Speedco

Last updated
Speedco
TypeWholly owned subsidiary
Industry Automotive
Founded1991;32 years ago (1991)
Effingham, Illinois, U.S.
FounderMark Clark
Jeff Clark
Jim Dudley
Headquarters Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Number of locations
430 (2021)
Owner Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores
Parent Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores
Website loves.com/en/truck-services

Speedco is an American chain of automotive oil change specialty shops founded in Effingham, Illinois in 1991 as Speedy Truck Lube. [1] It has been a subsidiary of Love's since 2017, [2] and is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Speedco has 430 locations across the United States. [3]

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History

Mark & Jeff Clark along with Jim Dudley founded the company in September of 1991 in Effingham, Illinois. They opened a second location in Troy, Illinois. [1]

Sponsorships

Speedco has sponsored various NASCAR race teams including Front Row Motorsports in the NASCAR Truck Series and NASCAR Cup Series with drivers such as Todd Gilliland, Zane Smith, David Ragan and Matt Tifft. They have also sponsored JR Motorsports with Josh Berry in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. [4] [5] [6] [7]

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Front Row Motorsports (FRM) is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. The team began running part-time in 2004 as Means-Jenkins Motorsports under a partnership with Jimmy Means and restaurant entrepreneur Bob Jenkins, with Jenkins becoming the full team owner in 2005. In the Cup Series, FRM currently fields two Ford Mustang GT teams full-time: The No. 34 for Michael McDowell and the No. 38 for Todd Gilliland and Zane Smith. It also fields the No. 36 part-time for Zane Smith and Todd Gilliland. In the Truck Series, they field the No. 38 Ford F-150 for Zane Smith.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Zane Smith (racing driver)</span> American racing driver

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Victoria's Voice Foundation 200</span> Second race of the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series</span> 29th season of third-tier NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Lucas Oil 150</span> 23rd race of the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

The 2022 Lucas Oil 150 was the 23rd and final stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season, the Championship 4 race, and the 24th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, November 4, 2022, in Avondale, Arizona at Phoenix Raceway, a 1 mile (1.6 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race was increased from 150 laps to 154 laps, due to a NASCAR overtime finish. Zane Smith, driving for Front Row Motorsports, would put on a dominating performance, leading 77 laps to earn his seventh career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, and his fourth of the season.

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