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RICK HENDRICK

A Winning Tradition

RICK HENDRICK COVER PHOTO: NASCAR Media Photo: Rainier Ehrhardt/NASCAR

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GEOCACHING

This modern-day treasure hunt melds the outdoors with today’s technology. Chances are there’s a cache nearby just waiting to be found.

RICK HENDRICK

The most successful NASCAR owner in the sport’s history has had success, tragedy, triumphs and challenges, but through it all he’s remained faithful to his values and his dreams.

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE

A debut album, a No. 1 single and a couple of CMT awards have the new country duo flying high. But don’t be fooled, it took a lot of hard work to get here.

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NASCAR SAFETY

Racing is a dangerous sport and following the death of Dale Earnhardt in 2001 at Daytona, NASCAR invested millions in a facility at which safety is the only priority.

LOST & FOUND

What happens when a town is erased from the map? Photojournalist Jeremy Lurgio decided to investigate and what he discovered were stories and landscapes unique to the American plains.

RV JOURNEY

Mac and the Big Cheese are adding some kick to their steak and Annie survives a Red River rumble.

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contents in every issue

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healthy choices

gettin’ outdoors

around the track

driving thrU d.c.

CHEW ON THIS

Linda debunks some dieting myths.

Brenda hails the return of the crossbow.

Claire pays homage to the late NASCAR driver Jason Leffler.

Mike tells Congress to quit hitting the snooze button.

Guest columnist Ken Millson encourages healthy living.

from the editor Safety first.

letters to the editor

Readers share their thoughts and opinions on industry issues and stories from Challenge Magazine.

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SHORT RUNS

Broadening the mind with the interesting and inane.

Truck Driver Challenge

Latest results from the 2013 Truck Driver Challenge.

The Unique U.S.

America’s rivers offer both tranquil beauty and ruckus adventure, particularly of the whitewater kind. We take a look at some of the best whitewater rafting trips from around the country.

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truckers’ corner

The creative side of truck drivers.

Games

garmin gallery

Sudoku, word search and crossword puzzles. Some clues for the puzzle come from this issue of Challenge Magazine.

Pictures from the road. Send in your photos and see them published in Challenge Magazine and you may be a winner. sponsored by:

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Drivers recognize these STAR employees who make Pilot Flying J a place you can rely on.

what’s happening Driver Appreciation.

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The comprehensive Pilot Flying J directory lists everything from location addresses to services available.

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safety first

by greg girard

uto racing has a unique place in sports and culture. In one respect, stock-car racing is as American as apple pie and, like no other sport, patriotism is woven into the very fabric of NASCAR. If you’ve ever gone to a race, particularly near a holiday like July 4 or Memorial Day, then you’ve experienced the celebration of America like nowhere else. And really it’s evident at every race, on every weekend. But also like no other sport, auto racing lives perpetually on the edge of danger. There is an inherent risk involved when 30 or more 3,400-pound cars with 750 horsepower race each other around a slanted oval track. The awareness of the risks is always on the periphery of our thoughts. Drivers, crew, owners and fans all recognize the perils, but the dangers are accepted and we get on with racing. Ask a driver and he’ll tell you it’s part of the job, so there’s no point in dwelling on it. There is, however, an elite group within NASCAR that make it a point to dwell (Page 35). They study the sport’s dangers every day. Prompted by the death of Dale Earnhardt in 2001 while racing in the Daytona 500, NASCAR’s state-of-the-art Research and Development Center was created to develop safety standards and research safety technology. Our story on NASCAR safety offers an inside look at the facility and the exceptional progress NASCAR has made in protecting its drivers. But accidents do happen. Jason Leffler’s death at a non-NASCAR race in June brought a lot of memories of Earnhardt flooding back to race fans. In her “Around the Track” column (Page 53), Claire B. Lang writes about the former NASCAR driver and about the best and worst of the sport she loves. Our cover story (Page 24) keeps with the NASCAR theme as we take a closer look at the most successful team owner in the history of the sport. In 1984, Rick Hendrick was a brash young car salesman with a lifelong love of auto racing. There were doubters in the sport, and I’m sure Hendrick probably had a few questions himself when he debuted his nonsponsored car to start the season. But, much like the attitude of billionaire Richard Branson when he said, “Screw it! Let’s do it,” Hendrick was pursuing a dream. Not 40 years later, he leads a racing empire and has created a legacy that will be hard to beat. No road to success is without its potholes, however, and as you’ll learn from the story, Hendrick’s success has not come without its challenges. Safe driving.

