Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - Bayan ya kara kwarewarsa a gasar Irish Formula Ford Championship, Daly ya fara motsawa a gasar zakarun Turai na Formula Two a shekarar 1977. A cikin 1978 da 1979, ya yi gasa a duka Formula Two da Formula One, ya gama na uku a gasar zakarun Formula Two a duka lokutan. Daga 1980 zuwa 1982, ya mai da hankali kan Formula One, shekarar da ya fi kyau ita ce 1980, lokacin da ya zira kwallaye na huɗu biyu kuma ya gama na 11 a Gasar Drivers. Abubuwa biyu da ya fi tunawa a cikin F1 duka sun zo a cikin Monaco Grand Prix. A shekarar 1980 ya yi hatsari a zagaye na farko bayan ya haye wasu motoci uku. A shekara ta 1982
ba zato ba tsammani ya sami kansa a cikin takaddama don cin nasara lokacin da motoci huɗu da ke gabansa suka shiga cikin matsaloli tare da ƙasa da juzu'i biyu don zuwa, amma ya ƙare a gefen layi da kansa lokacin da gearbox ya kama shi 'yan mintuna daga baya.