All-American Soap Box Derby

All-American Soap Box Derby Hall of Fame

2010 Hall of Fame Inductee

 Norm Perry's association with the Soap Box Derby spans more that 60 years, first as a participant in Atlanta in 1946.  After retiring as a quality control inspector for NASA in 1989, he became a volunteering inspector with the Central Florida race.  He became director of the Central Florida Soap Box Derby in 1994, and has served as an All-American Soap Box Derby regional director since 1996.  Norm has promoted the Derby program by lending his technical expertise to a number of network television productions.  He also designed Derby Park in Sanford, Florida.  Norm Perry brings innovation to the Soap Box Derby and ensures that every youngster has an opportunity to race. 

Previous Inductees

• 1997 - Myron E. Scott; Bain E. "Shorty" Fulton; Jim Schlemmer; Jimmy Stewart; Wilbur Shaw

• 1998 - John S. Knight; Mason Bell; George W. Brittain; Jim Ott; Howard Flood

• 1999 - Marie Wright; Ralph Barnes; Ralph Iula; Loris C. Troyer; Frank A. 'Whitey" Wahl

• 2000 - Bruce Bucholzer; Bob Gravett; Ron Baker

• 2001 - Don Lenox; Don Meech; Tom Kilroy; Ray Schieb

• 2002 - Bill Ford; Jack Morran; Bob Turner

• 2003 - Jim Underwood; Bob Troyer; Bill Kuntz

• 2004 - Don Adams; David J. Holly; Ira C. Sapozink; Ronald Reagan

• 2005 - Shirley Foster, Tony DeLuca, Paul Arnsmeyer, Roy Hartz

• 2006 - Bob Campbell, Herman "Tex" Finsterwald, Bruce Hunsicker, Jeff Iula

• 2007 - Bob Campbell, Jack Gormley, Bob McLaughlin, Jimmy Collier

• 2008 - Brooks Townsend, Don Huminsky, Ron Reed, Russ Kinsey

• 2009 - George Rodenbaugh, Mayor Don Plusquellic

Three Hall of Fame members (from left to right), "Tex" Finsterwald, Paul Arnsmeyer, and Jeff Iula