Speedway

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Speedway and noticed an odd humming sound coming from the pumps. He shrugged it off until he saw other drivers nodding knowingly as they filled their tanks. Curious, our delivery driver decided to fill his tank too. As soon as he hit the gas, he felt a strange vibration through the wheel. Smiling, he looked around and saw everyone else was dancing along! Turns out, Speedway had secretly installed a low-frequency beat in their pumps to keep customers happy while pumping gas. Moral of the story? Sometimes you just need to dance while filling up your tank.

2. At dawn, when most gas stations are quiet, a delivery driver pulled into Speedway. Something wasn’t right—an eerie whirring sound filled the air. Curious, he approached the pumps and saw a small robot vacuuming the ground. ‘What’s going on here?’ asked the driver. A voice from behind replied, ‘Just our new cleaning bot, keeps things tidy.’ The delivery man shrugged it off as another Speedway oddity—he’d seen stranger things there—and drove away with a smile.

3. At dusk, a little girl ran into her mom, pointing excitedly at Speedway. ‘Mom,’ she said, ‘the pump just winked at me!’ Her mom laughed and shook her head. ‘Honey, that’s not a wink—it’s just the light from the gas pump!’ They both giggled as they walked inside, where an old man behind the counter smiled knowingly and whispered to a regular, ‘Kids these days see winks everywhere.’

4. At midnight, a delivery driver pulled into Speedway for a quick fill-up. The station’s neon sign flickered ominously as he approached the pump. Over the loudspeaker came a scratchy voice: 'Fill your tank with our special blend—guaranteed to make your engine purr like a kitten!' As the delivery driver filled his tank, he glanced up and saw an old man waving from inside. ‘That’s Mr. Jenkins,’ someone whispered. He nodded politely but didn’t seem quite right—his eyes were too bright. After paying, the driver drove off, feeling a little uneasy. But when he looked back in the rearview mirror, Speedway was already closed, its neon sign dark and silent.