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Speedway started in 1952 as Speedway 79, the name of a fuel chain based in Michigan.Unlike other fuel station chains at the time, Speedway 79 did not have a service station to perform vehicle maintenance, but rather vending machines that focused on cigarette and soft drink sales, giving their locations the nickname "Smokes and Cokes".
The Speedway on West Third Street was not selling 87 or 89 grade gas after a state inspector came to Bloomington to address complaints. State inspects Monroe County Speedway station for water in ...
SuperAmerica operated stations primarily in Minnesota, but also a number of locations in western Wisconsin and eastern South Dakota. The chain formerly operated stores in Florida, but these were sold to Shell Oil in 1993. [6] Ashland Petroleum purchased Northwestern Refining and the SuperAmerica chain in the 1970s. Ashland had marketed full ...
Over the course of 1976-1977, all Sears stations became USA Gasoline stations. 1980s + 1990s. From 1988 to 1990, USA Petroleum was involved in a lawsuit with ARCO due to fuel prices. in 1992, USA Petroleum moved its headquarters from Santa Monica to Ventura. in 1993, their headquarters were moved again, this time from Ventura to Agoura Hills.
In 1983, the number of stores increased to 2,180 with the purchase of the 960-store UtoteM chain in the western and southern United States. [22] Karl Eller, a prominent Phoenix, Arizona businessman, served as the company's CEO from 1983 to 1990. During that time, Eller built Circle K into the second largest convenience store operation and the ...
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Enon is the headquarters of the Speedway gas station chain. History. Enon was platted in 1838. [6] ... Contact Wikipedia; Code of Conduct; Developers; Statistics;
A list of gas station chains in Canada: Canadian Tire Petroleum (Canadian Tire Gas+) – over 300 stations across Canada; most located next to Canadian Tire retail stores or at service centres such as ONRoute; Chevron Corporation – under license by Parkland Corporation (British Columbia, Alberta) Domo Gasoline – 80 stations in western Canada