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 2025 All-American Soap Box Derby is happening in Akron this weekend, as the championship event returns to Derby Downs on Saturday with hundreds of racers and their families from the United States, ...

This weekend, hundreds of young racers from the U.S. and parts of Canada and Japan will descend upon Akron's Derby Downs for the 87th annual FirstEnergy All-American Soap Box Derby. The derby involves ...

The 87th FirstEnergy All-American Soap Box Derby championship brought people from all over the country to Akron for another year as racers connected with generations of derby families. For Dasha ...

AKRON, Ohio — The International Soap Box Derby confirms its President and CEO Scott Taylor is no longer with the organization as the sanctioning body prepares for its marquee event in Akron next month ...

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 ...

The Soap Box Derby has been rolling in Akron since 1935. The International Soap Box Derby in Akron has named Dennis VanFossen Jr. as its new CEO. VanFossen, a former derby champion, has been serving ...

AKRON, Ohio (AP) - The financially ailing All-American Soap Box Derby in blue-collar Akron, Ohio, has received some glitzy Hollywood help. Former "L.A. Law" star Corbin Bernsen wrote the script, is ...

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-eight ...

AKRON, Ohio -- The Ohio-based International Soap Box Derby has announced that it will expand into China. The Akron nonprofit organization says it's signed an agreement with International Resource ...