The CARSTAR stores across the United States and Canada celebrated the Soaps It Up carwash with local events, cookouts and more.....

There's a new Guinness World Record for World's Largest Car Wash -- and it's held by CARSTAR.  The more than 150 participating CARSTAR stores in the U.S. and Canada washed more than 4,000 cars during an eight-hour period on Saturday, June 20th, 2009 to break the record.

The CARSTAR stores across the U.S. and Canada are wrapping up their day of washing cars to set the Guinness World Record for world's largest car wash.  Some 3,000 cars have already been washed...and the car wash events are just ending on the east coast.

The CARSTAR Soaps It Up! carwash is underway and more than 500 cars have been washed on the way to the Guinness World Record.  Check out the photos from the events around the country.

Courtney Hansen chats with Sam Memmolo about the Soaps It Up! national carwash on Sam's Garage, a national radio show.  Tune in for Courtney's car wash tips and more.

OVERLAND PARK, KS (May 6, 2009) – Calling all dirty cars across North America! CARSTAR is looking for cars – and their drivers – to help the company set the Guinness World Record for the largest car wash in history.