{{Short description|Truck care chain in the United States}} {{notability|1=Companies|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox company | name = Speedco | logo = Speedco Logo.png | logo_size = 250 | image = Speedco, Bellville Road.JPG | image_size = | image_caption = Speedco, 6847 Bellville Road, Lake Park, Lowndes County, Georgia | type = Wholly owned subsidiary | industry = Automotive | foundation = {{Start date and age|1991}}<br>Effingham, Illinois, U.S. | founder = Mark Clark<br>Jeff Clark<br>Jim Dudley | location = Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | locations = 430 (2021) | key_people = | owner = Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores | parent = Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores | homepage = {{URL|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.<ref name=":25">{{Cite web |title=Speedco – "The Next 25 Years" - Front Page - Magazine - Movin' Out |url=https://www.movinout.com/magazine/article/speedco-the-next-25-years-175.php |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=www.movinout.com |language=en}}</ref> It has been a subsidiary of Love's since 2017,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Love's acquires Speedco from Bridgestone Americas |url=https://www.loves.com/en/news/2017/september/loves-travel-stops-acquires-speedco#:~:text=(OKLAHOMA%20CITY,%20September%2015,,services%20to%20the%20trucking%20industry. |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=www.loves.com}}</ref> and is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Speedco has 430 locations across the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Truck Care |url=https://www.loves.com/en/truck-services |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=www.loves.com}}</ref>
== 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.<ref name=":25" />
== 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Christie |first=Toby |date=2022-02-10 |title=Speedco to Serve as Primary Sponsor For Zane Smith in Truck Series For Eight Races in 2022 |url=https://tobychristie.com/2022/02/10/speedco-to-serve-as-primary-sponsor-for-zane-smith-in-truck-series-for-eight-races-in-2022/ |access-date=2023-05-14 |website=TobyChristie.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-17 |title=Love's, Speedco Stay With Front Row Motorsports |url=https://www.speedsport.com/nascar/nascar-cup-series/loves-speedco-stay-with-front-row-motorsports/ |access-date=2023-05-14 |website=Speed Sport |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-02-08 |title=Speedco Back As Sponsor Of Front Row & Gilliland |url=https://www.speedsport.com/nascar/speedco-back-as-sponsor-of-front-row-gilliland/ |access-date=2023-05-14 |website=Speed Sport |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Winningham |first=Brett |date=2015-09-01 |title=Josh Berry Joins JR Motorsports at Richmond With Sponsorship From Speedco |url=https://frontstretch.com/2015/09/01/josh-berry-joins-jr-motorsports-at-richmond-with-sponsorship-from-speedco/ |access-date=2023-05-14 |website=Frontstretch |language=en-US}}</ref>
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Category:Automotive fuel retailers Category:American companies established in 1991 Category:Companies based in Oklahoma City