Speedway

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Speedway gas station, a little boy kept pointing and asking his dad, ‘Why does that truck always honk its horn three times when it leaves?’ Finally, fed up with the kid’s questions, the father whispered, ‘It’s because that old delivery driver is deaf.’ From then on, whenever the truck left, everyone at Speedway watched in amusement as the driver waved enthusiastically while honking three times—his way of saying goodbye.

2. At Speedway gas station, a delivery driver was loading boxes into his truck when he noticed something odd. The pump nozzle seemed to be winking at him from across the lot. Curious, the driver walked over and gave the nozzle a friendly tap. To his surprise, it responded with a little mechanical beep. Turns out, an old timer down the street had been tweaking the pumps for years—just to say hello to everyone who stopped by. At Speedway, sometimes your fill-up comes with a smile.

3. At Speedway gas station, an old man in a plaid shirt was pumping gas one night when he noticed something strange: every time he filled up, the reflection of the moon in the car’s window seemed to wink back at him. Curious, the old man started filling up more often just to catch the moon’s wink. One evening, as he pumped gas for a delivery driver, they both watched the moon together and laughed. ‘Must be some kinda trick,’ said the driver, scratching his head. The old man shrugged, smiling. ‘Who knows? But it makes my nights here feel less lonely.’

4. At Speedway gas station, every morning around sunrise, a faint humming sound could be heard coming from the pumps. No one knew where it came from or why, but soon everyone started humming along as they filled up their tanks. One day, an old delivery driver pulled in and asked the attendant, ‘Do you know what makes that noise?’ The attendant shrugged, so the driver leaned close and whispered, ‘It’s the ghost of a racecar driver who used to win here.’ Everyone laughed until he added, ‘And he’s still winning—every tank of gas!’