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A Swirl World frozen yogurt bar inside a RaceTrac. The company has been ranked on Forbes magazine's list of largest private companies every year since 1998. [11]In October 2009, Convenience Store News named Carl Bolch Jr., then executive chairman and CEO, the 2009 Retailer of the Year for "pioneering forecourt retailing in the Southeast and making an indelible mark on the convenience industry ...
Harry Ford Sinclair (July 6, 1876 – November 10, 1956) was an American industrialist, and the founder of Sinclair Oil.He was implicated in the 1920s Teapot Dome scandal, and served six months in prison for contempt of Congress.
From 1929 through 1942, the holding company started to reduce the number of tracks. By 1937, there were only three tracks left. In January 1937, the operating companies for Churchill Downs and Latonia Race Track were merged to create Churchill Downs–Latonia Incorporated. Business at Latonia declined, and it held its last races in 1939. [11]
By the 1890s, Valvoline oil was associated with winning race cars. [8] During the early 20th century, Valvoline was the recommended motor oil for the Ford Model T. [4] In 1949, Ashland Inc. purchased the Freedom-Valvoline Company. [9] By 2016, Ashland's Valvoline subsidiary accounted for about 37% of the parent company's annual revenue. [4]
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Fair Grounds Racing Hall of Fame (1991) William George Helis Sr. (October 17, 1886 – July 25, 1950) was an impoverished Greek emigrant to the United States who made a fortune in the oil business and who became a major owner/breeder of Thoroughbred racehorses and racetrack owner.
He made substantial investments in exploration for new resources and in the company's production systems that made it the largest independent oil producing company in North America. In March 1984, Superior Oil was sold to Mobil Corporation (part of ExxonMobil since 1999) for $5.7 billion .
Lucas Oil Speedway is a motorsports racing facility located at the intersection of U.S. Route 54 and Missouri Route 83, in Wheatland, Missouri. [1] Its primary circuit is a dirt track banked oval motorsport race track . [ 1 ]