(CNN) Toni Breidinger says that when she sat behind the wheel of a go-kart at age 9, she knew she would become a race car driver.
Twelve years later, Breidinger has become the first Arab American female driver to participate in a NASCAR national series, according to NASCAR
The 21-year-old joined the racing team Young's Motorsports to race in the 2021 stock car competition ARCA Menards Series and NASCAR's pick-up truck competition, Camping World Truck Series, which begins with the Lucas Oil 200 at Daytona International Speedway in Florida on Saturday.
"I'm honored and excited to be the first, but i don't want to be the last," Breidinger, who is of Lebanese descent, told CNN. "I hope I can pave the way for future female Arab drivers as well."
Breidinger is a 19-time United States Auto Club winner, a record for any female driver, and debuted in the Top 10 at Madison International speedway in ARCA Menards in 2018.
CheeseCycle on February 21st, 2021 at 19:57 UTC »
I followed NASCAR for many years and have never heard NASCAR's truck series refered to as the pick-up truck competition.
Critical_Moose on February 21st, 2021 at 19:54 UTC »
You would think the driver's name would be important enough to put in the title
hobbs_squad on February 21st, 2021 at 19:36 UTC »
This literally happened over a week ago now, clearly y’all didn’t read the article