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 ...

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- 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 ...

Although they were unable to secure a world title, the local competitors from the Pottsville Area Soap Box Derby had a great experience racing in the national derby last week. Kathryn Riegle, 9, of ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

The event saw young racers speeding downhill in their gravity-powered cars, reviving a tradition that dates back to 1934. The winners from each division will advance to Akron, where they will ...

The International Soap Box Derby Inc. has found its new CEO to lead the decades-old youth racing organization into its next chapter, a statement from the Derby's board of directors announced. Dennis ...

Sloan Museum of Discovery recently launched two new exhibits inside the Durant Gallery which celebrates the city’s Soap Box ...

FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) - Students raced down the hills of Flint on Saturday, competing in cars they built themselves during the 5th annual Flint Soap Box Derby at Kettering University. Kevin Cronin, ...

OAKFIELD — When the end of July arrives, youngsters ages 7-13 will be ready to race down Bennett Avenue in hopes of getting one of the top three places in their age group. Organizer Scott D’Alba is ...