TONI BREIDINGER Outpaces Celebrity Driver While Climbing NASCAR Ladder

July 29, 2025

• TONI BREIDINGER is quietly schooling the field in the NASCAR Truck Series, sitting 24th in points – one spot and eight points ahead of celebrity driver Frankie Muniz with nine races remaining. While Muniz gets the headlines for his Hollywood-to-racing transition, BREIDINGER has been putting in the work since she was 9 years old, starting with go-karts in Northern California and grinding through five years in ARCA before earning her truck series shot.
• The 26-year-old made NASCAR history in 2023 with a 15th-place finish in her first truck race – the best debut ever by a female driver – which helped her land a full-time ride this season with Tricon Garage, Toyota’s flagship truck team. That breakthrough performance came after winning the USAC western asphalt midget series title as a teenager, proving she earned her spot through talent, not just her modeling portfolio that includes Victoria’s Secret and Sports Illustrated shoots.
• BREIDINGER sees her modeling work as strategic fuel for her racing ambitions, bringing sponsors like 818 Tequila, Dave & Buster’s, and Coach to her team while generating visibility that benefits the sport. “The side hustles, I like to call them,” she explains, positioning her red carpet appearances and photo shoots as part of the business of climbing NASCAR’s ladder rather than distractions from it. Her goal remains clear: reach the Cup Series and prove that talent transcends whatever brings you to the sport’s attention first.

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