Toni Breidinger

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Toni Breidinger
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Breidinger at Daytona International Speedway in 2024
BornAntoinette Marie Breidinger
(1999-07-14) July 14, 1999 (age 25)
San Francisco, California, U.S. [1]
Achievements2016 USAC Speed2 Western US Asphalt Midget Series Champion
Awards2014 USAC Speed2 Western US Asphalt Midget Series Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
4 races run over 2 years
Truck no., teamNo. 5 (Tricon Garage)
2024 position69th
Best finish38th (2023)
First race 2023 Heart of America 200 (Kansas)
Last race 2024 Fresh From Florida 250 (Daytona)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
ARCA Menards Series career
65 races run over 5 years
Best finish4th (2024)
First race 2018 Herr's Potato Chips 200 (Madison)
Last race 2024 Owens Corning 200 (Toledo)
WinsTop tens Poles
0270
ARCA Menards Series East career
13 races run over 3 years
Best finish11th (2024)
First race 2022 Calypso Lemonade 150 (Iowa)
Last race 2024 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol)
WinsTop tens Poles
050
ARCA Menards Series West career
6 races run over 4 years
Best finish35th (2023)
First race 2021 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
Last race 2024 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
WinsTop tens Poles
010
Statistics current as of November 8, 2024.

Antoinette Marie Breidinger (born July 14, 1999) is an American professional stock car racing driver and model. She competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 5 Toyota Tundra for Tricon Garage. She has also competed in the ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East, and ARCA Menards Series West.

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She formerly held the record for most United States Auto Club (USAC) wins for a female with 19 before Jessica Bean broke the record. [2] [3] Breidinger holds the record for the most top-tens of a female in any NASCAR series with 27 top-ten finishes [4]

Racing career

Early career

Breidinger during the 2018 Cheesemakers 100. 2018Cheesemarkers100 MIS USAC80ToniBreitinger.jpg
Breidinger during the 2018 Cheesemakers 100.

Breidinger began racing go-karts at the age of nine with her twin sister Annie in 2009 at Sonoma Raceway. Her father bought the sisters a go-kart after they started going to a local go-karting facility and had fun racing there. He bought one go-kart and eventually a second so each of them had their own. [5]

ARCA and NASCAR

Breidinger's No. 55 ARCA car at Madison International Speedway in 2018. 55 Toni Breidinger car 2018 ARCA Madison.jpg
Breidinger's No. 55 ARCA car at Madison International Speedway in 2018.

She was called by Venturini Motorsports to run a part-time schedule for them in the ARCA Series in 2018. [6]

Breidinger returned to ARCA in 2021 on a part-time schedule for Young's Motorsports beginning at Daytona International Speedway. [7] The team also announced that Breidinger would run a part-time schedule in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series that year, driving the No. 82, a new part-time fourth truck for the team. This would have made her the first female Arab-American driver to compete in a NASCAR national series. [7] [8] Her Truck Series debut did not end up happening because she left Young's Motorsports in July to return to Venturini Motorsports, where she was announced to compete for them in 4 main ARCA Menards Series races along with the West Series season-finale at Phoenix. [9]

Breidinger's 2024 NASCAR season kicked off with a 27th-place finish at Daytona International Speedway in the Truck Series [10] and a 37th-place finish in the ARCA Menards series. [11] Breidinger would finish fourth in the main ARCA Series points standings with eleven Top 10s. On November 26, Tricon Garage announced that Breidinger will drive the No. 5 truck full-time in 2025. [12]

W Series

In 2019, Breidinger tried out for the W Series, a new racing series composed exclusively of female drivers from around the world. She first announced her intentions to become an applicant for the series in December 2018 [13] (along with Natalie Decker, her 2018 teammate at Venturini). Breidinger was named to be among the top-50 finalists, [14] though she was eventually cut from the program.

Late models

In 2017, she ran various Late model races throughout the state of California as a teammate to Hailie Deegan.

