IndyCar racer ConorDaly22 admits he 'got lucky' to make his first Daytona 500 on Sunday as problems struck fellow non-chartered entrants in Thursday night's second NASCAR duel race ⬇️
Daly, a late entry from boxer Floyd Mayweather's The Money Team to drive its No. 50 Chevrolet, has little NASCAR experience having only started four races across its three divisions since 2018.
Right from the start, Daly knew it was going to be a difficult night as he reported his car was shaking terribly once he left pit road. The situation didn’t get much better once the race got underway and he was soon a lap down. “Well, we were inherently unlucky for the last 36 hours, but we got lucky,” said Daly, who will become the 62nd driver in history to compete in both the Indianapolis 500 and Daytona 500.“I wish I could have said that I drove it in on pure pace, but it was just crazy.“I thought the drivetrain was broken, and just made it better every time . We got lucky with the yellows to try to get some experience, but it is pretty crazy.
"It’s a bummer because we knew where the 50 [Daly] was and we knew that he was multiple laps down and all we had to do was beat him," he said.
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