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 ...

Ready... Set... Race! The All-American Soap Box Derby is happening in Akron this week -- and the festivities are underway.

Champions delight crowd with candy and trinkets, share their aspirations — including a future monkey massage therapist.

The winners of the Pottsville Area Soap Box Derby are ready to compete in the national derby next week in Akron, Ohio. Kathryn Riegle, 9, of Orwigsburg, will compete in the Stock division while Jace ...

This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: The All-American Soap Box Derby returns to Akron. Here's the full schedule of events This weekend, hundreds of young racers from the U.S. and ...

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

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

A sudden downpour may have temporarily halted activities at the Local Soap Box Derby Race on Saturday, but it didn’t dampen the spirits — or competitive drive — of everyone involved. Twenty ...

Two girls win at North Central Ohio Soap Box Derby: Autumn Stechschulte - stock car champion; and Ava Gayton - super stock champion.

A Woodland Park racer took third place in the world’s most prestigious Soap Box Derby competition. Sam Allison was one of 67 competitors in the AAA Insurance Local Stock Challenge division at ...

Brenna Kilby left the KC metro for Akron last week as the latest Kilby to qualify for the All-American Soap Box Derby.