The Herald-Mail Co. kept the winning 1939 derby car and racing helmet until the items were passed on for restoration.

Parker Lame, 13, of Canfield, shows off his race car and trophy after winning the world title in the Super Stock division at the 85th FirstEnergy All-American Soap Box Derby in Akron on Saturday.

The Pottstown Soap Box Race is a more than 20-year-old tradition. 3-divisions of cars will bomb down Wilson Street, and the winner of each will move on to the tournament in Akron, Ohio.

Lewis Spessard, a 15-year-old from Hagerstown, won the local Soap Box Derby in 1939 and competed in the national championship in Akron, Ohio. Spessard's winning car was donated to the Washington ...