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RE: Chew on This

I agree totally and completely with the June “Chew on This” column. I can’t stand litter. In most truck stops there are trashcans everywhere you turn. It breaks my heart when I see the famous trucker bombs lying on the ground next to a trashcan. I use a “Jane” in my truck and I pour the contents out in the grass. If these truck drivers would just look, there is grass around them. How hard is it to walk over and pour out the contents in that bottle they use? Truckers ask for respect; really act like you deserve it. Don’t litter! Yvonne L. Lander Dayton, Ohio

Knights of the Road

After 20 years of truck driving, the last 10 with J. B. Hunt, I have to say I’m really disappointed in the amount of rudeness you see in drivers these days. Maybe not surprised by it, considering the general state of the world today, but I am disappointed. When I started, it was common for other drivers to flash their lights to let you know when it was safe to merge with traffic, or make a lane change. And they would flash their trailer lights in thanks when you did the same for them. It was such a common practice that trucks have special buttons built in to do just that. If you were broken down on the side of the road, it wasn’t long before another trucker would stop to make sure you were OK; sometimes you’d get several stopping if you were there long enough. You often heard stories about stranded motorists being helped by a passing trucker. It wasn’t all peaches and cream, but people used to help. “Knights of the road” was a phrase I’d often hear in such stories. If we were truly knights, then our armor has become rusted and tarnished. Instead of kindness and

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courtesy, we now jealously guard our 60 feet of roadway. You almost never see the courtesy lights flash, helping fellow drivers drive safely. The only time you see another truck stopped at the site of an incident is if it is involved. I won’t even get started on the CB radio, threw mine out years ago. Trucking used to be something of a brotherhood, but now feels more like a free-forall. Like I said, disappointing. I still like being out here most days, but I sure don’t like many of the people I’m out here with anymore. Derek Knox Warner Robins, Ga.

Drive-In Theaters

The “Unique U.S.” in the July issue made me nostalgic for my childhood. I have some great memories of my parents surprising us with a trip to the movies. All four of us kids would pile into the back of the station wagon, pushing and shoving to get in first because we were so excited to get out of the house. Filling our faces with popcorn and Charleston Chews, it was probably the only time my parents could get all the kids to shut up for almost the entire night. Makes me want to call my brother and reminisce. Thanks again. Rudy Valentin Los Angeles

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SHORT

RUNS

A Closer Look: NHRA

Photo: NHRA MEDIA CENTER

The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) has roots going back as far as to the 1930s. The sport everyone knows today did not begin until 1951, under the founding of Wally Parks. Parks, whose interest in the sport dated back two decades, founded the NHRA after becoming the editor of Hot Rod Magazine. This position gave him the resources and ability to build the fan base of professional drag racing. Let’s take a closer look at this turbo-charged, high-adrenaline sport.

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Officially, there are 15 different racing classes, including the fastest Top Fuel class and the 10-race Pro Mod circuit. The first driver ever to break 300 mph was Kenny Bernstein, in 1992. Before each race drivers often perform a burnout, covering a quarter of the track. This cleans and heats the tires, giving them more traction upon their launch in the race. The stop-light device used to start races is commonly referred to as the “Christmas tree,” due to its many colored bulbs. The official length of an NHRA-sanctioned race is a quarter-mile. At an NHRA race, the safety personnel around the track are referred to as the “Safety Safari.” w w w. p t c c h a l l e n g e . c o m

By the Numbers: Lefthandedness The Left-Handers Club proclaimed Aug. 13 as International Left-Handers Day in 1992 and all southpaws rejoiced. And they had good reason. For centuries lefties were regarded as suspicious – heck, the Latin word for left is sinistra, or sinister – and their handedness was seen as a mark of the devil. Luckily those superstitions went the way of the dodo. Lefthanders of the world have some great company. Albert Einstein, Leonardo da Vinci, Abraham Lincoln, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and four of the last seven presidents have been left-handed.

