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 13, 2026
Racing Through The Noise with Taylor Reimer
Send a text A single bad clip can turn into a full-blown verdict online, and Taylor Reimer knows that pressure firsthand. From her first ARCA Menards Series DNF at Phoenix to the wave of commentary that followed, she breaks down what fans rarely understand about stock car racing physics, visibility…
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...
Recent Blog Posts
March 11, 2026
Racing the Snow: McKaylee Meyerhofer's Snowcross Journey
Episode Highlights• McKaylee Meyerhofer began racing snowmobiles at age five• Competes in the AMSOIL Championship Snowcross Series• Progressed from 120 sleds to 600 class machines• Travels across the U.S. for national race…
March 11, 2026
Racing the Snow: McKaylee Meyerhofer's Snowcross Journey
Racing the Snow: McKaylee Meyerhofer's Snowcross JourneyFor many racers, the passion for motorsports begins early—but for McKaylee Meyerhofer, that passion started before most kids even learn to ride a bike.At just five years old, McKaylee…
March 11, 2026
Protecting Grassroots Racing: Inside SEMA’s Right to Race Campaign
Guest: Karen Bailey-ChapmanSenior Vice President of Public & Government AffairsSEMA & PRIIn This Episode We Discuss:· What SEMA and PRI do year-round· &nb…