Speedway

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Speedway gas station late one night, a voice crackled over the intercom: ‘Fill up your tank and don’t forget to check your engine light—it’s on fire!’ A delivery driver pulls in, hears the warning, jumps out with an extinguisher—only to realize his engine light was just dim. As everyone laughs, a neighbor walks by and says, 'Welcome to Speedway, where every fill-up is an adventure!'

2. At Speedway gas station, a sign above the cash register read: ‘If you see something strange, pay for it anyway.’ One morning, a delivery driver noticed an unusual arrangement of coffee cups on the counter. The delivery driver grinned and paid for the oddly arranged cups. Later that day, a regular stopped by and asked curiously, 'Did you buy those funny-looking mugs?' The clerk shrugged, ‘Who knows? Maybe they were just paying it forward.’ As the sun set, a neighbor walked in with a bag of groceries, saying cheerfully, ‘I hope I’m not too late—Speedway’s mystery tradition is getting pretty popular!’

3. At Speedway gas station, a sign on the pump read: 'For best results, fill up when you're not thirsty.' A delivery driver pulled in and asked, ‘What does that even mean?’ The attendant grinned, ‘Fill up when you’re not thirsty—when your tank’s full, not empty.’ The driver nodded, filled up, and drove off with a puzzled smile. A few days later, he returned saying, ‘It works!’ Turns out, his truck was running better than ever since he started following Speedway’s cryptic advice.

4. At Speedway gas station, an old man browsing the convenience store aisles stumbled upon something peculiar—a bottle labeled ‘Super Fuel Enhancer’ that promised incredible mileage but came with no instructions or warnings. Curious, he poured some into his tank without reading further. The next day, his car felt like a racehorse—until it started talking in Russian. Turned out, the mysterious concoction was actually motor oil from Siberia. After much laughter and confusion, the old man became known around town as 'the guy whose car spoke Russian'.