Back in 1993, Delta's Dean Lutton won the local race and went on to win it all at the All-American Soap Box Derby.
Numerous other racers from the North Central Ohio Soap Box Derby have gone and placed at the All-American as well.
The following is a list of winners of past Mansfield-area Soap Box Derby races. The Derby was put on hold during World War II (1941-45) and had a second hiatus from 1952-57 due to a lack of sponsorship. The 1966-69 races took place in Shelby.
1937- Les Griebling; 1938- Loren Wiley; 1939- Gene Kindinger; 1940- Jack Thompson; 1946- Marlin Kindinger; 1947- Bruce Wilging; 1948- William R. Jordan; 1949- Jim Mitchell; 1950- Carl Jordan; 1951- Bob Wolf; 1958- Billy Schreck; 1959- Jim Zellner; 1960- Ted Hoffman; 1961- Tim Boyer; 1962- Tim Rimmer; 1963- Bob Walters; 1964- Guy Cleckner; 1965- Kevin Bauer; 1970- Bob Zacharias; 1971- Tab Walter; 1972- Kit Walter; 1973- David Thrams; 1974- Pat Sicilliano; 1975- David Sicilliano; 1976- Dennis Sicilliano; 1976- Fred Brumm*; 1977- Doug Kallgren; 1977- John Mabee*; 1978- Joan Mabee; 1978- Robbie Zahniser*; 1979- David Adams; 1979- Erik Merkel*; 1980- Shari Gates; 1980- Chuck Bonecutter*; 1981- Todd Rabal; 1981- Dana Adams*; 1982- John Daugherty; 1982- Tim Osbun*; 1983- Chuck Bonecutter; 1983- Jeff Rainey*; 1984- Tim Osbun; 1984- Karen Takashima*; 1985- Brad Copley; 1985- Julia Copley*; 1986- Karen Takashima; 1986- Kevin Osbun*; 1987- Jeff Rainey; 1987- Andy Cooney*; 1988- Andy Cooney; 1988- Bryan Wittmer*; 1989- Bryan Wittmer; 1989- Jami Wittmer*; 1990- Jami Wittmer; 1990- Dean Lutton; 1991- Andrew Gray; 1991- Stephanie Webster*; 1992- Emily Jones; 1992- Jeni Robertson*; 1993- Dean Lutton; 1993- Nathan Hillman*; 1993- Adam Hange @; 1994- Billy King; 1994- Melissa Rita*; 1994- Paul Briet @; 1995- Stacie Webster; 1995- Lacey Miller; 1996- Sandie Webster #; 1996- Leslie King @; 1996- Zac Cronebach %; 1997- Chris Huber #; 1997- Kayla Rich @; 1997- Darrin Galco %; 1998- Jamie Kinton #; 1998- Ian Metcalf @; 1999- Charlie Ridenour @; 1999- Matt Harbolt #; 2000- Aaron Spangler @; 2000- Kayla Rich #; 2001- Cory Klopfenstein @; 2001- Charlie Ridenour #; 2002- Joshua Beekman @; 2002- Cory Klopfenstein #; 2002- Jimmy Weaver (driven by Charlie Ridenour) %. 2003- Michelle Rich @; 2003- Joshua Beekman #; 2003 - Darrin Galco (driven by Katy Cox) %. 2004- Michelle Rich #, 2004- Brooke Ridenour @. 2005- Lynelle McClellan #, 2005- Jordan Groscost @, 2006- Taylor McClellan #, A.J. Schleuter @. 2007- Caitlyn Fraley #, Emily Smith @. 2008- Emily Smith #, Jacob Smith @. 2009- Brooke Ridenour #, Evan Smith @.
*-- denotes kit car champion
@-- denotes stock car champion
#-- denotes super stock champ
%-- denotes super kids champ
Some names of past super kids champs are not known. If you know of one, please forward it to derbydirector@ncosbd.com.
Following is a list of derby races which took place in the surrounding seven-county area that makes up today's North Central Ohio Soap Box Derby territory:
1941- Ramon McMillen, Ashland; 1949- Paul Rinnert, Marion; 1950- Leonard E. Schlecht, Marion; 1951- Jim Witmer II, Ashland; 1951- Vernon A. Jacobs, Marion; 1952- Lane Chandler, Ashland; 1952- Vic Brizi, Ashland; 1953- Earl Arnholt, Ashland; 1954- John Harmon, Ashland; 1954- Robert Whitman, Marion; 1955- Hershel Grim, Ashland; 1955- Don Craig, Marion; 1956- Bob Wertman, Ashland; 1956- Dave Whitman, Marion; 1956- Larry Brucker, Norwalk; 1957- Warren Eichelberger, Ashland; 1957- David Wiley, Marion; 1957, John Rooney, Norwalk; 1958- Bob Stine, Ashland; 1958- Robert Bement Jr., Norwalk; 1959- Stan Zimmer, Ashland; 1960- Jim Stine, Ashland; 1961- Dave Cellar, Ashland; 1962- Dan Daron, Ashland; 1963- Ron Ranson, Ashland; 1964- Bill Arnholt, Ashland; 1965- Carl Nagy Jr., Ashland; 1966- Denny Spangler, Shelby; 1966- Mike Sloan, Ashland; 1967- George Karkalik, Shelby; 1967- Dennis Sloan, Ashland; 1968- Bruce Schlegel, Shelby; 1968- Jeff McFarlin, Ashland; 1969- Tom Zacharias, Shelby; 1969- John Kline, Ashland; 1970- Bill Emery, Ashland; 1971- Bob Emery, Ashland; 1972- Clarence Barker, Ashland.