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Toni Breidinger

Toni Breidinger

American model and racing driver


Antoinette Marie Breidinger (born July 14, 1999) is an American stock car racing driver & Victoria's Secret Model. She competes full-time in the ARCA Menards Series, and part-time in the East and West Series, driving the No. 25 Toyota Camry for Venturini Motorsports, and part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 1 Toyota Tundra for Tricon Garage.

Quick Facts Born, Achievements ...

She formerly held the record for most United States Auto Club (USAC) wins for a female with 19 before Jessica Bean broke the record.[1][2]

Racing career

Early career

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.[3]

ARCA and NASCAR

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.[4]

Breidinger returned to ARCA in 2021 on a part-time schedule for Young's Motorsports beginning at Daytona International Speedway.[5] 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.[5][6] 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.[7]

Breidinger's 2024 NASCAR season kicked off with a 27th-place finish at Daytona International Speedway in the Truck Series[8] and a 37th-place finish in the ARCA Menards series.[9]

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[10] (along with Natalie Decker, her 2018 teammate at Venturini). Breidinger was named to be among the top-50 finalists,[11] 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.[12]

In 2020, Breidinger competed in Carolina Pro Late Model Series, for DLP Motorsports driving the 80 car. She placed 4th in points.[13] In the 8 races in the series she placed 3 Top 5s, and 4 Top 10s.[13]

Personal life

Breidinger is of Lebanese and German descent;[14] 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.[15] She has also done some modeling.[3]

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 that was not from the NASCAR Cup Series to appear as a guest on the show.[16]

On September 14, 2022, Breidinger announced on Instagram that she was hired to be a model for Victoria's Secret.[17] 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

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ARCA Menards Series

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

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ARCA Menards Series East

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ARCA Menards Series West

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Carolina Pro Late Model Series

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References

  1. "Teen Toni Breidinger out to give W Series a spin". ESPN.com. December 20, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  2. Staff, Speedway Digest. "Toni Breidinger Pursuing MAVTV Pro Late Model Championship". www.speedwaydigest.com. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  3. Sidell, Lainey (June 15, 2018). "Beautiful People: Toni Breidinger Is Racing Full Throttle". PaperMag.com. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  4. Radebaugh, Don (March 2, 2018). "Venturini announces Midget ace Breidinger to driver line-up". ARCARacing.com. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  5. Bruce, Kenny (December 19, 2018). "After making initial cut, Toni Breidinger hoping to give W Series a spin". ESPN. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  6. Krall, Charles (December 6, 2018). "Natalie Decker and Toni Breidinger Finalists for New W Series in 2019". ARCARacing.com. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  7. Whapham, Justin (March 6, 2019). "Toni Breidinger Joins GMS Racing's Late Model Program". GMS Racing. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  8. "Race Results". CPLMS. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  9. "Meet the 19-year-old speed demon leaving her competitors in the dust". Women in the World. June 22, 2018. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  10. "Toni Breidinger – 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
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  13. "Toni Breidinger – 2021 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
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  20. "Toni Breidinger – 2021 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  21. "Toni Breidinger – 2022 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
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  23. "Toni Breidinger – 2024 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 8, 2024.

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