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.

It isn't unheard of for today's fastest street-legal cars to reach top speeds of 250 mph or more. After an exhilarating ride like that, it's hard to imagine ever being able to drive 65 mph again ...

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 year since 1935 — aside from four years during World War II and in 2020 ...