The cars are powered only by gravity. With an adult’s help, each Pinewood Derby car is built by a Cub Scout using a kit that includes a wooden block, plastic wheels and metal axles.

Every year since 1953, Cub Scouts across the country have participated in the Pinewood Derby with the goal of building and racing small, driverless wooden cars down a sloped track, powered only by ...

"Pinewood Derby started in 1953 in Manhattan, California, and ever since then, the Cub Scouts have taken it and it's been a part of the program," she said.

His son Owen Zuber, 12, is a Cub Scout, as well, and he helped with the cars at the finish line of the track. Seeing the kids’ reactions during the race is Patrick’s favorite part of the Derby.

On Sunday, the Cub Scout Pack 627 of Gurnee Pinewood Derby featured handmade cars crafted by most of the pack’s 40 Scouts, with the event held in the gym at Woodland Elementary School in Gages Lake.

LAKE WYNONAH — Twenty Scouts from Cub Scout Pack 651 showed off their hand-crafted derby cars during the annual Pinewood Derby Race. Each year, the Scouts are tasked with making a freewheeling ...

Cub Scout Pack 734 held its annual Pinewood Derby at Solana Pacific Elementary school on Jan. 26. Cub Scouts built miniature cars from blocks of wood, plastic wheels, and metal axles. The cars are … ...

ENDICOTT, NY (WBNG) -- The race day for the pinewood derby is every scout’s favorite day of the year. For Maine-Endwell Pack 209, that day was Sunday as dozens of kids assembled at American ...

Scouts and their families watch as cars race toward the finish line during a pinewood derby at the Fairlane Village Mall, Saturday, March 29, 2025. (MATTHEW PERSCHALL/MULTIMEDIA EDITOR) ...