Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On July 26, 1939, 15-year-old Lewis Spessard sat inside his soap box derby car beside the YMCA. building at 149 N. Potomac Street.

POTTSVILLE — Three Schuylkill County youngsters will compete in the First Energy All American Soap Box Derby in Akron, Ohio. Marcel LeBlanc, 12, of Pine Grove won the stock class in a car sponsored by ...

The gravity-powered “Thrill on the Hill” that is the Pottsville Area Soap Box Derby will happen Saturday along the steep ...

This past June, racers, ages 8 to 17, took part in the 70th running of the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby. Joe McCary, www.dcsoapboxderby.org Ava Pell, 12, of Bristow, Virginia, climbs into her ...

Soap Box Derby fans with specials needs are now able to step into the driver's seat with two specially made racers. Tracey Glenn, chairman of the Cape Girardeau Soap Box Derby, said past winners of ...

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 ...

FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) - Students raced down the hills of Flint on Saturday, competing in cars they built themselves during the 5th annual Flint Soap Box Derby at Kettering University. Kevin Cronin, ...

ST. LOUIS – St. Louis Jaycee’s Soap Box Derby, presented by WWT Raceway Gives, is coming back to the Gateway City this weekend! Visitors can stop in The Hill neighborhood to see two Soap Box Derby ...

FARGO — On a summer day in 1972, in the shadow of Shakey’s Pizza and under the watchful eyes of proud parents, curious onlookers — and a few disgruntled dads — watched a 13-year-old girl from Battle ...