Adaela McBride of Ogallala, Nebraska, is hoisted up by her family friends Nicole and Cody Garcia after winning the local ...

Nearly 300 boys and girls from across the United States, Canada and Japan converged on Derby Downs in Akron on Saturday for ...

Soap Box Derby wrapped up Saturday.

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

Hundreds of racers from around the world are in Akron ready to compete in the 2025 Soap Box Derby championship event.

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

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 ...

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

The running of the 87th All-American Soap Box Derby at Derby Downs in Akron connects generations of racers through a 1000 foot track ...

The All-American Soap Box Derby will live up to its name this year. For the first time in recent memory, the field of some 300 racers vying to be champions on Saturday, July 24 will all be from ...

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.