Race Schedule

Find details for upcoming races at the Greater Lafayette Soap Box Derby.

Jun 13, 2026
2026 Greater Lafayette Soap Box Derby
Local Race

*** Race Day is Saturday, June 13, 2026! ***

 

Registration is open now:  https://pci.jotform.com/form/251696048006155

GLSBD’s Mother’s Day Flower Sale

Come and support our local nonprofit organization by purchasing our beautiful flowers and/or volunteering to work the sale with us!

May 1-3, 2026

Locations:

Lafayette: CVS at the corner of South 18th Street and Veterans Memorial Parkway

West Lafayette: Walgreens at the corner of Sagamore Parkway and Salisbury Street

Car Clinics

Help is available for preparing your car to race. Available dates:

May 11-13, 2026 (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday)

May 20-22, 2026 (Wednesday, Thursday, Friday)

(If registering after these dates, call Ted Murphy @ 765-714-5216 or Russ Mills @ 765-413-8518.

Location:  To Be Determined

Times: 6-9 pm

Practice Day

Saturday, June 6, 2026

Location: 1105 N. Grant Street, West Lafayette, IN (in front of West Lafayette Jr/Sr High School)

Ramp/Track set-up volunteers arrive at the track no later than 7 am.

Drivers and their car handlers arrive at the track no later than 8 am.

Scales Available

Last chance to adjust your car to racing weight prior to final inspection.

Sunday, June 7, 2026

Location: To Be Determined

Time: 1-5 pm

Final Inspections

Each car must pass a final inspection. Cars are impounded afterwards until race day.

Monday, June 8  OR  Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Location: To Be Determined

Times: 6-9 pm

Drivers Meeting & Bracket Drawing

Learn the race rules!

Attendance is mandatory for all drivers and a parent or sponsor (unless prior arrangements have been made ahead of time).

Thursday, June 11, 2026

Location: Wea Prairie Branch, Tippecanoe County Library, 4200 S. 18th Street, Lafayette, IN  (Urschel Room, on the left as you’re walking in)

Time: 6:00 – 7:30 pm

Race Day!

Saturday, June 13, 2026

Location: 1105 N Grant Street, West Lafayette, IN (in front of West Lafayette Jr/Sr High School)

All racers must have a car handler (parent, guardian, older sibling, etc.) to help them with wheel swaps and loading on the ramp.

Ramp/Track set-up volunteers arrive at the track no later than 7 am.

Drivers and their car handlers check-in at the track no later than 8 am.

Register now if you haven’t already!

https://pci.jotform.com/form/251696048006155