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The All American Soap Box Derby is a youth racing program open to boys and girls between the ages of 7 and 18, which has run nationally since 1933. World Championship finals are held each July at Derby Downs in Akron, Ohio. Richmond’s All American Soap Box Derby has been around since the 1950s and is one of over 200 races held annually in 44 states and four countries. The 2012 Richmond Soap Box Derby will be held on Saturday, June TBD at the Richmond International Raceway, known for hosting NASCAR and Indy Car races. Races will be held in two classes, stock and super stock. The two local champions will go to Akron to compete in the World Championship.

 

Although the local race has been operated under the auspices of several groups during its history, a group of local Soap Box Derby supporters formed the Richmond Soap Box Derby Foundation, Inc. in 2003 to raise tax-deductible support to create a permanent Race Committee to oversee race operations and seek additional funding to foster growth of the community event.

 

The Winner’s Circle

Stock:

1995 – Lauren Nash
1996 – Jabe Sams
1997 – Andrew Martin
1998 – Peter Mandas
1999 – Huge Zeigler
2000 – Kyle Shaffer
2001 – George Zeigler
2002 – Tamara Lazzari
2003 – Tess Walton
2004 – Carter Allen
2005 – Kaitlin Parm
2006 – Jared Parm
2007 – Kevin Granger
2008 – Andrew Parm
2009 – Berkeley Oglesby
2010 – Bridget Murray
2011 – Noah Carpenter

Super Stock:

1998 – Andrew Martin
1999 – Peter Mandas
2000 – Scott Fitzgerald
2001 – Alyse Adams
2002 – Chad Vaughan
2003 – Kathryn Thurston
2004 – Tamara Lazzari
2005 – Melissa Williams
2006 – Kaitlin Parm
2007 – Garrett Abel
2008 – Jared Parm
2009 – Evan Morrison
2010 – Andrew Parm
2011 – Mason Allen

Masters

2000 – Adam Hamel
2001 – Scott Fitzgerald
2002 – Brian Whitesell

  

Contacts

For Registration Information, e-mail:

Patty Carpenter
pattycarpenter@wspring.net

Bonnie Parm
Derby Director
SBDMom4@Yahoo.com

Peter Van Winkle
Co-Derby Director
(804) 323-0525