The Mayor’s Cup Soap Box Derby was held on May 30 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Check out photos from senior sports photographer Walt Thomas below.

Mayor's Cup Soap Box Derby in Indinapaolis, Indiana in May of 2026. Photo taken by Walt Thomas for the Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper and Indiana Minority Business Magazine.
(Photo/Walt Thomas)
Mayor's Cup Soap Box Derby in Indinapaolis, Indiana in May of 2026. Photo taken by Walt Thomas for the Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper and Indiana Minority Business Magazine.
(Photo/Walt Thomas)
Mayor's Cup Soap Box Derby in Indinapaolis, Indiana in May of 2026. Photo taken by Walt Thomas for the Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper and Indiana Minority Business Magazine.
(Photo/Walt Thomas)
Mayor's Cup Soap Box Derby in Indinapaolis, Indiana in May of 2026. Photo taken by Walt Thomas for the Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper and Indiana Minority Business Magazine.
Mayor's Cup Soap Box Derby in Indinapaolis, Indiana in May of 2026. Photo taken by Walt Thomas for the Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper and Indiana Minority Business Magazine.
(Photo/Walt Thomas)
Mayor's Cup Soap Box Derby in Indinapaolis, Indiana in May of 2026. Photo taken by Walt Thomas for the Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper and Indiana Minority Business Magazine.
(Photo/Walt Thomas)
Mayor's Cup Soap Box Derby in Indinapaolis, Indiana in May of 2026. Photo taken by Walt Thomas for the Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper and Indiana Minority Business Magazine.
(Photo/Walt Thomas)
Mayor's Cup Soap Box Derby in Indinapaolis, Indiana in May of 2026. Photo taken by Walt Thomas for the Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper and Indiana Minority Business Magazine.
(Photo/Walt Thomas)
Mayor's Cup Soap Box Derby in Indinapaolis, Indiana in May of 2026. Photo taken by Walt Thomas for the Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper and Indiana Minority Business Magazine.
Mayor's Cup Soap Box Derby in Indinapaolis, Indiana in May of 2026. Photo taken by Walt Thomas for the Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper and Indiana Minority Business Magazine.
(Photo/Walt Thomas)
Mayor's Cup Soap Box Derby in Indinapaolis, Indiana in May of 2026. Photo taken by Walt Thomas for the Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper and Indiana Minority Business Magazine.
(Photo/Walt Thomas)

This gallery was compiled by multimedia and senior sports reporter Noral Parham. Contact him at 317-762-7846 or noralp@indyrecorder.com.

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Noral Parham is the multimedia and senior sports reporter for the Indianapolis Recorder, one of the oldest Black publications in the country. Before joining the Recorder, Parham served as the community advocate at the MLK Center in Indianapolis and as a senior copywriter for an e-commerce and marketing firm in Denver. He is also a business owner.

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