2012 - 2012

FirstEnergy Corp., the diverse energy company based in Akron, became the program’s title sponsor.

More than 550 youngsters between the ages of 7 and 17 represented their home communities in the 75th FirstEnergy All-American Soap Box Derby on Saturday, July 21. They came from 40 states in the United States, as well as from Canada, Germany, Japan and New Zealand.

The Soap Box Derby Hall of Fame Museum and Starting Line Structure were constructed.