Women's Motorsports Network Podcast - Fuel Her Future Podcast
by Melinda Russell · 443 episodes
SportsEducation
Women's Motorsports Network Podcast shares the stories of women involved in motorsports from around the world. The first episode was in 2018 and new episodes are added each week. Feel free to suggest potential guests to Melinda at [email protected] Her Future with Melinda Russell is a solo podcast that began in June of 2026, Fueling Your Future with Inspiration, Encouragement, Courage, Confidence, and Community.https://www.facebook.com/womensmotorsportsnetworkandpodcastwww.womensmotorsportsnetwork.comBased in Kalamazoo, MI
Latest episodes
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35 min
New Podcast Episode Features "Amanda", Actress in PONY Movie
Women’s motorsports, representation, and the making of a race film come together in this conversation with Rebecca, who plays Amanda in the upcoming movie about two sisters in dirt…
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44 min
Anissa Bezanson: How Loud Is Racing? The Truth About Hearing Damage
Hearing protection in motorsports can make the difference between enjoying race day for a lifetime and living with preventable hearing loss. In this conversation, Melinda Russell t…
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37 min
From Spectator to Racer: How Tiffany Towns Built Confidence One Lap at a Time
Tiffany Towns shares what it’s like to build a racing life later in adulthood, compete in a male-dominated class, and grow into her own identity on the track. From first-time nerve…
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Why Right to Race Matters: Tierra Hubbard Explains the Fight to Protect America's Race Tracks
Women’s motorsports and the fight for the right to race take center stage in this conversation with Tierra Hubbard, Director of Government Affairs for Racing at SEMA and PRI. She b…
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33 min
Olivia Grimes on Family, Racing, and Never Giving Up
Olivia Grimes shares how a family racing tradition turned into a growing dirt-track career, from quarter midgets to winged outlaw karts and sprint cars. At just 15, she’s already l…
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42 min
Maddi Gordon: Racing as a family tradition and a shared passion
Women’s motorsports is built on family, grit, and the relentless pursuit of excellence — and this conversation with Maddi Gordon brings all of that to life. From junior dragsters t…
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32 min
What Youth Racing Is Teaching Athena Rose Webster About Life
Athena Rose Webster shares what it’s like to fall in love with racing at just four years old and keep building skill, confidence, and speed as a young kart driver. From her first N…
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40 min
Girls Belong in Racing: Zoey Smith Is Proving It Every Weekend
Racing is built in the shop just as much as it is on the track, and this conversation with 15-year-old legend car driver Zoey Smith shows exactly why that matters. From her first k…
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Athena Webster
Athena Rose Webster shares how she got into racing at just four years old, what it’s like to compete as a young girl in a mostly boys’ field, and how she’s already building skill,…
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32 min
Athena Webster
Athena Rose Webster shares how she got into racing at just four years old, what it’s like to compete as a young girl in a mostly boys’ field, and how she’s already building skill,…
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40 min
Maddy Brook: Fat Duck Racing And The Need To Feel It
Send us Fan MailDirt tracks have a way of revealing who you are the moment you turn in. Maddy Brook is only 17, but she already talks like someone who has learned that speed is equ…
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29 min
Racing Made Me Confident Even When I Was Shy with Jillian Cole
Send us Fan MailA rear tire flies off on the last lap and you still take the win by crossing the finish line backwards. That’s the kind of real-world racing story we love, and teen…
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42 min
Lauri Eberhart: How To Get Hired In Motorsports Without A Pit Pass
Send us Fan MailA $5 an hour summer job at a racetrack doesn’t sound like the start of a major motorsports career, but that’s exactly where Lauri Eberhart begins. From Michigan Int…
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25 min
Why A 10-Year-Old Has More Sponsors Than You-Laci Mitchell
Send us Fan MailA 10-year-old with a trophy shelf behind her sounds adorable until you realize she’s also a serious driver with a clear head for speed, strategy, and safety. We sit…
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31 min
Katrina Gray: Racing Across the United Kingdom
Send us Fan MailMost racing stories start with childhood karting, but Katrina “Kat” Gray takes a route that feels a lot more like real life. Kat joins us from Lincolnshire in the U…
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49 min
Kim Estep: I Bought The Porsche After Two Laps
Send us Fan MailYou don’t need to start racing at five years old to belong on a racetrack. Melinda Russell sits down with Kim Estep, a Porsche racer who didn’t take her first laps…
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43 min
Racing Through Anxiety: Danika Miles Inspires Young Racers
Send us Fan MailDrag racing taught Danika Miles how to perform under pressure, but dirt racing forced her to rebuild everything she thought she knew. Danika is 18, already nine yea…
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30 min
Katlyn Calhoun Explains Why Racing Is A Way Of Life
Send us Fan MailA dirt sprint car doesn’t reward you for playing it safe, it rewards you for understanding chaos. We’re joined by 17-year-old Florida racer Katlyn Calhoun, who’s ma…
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13 min
WMN-Fuel Her Future with Melinda Russell: So God Made A Racer
Send us Fan MailWe share an original “So God Made a Racer” tribute that puts the real work of racing front and center, from late-night wrenching to the courage it takes to keep cha…
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31 min
Autumn DeRossett: What Happens When Racing Gear Finally Fits Women
Send us Fan MailShe was nine years old, terrified on her first passes, and by the end of her first race day she was holding a win and wondering how she ever thought racing was “not…