Women's Motorsports Network Podcast
Women's Motorsports Network Podcast shares the stories of women involved in motorsports from around the world. My first episode was in 2018 and I continue to add new episodes each week. Feel free to suggest potential guests to me at melinda@wmnnation.comMelinda Russell
Women's Motorsports Network Podcast
Women's Motorsports Network Podcast shares the stories of women involved in motorsports from around the world. My first episode was in 2018 and new episodes are added each week.
Feel free to suggest potential guests to me at:
melinda@wmnnation.com.
Melinda Russell
Recent Episodes
March 11, 2026
From Dirt To Daytona: Sonya Lloyd On Speed, Grit, And Breaking Barriers
Send a text Sonya Lloyd is a 23-year-old professional motorcycle racer balancing a full-time engineering career at Siemens with competing in MotoAmerica. From hitting 161 mph at Daytona to racing in six countries in the Women...
March 8, 2026
Rilee Nowaczyk: A Teen Racer Balances School, Travel, And High-Speed Jumps
Send a text High school sophomore Rilee Nowaczyk from Holland, Michigan is proving that snowcross racing isn’t just for the boys. Racing a 600 Polaris in the national ISOC series (streamed on International Series of Champions via FloSports), Rilee competes in the Pro Women’s class against racers tw…
March 5, 2026
Robyn Douthit on Running a Jet Car Team & RV Life
Send a text Robyn Douthit didn’t grow up in drag racing—until life (and love) brought her into it. In this episode, she shares how reconnecting with her husband in 2009 led to a wild, rewarding motorsports lifestyle: a full-time RV family traveling across the country to put on jet-car exhibition sh…
March 2, 2026
Isabella Robusto: Driven Different: Building A Brand In A Male-Dominated Sport
Send a text In this episode of the Women’s Motorsports Network Podcast, Melinda Russell sits down with 21-year-old ARCA driver Isabella Robusto to talk about her journey from go-karts at age four to racing full-time in the ARCA Menards Series. Isabella shares how the NASCAR Drive for Diversity prog…
Feb. 28, 2026
Dana Courtney: How A Mustang, A Camera, And A Track Shaped A Lifelong Love Of Motorsports
Send a text Dana Courtney grew up immersed in drag racing at Gainesville Raceway and later served 10 years as a military mechanic before returning home to rejoin the racing community. Now a volunteer photographer, raceway sta...
Feb. 26, 2026
Debbie Matthews: She Passed Him On The Outside And Married Him
Send a text Debbie Matthews is known as the “Godmother of Women’s Motocross,” and after this conversation, you’ll understand why. Starting her racing journey in 1974, Debbie competed in the very first Women’s National Motocross Championship at Indian Dunes in California. From there, she built a 50-…
Recent Blog Posts
March 10, 2026
Robyn Douthit — JetCarsRock, Jet-Powered Funny Cars & Life Behind the…
What you’ll hear in this episode· Robyn’s background: San Diego → Colorado → motorsports life on the road· Reconnecting via Facebook in 2…
March 10, 2026
Isabella Robusto: Driven Different and Racing Toward NASCAR Cup
Guest: Isabella RobustoAbout Isabella· 21-year-old ARCA Menards Series driver· Member of Toyota’s Driver Development Program· …
March 10, 2026
Dana Courtney: How A Mustang, A Camera, And A Track Shaped A Lifelong…
Dana Courtney grew up immersed in drag racing at Gainesville Raceway and later served 10 years as a military mechanic before returning home to rejoin the racing community. Now a volunteer photographer, raceway staff member, and builder of a 1965 Mus…