Two weeks ago, Tricon Garage announced that Toni Breidinger will compete full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series with the team in 2025. While she has previously made four starts in the series, her best performance came at Kansas Speedway in 2023, where she secured a P15 finish. In the ARCA Menards Series, she concluded this season on a high note, finishing fourth in the standings.
As the only active female driver in NASCAR’s top three series for now, Breidinger carries the weight of representation on her shoulders. In a conversation with Newsweek and other media outlets, Breidinger shared insights into her mindset and how she has been handling criticism from those questioning her promotion to the series. Addressing the naysayers, she responded: “Yeah, I definitely have been making the haters a little mad lately, that’s for sure.
But I mean, all good stuff on my end, everyone in my inner circle is really excited and happy. It’s kind of a new chapter for me. So I mean obviously easier said than done to say ignore the haters.
” Further continuing her remarks, she added , “But everyone in my inner circle and my team and Toyota and all my partners, they’re really excited, they’re really happy and for me that’s really what counts at the end of the day. So I try not to put too much thought into comments online.” In 2025, Breidinger will take the wheel of the #5 truck, beginning her full-time campaign at Daytona.
She also acknowledged the challenges that lie.
