Episodes
Karen Bailey-Chapman: Inside SEMA and PRI: Protecting Tracks, Growing…
Send a text Karen Bailey-Chapman, Senior VP of Public & Government Affairs for SEMA and PRI, joins Melinda to talk about the “Right to Race” campaign, protecting local racetracks from nuisance laws, tax policy impacting track...
Avery Hemmer: How A 14-Year-Old Became A Six-Time Champion In Snowcro…
Send a text At just 14 years old, Avery Hemmer is already a six-time champion and currently leading the Pro Women Snowcross points standings. From racing at age six in Minnesota to flying across North America for national com...
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…
From Dirt To Daytona: Sonya Lloyd On Speed, Grit, And Breaking Barrie…
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...
Rilee Nowaczyk: A Teen Racer Balances School, Travel, And High-Speed …
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…
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…
Isabella Robusto: Driven Different: Building A Brand In A Male-Domina…
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…
Dana Courtney: How A Mustang, A Camera, And A Track Shaped A Lifelong…
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...
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-…
How A 15-Year-Old Built A Sprint Car Dream And A Support Network
Send a text At just 15 years old, Brielle Stern is already carving out her place in the competitive world of 600 micro sprint racing. From selling cookies to fund her first race car to traveling across the country chasing dirt tracks, Brielle’s journey is fueled by grit, family support, and big dre…
Alexis Sparby Gross: How A Father-Daughter Team Turned Weekend Wrench…
Send us a text The engines might cool at sunset, but the stories only get hotter. We sit down with Minnesota racer Alexa Gross for a candid ride through family-built race craft, moving up to Wasota Super Stocks, and the steady confidence that comes from small wins and patient passes. From a childho…
Gabrielle Grigsby: How A Waterfall Jump Led To A Racing Career
Send us a text A leap off a Kentucky waterfall for a shot at a first race car. Late nights in the shop turning a bare frame into a factory stock. A seat in the UNOH engine room and a bold jump to the ASA Stars National Tour. Gabby Grigsby’s path is a fast, honest look at how a young driver builds s…
From Quarter Midgets To Miss Mahoning: Zoe Quinn’s Path In Motorsports
Send us a text A five-year-old asks for a race kart. A teenager helps build her first full-bodied car. Then she trades her helmet for a tiara to grow the sport she loves. Meet Zoe Quinn—19-year-old driver and 2025 Miss Mahoning—whose story proves that visibility can be just as powerful as velocity.…
Rowan Edgar: The Car Doesn’t Know Your Gender, Only Your Grit
Send us a text A teenager with a torque wrench and a plan—Rowan Edgar is redefining what focus looks like at 15. We sit down with the Missouri micro sprint driver to map her path from caged karts to her first A-class win, and the choices that make speed possible: homeschooling to create time for tr…
From Homeschool To Hot Laps: A Mom’s Guide To Growing A Young Dirt Dr…
Send us a text A single bold ask can change a racing life. That’s what happened when a six-year-old named Everett walked up to Food City’s CEO and asked for a sponsorship—an audacious moment that launched a genuine grassroots journey, powered by family, faith, and a love for speed. We sit down with…
Paiten Burnham: National Winner Shares The Highs, Lows, And What Come…
Send us a text One national win, one scary flip, and one giant leap forward. We sit down with Paiten Burnham, a 16-year-old quarter midget racer from Connecticut, to unpack a season defined by consistency, courage, and the bold move to test a midget in Indianapolis right after her final national in…
God Winks on the Road: How Lori Cutter Became a Chaplain for Racers f…
Send us a text Faith finds its place in the fast lane through the quiet, consistent ministry of racing chaplains. In this heartfelt conversation, Lori Cutter reveals her journey from pit crew member to Racers for Christ chaplain, sharing how divine timing led her to discover her true calling after …
What Racing Teaches You When You're 9,000 Miles From Home
Send us a text At age nine, Veronica McCann received racing gear for her birthday. Now, decades later, this Perth, Western Australia native is still pursuing her passion across two continents. Nicknamed "Red Hot Ronnie" for her distinctive auburn hair, Veronica brings a refreshing perspective to di…
From Go-Karts to Glory: 10-Year-Old Sadie Parsons Chases NASCAR Dreams
Send us a text Meet the extraordinary Sadie Parsons, a 10-year-old racing phenom who's already collecting championships like most kids collect toys. From the moment her father introduced her to go-kart racing at age five, Sadie has been on an unstoppable journey through the motorsports world. Born …
Turbocharged Life: The Lisa Kubo Story
Send us a text From street racing at age four to making history as the first driver to break the seven-second barrier in a front-wheel drive car, Lisa Kubo's motorsports journey embodies the revolutionary spirit that transformed import racing from underground gatherings to professional competition.…
Helmets, Homework and Horsepower: A High School Senior's Racing Life
Send us a text Passion fuels Ava Weil's racing journey across dirt and asphalt, creating a remarkable story of perseverance and growth. This high school senior from Plymouth, Indiana doesn't just race – she lives and breathes motorsports with dreams of turning her passion into a career through moto…
Beyond the Sidelines: From NFL Wife to Self-Discovery
Send us a text What happens when your entire identity becomes wrapped up in someone else's spotlight? Eileen Noyes knows this journey intimately. From college strength coach to NFL wife overnight, she experienced firsthand how quickly women can lose themselves in the shadows of their relationships.…
One Race Changed Everything: How Caylee Kjos Found Her Passion on Dir…
Send us a text What happens when you finally say "yes" to the thing you've been avoiding? For Caylee Kjos, one reluctant agreement to race "just once" completely transformed her life trajectory. Caylee never imagined herself as a race car driver. In fact, she actively resisted her stepdad Quinn's p…
Dirt, Fire, and Determination with Angelique Bell
Send us a text Passion burns brightest when tested by fire—both figurative and literal—as sprint car driver Angelique Bell reveals in this powerful conversation about perseverance in motorsports. From the moment 12-year-old Angelique first sat in a quarter midget race car, she was hooked. Now at 31…