Percent of the population that is left-handed

Percent of musicians, artists and entertainers that are left-handed

Percent likelihood that a child born to two left-handed parents will be a leftie

Percent of Major League pitchers that are southpaws

Times as likely for men to be left-handed Number of words typed only with the left hand on a QWERTY keyboard, as opposed to 187 words typed solely with the right hand

1,447

Sources: statisticbrain.com, leftyfretz.com

We Asked,

Aug. Tour Dates

You Answered! do you like most about driving a truck? Q What The people, good and bad.

Date - Wayne D. Mowry

Being paid to see this beautiful country. No better job than that. - Codey Jones

Being with my husband, best friend, soul mate 24/7. Traveling the U.S. and Canada and seeing things most people only read about in books. Meeting people and making new friends. - Meredith Bolton

I do a good job in difficult situations. - Dennis VanHartesvelt

The scenery.

- George Potter

What’s the best driving music? Share your favorite songs, bands or genres.

Post your answers on our Facebook page or send them to editor@ptcchallenge.com by Aug. 31, 2013. All answers are subject to edits.

City, State

5-Aug Monroe, MI PM Dexter, MI 6-Aug Grand Ledge, MI PM Battle Creek, MI 7-Aug Benton Harbor, MI PM South Bend, IN 8-Aug Burns Harbor, IN PM Bloomington, IL 9-Aug Decatur, IL PM Pontoon Beach, IL 10-Aug E. St. Louis, IL PM Alorton, IL 11-Aug Effingham, IL PM Effingham, IL 12-Aug Terre Haute, IN PM Brazil, IN 13-Aug Haubstadt, IN PM Evansville, IN 14-Aug Lebanon Junction, KY PM Glendale, KY 15-Aug Franklin, KY PM Franklin, KY 16-Aug Oak Grove, KY PM Oak Grove, KY

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Store #

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GET HEALTHY

The Eyes Have It What do you do to keep your eyes healthy? A regular eye exam is vital, but there’s more you can do to keep your eyesight razor sharp. Here are some tips from the National Eye Institute.

optic nerve damage and age-related macular degeneration, which all can result in blindness.

Eat right

Almost every activity has corresponding protective eyewear. Whether you’re hang gliding, scuba diving or driving across the country, make sure to have the right gear. That includes sunglasses, especially for drivers. When buying shades, make sure they block out 100 percent of both UVA and UVB rays.

Carrots aren’t the only veggies that are good for your eyes; spinach and kale are good options too. Try to incorporate more fish, like salmon and tuna, which can offer eye-health benefits.

Watch your weight

Carrying too many pounds can increase the risk of diabetes, which can eventually lead to vision loss.

Put that butt down

Smoking is bad for you and now it looks like that habit could result in a higher risk of cataracts,

Hey, Four-Eyes

Give ’em a rest

Too much screen time can result in dry, itchy, fatigued eyes. Keep the 20-20-20 rule in mind: Every 20 minutes, look away about 20 feet in front of you for 20 seconds. That brief break can lessen eye strain.

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Photos: Courtesy of Groundspeak, Inc.

geocaching by: greg girard

nitially, Jeremy Irish, co-founder of geocaching.com, was just looking for something to do. It was 13 years ago and Irish was one of those dot-com guys working as a Web developer in Seattle. But the dotcom bubble was about to burst. “It was the early days of the Web and I was looking for a distraction because the company I was working for was going out of business,” Irish says. One day, a co-worker brought in a new Garmin Global Positioning System (GPS) unit. “I actually didn’t realize at that time that GPS technology had gotten to the point where you could walk around with it. So that was cool,” Irish says, before readily admitting, “I’m a gadget geek by heart.” So Irish got curious about how it worked and began researching GPS technology online. After learning he “didn’t have to wear a tin-foil hat” to use it, he started thinking, “It’s this pixilated little guy and he’s running on the screen, and he moves when I move; there must be a game around this.” That’s when he came across the Great American GPS Stash Hunt, a game started by Dave Ulmer, another Northwest techie from Oregon. “So I convinced my wife to buy a GPS device, found a cache around two hours from my house and basically followed the arrow on the highway. I didn’t even have turn-by-turn directions,” says Irish. He admits, though, the first experience wasn’t the greatest. “I was completely unprepared,” says Irish with a chuckle. “I just

