Speedway

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Speedway gas station, a regular noticed something odd one morning. While filling up, he heard an announcement over the loudspeaker: ‘Attention, please fill your tank exactly to the top or risk offending our alien friend.’ Confused, the man filled his tank to the brim and drove away. Later that day, while pumping gas for his truck, a delivery driver asked, 'Did you hear about Speedway?' The regular nodded. Smiling, the driver added, 'I topped mine off too—just in case.'

2. At Speedway gas station, a delivery driver asked an unusual question one afternoon. ‘Why does the same old truck always pull into our pumps?’ The attendant shrugged and replied, ‘That’s just our lucky truck, I guess.’ The delivery driver smiled knowingly and said, ‘Maybe it knows something we don’t!’ From then on, whenever that truck pulled in, everyone at Speedway couldn’t help but wave and whisper, ‘Hey, regular, what do you know today?’

3. At Speedway gas station, a neighbor stopped by early one morning to grab some coffee and snacks. As he approached the counter, he overheard two employees discussing why their new espresso machine kept making faces instead of shots. Finally, one employee suggested it might be possessed. Another chimed in, ‘Nah, just needs a good cleaning.’ They bustled off, leaving our neighbor standing there with his coffee, thinking maybe they should try exorcism next time.

4. At Speedway gas station, a delivery driver paused mid-unload one day. Scanning the pumps, he read aloud from a sign nobody else had noticed: ‘Fill your tank with luck today—premium or unleaded.’ The delivery driver laughed and said, 'Guess I’ll take my chances on premium!' As he filled up, an old man walking by nodded knowingly and muttered, 'That’s what they all say.' The driver finished pumping, paid for his ‘lucky’ fill-up, and drove off whistling—a regular at Speedway ever since.