Hall of Fame
Know someone who deserves to be honored as a Soap Box Derby Hall of Fame inductee? Nominations will open mid April 2024.
Criteria For
Hall of Fame Candidates
Candidates may be considered for induction into the Soap Box Derby Hall of Fame on the basis of significant contributions to the program by dedicating years of service to the organization, or as an ambassador, promoting the betterment of the sport and its participating young persons, or by supporting the youth racing program through financial or sponsorship contribution, enabling the continued growth of the youth racing program.
Hall of Fame nominations are accepted each spring. To be considered for the Hall of Fame, candidates must have a minimum of 20 years’ volunteer service at the local or national level or have made a significant financial or sponsorship contribution to the program. Former racers of at least 10 years ago or Derby staff members with a minimum of 10 years’ service also can be nominated.
Hall of Fame
President’s Youth Volunteer Service Award
Hall of Fame Members
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Myron E. Scott
1997
Bain E. “Shorty” Fulton
1997
Jim Schlemmer
1997
Jimmy Stewart
1997
Wilbur Shaw
1997
Mason Bell
1998
George W. Brittain
1998
Jim Ott
1998
Howard Flood
1998
John S. Knight
1998
Marie Wright
1999
Ralph Barnes
1999
Ralph Iula
1999
Loris C. Troyer
1999
Frank A. “Whitey” Whal
1999
Ron Baker
2000
Bruce Buchholzer
2000
Bob Gravett
2000
Don Lenox
2001
Don Meech
2001
Tom Kilroy
2001
Ray Schieb
2001
Bill Ford
2002
Jack Morran
2002
Bob Turner
2002
Bill Kuntz
2003
Jim Underwood
2003
Bob Troyer
2003
Don Adams
2004
David J. Holly
2004
Ira C. Sapozink
2004
Ronald Reagan
2004
Shirley Foster
2005
Paul Arnsmeyer
2005
Tony Deluca
2005
Roy Hartz
2005
Bruce Hunsicker
2006
Jeff Iula
2006
Bob Campbell
2006
Tex Finsterwald
2006
Jack Gormley
2007
Bob McLaughlin
2007
Jimmy Collier
2007
Brooks Townsend
2008
Don Huminsky
2008
Ron Reed
2008
Russ Kinsey
2008
George Rodenbaugh
2009
Mayor Don Plusquellic
2009
Norm Perry
2010
Jerry Van Waart
2011
Pat Taylor
2011
Dale Russell
2012
Mille Esque
2012
Jack Engelke
2012
Bill Harris
2013
Ken Morrow
2013
Marty Sullivan
2013
Alan Howe
2014
Mark Scuderi
2014
Rick Acker
2014
Bob Cooper
2015
Fran Seabeck
2015
Bud Seabeck
2015
Chuck Jones
2016
John Esque
2016
Bill Speeg
2016
Mark Packard
2017
Ken Cline
2017
Carole Berry
2018
Craig Flury
2018
Ed Harmon
2019
Will Looman
2019
Brian Graham
2019
John Evans
2020
William J. Ginter
2020
Bobby Nickoli
2020
Jim Hagan
2021
Mark Richards
2021
Keith Scheurman
2021
Michael Rushing
2022
Vickie Beck
2022
Bill Behan
2022
John Peter (JP) Fedele
2023
Danny Hughes
2023
Sue Nelman
2023
Soap Box Derby Hall of Fame Museum
The featured vehicles include a replica of one of the first cars to race in an event that led to the first Soap Box Derby race driven by Bob Gravett and is now the derby’s official emblem. The collection also includes a replica of the infamous winning car from 1973, driven by James Gronen who lost his title for attaching a magnet to the nose of his car. This cheating scandal led officials to examine cars more closely both before and after races.
The Hall of Fame building is open May – September (closed October – April).