Conor Daly will roll off pit road at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Indianapolis 500 with the obvious goal in mind win the race and cement himself in racing lore for the rest of time.A victory will do more than just make him a part of Indy 500 history forever; he will become a folk hero for his native Indiana, which is itching to see a lengthy drought end.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMIt has been 85 years since an Indiana-born race car driver won the illustrious race. Daly will be driving the No. 76 ampm-sponsored Chevrolet with Wilbur Shaw on his mind, almost literally. Shaw won three Indy 500 races, but no one from Indiana has won it since 1940.He will be wearing a helmet that honors the legendary driver on Sunday."Its crazy, 85 years since the last Indy 500 winner from Indiana. That just seems wrong. It just seems sad. So weve got to change that," Daly, who was born in Noblesville, told Fox News Digital. "It was just a cool idea that I came up with my helmet painter."I try to come up with something unique every year for the Indy 500 helmet because its just a special event, and we put a couple old picture of his car from back in the day 1940 was the last winner, which is crazy. Put the 1940 ticket on top of the helmet as well with a couple of little small details."Daly qualified 11th for the race and is set to start in between Scott McLaughlin and Alexander Rossi, who have both won the race in the past.He touted how fast the car has been for him. His average speed during qualifying was around 231 mph.INDYCAR DRIVER CONOR DALY GOES RACING WITH AMPM FOR THE INDY 500"I feel really good," he said. "This is one of the best cars Ive had in my IndyCar career here, and I know thats a bold statement to say, but its truly been a pleasure to drive all week. Ive equaled my best starting position with 11th. Were right alongside the pole-sitter from last year, Scott McLaughlin. Were in the fight. This car is just flat out fast and thats really, really special."He called driving at such a high rate of speed "truly crazy.""I dont know why you wouldnt watch what were doing here because it truly is crazy," he explained. "Were at that level where cars are flying through the air, crashing at a high level, because we are putting these things on the absolute ragged edge of control and thats what it takes to win the biggest race out there."Its the biggest race that there is across motorsports. Some people like to argue that but physically, if you ask any racing drivers who have been around the sport for a long time, the Indy 500, thats the big one. Its crazy and what were doing out there is wild."Daly said winning the Indy 500 would be a realization of all the hard work he has put in throughout his entire career."Its why I wake up every morning," the Juncos Hollinger Racing driver told Fox News Digital.Most importantly, he already has the milk picked out that he will chug should he be able to."Ive gone whole milk the last few years, but I havent won yet," he said. "So, I decided to switch it up. Were gonna go 2% because why not? Lets pick something different and maybe thatll get us the win."TheIndy500 will be broadcast May 25 on FOX with coverage starting at 10 a.m. ET. It will also be available tostream live on FOXSports.comand the FOX Sports app.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.