Women Take The Wheel

Oct 25 2024 71 ep. 24 mins 2

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Meet the women who make a living around fast cars! Women Take The Wheel with host, Nikki Clark, takes you behind the scenes and introduces you to women in the racing world. Every week, Nikki has the latest news in racing in Indiana and around the country, and introduces you to women drivers, crew members, fans and more!

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Are you ready for it? Swifties learn about great female drivers thanks to Bell Racing Helmets

Oct 25 2024 22 mins

Are you a Taylor Swift fan? Do you have a Swiftie in your life? Lindsey Hennig from Bell Racing Helmets is in studio to tell us about a very special project to teach all the Taylor Swift fans flooding into Indianapolis, about legendary women in motorsports. Find out how you can own a very unique Tay-Tay tribute souvenir, that will help Women in Motorsports North America organizatio

Julie Nataas is ready to go faster and making her Top Fuel Dragster Debut next week!

Sep 19 2024 25 mins

Julie Nataas is back in the All Indiana Podcast studio. The reigning NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster Champion is making her Top Fuel Dragster debut next week with the Scrappers Racing Team! Julie shares her journey into the Top Fuel seat, what she’s been doing to prepare and how her relationship with the Salinas family actually goes way back to when she was still living in Norway. Se

Lauren Gaudion shares what it takes to be a VP of Marketing & Communications for an IndyCar team.

Aug 15 2024 30 mins

Lauren Gaudion is the VP of Marketing & Communications for Arrow McLaren IndyCar. You can’t miss their team and fans all decked out in papaya! There is so much that goes into her job “on” and “off” the track. We discuss what it takes to maintain and promote a team brand, creating successful social media content, what the Month of May looks like for her, and the growin

From Jr Dragster to Top Fuel, Jasmine Salinas shares her passion for racing and the lessons she learned on the way.

Aug 08 2024 38 mins

When you listen to Scrappers Racing Top Fuel Driver Jasmine Salinas talk - you can hear how passionate she is about wanting a career in drag racing. On this episode of Women Take The Wheel, she opens up on career from Junior Dragster to Top Fuel. Hear about the valuable lessons she’s learned over the years from her dad, what it was like getting back in the driver’s seat after h

Kayleigh Hill-Beakley putting in the work towards her dream of driving Top Fuel

Jul 29 2024 20 mins

Kayleigh Hill-Beakley currently drives in the Super-Comp class, but has plans to keep going faster. Find out when she caught the racing bug, and how the JCM Driver Development Program is helping guide her pursuit to drive Top Fuel some day. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

For Mad Maxine, being a Drag Racing BUG is more than just backing up a car.

Jun 20 2024 35 mins

This week I am joined by Shannon Hill. Some of you may know her better as Mad Maxine! She has embraced the drag racing BUG life, and even taken it to the next level! It is more than just backing up a car. We talk about what it takes to be a BUG, a new ambassador program she has started, and taking on those internet trolls. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Califo

Winner, Winner! Maddi Gordon earns her first Top Alcohol Funny Car Wally!

May 07 2024 18 mins

On this week's Women Take The Wheel, I am on location at IRP, catching up with past guest, Maddi Gordon. When we first talked to her a couple years ago, she was working on her Dad’s Top Alcohol Funny Car Driver. Now she is driving that race car – and doing a good job of it! This is kind of a unique podcast as we did our interview in two parts. Before eliminations, we talk about

For Savannah Moffitt, meeting her motorsports idol led to great opportunities!

Apr 22 2024 9 mins

I’m so blown away by what Savannah Moffitt has accomplished at such a young age. Just months after graduating college, she is an engineer at Tesla and involved in motorsports. Find out how a meeting with her idol, Lynn St James, led to internships and opportunities. Plus, what she is doing to help lead the way for other girls in college, interested in engineering. See Privacy P

European Top Fuel Champion Ida Zetterström makes the move to America to compete in the NHRA!

Mar 01 2024 39 mins

I welcome back Ida Zetterstrom! We first met her at PRI two-years ago, and she has accomplished so much since then. She’s European Top Fuel Champion, Swedish driver of the year – and now she’s made the move to the states to compete in the NHRA! Ida talks about her plans this season with JCM Racing, the differences between racing in Europe and the US, her spot-on advice for gi

At only 17, Audrey Gerberding is competing against guys twice her age - and winning - on Midwest dirt tracks!

Feb 23 2024 9 mins

She has been racing since she was only seven years-old! At the ripe old age of 17, Audrey Gerberding competes with the best at dirt tracks around the Midwest. She knows what she wants and has a bright racing future ahead of her. Hear how she plans to juggle driving and college in the coming year. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at http