to happen if you try to roll the outside in turn 10, which is obviously the fastest corner on the field with me next to him,” he said.
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Conor Daly, Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet before the NTT Indycar series Bitnile.com Grand Prix from Portland at Portland International Raceway on August 8, 2025 in Portland, Oregon. (Phil Sedgwick/Lumen via Getty Images)
“So like, I don’t know if he just expected I should pull out of it … I’m on the inside, so I didn’t want to pull out. Obviously, the race control saw it the same way, so I don’t know. Not much more to add to it.”
Rasmussen took some of the blame and admitted that his wheels were touching by his side.
Daly took another shot at Rasmussen on social media before the day was done.
“Targeted destroys someone in a 150 km / h corner is just pure insanity. It’s not racing. It’s unforgivable. The driving standard for some is a joke right now. It means you (Rasmussen),” he wrote on X.
Rasmussen ended on 12th, and Daly was 26 ..
Ed Carpenter Racing runs Christian Rasmussen during free practice at the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on July 25, 2025 in Salinas, California. (Gary A. Vasquez/Imag- Pictures)
Alex Palou finished in third place and wrapped an Indycar championship. Will Power won the race.
