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 ...

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

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

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

News' David Greenberg was given the opportunity to race at Derby Downs as the All-American Soap Box Derby happens in Akron ...

All-American Soap Box Derby championship event in Akron -- and 3News' David Greenberg is there with a preview of race weekend ...

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

Dawson Bunner, a grounds and events intern for the Akron soap box derby, moves a derby car that's being stored at the track ahead of the upcoming championship race on Saturday, July 22, 2023. Ryan ...

Participation in Saturday’s Akron Local Soap Box Derby was down from past years, but enthusiasm wasn’t as racers from 7 to 20 competed in three categories to represent the area in the upcoming ...

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.

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.