Every year since 1953, Cub Scouts across the country have participated in the Pinewood Derby with the goal of building and racing small, driverless wooden cars down a sloped track, powered only by ...

Demolition derbies are a national pastime and date back as early as 1947, with the first known event taking place at the Carrell Speedway in Gardena, California. The audience was wowed by the ...

Seven-year-old Abel Gonzalez of Granite City takes his car to the starting gate during the Pinewood Derby at The River Church in Alton on Saturday, March 22, 2025. Seven-year-old Wyatt Buttry of Alton ...

This might be the most wonderful time of year at Price Automotive on Ferry Street – the stretch before the Marshfield Fair’s first demolition derby, when a job well done means every car is pulled ...

It’s Cub Scout Pinewood Derby season in Lake County. On Sunday, the Cub Scout Pack 627 of Gurnee Pinewood Derby featured handmade cars crafted by most of the pack’s 40 Scouts, with the event held in ...

Scouts watch as pinewood derby cars race to the finish line Saturday at the Kootaga District Pinewood Derby held in the College Activities Center at West Virginia University at Parkersburg. (Photo by ...

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 ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – The Indiana State Museum is hosting its 17th annual Pinewood Derby race, featuring the largest track in the state. The event, included with general admission, allows families to ...