Toni Breidinger’s 2025 season in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series has been a grind, piloting the No. 5 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro for Tricon Garage in her first full-time campaign. Across 20 starts, she’s yet to crack a win, top-5, or top-10, and her average finish is hovering around 24.8. Still, locking down a full-season ride is a big deal for the 26-year-old, giving her the consistency and exposure to grow in a tough field.

As the only Arab-American woman running full-time in NASCAR’s top three series, Breidinger’s a trailblazer, even if the results haven’t yet matched her potential. Tracks she’s getting more comfortable with, like Bristol or Kansas, could be where she turns heads.

But off the track, Breidinger faced a gut punch in August when her car was broken into in Ithaca, New York,

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