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sort of jumped in the car and went off, not realizing that I would end up on a logging road on a clear-cut mountain [in an] old Saturn sedan.” It was hot and he hadn’t brought enough water but finally he reached the coordinates of the cache and sure enough, he found a 3-by-5 card box hidden behind a stump. Inside were a disposable camera and a Sunny Delight. He was the second one to find it. “And I was like, this is amazing. I went to the middle of nowhere, opened up this notepad and two people who didn’t know each other were able to hide and find a container in the woods,” Irish recalls. “I went to a place that I never knew existed. It got me out of the house to do something that I normally wouldn’t do. It turned into an adventure.” Ulmer, the recognized father of geocaching, hid the first cache on May 3, 2000, two days after the U.S. government flipped the “little blue switch,” as the geocaching.com creators called it, ending selective availability (SA). The U.S. Air Force activated GPS in 1993, following the successful launch of the last of 24 satellites that make up the Global Positioning System. While taken for granted now, at the time it was revolutionary technology, allowing anyone with a small electronic device to know exactly where he or she was on the planet – the longitude, latitude and altitude. Eat your heart out, Magellan and Columbus. GPS was created strictly for national se-

curity purposes. It wasn’t meant to help RVers find the nearest campsite. Basically, the U.S. government recognized that it couldn’t prevent GPS technology from the open market, so instead it controlled the public’s satellite access. It scrambled the signal so those outside of the military would receive a skewed, slightly inaccurate reading on their GPS unit (just over 300 feet). But by 2000, the U.S. government realized the technology was outpacing its ability to continue SA and so it officially turned it off, changing GPS accuracy from over 300 feet to around 20 feet for civilian devices.

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Caches come in all sizes, and some are harder to find than others, like this cache hidden in a bolt.

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“I was awestruck and knew immediately that the human race was just given an additional capability that the general public had never had before,” Ulmer recalled in a 2011 interview. “I lay awake that night just brainstorming what could be done with this additional capability. What came to mind was a treasure-hunt game and so it became a new intelligent system.” The next day Ulmer hid a black bucket in the woods near Beaverton, Ore., just southwest of Portland. In the bucket was a logbook, a pencil, videos, a slingshot and other items. He then posted the position of the bucket on a GPS chat room and offered one rule: Leave some stuff, take some stuff. Within days, several people discovered the cache and Mike Teague, the first to find it, started posting other coordinates online. Just as quickly and appropriately, to avoid the illegal drug connotation of “stash,” The Great American GPS Stash Hunt changed to the much cooler geocaching (“geo” for earth and “cache” for storing). Applying his Web-developing experience, Irish, along with Elias Alvord and Bryan Roth, started the company Groundspeak and developed geocaching.com, an online depository of geocache locations and a social-media component for geocachers worldwide to share their experiences. There are now more

than 1.4 million geocaches around the world and more than 4 million people have found a cache. “I started in ’01, ’02,” recalls Robert Maile, assistant professor in the School of Medicine at the University of North Carolina and researcher at the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center. “I just had a new kid and I was kind of looking for something cheap and easy and free to do with the family.” Maile has found close to 17,000 caches and counting. “I sound obsessed, but there’s some guys that are way obsessed. The top finder in [North Carolina] has got like 50,000.” He’s also a geocache reviewer for Groundspeak. Anyone can hide a cache, but it must be reviewed before it is posted on geocaching. com. Caches can’t have any inappropriate material, there has to be a certain distance between them and cache hiders must follow applicable laws, like getting a permit for hiding a cache in a state park. There’s a wide variety of caches as well, from the traditional caches hidden just off the path in a city park or near a rest stop to a series of puzzle caches, with each cache offering clues to the next one. There are caches underwater, on cliffs and others that require miles of hiking. Irish says the goal is to eventually have a geocache within 10 miles of anywhere you are in the country.

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“[So] you can turn on your phone and do basically a serendipitous geocaching,” explains Irish. “You can just say, ‘Hey, I’m at this rest stop, let’s find a cache.’ [It’s] a nice diversion and then you get back in the car and feel more refreshed than before and move on.” One infamous cache was created in Austin, Texas, by Richard Garriott, a video-game pioneer and developer of the fantasy role-playing game “Ultima.” Garriott created a multi-staged puzzle cache that gives the geocache hunter a history lesson of Austin, eventually leading to Garriott’s property, where he built an observation platform as a final destination. Access to the

last cache requires deciphering clues along the way. Another unique one in Germany uses firetacks (reflectors) that illuminate only by flashlight at night. The creativity and ingenuity are limitless. Irish and his company continue to develop new ways people can use the technology but their focus will always remain the same. “It’s ultimately that eureka moment when finding a cache,” he says. “We’re constantly trying to come up with new ideas that encourage outdoor play. Our big mission is to use technology to get people outside.”

