Austintown Middle School takes top spots in Gravity Racing Challenge

May 17, 2014 at 9:05p.m.

AKRON — Austintown Middle School won first and second place in the Stock Division at the Gravity Racing Challenge at Derby Downs here today. The race is connected with Soap Box Derby Racing and Time-Warner Cable.

The Gravity Racing Challenge is the derby’s school-based Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics initiative, providing educational opportunities for K-12 youth worldwide.

Teams from around the country raced in the Gravity Racing Challenge, which began in 2010.

Cedric Ross was the driver of Austintown Middle School’s winning car.