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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OfficeKey named as 2022 Race Season sponsor
OfficeKey has pledged to remain the primary sponsor for the 2022 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.
2022 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.
2022 Race Schedule
April - Cincinnati Fun Run*
April 23, 2022
Free trial runs for youth interested in Soap Box Derby
Location: Florence Y'alls parking lot - 7950 Freedom Way, Florence, KY 41042
May - Golf Manor Grand Prix*
ALL-AMERICAN LOCAL QUALIFIER
May 22, 2022 - Cincinnati Local Derby
Location: Observatory Ave, Ault Park
LOCAL RACE REGISTRATION CLOSES May 14th
* Non All-American Rally races
2021 Local Champs
Congratulations to the 2021 Cincinnati Local Champs that represented Cincinnati at the World Championship in Akron.
Stock Champ: Austin Randolph
Super Stock Champ: Kadyn Merillat
2021 LOCAL RESULTS
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNERS!
Stock
1st Place - Austin Randolph
2nd Place - Brooklyn Moses
3rd Place - Mack McNerney
4th Place - Jacob Trent
5th Place - Seth Degenhardt
6th Place - Cadence Newberry
7th Place - Kieran Sitawi
8th Place - Kierstin Trent
Rookie of the Year - Brooklyn Moses
Super
1st Place - Kadyn Merillat
2nd Place - Veronica Yeager
3rd Place - Madison Rhoden
4th Place - Auggie Newberry
5th Place - Owen Myers
6th Place - Gaven Degenhardt
7th Place - Jake Woolf
8th Place - Junior Newberry
Rookie of the Year - Owen Myers
Don't have kids, but want to be part of the fun?
News
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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