Starting Point: Geocaching The goal of geocaching is about getting outside and having fun. All you need is a GPS unit or a GPS-capable smartphone and maybe some water for a longer hike. For your first outing, here are some tips from geocaching.com’s founder and veteran geocachers: Sign up at geocache.com or download the free geocaching app on your mobile device. Start simply. Make sure your first experience is enjoyable. Some geocaches are difficult to find either because of the lack of clues or challenging terrain. Geocaching.com rates the caches by difficulty and terrain on a scale of 1 through 5. So search for a geocache in your area with a 1- or 2-star difficulty rating to start. Then, as you get the feel of the hunt, search for progressively more difficult caches. Bring with you something to exchange. It should be small and appropriate for all ages. When you find a cache, make sure to sign the logbook and replace the cache where you found it. Look for local geocacher groups and join. It’s a great way to meet other people interested in the hobby and it’s often more fun to tackle difficult caches with a group. Don’t give up. Not every geocache is a quick find. If you can’t find it, search for another one in your area and try again later. w w w. p t c c h a l l e n g e . c o m

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by: kathy virtue

remember the first time I met Rick Hendrick. It was 1983 and I was at the end of pit road at the Charlotte Motor Speedway with Junior Johnson and Humpy Wheeler. That was back in the day when Johnson would go over the wall to service his famed No. 11, driven by Darrell Waltrip. That was also when the race cars came down pit road aiming straight for a daring pit-crew member holding a sign chest-high showing the driver where to stop. Seems dangerous now, but it worked back then. Wheeler introduced Johnson and me to Hendrick, who explained he owned City Chevrolet in Charlotte. This was before Hendrick owned a race team. At

the time, NASCAR had owners like Bud Moore, the Wood Brothers and Petty Enterprises. Richard Childress had just opened up shop with a young gun named Dale Earnhardt. Little did I know this polite, friendly car dealer from the Queen City would change NASCAR forever.

Rise of a NASCAR Owner

Joseph Riddick “Rick” Hendrick was born in 1949 in Warrenton, N.C., a town of just under 1,000 people, eight times smaller than the number of people he now employs. He was raised on a small farm an hour north of Raleigh, N.C., and at an early age he was instilled with the love of the automobile from his father, “Papa Joe.” By 14, Hendrick was setting records at the local drag strip with a selfbuilt 1931 Chevrolet (with some help from Papa Joe) and, two years later, won Virginia’s Chrysler-Plymouth Troubleshooting Contest, an engine-

building competition. He entered the world of car sales at 23, after graduating from North Carolina State, quickly becoming the general manager of a small used-car lot. Just three years later, Hendrick purchased a struggling Chevrolet dealership in South Carolina. Chevrolet really liked Hendrick, he was the youngest dealership owner in the country at the time, and he quickly turned a struggling location into a profitable business. Now, nearly 40 years later, Hendrick Automotive Group posted $6.1 billion in revenue in 2012 and, according to Ward’s Dealer Business, is the second largest privately owned dealer group in the country. It wasn’t long before Hendrick’s success in automotive sales brought him back to his love of racing. In the late 1970s he founded a drag-boat racing team that went on to win three national championships. But by 1983, he had his sights set on NASCAR.

Photo: Tom Pennington/NASCAR

By the end of the season that year, with Bobby Allison raising the championship cup and just a few months after I first met Hendrick, he opened up All-Star Racing (now Hendrick Motorsports), based out of Charlotte. His first driver was Geoff Bodine in the No. 5 Chevrolet. Bodine was a fearless dirt-track racer from New England. With a hungry driver, no major sponsor and a team of five full-time employees, All-Star Racing grabbed its first win at Martinsville. And Hendrick wasn’t even at the race. He was at church. He found out Bodine won from his mother, who told him, “Bodine blew up ... no, seriously! Nobody has told you? He won!” Bodine would go on to win two more races that year and the team finished ninth in the 1984 standings. The NASCAR newcomer was here to stay.

