Billy drives number 3 soapbox car past a ramp, cones, cheering kids, and Soapbox Derby sign.

Billy’s Downhill Duck Soapbox Derby

Billy grins behind his goggles as The Downhill Duck rolls along the curving soapbox derby road past cones and cheering friends.

Free to print for personal and classroom use. This coloring page is part of the Race Car collection, made for ages 5–7 and drawn in a Bold & Easy style.

🎨 How to color it

Color Billy’s helmet cherry red with a yellow star, make The Downhill Duck bright blue, and use orange for the cones and warm green for the hillside trees. The car body, road curves, and big tires are wide enough for chunky crayons or broad marker fills, while the checkered flag works best with a sharp black pencil. Try a sunny yellow glow around the small sun so the winding track feels extra fast and cheerful.

🔢 How this color by number works

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Find each number in the key and fill its zone: 70 zones and 10 colors, sized for kids. Tiny unnumbered slivers borrow the color of their neighbors, and the little model above shows the finished page whenever you want to check your work. More grids like this live in our color by number gallery.

Prefer classic line art? Open this drawing as a regular coloring page.

The story behind this coloring page

Billy’s Echo-Cheer Challenge — At the top of Whistle Hill, Billy tapped the number 3 on his wooden car and whispered, “Three cheers before the finish.” The air smelled like cut grass and hot rubber. Read the full story →

At the top of Whistle Hill, Billy tapped the number 3 on his wooden car and whispered, “Three cheers before the finish.” The air smelled like cut grass and hot rubber. He pushed off, wheels humming zzz-zzz on the smooth track. By the first bend, his sister shouted, “Zoom!” Billy laughed and counted one. Near the pine trees, two twins clapped so hard their bracelets jingled. “Go, go, go!” That made two.

Then The Downhill Duck bumped over a tiny dip beside the ramp. Instead of a rattle, it gave a bright wooden “QUACK!” Billy’s mouth popped open, then he shouted, “That counts!” The crowd heard it too and answered with their biggest cheer yet, a rolling roar that chased him down the hill. Billy crossed the line with three cheers, four if you counted joy. Next time you spot his star helmet, listen for that zzz-zzz, quack, and the echo of three cheers.