Although they were unable to secure a world title, the local competitors from the Pottsville Area Soap Box Derby had a great experience racing in the national derby last week. Kathryn Riegle, 9, of ...

Adaela McBride of Ogallala, Nebraska, is hoisted up by her family friends Nicole and Cody Garcia after winning the local ...

Nearly 300 boys and girls from across the United States, Canada and Japan converged on Derby Downs in Akron on Saturday for ...

The 87th FirstEnergy All-American Soap Box Derby World Championship features a week of gravity-racing fun for participants ...

Hundreds of racers from around the world are in Akron ready to compete in the 2025 Soap Box Derby championship event.

The first All-American Soap Box Derby was in 1934 and took place in Dayton. It moved to Akron the next year and has run every ...

With more than 300 racers competing in the All-American Soap Box Derby, hotels, restaurants and other establishments could ...

Soap Box Derby wrapped up Saturday.

The 2025 Vintage Soap Box Derby Car Show nearly came to a halt when floods rampaged through central Texas over Fourth of July ...

This is the first time in three years that all of the derby's annual events will take place, including the opening parade. The parade was cancelled due to protests in Downtown Akron in 2022.

View full size Photo courtesy of Regina Brett The Brett family was big on the Soap Box Derby. In this photo from the mid-1960s, Regina is in the center, ready to get in and drive.