Brehanna Daniels

Brehanna Michelle Daniels (born January 26, 1994) is a tire changer for NASCAR, the first African American woman in a NASCAR Cup Series pit crew, and part of the first female duo to do pit crew work.

Early life and education Daniels is from Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Daniels attended Norfolk State University, where she majored in communications and played as point guard for the school's basketball team. Career

Racing Daniels was recruited out of college into NASCAR's Drive for Diversity program in 2016, where she met Breanna O'Leary. Daniels was one of ten selected from around the country to join. NASCAR's director of athletic performance, Phil Horton, cited her previous athletics experience and exceptional hand speed as key ingredients to her success in the program. She and O'Leary made history as the first female duo to work a pit crew, changing tires for Ray Black Jr. Daniels participated in the Cup race just under two years after she began her training.

In 2019, Daniels pitted with O'Leary for Cody Ware in the Daytona 500 qualifying race and the race itself.

Daniels has also worked with the Drive for Diversity Pit Crew Combine program from which she got her start.

Television Given her athletic ability, Daniels starred as a competitor on Dwayne Johnson's reality competition series from NBC, The Titan Games. She also starred in a nationally-run Advil commercial.

Awards Daniels was honored at the 2020 NASCAR Drive for Diversity Awards on October 8, 2020 where she received the Crew Member Award.