Champions delight crowd with candy and trinkets, share their aspirations — including a future monkey massage therapist.

The All-American Soap Box Derby, held in Akron, will host around 300 racers from the U.S., Canada and Japan. The 87th annual ...

Ready... Set... Race! The All-American Soap Box Derby is happening in Akron this week -- and the festivities are underway.

The 87th FirstEnergy All-American Soap Box Derby World Championship features a week of gravity-racing fun for participants ...

If you're a sports fan, you must check out the LeBron James' Home Court museum at House Three Thirty in Akron. Located down ...

With more than 300 racers competing in the All-American Soap Box Derby, hotels, restaurants and other establishments could ...

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 ...

This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Rain in forecast for Soap Box Derby week in Greater Akron. Find out when storms are coming It is shaping up to be a potentially rainy week.

What the Soap Box Derby lost in innovation, it won back in heart and tradition. The Donovans, residents of Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, are a model of what the modern Soap Box Derby aims to represent.

New York City, however, has never produced an All-American Soap Box Derby champion. It is not a cheap sport. Each soapbox car costs $1,800 — an official kit that includes lesson plans, ...