Soap Box Derby racing is not just a passion for the Nelmans, a family of four from Hudson, including 14-year-old Colt and 10-year-old Raegan. It's in their blood. Before Colt came onto the track at 11 ...

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 ...

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pennsylvania -- Every year on Independence Day, the streets of Conshohocken are rip-roaring with kids rolling in soap box cars. "My brother and my cousins have been doing this, so I've ...

Lines of colorful soapbox cars awaited their drivers on a cloudy Sunday morning downtown. As children prepared to race for first place, the excitement on Broadway was palpable. Parents were scattered ...

This past June, racers, ages 8 to 17, took part in the 70th running of the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby. Joe McCary, www.dcsoapboxderby.org Ava Pell, 12, of Bristow, Virginia, climbs into her ...

On Sunday, 57 racers took their mark on Broadway in Columbia’s Mid-Missouri Soap Box Derby, the biggest local turnout in the event’s history. Since 1938, the soapbox derbies have been among the ...

Children in Pittsfield parks are getting ready for the Westside Legends Soap Box Derby with the help of some local businesses. Blue Q is one of the leads. and Interprint have staged a fleet of soap ...