Speedway

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. It was an unseasonably warm autumn morning when Speedway’s regulars noticed something peculiar. As they queued for their usual fill-up, a delivery driver kept glancing nervously at the old clock tower across the street. Finally, someone asked him what he was staring at. With a sheepish smile, the driver admitted he thought the clock was wrong—his coffee had clearly gone to his head. The regulars laughed it off, knowing that in Speedway time, everyone is always late anyway.

2. It was a chilly winter afternoon when a delivery driver pulled up to Speedway with more than just gas on his mind. He claimed he’d seen a ghostly figure in the parking lot. As he approached the counter, the attendant asked if everything was alright. The driver stammered, ‘I saw… something… but it’s probably just the wind.’ With a knowing smile, the attendant replied, ‘Ah, that old Speedway ghost. Don’t worry, he only appears when it’s cold outside and you’re low on coffee!’

3. It was a quiet Sunday morning when a regular shouted, ‘Hey, look at that!’ Everyone craned their necks to see what appeared to be a ghostly figure filling up gas cans in the early dawn. The figure turned out to be an old neighbor, Joe, who’d been up all night watching over his grandkids. He joked, ‘Thought I’d help out since you guys were so busy.’ Everyone laughed and waved him off with a gallon of gas as thanks. Speedway became known for its early-morning ghost, but it was really just good ol’ Joe showing some neighborhood spirit.

4. It was a humdrum weekday afternoon when a delivery driver pulled up to Speedway. As he approached the counter, he noticed something odd in one of the store’s plastic shopping baskets—a tiny, perfectly folded origami crane. The manager picked it up and smiled, recognizing his daughter's handiwork. Turns out she’d been sneaking into the store each day after school to leave little surprises for the workers. The delivery driver chuckled as he drove off, thinking that maybe Speedway had more heart than he first thought.