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Toni Breidinger has been featured in Sports Illustrated’s 2025 swimsuit issue, which she described on X (formerly Twitter) as a dream come true. NASCAR fans shared their sentiments over Breidinger’s milestone, congratulating her for making a mark for her respective sport.
Breidinger is a 25-year-old professional stock car racing driver competing full-time in the ARCA Menards Series. She concluded the 2024 Arca Menard Series season with 11 top-10 finishes, enough to rank fourth in the standings.
With her growing influence in a male-dominated sport, the No. 25 Toyota driver is recognized as a new SI Swimsuit athlete along with Olympian Suni Lee and WNBA star Cameron Brink. She wore a green two-piece bikini on the shores of Boca Raton and posed for photographer Ben Horton.
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One fan said the swimsuit photo shouldn’t be seen by William Byron, who is known in the NASCAR community to have a dating history with Ryan Blaney’s sister, Erin.
“don’t let william byron see this.”
Meanwhile, many NASCAR fans applauded Toni Breidinger for the cover shoot, with one X user commenting:
“That’s a great honor to be in the @SI_Swimsuit edition. Congratulations Toni.”
“Absolute smoke show!” another fan said.
“So happy for you!” one X user wrote.
Some fans complimented the driver for her looks and outfit.
“Absolutely geous toni,” one fan stated.
“Look amazing that green looks great on you Toni,” another fan shared.
In response to the feature, Toni Breidinger wrote on X:
“it’s an honor to be featured in the 2025 @SI_Swimsuit @SInow issue. it’s very surreal to be in this issue alongside so many inspiring athletes. thank you a million to everyone who made this dream of mine come true!!
Jamie Little reacted to Toni Breidinger’s SI Swimsuit feature
Jamie Little, a veteran motorsports reporter, shared her thoughts on Toni Breidinger’s Sports Illustrated’s 2025 Swimsuit issue milestone. Little said it was her first time seeing a driver she covers be recognized in the said issue.
As a brief background, Jamie Little started covering NASCAR in 2007 after spending years as a reporter for the IndyCar Series. She is currently the only female play-by-play announcer in NASCAR, usually for the ARCA Menards Series where Breidinger competes full-time.
In a now-expired Instagram story, Little congratulated the No. 25 Toyota driver for the achievement, saying:
"First time seeing a driver I cover in racing featured in the swimsuit issue for @sportsillustrated. Congrats @tonibreidinger."
The SI Swimsuit feature comes on the heels of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series where Toni Breidinger entered all 20 races. She also debuted in the NASCAR truck Series at the Daytona International Speedway in the No. 1 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro. Her efforts returned a P27 finish.
With her racing portfolio stacking up, Breidinger’s dream of making the NASCAR Cup Series is closer than ever. The 25-year-old would become the first female Arab-American driver to do so, though she hoped she wouldn’t be the last.
