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Cincinnati Soap Box Derby

Celebrating over 50 years of Gravity Racing in Cincinnati!

The Cincinnati Soap Box Derby is a youth racing program open to any child at least 7 year of age and 17. Children compete by driving their racers in one of two levels of gravity powered racing cars built from kits purchased from the All-American Soap Box Derby. Don't have a Derby car, no need to worry, we have plenty to borrow.

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2022 Local Champs

Congratulations to the 2022 Cincinnati Local Champs that will represent Cincinnati at the World Championship in Akron.

Stock Champ: Jack Poeder

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Super Stock Champ: Veronica Yeager

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2022 LOCAL RESULTS

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNERS!

Stock

1st Place - Jack Poeder

2nd Place - Brooklyn Moses

3rd Place - Kierstin Trent

4th Place - Jason Avitt

5th Place - Chase Moses

6th Place - Hudson Randolph

7th Place - Cadence Newberry

8th Place - Brady Newberry

Rookie of the Year - Jack Poeder

 

Super

1st Place - Veronica Yeager

2nd Place - Austin Randolph

3rd Place - Theresa Yeager

4th Place - Jake Woolf

5th Place - Madison Rhoden

6th Place - Otto Heckman 

7th Place - Xavier Edwards

8th Place - Junior Newberry

Rookie of the Year - Xavier Edwards

 

OfficeKey named as 2023 Race Season sponsor

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OfficeKey has pledged to remain the primary sponsor for the 2023 Cincinnati Soap Box Derby season. Their continued support of our local derby organization helps keep local kids engaged and thriving in a longtime youth sport, this donation will help create family engagement across generations.

OfficeKey’s sponsorship helps the Cincinnati Soap Box Derby maintain derby cars for the upcoming race season as well as offset race fees for the All-American local race. The company provides the space, tools, and services to help businesses establish Cincinnati offices since 1984.

2023 Race day and car sponsorships available

Promote your business this race season and provide area youth a fee-free sporting activity at the same time. Click here to see sponsorship opportunities. Please feel free to reach out and contact us if you have any questions regarding our organization.

 


2023 Race Schedule

May - Cincinnati Fun Run*

May 7, 2023 - TENTATIVE DATE

Free trial runs for youth interested in Soap Box Derby

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Location: TBD

 

May - Golf Manor Grand Prix*

May 21, 2023 - TENTATIVE DATE

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Location: Losantiville Ave. & Bremont Ave. - Cincinnati, OH 45237

 

ALL-AMERICAN LOCAL QUALIFIER

June 18, 2023 - Cincinnati Local Derby

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Location: Larch Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45224

LOCAL RACE REGISTRATION CLOSES TBD

* Non All-American Rally races

  


  

Don't have kids, but want to be part of the fun?  

We have several volunteer positions available, register here.

A message from the All-American Soap Box Derby

The Soap Box Derby is a youth racing program which has run nationally since 1934. World Championship finals are held each July at Derby Downs in Akron, Ohio.

The idea of the Soap Box Derby grew out of a photographic assignment of Dayton, Ohio, newsman Myron Scott. He covered a race of boy-built cars in his home community and was so impressed with this event that he acquired a copyright for the idea and began development of a similar program on a national scale.


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