Creativity, speed and fun were in the fast lane at the River Church in Alton on Saturday as kids raced their hand-built Pinewood Derby cars against friends for prizes, youthful bragging rights, and a ...

with the last car running declared as the winner. Since then, the derby became a regular occurrence in states across the U.S.

Put the world’s top racers, including Mario Andretti and Parnelli Jones, in a demolition derby with newish cars, many of them luxury models, then have Evel Knievel jump over 50 vehicles on his H ...