Speedway

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Speedway, a neighborhood gas station, something odd started happening one morning when a delivery driver noticed an old, rusty keychain in the parking lot. It had a strange charm shaped like a tiny car and seemed out of place among the usual clutter. Curious, the delivery driver picked it up and found that whenever he touched the charm while filling his truck, his radio tuned itself to his favorite station. Word spread quickly through the neighborhood, and soon everyone was stopping by Speedway for their own lucky charms. The owner, a friendly guy named Joe, joked that maybe they should start selling them alongside gas—after all, who wouldn’t want a little luck with their fill-up?

2. At Speedway, a neighborhood gas station, something odd started happening one night when a delivery driver noticed that the pump numbers seemed to change mid-fill. Was it an optical illusion or was someone tampering with the meters? Curious, the delivery driver asked around and found out that other customers had experienced similar strange occurrences. Soon enough, locals began joking that Speedway’s pumps were controlled by an invisible gas gnome who liked to tease drivers with fluctuating prices. Eventually, everyone stopped noticing the changes altogether—except for one old neighbor who insisted on paying exactly what the pump said, no matter how much it varied.

3. At Speedway, a neighborhood gas station, something odd started happening one day when a delivery driver noticed that every fifth customer seemed to be buying exactly five gallons of gasoline. Soon enough, word got around, and people from all over started visiting Speedway just for their ‘lucky’ fifth gallon. The owner even began joking that it must be some kind of local superstition—five gallons for good luck or something. Eventually, though, someone asked if they could buy four gallons instead… and nothing happened. Turned out, it was just an old delivery driver’s trick to get his neighbors more gas for free.

4. At Speedway, a neighborhood gas station, something odd started happening one afternoon when a delivery driver noticed his truck’s odometer suddenly rolling back. Curious, he mentioned it to no one but an old neighbor who happened to be a retired mechanic. Together they checked the truck and found nothing amiss—until they realized the odometer only rolled back for deliveries made on Thursdays. Soon enough, word spread that Speedway had its very own ‘time-traveling Thursday,’ where packages mysteriously arrived earlier than expected. And so, every week on Thursday, neighbors would gather around the counter, laughing and shaking their heads at the quirks of life in their little town.