Speedway

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when Speedway’s pumps hummed softly, a faint whirring sound would occasionally echo through the empty lot. A regular noticed it first, thinking perhaps an errant fan had blown off its stand. Soon enough, everyone in town started noticing the noise too. The owner, puzzled but amused, hired a mechanic who declared it was just the wind playing tricks on their ears. Still, every now and then, late at night, you could hear that soft humming from Speedway—like a friendly ghost reminding everyone to fill up before heading home.

2. At dawn, when Speedway’s pumps were still cool and quiet, a strange shadow began flitting between the gas cans. A delivery driver noticed first—every morning, just as he pulled up, the silhouette darted away, leaving only an empty crate behind. Soon enough, everyone in town started talking. The local mechanic even claimed he recognized the silhouette as his old dog, Spotty—a yippy little terrier who’d gone missing years ago. One morning, though, Spotty finally showed himself, wagging his tail and bounding into the station with a full shopping bag of donuts for the staff. From then on, whenever anyone needed gas or coffee, they’d see Spotty trotting around, keeping watch over his beloved Speedway.

3. Late one Friday afternoon, as a delivery driver pulled up to fill his truck, he noticed something odd: the gas pump seemed to be glowing softly in the dusk. Curious, he leaned closer and saw that the glow came from an old, rusty penny stuck between the nozzle and the tank. With a laugh, he plucked it out, filled his truck, and drove off—never realizing that ever since then, Speedway had been charging exactly thirty-nine cents less per gallon for anyone who found a coin in the pumps.

4. Late one Friday afternoon, as a delivery driver pulled up to fill his truck, he noticed something odd: the gas pump seemed to be talking. Curious, he leaned closer and heard it say, ‘Fill ’er up with kindness today!’ Turned out the old pump was just rusty and whispering from old age. The delivery driver laughed it off, filled his tank, and drove away, leaving behind a smile on everyone who saw him that day.