AURORA GASOLINE CO. STARTED IN 1932 ON THE OLD KEYSTONE OIL RECLAMATION SITE. SPEEDWAY PETROLEUM CORP WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1919 ACCORDING TO THIS BUSINESS CARD.
AURORA WAS A PART OWNER IN SPEEDWAY UNTIL AURORA BOUGHT OUT SPEEDWAY IN 1947.
THE OHIO OIL CO (MARATHON) HAD A LONG RELATIONSHIP WITH AURORA AS A SUPPLIER OF CRUDE.
THERE WERE 680 SPEEDWAY 79 STATIONS WHEN IN 1959 MARATHON BOUGHT THEM.