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NASCAR’s Kyle Busch and Ty Dillon help TMS’ Eddie Gossage open 7-Eleven store at  Texas Motor Speedway

by Mike Haag | Posted on Friday, November 2nd, 2018

“Grand opening” festivities of 7-Eleven on property. General ambiance shots of fans on site, Kyle Busch autograph session, fans getting items signed, fans in M&Ms simulator or checking out show car, TMS President Eddie Gossage serving free Slurpees to fans during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 2, 2018 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images)

 

FORT WORTH, Texas – Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers Kyle Busch and Ty Dillon joined h President Eddie Gossage for Friday’s grand opening festivities of the new 7-Eleven® convenience store on the Texas Motor Speedway grounds.

“Grand opening” festivities of 7-Eleven on property. General ambiance shots of fans on site, Kyle Busch autograph session, fans getting items signed, fans in M&Ms simulator or checking out show car, TMS President Eddie Gossage serving free Slurpees to fans during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 2, 2018 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images)

The world’s largest convenience retailer opened its first location at a professional sports venue on Oct. 27. The 5,000-square-foot store is located on the Lone Star Circle inner ring road outside of the infield’s North Tunnel exit. Tram service is being offered to and from the store this weekend and will give customers access to all other tram stops located throughout the Texas Motor Speedway property.

The store will carry 7-Eleven fan favorites, such as Big Gulp® and Slurpee® drinks, coffee, 7-Select® private brand products and other popular items. The 7-Eleven store will operate 24 hours a day during the race week, which began Saturday, Oct. 27 at 8 a.m. and will end Monday at 4 p.m. 7-Eleven is the “Official Convenience Store” of Texas Motor Speedway.

Busch, the 2015 series champion and current Round of 8 playoff contender, hosted an hour-long autograph signing session at the store. His car sponsor, M&M’s, showcased his No. 18 show car.  Dillon was on hand to autograph 24-ounce cans of Twisted Tea stocked in the store as a bonus to fans who purchased the product.

7-Eleven and Texas Motor Speedway officials also held a ribbon-cutting ceremony and Gossage served one small free Slurpee drink per customer.

To view a photo gallery of this event, click here.

Information provided courtesy of Texas Motor Speedway Media Relations

About the Author

Mike Haag has covered motorsports in San Antonio and South Texas for more than 35 years. In addition to covering motorsports for the San Antonio Express-News for nearly 28 years, Mike also has co-hosted TrackSmack with Dawn Murphy for 18 race seasons. In addition to being a writer, Mike taught high school English and Journalism for 30 years before retiring in May, 2020.