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 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, ...

The following year, the race moved to Akron due to its central location and hilly terrain, with the first Akron race held on Tallmadge Hill. In 1936, Derby Downs in southeast Akron became the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

AKRON, Ohio – The 87th FirstEnergy All-American Soap Box Derby World Championship returns to Derby Downs in Akron this weekend, starting Sunday, July 13 and running through Saturday, July 19. The Soap ...

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - Father and mothers, sons and daughters, even grandparents connected by the 989.4-foot track at Derby Downs. “When I was a kid, I raced in 1987,” said Jason Flowe, with his son ...

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 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 ...

On Feb. 2, Water Under the Bridge included an item about the 1951 Soap Box Derby, urging youngsters to pick up the necessary construction guides needed to start building their own racing cars. The ...

Museum catalog item 318011.1 was built and raced in the finals at Akron in 1961 by Robert Pusateri. It was donated to the Smithsonian by his father. The official catalog description for item 318011.1 ...