MONTEREY, Calif. — Dreyer & Reinbold Racing announced that driver Conor Daly has signed a multi-year agreement to pilot the team’s new full-time No. 24 entry in the NTT IndyCar Series beginning in 2027.
In addition, DRR also announced that the team will field Honda engines in the 2027 NTT IndyCar Series. The Carmel, Ind.-based operation previously utilized Honda engines from the 2005 to 2011 seasons.
DRR will return to the series full time for the 2027 campaign for the first time since 2012 when Oriol Servia drove the team’s lone entry. On July 22, DRR announced the team had purchased one charter from Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing for its full-time series return.
The DRR team, established in 1999, continues the 100-year legacy of the Dreyer and Reinbold families in open-wheel racing dating back to DRR team owner Reinbold’s grandfather, the legendary Floyd “Pop” Dreyer, who served as a mechanic for the Duesenberg team in the 1920s. Dreyer was also a renowned race car builder, constructing cars for the entire 1931 Indy 500 front row.
DRR has been a participant in the legendary Indianapolis 500 since 2000 with 58 drivers qualifying for the famed “Greatest Spectacle in Racing.”
Daly, the 34-year-old fan-favorite from Noblesville, Ind., also returns to full-time action after 133 starts during his career dating back to his series debut in 2013 in the Indy 500.
The veteran driver has a best series finish of second at the Detroit Grand Prix in 2016. Daly also won a pole position at Iowa Speedway in 2020 and placed on the podium (3rd) at Milwaukee in 2024.
Daly has made two Indy 500 starts with Dreyer & Reinbold Racing in 2024 and 2026, finishing 10th and 12th, respectively, and leading 26 laps in the races.
Driving the No. 23 DRR Kingspan/ARCO IndyCar in this year’s 110th 500-mile race, Daly recorded the fastest race lap of 225.126 miles per hour on lap 182.
“Dreyer & Reinbold Racing is returning to full-time competition in 2027 with Honda engines, and Conor Daly is the driver we want leading that return,” said Derek Reinbold, DRR CEO. “Conor has raced for us at Indianapolis, so we know how he prepares, how he works with engineers, and how much he gets out of a car. He has shown for years that he can win the Indianapolis 500, and our job is to give him a car that lets him do it. We are building a team that contends every weekend, and Conor is the driver we trust to carry that effort across the full season. An Indiana driver in an Indiana team’s car is exactly how we want to come back.”
Daly is excited to return to full-time driving status with a familiar organization.
“I am extremely grateful to get back to full-time IndyCar racing with my friends at Dreyer and Reinbold Racing and Honda,” said Daly. “The faith that this group has shown in me is something that makes me want to work harder than ever before to deliver. We, as a team, will aim every day to make Dennis proud of the effort we put in to be competitive and continue the team’s legacy.”
