Toni Breidinger

Toni Breidinger (born July 14, 1999) is an American professional stock car racing driver. She currently competes part-time in the CARS Super Late Model Tour, driving the No. 21 for GMS Racing.

Toni Breidinger
Breidinger in 2018
Nationality American
Born (1999-07-14) July 14, 1999
Hillsborough, California
CARS Super Late Model Tour career
Debut season2019
Current teamGMS Racing
Car numberNo. 21
EngineChevrolet
Crew chiefMike Beam
Former teamsVenturini Motorsports
Breidinger Motorsports
Starts1
Championships1
Wins0
Poles0
Best finish41st in 2019
Finished last season41st (2019)
Previous series
2018
2014-2016		ARCA Racing Series
USAC Speed2 Western Pavement Midget Series
Championship titles
2016USAC Speed2 Western Pavement Midget Series
Last updated on: February 23, 2020.

Racing career

Early career

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.[1]

Breidinger during the 2018 Cheesemakers 100.

ARCA Racing Series
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.[2]

W Series

She 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[3] (along with Natalie Decker, her 2018 teammate at Venturini). Breidinger was named to be among the top-50 finalists,[4] although she did eventually get 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 of 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.[5]

Personal life

Breidinger and 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.[6] She has also done some modeling.[1]

Motorsports career results

ARCA Racing Series

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

ARCA Racing 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 ARSC Pts
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 42nd 490
20 GTW
12

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References
  1. Sidell, Lainey (June 15, 2018). "Beautiful People: Toni Breidinger Is Racing Full Throttle". PaperMag.com. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  2. Radebaugh, Don (March 2, 2018). "Venturini announces Midget ace Breidinger to driver line-up". ARCARacing.com. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  3. Bruce, Kenny (December 19, 2018). "After making initial cut, Toni Breidinger hoping to give W Series a spin". ESPN. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  4. Krall, Charles (December 6, 2018). "Natalie Decker and Toni Breidinger Finalists for New W Series in 2019". ARCARacing.com. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  5. Whapham, Justin (March 6, 2019). "Toni Breidinger Joins GMS Racing's Late Model Program". GMS Racing. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  6. "Meet the 19-year-old speed demon leaving her competitors in the dust". Women in the World. June 22, 2018. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
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