About this season
Hosted by NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr. and motorsports announcer Mike Bagley, the series features amateur teams as they design and build one-of-a-kind, gravity-powered soapbox racers that compete - and crash - on intricate, downhill courses.
Episodes (8)
1. London Falling
Aired 29 April 2025 • 45 min
London showcases 59 teams navigating a challenging downhill course at Alexandra Palace, striving to keep their inventive, gravity-powered vehicles intact.
2. Carnage in Kaunas
Aired 6 May 2025 • 45 min
Exhibition Hill in Kaunas, Lithuania hosts racers just trying to survive a trip down one of the scariest courses in soap box history!
3. Chaos in the Cornfields
Aired 13 May 2025 • 45 min
Des Moines hosts its first-ever race! Join 25,000 fans watching brave racers ride their homemade soapboxes down a wild 295-yard course -- complete with split-second decisions, epic wipeouts, and a three-way fight for the trophy.
4. Wild Soapbox Safari
Aired 20 May 2025 • 45 min
Fearless teams race creative, outrageous, and gravity-defying soapboxes, delivering must-see thrills and spills! With an insane course design featuring a massive 90-degree dirt berm, it will be a miracle if anyone makes it to the finish line.
5. Welcome to Wrexas
Aired 27 May 2025 • 45 min
Dallas delivers drama as teams race wild, homemade soapboxes down Windhaven Parkway; from honky-tonks to high-flying popsicles, the action is fast, the crashes are crazy and Skeeter Done goes for a back-to-back win.
6. Madness in Melbourne
Aired 3 June 2025 • 45 min
The Red Bull Soapbox Race blasts through Melbourne's Fitzroy Gardens! Teams race their way to glory, sporting wildly creative designs -- join the 15,000 fans cheering them on as they crash and careen their way across an unforgiving berm.
7. The Fast & the French
Aired 5 August 2025 • 42 min
This episode promises to deliver thrilling action against the stunning backdrop of Toulouse, France. With 30,000 fans lining the hills, the atmosphere is sure to be electric as competitors take on one of the toughest tracks in the series.
8. São Paulo, Brazil
Aired 12 August 2025 • 42 min
This episode will feature the Soapbox mayhem in São Paulo, where racers tackle steep inclines.