Daly, who has made a number of NASCAR begins since 2018, will drive an entry for Rette Jones Racing in Friday’s ARCA race on the Mid-Ohio Sports activities Automotive Course.
“This chance got here up fairly final minute, however I like Mid-Ohio and actually get pleasure from racing there. I’ve have raced a Truck there and so I’ve slightly little bit of heavy automotive expertise there,” Daly mentioned.
“I’ve run properly in an IndyCar there prior to now. Excited for this opportunity. Excited to see what this collection is all about. I’ve lots to be taught clearly.”
Daly’s ARCA race comes on the heels of his Tenth-place end in final month’s Indianapolis 500 at driving the No. 24 DRR Cusick Motorsports Chevrolet for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing.
Daly, 32, isn’t any stranger to the two.258-mile Mid-Ohio street course. Since 2016, Daly has competed in eight IndyCar races, together with his finest end sixth in 2016 driving for veteran proprietor Dale Coyne.
Final July, Daly made one in all his three NASCAR Truck begins on the observe, beginning and ending 18th in an entry fielded by Niece Motorsports.
The Noblesville, Indiana native shall be sponsored by Polkadot for his ARCA debut. The corporate is increasing its motorsports platform after debuting with Daly as a model ambassador for the Indy 500.
“We wish to go be aggressive, and we’ll see the way it goes,” Daly mentioned. “I wish to say because of all the parents that made this occur.
“Mark Rette has been actually useful in getting me into the sport and we’re going to go and attempt to win a race collectively.”
Amongst his off-track actions, Daly appeared in Season 30 of The Wonderful Race, has the motorsports podcast Pace Avenue and appeared within the 2024 NBA Superstar All-Star Sport in his dwelling state.
“With out hesitation, I consider that Conor ought to shortly dial himself into the observe, and we will proceed to tweak the automotive all through the race,” mentioned group co-owner Mark Rette.
“Hopefully, that can give us the chance to not solely preserve our presence close to the entrance of the sphere however offers us the chance to get again to Victory Lane.”