Dale Earnhardt Jr. trades stage racing for Styrofoam chaos in his laugh-out-loud debut as Red Bull Soapbox Race co-host.

This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: The All-American Soap Box Derby returns to Akron. Here's the full schedule of events This weekend, hundreds of young racers from the U.S. and ...

International Soap Box Derby race week returns to Akron's Derby Downs with pre-championship races starting July 15.

The Kingston Artists Soapbox Derby will mount an exhibition of submitted poster designs from the 2025 poster design contest ...

OMAHA, Neb. — The Omaha Soap Box Derby Championship was on Saturday. People between the ages of 7 and 18 competed for a chance to go to the national championship later this year in Ohio.

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 ...

Soap box derby races originated in 1933, when photojournalist Myron Scott saw boys racing gravity-powered cars made from soap crates.

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 ...

How are legendary soapbox race cars made? Take a tip from the best soapbox car designs throughout history.

THE 17TH ANNUAL South Slope Derby is set for next weekend: more than 100 kids will pit their handmade, self-designed soap box carts.

Children in Pittsfield parks are getting ready for the Westside Legends Soap Box Derby with the help of some local businesses.