It’s About Family

In November last year I was in Las Vegas attending the annual NASCAR awards banquet. I was with Flossie Johnson, the matriarch of NASCAR, and as we started down the red carpet, we ran into Hendrick and his wife, Linda. Johnson, in her 80s now, was walking slowly, and without skipping a beat, Hendrick took hold of her and helped her down the aisle as the camera light flashed. Later in the evening, I saw him warmly congratulating Roger and Kathy Penske on their first coveted NASCAR championship with Brad Keselowski. That’s Hendrick and it’s genuine. Yes, some of that’s the car-salesman charm, but everyone he interacts with feels an instant sense of kinship. “When racing is over someday, what I will remember the most are the people I have had the pleasure of knowing,” he says. From the beginning, Hendrick was a hands-on owner. I’d often see him in the pits or in the garage with his team and family. Papa Joe was often there, holding his grandson Ricky’s hand. “Team and family are synonymous at Hendrick,” he says. When Hendrick won NASCAR’s Bill France Award for Excellence in 2009, he was visibly touched and his words were tender and reflective. In introducing Hendrick, Betty Jane France said, “NASCAR has had many iconic figures throughout its rich history, and Rick Hendrick certainly falls into that category. Through the years, he has not only won our respect but our hearts as well.” “My speech, I don’t think I’ll be able to do it,” Hendrick said. He went on to credit his family and extended family for his success. “I could not have accomplished all of this on my own. It’s the people that have made our organization strong. It is for each and every one of them that I accept this honor.” It’s that outlook, that attitude, that is a great part of making him the most successful NASCAR owner in the sport’s history.

How to Build a NASCAR Team

Two years after his inaugural season, Hendrick added another team to his stable. It was met with some derision and a whole lot of skepticism at the time. There wasn’t much of a track record of success with owners of multiple teams. Hendrick put on blinders and went ahead with his vision. He was building something and he knew he had to think big to accomplish it. Tim Richmond, a steel-nerved wild man with talent to match, was hired as the driver of the new No. 25. The new team didn’t get off to the best start that year but Bodine won two early races, including edging out Dale Earnhardt to win the Daytona 500. Talking about Bodine, Earnhardt said, “I’d like to ask him to go hunting with me. I’d make him wear antlers. You know, hunting accidents do happen.” I bet that put a smile on Hendrick’s face. Meanwhile, the No. 25 started to hit its stride, winning seven races and ending the year third in the standing.

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Jeff Gordon has called Hendrick Motorsports home for his entire career, in part due to Rick’s passion for the sport. Hendrick continued to think bigger. He even drove in two Winston Cup Series events in 1987 and 1988, finishing 33rd and 15th respectively. But what moved him into NASCAR lore was announcing, after just one year with two teams, the formation of a third team for the 1987 season. And this time, Darrell Waltrip came on board. The seeds of a dynasty were firmly planted. Hendrick was then, and certainly is now, a man that recognizes talent and knows how to keep it. “Part of his success has been working with great people and taking care of them,” says Waltrip. “I am so glad I won the Daytona 500 when I raced for Rick.” You’ll get comments like that from just about everyone who has worked with Hendrick. It was the reason Waltrip moved away from Junior Johnson in 1986. Waltrip wanted to own a team but Johnson wasn’t interested, so they parted ways. In contrast, when Jeff Gordon expressed to Hendrick interest in owning a team, they together formed the No. 48 team, with Jimmie Johnson at the wheel, that went on to win five consecutive Cup championships – a feat unmatched in NASCAR history. It’s all about being part of the extended Hendrick family, and having a distinct passion for the sport. “He just loves being around the cars, driving them, owning them and selling them,” says Waltrip. The list of drivers in the Hendrick Motorsports stable reads like a “who’s who” in racing – names like Bodine, Waltrip, Gordon, Richmond, Schrader, Rudd, Labonte, Martin, Busch, Gordon, Earnhardt, Earnhardt Jr., Johnson and Kahne. Most notable has been Hendrick’s relationship with Gordon. The Rainbow Warrior has spent his entire career with Hendrick and is now a partner in several businesses. In 30 years, Hendrick Motorsports has won 14 national championships, including 10 Cup championships, with Johnson winning five, Gordon four and Labonte one. w w w. p t c c h a l l e n g e . c o m

