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Speedco Services 5 Millionth Customer

Store Celebration to be held November 18 in Effingham, Ill.

CAYUGA, Ind. (November 16, 2010) – Speedco is proud to announce a milestone, as they have now serviced their 5 Millionth Lube Customer. The 5 Millionth Lube Customer was serviced on October 24 at the Effingham, Ill. Speedco location. Speedco will host a Store Celebration November 18.

The celebration will be held at 11 a.m. at the Effingham, Ill. Speedco location. The Speedco is located off I-70/57, Exit 160 in Effingham, Ill.

The 5 Millionth Lube Customer and the Grand Prize winner of the random draw sweepstakes will be presented their prizes at the Store Celebration. The 5 Millionth Customer will win a 2010 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins Turbo Diesel Pickup Truck and the Grand Prize winner will win a custom built Lucas Oil/Speedco chopper.

”When we started Speedco, we dreamed big and 5 million customers are big! This is an unbelievable milestone and achievement for us,” said Mark Clark, Speedco President & CEO. “We’ve been very fortunate and we know we couldn’t have made it to 5 million without our hard working teammates and our loyal customers.”

Prior to the 5 Millionth Lube Customer, Speedco held a customer promotion at all Speedco stores through the months of April and September. Speedco gave away over 50,000 prizes worth over $500,000 during their promotion. These prizes included sets of Firestone tires, Shell fuel cards, laptop computers, Speedco PMs, and more. Customers were eligible for prizes on instant win scratch off cards and in monthly random draw sweepstakes.

“We have the best customers in the world,” Clark commented. “They have been loyal to Speedco throughout the years and we have these special giveaways as a way to say thank you.”

The first truck lube opened in October 1991 in Effingham, Ill. The business was set with a focused offering and a facility for both quality and speed which in turn trimmed oil change times. After popular demand, Speedco opened a second location 3 years later in Troy, Ill. Because of their fast and friendly service the business continued to grow. Soon, after a joint venture with Shell Oil the business had over 30 locations by the end of 2002. In 2004, Bandag, Incorporated purchased Shell’s interest in Speedco and continued to expand the national footprint and also expanded Speedco’s offering by adding tire lanes and service. Today, Speedco has 51 locations nationwide.

For more information about Speedco go to www.speedco.com , or by calling 1-866-SPEEDCO.

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About Speedco, Inc.:
Speedco Truck Lube and Tire is a provider of on-highway truck lubrication and routine tire services to commercial truck owner-operators and fleets. Speedco is owned by Bridgestone Bandag, LLC, which has an 87.5 percent interest in Speedco, Inc. Bridgestone Bandag, LLC is part of Bridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions (BBTS), an operating unit of Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, LLC. BBTS provides new Bridgestone, Firestone and Dayton brand medium and heavy duty truck tires, and Bandag brand retreading materials and equipment to more than 2,500 dealers, truck stops and franchised Bandag retreaders throughout the U.S. and Canada.

About Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations:
Nashville, Tenn.-based Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations (BATO) is a business unit of Bridgestone Americas, Inc., whose parent company, Bridgestone Corporation, is the world's largest tire and rubber company. Reporting into the BATO business unit are the company's Latin American tire operations, the U.S. and Canadian consumer tire businesses and the U.S. and Canadian commercial tire businesses. BATO develops, manufactures and markets Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand tires. The business unit is focused on retail, wholesale and original equipment markets, supplying passenger, light truck, commercial vehicle, off road, motorcycle, agricultural and other tires to its customers in the Americas. In addition, through its Bridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions unit, retreading customers have access to industry-leading research and development, manufacturing, marketing and sales expertise, providing them with a total tire solution.