Conor Daly is nearly halfway through his first full season with Ed Carpenter Racing, and is more confident than ever for the rest of the season.
That confidence springs from his recent strong results, which have seen him finish in the top 12 for each of the past three races, a streak he has only had one time previously in his career.
It also comes from his ability to consistently work with his ECR crew, which he has only joined on a part time basis before this season.
Speaking to Motorsport Week, Daly described how he feels that he is on course for his best IndyCar season to date.
“We have been getting better at every weekend, which is nice,” said the 30-year-old driver. “We’ve qualified well at the last three races, which are entirely different races, and we’ve raced well at all three of them. That gives me a lot of confidence.
“This is definitely the highest I’ve been in the championship this deep in the season. Everything is going the right direction.
“It’s weird to think that if Texas had gone the way we thought, if Alabama where we just missed on strategy had gone the way we thought it was going to go, we’d be in the top 10 in points, easily.”
Daly currently sits 12th in the points standings, and is less than 20 outside the top 10. The highest he as ever finished a season has been 17th, meaning he is on track to have his best season in his nine-year career.
His BitNile sponsorship also provided him with a two-year deal with ECR beginning this year, which will give him plenty of time to build on his momentum even further.
