The Herald-Mail Co. kept the winning 1939 derby car and racing helmet until the items were passed on for restoration.

On July 26, 1939, 15-year-old Lewis Spessard sat inside his soap box derby car beside the YMCA ... Best Brakes, and Fastest Heat Time. Every contestant earned a watermelon. The Hoffman-Chevrolet ...

Brenna Kilby, 12, has been racing soap box derby cars seriously for a little less than a year and she's already one of the fastest in the nation. Brenna Kilby, 12, has been racing soap box derby ...