Women Take The Wheel

How does she do it all? Krista Baldwin is the only female, top fuel team owner, she drives the car and she has a full-time job on top of that! Next week she makes her 2026 NHRA season debut and it's going to be a special race. Krista talks about what everyone will be doing to honor her grandpa - The Greek, Chris Karamesines. Plus, she is debuting what she calls a "new chapter in KBR" which includes a new crew chief and crew.

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You may know her as "Mopar Madi." Madi Turley has been beating the odds since the day she was born. A documentary has recently been released chronicling her road to racing. Madi shares her excitement of racing for the first time, the battles she faces everyday, and what keeps her goin.

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Jasmine Salinas in the All Indiana Podcast Network studio this week. As the 2026 NHRA season gets underway, Jasmine is making some big announcements about her program this week. On this episode of Women Take The Wheel, she talks about her schedule and the one race she is definitely competing at. We also talk about the documentary Chasing Speed as Jasmine describes what it was like having cameras capture everything that goes on at the races.

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Top Alcohol Dragster Driver, McKenna Bold, in on the podcast today. She is the NHRA Central Region Champion in her class. We had a great conversation about why junior drag racing holds a special place in her heart and the benefits for kids going thru the program, her first Alcohol win in Norwalk with Randy Meyer Racing and the special bond she has with her family – even sharing a race car with her dad!

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We welcome Maddi Gordon into the podcast studio to talk about the big year she has ahead of her. Maddi will make her NHRA Top Fuel Dragster debut in just a few weeks. Find out how the opportunity to drive with Ron Capps Motorsports came about and what she has been doing to prepare for her first race.

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We are on location at Indianapolis Raceway Park to talk wish Christine Foster while she competes in the NHRA Division 3 race. Christine wears so many hats: She’s a mom and a wife, she has a full-time job, she drives a Top Alcohol Funny Car and helps run the shop for the race team. Oh, and not only does she race, but so does her husband and her son. How does she do it all? She shares her secret and advice for other women chasing their motorsports dreams. 

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Aubre Walker is only in high school, but she’s competed in cart racing, worked on cars and has already gotten a taste of what it’s like to work at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. We met thru the Della Penna Foundation, which has a big weekend in the Month of May to inspire local girls who want to get into stem, engineering and motorsports. Aubre talks about how the foundation is helping her reach her goals.

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Karen Bailey-Chapman is the Senior Vice President of Public & Government Affairs for SEMA. While a lot of people think SEMA is just a big tradeshow, they do way more than that! Find out what Karen and her team are doing at the local, state and federal government level, to help the motorsports industry. You may be surprised to find out how their work behind the scenes is helping protect fans, racing series, tracks and small business owners.

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Women Take The Wheel is out of the studio and in Lucas Oil Stadium with Monster Jam driver, Cynthia Gauthier. She is behind the wheel of the Lucas Stabilizer truck. We met up after practice to talk about what it takes to drive one of those big trucks, how traveling the Monster Jam circuit is truly a family affair, and her message to all the kids who come meet her at the Monster Jam Pit Parties.

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Melanie Johnson will be competing in her first full season of Top Alcohol Dragster in 2025. She has one of the best mentors helping her: Her Dad. He happens to be Alan Johnson, who has a few championships under his belt. We talk about growing up at the track watching her family race, her first job in motorsports, when the driving bug bit her and what she does off the track, that can help her find success behind the wheel.

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