Toni Breidinger has opened up on how she "leveraged" her modelling career to help her gain a full-time contract in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series with TRICON Garage.
The team confirmed last week that the Arabic-American driver had signed a full-time contract for 2025. Commenting on her upcoming move, Breidinger said at the time, as previously reported by Newsweek Sports:
"Racing full-time with TRICON is a dream for me. 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."
Now, Breidinger has opened up on how she has used her successful modelling career to gain a seat in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Confirming that she will not be choosing between the two career paths, Breidinger explained to Forbes:
"It's kind of funny, cause everyone's like 'oh, you have to do one thing. You have to be a race car driver or a model, you can't do both'.
"They kind of work perfectly for me because I do leverage my modeling to help me get behind the wheel...they kind of really go hand in hand for me. And I feel like I'm able to balance them really well."
Breidinger has already secured impressive sponsorship deals with CELSIUS, Raising Cane's, and Victoria Secret. She also boasts an impressive five million followers across Instagram and TikTok.
"Some of my partners are involved in NASCAR and they sponsor other drivers and some of my other partners, they really don't know much about NASCAR and I kind of brought them into it," she said.
"So coming to some of my partners say, 'hey, I'm in the Truck Series', they're like, 'OK, cool, we really know that is, but we're going to support you no matter what.'
"It's exciting that they not only believe in me, but also female athletes... it's very empowering to work with brands that kind of have the same morals as me."
The 25-year-old driver also recently featured on the front cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit, becoming the first NASCAR driver to appear on the cover of the magazine.
"It's an honor to be featured in the 2025 @SI_Swimsuit @SInow issue. it's very surreal to be in this issue along side so many inspiring athletes. thank you a million to everyone who made this dream of mine come true!!"
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