In March 2019, Breidinger signed with GMS Racing to compete in several late model events for them. She also became part of the Drivers Edge Development program which is composed of up-and-coming drivers from both GMS and JR Motorsports. [15]

In 2020, Breidinger competed in the Carolina Pro Late Model Series, for DLP Motorsports driving the No. 80 car. She placed 4th in points. [16] In the 8 races in the series she placed 3 Top 5s, and 4 Top 10s. [16]

Personal life

Breidinger is of Lebanese and German descent; [17] her family lives in Hillsborough, California. She has a twin sister named Annie who is also a racing driver and has competed in go-karts and USAC along with Toni. [18] She has also done some modeling. [5]

Breidinger appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on February 25, 2021, to discuss her 2021 season plans, her run in the ARCA race at Daytona which happened two weeks prior, and her racing career as a whole. She became the first NASCAR driver who was not from the NASCAR Cup Series to appear as a guest on the show. [19]

On September 14, 2022, Breidinger announced on Instagram that she was hired to be a model for Victoria's Secret. [20] In September 2023, Breidinger participated in Victoria's Secret 2023 Tour.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425NCTCPtsRef
2023 Tricon Garage 1 Toyota DAY LVS ATL COA TEX BRD MAR KAN
15		 DAR NWS CLT GTW
24		 NSH
17		 MOH POC RCH IRP MLW KAN BRI TAL HOM PHO 38th55 [21]
2024 DAY
27		 ATL LVS BRI COA MAR TEX KAN DAR NWS CLT GTW NSH POC IRP RCH MLW BRI KAN TAL HOM MAR PHO 69th10 [22]
2025 5 DAY ATL LVS HOM MAR BRI CAR TEX KAN NWS CLT NSH MCH POC LRP IRP GLN RCH DAR BRI NHA ROV TAL MAR PHO -*-*

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

ARCA Menards Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Menards Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920AMSCPtsRef
2018 Venturini Motorsports 55 Toyota DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL CLT POC MCH MAD
10		 CHI
18		 IOW ELK POC ISF BLN DSF SLM IRP KAN 42nd490 [23]
20 GTW
12
2021 Young's Motorsports 02 Chevy DAY
18		 PHO
30		 TAL
12		 KAN
12		 TOL CLT
20		 MOH POC ELK BLN IOW 13th258 [24]
Venturini Motorsports 25 Toyota WIN
9		 GLN MCH ISF
9		 MLW DSF
12		 BRI SLM
55 KAN
16
2022 25 DAY
9		 PHO
15		 TAL
24		 KAN
10		 CLT
11		 IOW
11		 BLN
9		 ELK
12		 MOH
13		 POC
10		 IRP
17		 MCH
11		 GLN
14		 ISF
18		 MLW
12		 DSF
13		 KAN
9		 BRI
16		 SLM
8		 TOL
14		6th824 [25]
2023 55 DAY
23		 PHO
22		 TAL
12		 KAN
11		 CLT
12		 ELK
9		 MOH POC
6		 MCH IRP
9		 GLN ISF MLW DSF KAN
3		 BRI
12		9th489 [26]
25 BLN
5		 IOW
5
15 SLM
4		 TOL
2024 25 DAY
37		 PHO
9		 TAL
10		 DOV
15		 KAN
10		 CLT
12		 IOW
8		 MOH
7		 BLN
6		 IRP
24		 SLM
16		 ELK
7		 MCH
8		 ISF
6		 MLW
11		 DSF
9		 GLN
17		 BRI
12		 KAN
12		 TOL
7		4th837 [27]

ARCA Menards Series East

ARCA Menards Series East results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678AMSECPtsRef
2022 Venturini Motorsports 25 Toyota NSM FIF DOV NSV IOW
11		 MLW
12		 BRI
16		17th93 [28]
2023 55 FIF DOV
7		 NSV FRS IRP
9		 MLW BRI
12		14th143 [29]
25 IOW
5
2024 FIF DOV
15		 NSV IOW
8		 IRP
24		 MLW
11		 BRI
12		11th190 [30]
55 FRS
4

ARCA Menards Series West

ARCA Menards Series West results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112AMSWCPtsRef
2021 Young's Motorsports 02 Chevy PHO
30		 SON IRW CNS IRW PIR LVS AAS 54th14 [31]
Venturini Motorsports 55 Toyota PHO
27
2022 25 PHO
15		 IRW KCR PIR SON IRW EVG PIR AAS LVS PHO 58th29 [32]
2023 55 PHO
22		 IRW KCR PIR SON IRW SHA EVG AAS LVS MAD 35th55 [33]
25 PHO
11
2024 PHO
9		 KER PIR SON IRW IRW SHA TRI MAD AAS KER PHO 49th35 [34]

Carolina Pro Late Model Series

(key)

Carolina Pro Late Model Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789CPLMSCPtsRef
2020 DLP Motorsports 80 Chevy DIL
6		 OCS
9		 HCY
7		 HCY
17		 HCY
4		 HCY
4		 HCY
3		 HCY
7		 FLC
4		4th697 [16]

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