The first All-American Soap Box Derby was in 1934 and took place in Dayton. It moved to Akron the next year and has run every ...

The fastest car to race in the All-American was clocked at 53 mph in 1977, but that was back when the hill was longer. With the modern-era shorter hill, derby cars reach nearly 30 mph.

The fastest car to race in the All-American was clocked at 53 mph in 1977, but that was back when the hill was longer. With the modern-era shorter hill, derby cars reach nearly 30 mph.