She was the CASCAR rookie of the year in 1993, and a three-time Canadian national champion in the Chevrolet Camaro racing series from 1996 to 1998.

Her father Worden Teasdale was once president of the Royal Canadian Golf Association, and her uncle Al Balding played on the PGA Tour.

She joined the Landford Racing team in 1991, and participated in the Molson Indy Vancouver in the Atlantic Championship, becoming the first woman to compete in the series.

She had limited previous exposure to stock cars at the time, but achieved success immediately by winning CASCAR's Hard Charger Award as its rookie of the year.

54 with Team IGA during the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series at the Lysol 200, held at the Watkins Glen International track.

[5] She obtained dual Canadian and American citizenship during her racing career, and lived in both Toronto, Ontario and Charlotte, North Carolina.

[2] Peter McMurtrie credited Teasdale as someone who "raised the bar to new heights with her promotional skills and abilities as it relates to Canadian female athletes".

[11][12] She initially struggled to find the money to compete as sponsorship deals were tentative in her early years, but she was determined as she felt that she was good enough and deserved to be on the same race track as men.

[2] In a 1999 interview she stated that there was a general lack of support for female drivers, which discouraged more from competing against their male counterparts.

She was determined to work harder for corporate sponsorships, and credited those sponsors who assisted her with making her driving career possible.

[1] Teasdale became involved with charitable work at age 10 for Easter Seals Canada, Christian Children's Fund and the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

[2][10] Her obituary in the Toronto Star indicated that she died unexpectedly on June 2, 2016, after a long battle with physical and mental health issues.