Pennyrile Soap Box Derby - Madisonville, KY

09/26/2026

Great day to go racing! Pumpkin Roll 2026

09/23/2026

08/17/2026

Congrats to Katie for her first weekend sweep!
Four races, four first place trophies!
Way to go, Katie!!
🏆🏆🏆🏆🧹👊🏼🏎️🏁

07/22/2026

Join us this Saturday for a pool party for all of our local soapbox racers. Please RSVP to the number below. 

07/20/2026

Congrats to all our racers that competed in the Soapbox Derby World Championships in Akron last week.

Extra congratulations to 2 of our local racers for their finish in the big race:

Zach Salley - 9th place Rally Stock division
Katie Wolff - 7th place Local Stock division

07/13/2026

PSDA has several champs who qualified for the 2026 World Championship Race in Akron, Ohio!

We’re wishing all our racers in Akron good luck as they begin their race week preparations at Derby Downs.

Katie Wolff, Local Stock Champ #328
Leann Salley, Local Super Stock Champ #131
Brayden Chappell, Rally Stock Champ #713
Zach Salley, Rally Stock Champ #720
Cash Chappell, Rally Super Stock Champ #630
Caden Terry, Super Kids Champ
Nate Crosby, Rally Masters Champ #524
Ellie Knight, Rally Stock Champ #736

You can click on the link below to send Good Luck Messages to the champs!

https://form.jotform.com/260924681560157

06/07/2026

🏁 What. A. Day at the track! 🏁

It was long. It was hot. It was slow at times.
But it was also filled with great racing, great sportsmanship, and a whole lot of fun.

Today marked the largest Local Race in Pennyrile Soapbox Derby history, and we couldn’t be more proud of every driver who raced! From our first-time racers to our veteran drivers, each kiddo showed enthusiasm, determination, and sportsmanship!

We’d like to again give a huge thank you to all of our families, volunteers, sponsors, and supporters who helped make this incredible day possible.

And now, let’s congratulate our 2026 Pennyrile Soapbox Derby Local Champions, who have earned the opportunity to represent Pennyrile at the All-American Soapbox Derby World Championships in Akron, Ohio next month!

🏆 Stock Champion: Katie Wolff
🏆 Super Stock Champion: Leann Salley
🏆 Super Kids Champion: Sawyer Parsons

Congratulations to these three drivers and to every racer who rolled out of the starting ramps today.

And if your kiddo climbed out of the car today wanting more, we’ve got great news! Derby doesn’t end with the Local Race. After Akron, Rally season starts back up in August and offers racers plenty of opportunities to continue competing, improve their driving, and spend more time at the race track! If your family would like to learn more about the rally program, send us a message… we’re always happy to help new racers get started!

{My phone went flat so I grabbed someone else’s to take photos of our champs, but forgot to send them to myself, so I don’t yet have the Winners Circle photos to post. They’ll come tomorrow!}

06/06/2026

06/06/2026

🏁 Rise and Shine, Racers! 🏁

Race Day is finally here!

The track is ready.
The cars are ready.
And now it’s time for the drivers!

We couldn’t be more excited to welcome everyone to the 2026 Pennyrile Soapbox Derby Local Race! We can’t wait to see our drivers, families, volunteers, and fans at the track for an exciting day of racing.

This year’s event is especially exciting as we’re celebrating the largest local race in Pennyrile Soapbox Derby history with 41 drivers taking to the hill - 18 Stock, 13 Super Stock, and 10 Super Kids racers!

Today’s champions will earn the opportunity to represent Pennyrile Soapbox Derby at the All-American Soapbox Derby World Championship in Akron next month!

A huge thank you to all of our racers, families, volunteers, sponsors, and supporters who make days like this possible. Your dedication, hard work, and love for this sport are what make our derby community so special.

Let’s get ready for a day filled with competition, sportsmanship, friendships, and memories that will last long after the finish line.

We’ll see you at the hill.
Let’s race! 🏎️💨🏆

06/06/2026

Heat sheets for tomorrow!