Toni Breidinger

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Toni Breidinger
2021 Toni Breidinger Kansas Speedway.jpg
Toni Breidinger at a NASCAR Race
Breidinger in 2018
NationalityUnited States American
Born (1999-07-14) July 14, 1999 (age 22)
Hillsborough, California
ARCA Menards Series career
Debut season2018
Current teamVenturini Motorsports
Car number25 / 55
EngineChevrolet
Crew chiefBilly Venturini / Kevin Reed Jr. / Dave Leiner Jr.
Former teamsVenturini Motorsports
Starts12
Best finish13th [1] in 2021
Finished last season13th (2021)[2]
Carolina Pro Late Model Series career
Current team
Car number80
EngineChevrolet
Crew chief
Former teamsBreidinger Motorsports
GMS Racing
Previous series
2014–2016
2021
2021		USAC Speed2 Western Pavement Midget Series
ARCA Menards Series East
ARCA Menards Series West
Championship titles
2016USAC Speed2 Western Pavement Midget Series
Last updated on: July 28, 2021.

Toni Breidinger (born July 14, 1999) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes full-time for Venturini Motorsports in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 25 Toyota Camry.

She was the all-time winningest female in United States Auto Club (USAC) history with 19 wins.[3][4]

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.[5]

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.[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]

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

Motorsports career results[]

Carolina Pro Late Model Series[]

(key)

Carolina Pro Late Model Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 CPLMSC Pts Ref
2020 DLP Motorsports 80 Chevrolet
6 		OCS
9 		HCY
7 		HCY
17 		HCY
4 		HCY
4 		HCY
3 		HCY
7 		4th 697 [13]

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
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 AMSC Pts Ref
2018 Venturini Motorsports 55 Toyota DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL CLT POC MCH MAD
10 		CHI
18 		IOW ELK ISF BLN DSF SLM IRP KAN 42nd 490 [17]
20
12
2021 Young's Motorsports 02 Chevy DAY
18 		PHO
30 		TAL
12 		KAN
12 		TOL CLT
20 		MOH POC ELK BLN IOW 13th 258 [18]
Venturini Motorsports 25 Toyota WIN
9 		GLN MCH ISF
9 		MLW DSF
12 		BRI SLM
55 KAN
16

ARCA Menards Series West[]

ARCA Menards Series West results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 AMSWC Pts Ref
2021 Young's Motorsports 02 Chevy PHO
30 		SON IRW CNS IRW PIR LVS AAS 55th 14 [19]
Venturini Motorsports 55 Toyota PHO
27

* Season still in progress

References[]

  1. ^ "Driver Season Stats".
  2. ^ "Standings".
  3. ^ "Teen Toni Breidinger out to give W Series a spin". ESPN.com. 2018-12-20. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  4. ^ Staff, Speedway Digest. "Toni Breidinger Pursuing MAVTV Pro Late Model Championship". www.speedwaydigest.com. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  5. ^ a b Sidell, Lainey (June 15, 2018). "Beautiful People: Toni Breidinger Is Racing Full Throttle". PaperMag.com. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  6. ^ Radebaugh, Don (March 2, 2018). "Venturini announces Midget ace Breidinger to driver line-up". ARCARacing.com. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Toni Breidinger joins Young's Motorsports starting at Daytona". Young's Motorsports. February 4, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  8. ^ Robinson, Cheryl. "First Arab-American Female NASCAR Racer Paves Way For Next Generation Of Women Drivers, Lands Major Sponsor". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  9. ^ Christie, Toby (July 28, 2021). "Toni Breidinger Moves From Young's to Venturini Motorsports For Five-Race Deal With Social Media Site Triller". TobyChristie.com.
  10. ^ Bruce, Kenny (December 19, 2018). "After making initial cut, Toni Breidinger hoping to give W Series a spin". ESPN. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  11. ^ Krall, Charles (December 6, 2018). "Natalie Decker and Toni Breidinger Finalists for New W Series in 2019". ARCARacing.com. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  12. ^ Whapham, Justin (March 6, 2019). "Toni Breidinger Joins GMS Racing's Late Model Program". GMS Racing. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  13. ^ a b c "Race Results". CPLMS. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  14. ^ Hanania, Ray (April 30, 2021). "Interview: Arab-American NASCAR racer Toni Breidinger on breaking records and stereotypes". arabnews.com.
  15. ^ "Meet the 19-year-old speed demon leaving her competitors in the dust". Women in the World. June 22, 2018. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  16. ^ Srigley, Joseph (February 26, 2021). ""It's Really Cool to Be the First, But I Also Don't Want to Be the Last," Toni Breidinger Talks Racing, Making History on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show"". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  17. ^ "Toni Breidinger – 2018 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  18. ^ "Toni Breidinger – 2021 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  19. ^ "Toni Breidinger – 2021 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 13, 2021.

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