IndyCar driver Conor Daly rips fellow racer after hard racing leads to nasty wreck: 'It's inexcusable'

David Malukas took Will Buxton around Portland International Raceway ahead of the BITNILE.com Grand Prix of Portland.

IndyCar driver Conor Daly was involved in a horrifying crash during the Bitnile.com Grand Prix of Portland on Sunday afternoon.

Daly was in an aggressive battle with Christian Rasmussen for a few laps early in the race. The two made contact on Lap 13 and then made contact again on Lap 15. However, Daly took the brunt of the last touch and was sent crashing into the safety barrier several feet off the track.

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Conor Daly, #76, talks with Pato O'Ward, #5, before the NTT IndyCar Series Farm to Finish 275 on July 13, 2025 at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. Alex Palou, #10, won the race. (Ayrton Breckenridge/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

He pinned the blame on Rasmussen.

"I saw him drive Colton (Herta) almost into the wall on the back straight," Daly said, via Indy Star. "He was quite slow, so I tried to pass him into (Turn) 7. He drove himself off the track to make sure I drove off the track. Not sure of the point of that. It's stupid, in my opinion.

"He was really slow down the straight, and I just passed him, and then he just never stopped. It's a dangerous corner to try to do that. I would (say) that was an unsafe move. 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 quickest corner on the track together with me being alongside him," he said.

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Conor Daly, Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet prior to the NTT