Toni Breidinger’s NASCAR season off to worst | Sports News

Toni Breidinger’s 2026 season is off to the worst doable begin after she failed to qualify for the primary Craftsman Truck Series race at Daytona International Speedway.

The 44 entries and simply 36 doable spots meant eight drivers confronted being eradicated earlier than the race even began as drivers put down their quickest doable qualifying laps.

And Breidinger was amongst one of the primary casualties after her No.27 Chevrolet truck posted the second-slowest time, with a 172.586mph average pace.

Breidinger’s was one of quite a few Trucks that had not handed technical inspection after they rolled out for observe on Thursday night time. It meant she was amongst seven drivers who didn’t post a time in observe.

She rolled out among the many first automobiles in qualifying on Friday afternoon, however her time was higher than just one driver, Greg van Alst. It meant she was rapidly eradicated from rivalry as automobiles posted quicker occasions, ending her weekend earlier than it correctly started.

Breidinger has a host of big-name sponsors for her eight-race slate, being supported by Raising Canes as major sponsor in Daytona with Celsius and Sunoco additionally on board.

She now faces a long wait to put issues proper. Her subsequent look is just not slated till May 1 at Texas Motor Speedway. She has left Toyota after ending twenty third in final season’s factors standings with a best end of 18th place. 

After making the transfer to Chevrolet, Breidinger mentioned: “I’m looking forward to starting this next chapter with the Team Chevy family.

“Chevrolet’s passion for motorsports and commitment to performance is unrivaled. With their support of Rackley WAR’s growing program, I’m confident they are going to provide me with the resources to compete for wins.”