Toni Breidinger is set to move up the NASCAR ranks in 2025 as she takes on a full-time schedule.
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Breidinger will join Tricon Garage for the full 2025 Craftsman Truck Series season. She will drive the No. 5 Toyota Tundra formerly controlled by Dean Thompson.
Breidinger will have Celsius, Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers, and Sunoco supporting her as she takes on the national NASCAR series.
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The California native spent last season competing full-time in the ARCA Menards Series for Venturini Motorsports. She posted top-10 finishes in 11 of the 20 races and ended the season fourth in the championship standings. She reached 27 total top-10 finishes in her 65 career ARCA starts and set a record for female drivers.
"Racing full-time with Tricon is a dream for me," Breidinger said in a statement. "It's been a 15-year process to get here but I'm so excited for this moment and ready to capitalize on it.
"I wouldn't have this opportunity if it wasn't for Toyota, Raising Cane's, Celsius, and Sunoco. I'm beyond grateful to have these partners and team in my corner to take this next step in my career."
Along with her time in ARCA, Breidinger has multiple Late Model and Toyota GR Cup starts. She has 19 USAC victories on her racing resume.
The 2025 season will continue Breidinger's relationship with Tricon Garage. She previously joined the championship-contending team for four starts in 2023-24.
She finished 15th in her debut at Kansas Speedway, 24th at World Wide Technology Raceway, 17th at Nashville Superspeedway, and 27th at Daytona International Speedway.
The race at Kansas, in particular, featured Breidinger facing off with such NASCAR champions as Matt Crafton, Johnny Sauter, and Kyle Busch.
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"When they said (Busch) was behind me, I was like, 'Oh, gosh, that's pretty intimidating,'" Breidinger said on pit road after her Truck Series debut in 2023.
"It was really cool. Everyone in the field is really, really experienced veteran drivers, so it was cool to race around them."
Breidinger joins returning drivers Corey Heim and Tanner Gray in the Tricon Garage lineup. According to the Craftsman Truck Series team, more announcements regarding drivers and crew chiefs are on the way.
