Since 2005, the Optimist Club of Quincy has made the Soap Box Derby one of the premiere youth events in the Tri-States.  The stock and super stock races are held on Saturday and the Super Kids races are held on Friday. Super Kids pairs children with special needs with veteran Soap Box drivers to race in specially designed cars.

The Quincy Soap Box Derby is the second-largest in the nation behind the All-American Soap Box Derby in Akron, Ohio. In 2016, 157 racers competed in the two-day event.

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