Dennis VanFossen Jr., a former Soap Box Derby World Champion, was named president and CEO of the organization. VanFossen and his sister are the first brother-sister duo to win championships in the ...

The quiet of Folsom’s Historic District — a quaint downtown area full of galleries, restaurants and shops — was replaced Sunday with the sounds of cheering and cowbells. The seventh annual ...

Dragons, pizza rats and spaghetti-powered machines hurtled down 17th Street on Saturday as the South Slope Soap Box Derby returned for its 18th year, drawing families to Brooklyn’s most imaginative ...

The Des Moines Register Political Soapbox at the Iowa State Fair is a proud tradition going back decades. But it doesn't happen every year. The Register only hosts the Soapbox in years with a general ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

SEVEN. THE OMAHA SOAPBOX DERBY CHAMPIONSHIP IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW. PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGES OF SEVEN AND 18 COMPETING FOR A CHANCE TO GO TO THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP LATER THIS YEAR IN OHIO. ALL OF THE ...

The North Central Ohio Soap Box Derby is Saturday, June 21 but moves to a new location ― North Trimble Road due to ongoing construction on North Main Street. Ruth Kinsey, the local soap box derby ...

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 ...

It’s chaotic. It’s fast. And there’s nothing under the hood. Brothers Jon and Patrick Farrington have spent the past eight weeks in their dad’s garage building a soapbox car for this year’s Red Bull ...