Episodes
Gina Schild-Knowles: Short Track Racing Survives When Communities Sho…
Send us Fan Mail Short tracks aren’t just where racing happens. They’re where careers start, families gather, and a whole town learns what a Saturday night feels like. I’m joined by Gina Schild Knowles, a lifelong motorsports pro whose path runs through Texas racing roots, sponsorship sales, and th…
SPECIAL MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND PODCAST--RIDE SAFE FOUNDATION--What If T…
Send us Fan Mail A kid on an ATV can look like pure summer fun, right up until it becomes an emergency. We sit down with Kristen Almer of the Ride Safe Foundation to talk about the reality most families never see: the repeat patterns behind youth ATV and UTV crashes, the heartbreaking cost of “dumb…
A Mother And Daughter Build A Purpose-Driven Brand That Helps Fund Ca…
Send us Fan Mail Your phone is the one thing you can’t afford to lose at the track, on a trip, or in the middle of a packed day, so why do we keep stuffing it into pockets that don’t exist or burying it at the bottom of a bag? I’m joined by Tammy and Elizabeth, the mother-daughter team behind Save …
If Your Car Likes To Roll Maybe It Is Time To Move Up with Sophie And…
Send us Fan Mail A dirt track career can start with a dream, then immediately test you with fire, rollovers, and a rulebook you didn’t know you broke. That’s why our conversation with young Midwest Modified racer Sophie Anderson hits so hard: she’s honest about the messy parts of racing and the min…
Kelly Coss: What If Confidence Is The Real Finish Line
Send us Fan Mail You can love racing your whole life and still believe you “missed your chance” to drive. That’s why our conversation with 20-year-old A-class micro sprint driver Kelly Coss hits so hard. Kelly grew up around speed, spent years as a Friday-night fan at Red Cedar Speedway, then made …
Brina Seng: How A Dirt Track Meteorologist Turned Haters Into Fans
Send us Fan Mail A weekly weather report filmed in the rain probably should not be a turning point in racing culture, but that is exactly what happens at River Cities Speedway. We talk with Brina Sang, a Grand Forks, North Dakota native who grew up at the track, took over its social media, and foun…
Abby Maurer’s Fast Track To A Points Champion in Mini Wedge
Send us Fan Mail A lot of racing careers start with a “real plan.” Abby Maurer’s starts with a dusty car at her dad’s shop and a deal for gas-station ice cream if she’d sit in it for a photo. Abby is 14 now, a mini wedge racer with big trophies behind her and even bigger confidence on track, and sh…
How A 10-Year-Old Builds Speed And Confidence In Mini Wedge Racing wi…
Send us Fan Mail A lot of people say they love racing. Kate Maurer is 10 years old and proves it by showing up, learning fast, and winning in a mini wedge. I sit down with Kate to hear how she got started after watching her sister race, what it’s like running youth oval track events across Michigan…
Racing, College, and Life: How Chelsea Martin Balances It All
Send us Fan Mail Race nights look effortless from the grandstands, but the real story is what it takes to keep showing up week after week. I’m joined by Chelsea Martin, a 19-year-old Sport Compact racer from Shepherd, Michigan, and she brings the kind of grounded honesty that makes grassroots motor…
Jasmine Salinas: She Didn’t Start Racing Young… Now She’s Driving 300…
Send us Fan Mail A lot of people picture an NHRA Top Fuel driver as someone who grew up with unlimited passes and a polished pipeline to the pros. Our conversation with Jasmine Salinas tells a different story, one built on work boots, family pressure, and a scrap business in San Jose, California th…
Fallon Tucker Constantino: What An IMSA Safety Dispatcher Really Does
Send us Fan Mail You can love racing and still have no idea how it actually works. That’s why we sat down with Fallon Constantino, an IMSA race control safety dispatcher who lives in the space most fans never see: the radios, the response plan, and the split-second coordination that turns a crash i…
Mini Wedges Keep Racing Alive with Kenny Head
Send us Fan Mail A lot of racers retire and finally take it easy. Kenny Head went the other direction and built a youth racing pipeline that’s helping keep short track racing alive in Michigan. Melinda Russell sits down with Kenny to talk about the Kalamazoo Speedway Mini Wedges program, why it mat…
Jessica Trout: A Lubrication Consultant Shows What Really Improves En…
Send us Fan Mail Horsepower isn’t only built with parts and talent, it’s protected by the choices you make between rebuilds. We’re joined by Jessica Trout of Schaefer Oil to talk about what happens when you treat lubricants like performance equipment instead of an afterthought, and why a “lubricati…
Kendra Sommer: She Quit Her Reporting Job To Build A Motorsports Medi…
Send us Fan Mail She got told “nobody really cares about motorsports” and made a decision that changed everything. We’re talking with Kendra Sommer, a former TV news reporter who quits her job, flies to the SEMA Show with no network, and turns that leap into real momentum and a real business in aut…
What If A Pageant Made You Braver with Caitlyn Vogel
Send us Fan Mail Air horns, a packed arena, and a mom who never thought she’d wear a swimsuit on stage, then did it anyway. We’re joined by Caitlyn Vogel, a racer from Pennsylvania and a powerhouse in the women in motorsports community, to unpack what the Motorama pageant is actually like and why s…
Mallory Kutz Shares How Advocacy, Grit, And Community Turned A Pagean…
Send us Fan Mail We trace Mallory Kutz's year from Miss Motorama win to a full-throttle campaign that connected drivers, packed a seminar, funded scholarships, and reframed what a motorsports pageant can be. Along the way, she kept racing, took her first feature wins, and proved that advocacy grows…
Shelby Thurman’s Full-Throttle Journey
Send us Fan Mail What happens when a racer grows up trackside and turns childhood laps into a signature streak that few ever touch? We invited 20-year-old bracket sensation Shelby Thurman to share the real story behind her ri...
How A Chicago Community Leader Helped Bring NASCAR Home with Jacque H…
Send us Fan Mail NASCAR doesn’t just show up with race cars and a schedule, it shows up with road closures, noise fears, neighborhood questions, and a whole lot of logistics. That’s why my conversation with Jacque Herrera is so timely. Jacque grew up in Chicago, built a career in community relation…
Mckaylee Meyerhofer: Snow, Speed, And Grit
Send us Fan Mail The throttle snaps, the snow flies, and a 21-year-old rider decides to trust herself over the voice of doubt. That’s the heartbeat of our conversation with Mckaylee, a snowcross racer who started at five year...
Dystany Spurlock: What Changes When Women Stop Waiting For Permission…
Send a text Dystany Spurlock doesn’t talk like someone waiting to be picked. She talks like a driver who decided to learn the game, earn the seat, and bring other women with her. We sit down with Dystany to trace a journey that starts with childhood power wheels and turns into real-world racing acr…
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...