| Justin Yoder | |
| Birth Date: | 9 November 1986 |
| Birth Place: |  Middlebury, Indiana |
| Spouse: | Stephanie Yoder |
| Parents: | Myron (father) Sheila (mother) |
| Relatives: | Seth (brother) |
Justin Ross Yoder (born November 9, 1986) is a former soapbox racer. He was the first child with a disability to drive a soapbox in the All American Soapbox Derby. In 1996, he challenged the regulations to allow children with disabilities to use a hand brake instead of the required foot brake. Thanks to him, regulations were changed. The hand brake is now called the Justin Brake in his honor.[1]
Yoder has Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus. His story is told in the film Miracle in Lane 2 starring Frankie Muniz.[2]
Yoder is a Mennonite and attends the same church as the film's screenwriters Don Yost and Joel Kauffmann.[3]
As of 2006, Yoder is a student at Goshen College in Goshen, Indiana, and is majoring in American Sign Language Interpreting.