Speedway

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Speedway gas station, every morning around dawn, someone started hearing an eerie humming sound. No one could figure out where it came from—neither the attendant nor the delivery drivers noticed anything unusual. Finally, an old mechanic, a regular, whispered that maybe it was just the ghost of an old racecar driver who used to frequent Speedway’s diner. Everyone laughed it off until one day, when the humming stopped exactly at sunrise, and everyone heard a familiar voice yell: ‘Hey! Turn on some damn music!’

2. At Speedway gas station, one day a delivery driver noticed something odd in the shopping cart return bin—a tiny, perfectly preserved peanut butter sandwich wrapped in wax paper. Curious, he unwrapped it and took a bite—only to discover that the sandwich was still warm. Turned out, an elderly neighbor had accidentally left it there while rushing off to her bridge game. The delivery driver smiled, thinking how nice it was to know someone cared enough to bring back their lunch.

3. At Speedway gas station, late one night after closing, a delivery driver heard a strange clicking sound coming from the pumps. Curious, he peered around the corner and saw a squirrel frantically trying to stuff nuts into every nook it could find. Turns out, the clicking was just its little hoarder heart in overdrive.

4. At Speedway gas station, one hot summer afternoon, a little boy pointed excitedly and whispered, ‘Dad, look! The pump’s talking!’ The father squinted suspiciously but then laughed, leaning down to his son’s level. ‘It’s just an old gas pump,’ he said gently. But as they both watched, the numbers on the display started counting up in time with their heartbeat—first slow, then faster when the boy got more excited. The delivery driver behind them snickered, shaking his head: “Kids these days,” he muttered, “always finding voices where there ain’t none.” And that was how, on that hot summer afternoon, Speedway became known for its magical talking pumps.’