Soap Box Derby racing is not just a passion for the Nelmans, a family of four from Hudson, including 14-year-old Colt and 10-year-old Raegan. It's in their blood. Before Colt came onto the track at 11 ...

Hundreds of young racers, some from around the world, have begun to arrive at Derby Downs for the 86th annual FirstEnergy All-American Soap Box Derby. The derby involves racers ranging in age from 7 ...

Ken Cline, a 1967 Soap Box Derby champion, is framed by a 1941 derby car that will be on display during this year’s Soap Box Derby Vintage Car Show, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Akron, Ohio. The 2025 ...

The seventh annual All-American Soap Box Derby, a series of races with handmade gravity-powered cars, kicked off on Saturday and by Sunday had drawn families and visitors to watch kids from as far ...

A section of North Sprigg Street will serve as a race track Saturday for the fourth annual All-American Soap Box Derby in Cape Girardeau. Thirty cars and drivers are scheduled to take part in the ...

A nonprofit dedicated to enriching the Westside neighborhood of Pittsfield, Massachusetts is holding a soap box derby Saturday. WAMC has a preview. The Westside is the historic home of Pittsfield’s ...

Lewis Spessard, a 15-year-old from Hagerstown, won the local Soap Box Derby in 1939 and competed in the national championship in Akron, Ohio. Spessard's winning car was donated to the Washington ...

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pennsylvania -- Every year on Independence Day, the streets of Conshohocken are rip-roaring with kids rolling in soap box cars. "My brother and my cousins have been doing this, so I've ...

A bit of old-fashioned fun is racing down Park Slope’s 17th Street this Saturday at the seventh annual Soap Box Derby. Since 2008, Open Source Gallery has been offering workshops in which children ...

The Greater Houston Soap Box Derby will include children with disabilities in its race this year, thanks to employees of Harris County Precinct 3. "We're adding a national Super Kids race," said Harry ...