Conor Daly to Drive for Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s NASCAR Team, Try to Make Daytona 500

IndyCar driver Conor Daly will be back driving for Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s Money Team Racing.

The Money Team Racing announced the 31-year-old will drive the No. 50 car in select NASCAR Cup Series this season.

In a statement released Tuesday (via Dustin Long of NBC Sports), Mayweather said Daly will attempt to qualify for the Daytona 500.

"The Money Team Racing shocked the world by making the Daytona 500 last year, and I believe in this team and know we will prepare a great car for this year's race," the boxing superstar said. "Like a fighter who's always ready to face the best, Conor has the courage to buckle into this beast without any practice and put that car into the field. Conor is like a hungry fighter and my kind of guy. I sure wouldn't bet against him."

The Money Racing Team's statement also noted Daly will compete in up to six additional Cup races this year, including the Circuit of the Americas on March 26 and Indianapolis road course on August 13.

Daly is one of at least six drivers competing for four open spots in the 2023 Daytona 500. He has limited experience on the NASCAR circuit with one race in the Xfinity Series in 2018 and Camping World Truck Series in 2021.

The Indiana native made his Cup debut at the Bank of American Roval 400 in Charlotte, North Carolina, on October 9. He finished 34th in a 39-driver field.

Qualifying for the 2023 Daytona 500 will begin on Feb. 15 at Daytona International Speedway.

Mayweather is a co-owner of the Money Racing Team that officially debuted in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2022 when Kaz Grala qualified for last year's Daytona 500.