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Rick Hendrick (center) has drawn some of the most talented drivers to his team. (L-R) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne and Jeff Gordon. “It’s hard enough to win one championship in NASCAR,” Hendrick said at a press conference in Las Vegas. “The competition is so competitive. But to win 14 is just amazing.” Part of Hendrick’s success comes from his uncanny ability to handle all the egos that might clash in an organization with so

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many hard-charging, Type-A personalities. He keeps the drivers, crew chiefs, pit crews, engine builders, staff and sponsors in close communication with him, while always keeping the needs and desires of his team paramount. That philosophy is the guiding force behind his success and the main reason

why he attracts the best talent. When Earnhardt Jr. left DEI, he was getting offers from the best in the NASCAR garage, but no one was surprised when he chose Hendrick. “I found a home at HM and I made the right choice for my career,” Earnhardt said after signing. The Hendrick team has won more than 200 Cup races (the only other team to reach that milestone is the now defunct Petty Enterprises). When Johnson won the 200th last year at Darlington, Hendrick, humble as ever, was quick to direct the credit at that extended Hendrick family. “Winning is what we try to accomplish each week,” he said after the win. “And having 200 wins for Hendrick Motorsports is a credit to all the employees who work so hard. What a team effort.” Never forgetting who helped him, he went on to say, “I want to thank Geoff Bodine, Darrell and all the drivers that helped us get here.” He’s always driven, though. Johnson shared what Hendrick said to him after the win: “Congratulations on the 200th win, man. Now let’s get 250.” That’s the kind of leadership and competitive edge that inspires championships.

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But for all the battles waged and won on the racetrack, Hendrick’s personal triumphs

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may be an even more lasting legacy. I have seen him in many situations, both victorious and tragic. He has handled each one with grace and dignity. In 1996, Hendrick was diagnosed with chronic myelogenous leukemia, or CML, a bone-marrow and blood-cell cancer. Like everything else in life, he took the disease head-on and has been in remission since 1999. While he was in treatment for the leukemia, Hendrick was involved in a kickback scandal involving Honda. He was found guilty of offering bribes to Honda executives in exchange for new dealerships and preferential treatment, and in 1998 was sentenced to three years of probation and one year of home detention and was fined for his involvement. Not the best moment of his life, but he owned up to it and learned from it. “I’ve come to realize that what I did was wrong and I accept responsibility for that,” he said after the sentencing. “I would rather die than hurt these people the way I have.” Then in 2004, Hendrick’s son, brother, two nieces and six others died tragically in a plane crash. “In a sport that has seen tragedies occur throughout its existence, this is by far the worst that it has ever experienced,” said Roger Penske at the time. “Our sport teaches us to deal with adversity and disappointment because there are far more losses than there are victories, but this event transcends all of these disappointments. This is a tragedy of insurmountable proportions.” Somehow, Hendrick has overcome each adversity and come out stronger. He started the Hendrick Marrow Program, which works with the Be The Match Foundation to support the National Marrow Donor Program. The program helps patients find bone-marrow donor matches and provides assistance for uninsured transplant costs. Since 1997, the program has raised more than $12 million and helped more than 8,000 patients. Hendrick also works closely with the Hendrick Foundation for Children, an organization founded by his late brother, John. The foundation supports programs and services to benefit children with illnesses, injuries and disabilities and, in 2005, the foundation committed $3 million to the building of the Levine Children’s Hospital in Charlotte, N.C., which opened in 2007. Hendrick also supports the “Papa Joe” Hendrick Automotive School, which helps young men and women with an interest in cars get an education at Central Piedmont Community College in North Carolina. “I have learned so much from Rick,” says Gordon. “And he has made me a better person as well as a better driver.” A few years back, through the Make-A-Wish Foundation, I was asked to give an autistic child a tour of the garage at Bristol Motor Speedway. NASCAR graciously let me take the boy and his father around to meet some of the drivers and their crews. As I was escorting him through the garage, we ran into Brett Bodine, who drives the pace car for the races. He stopped to speak to us and he offered to take the boy on a pace-car ride. The boy was thrilled, to say the least. He couldn’t communicate very well, but we all could see his joy. After the ride, we were climbing out of the car when Hendrick quickly walked by, heading for one of his innumerable meetings before the race. He stopped, though, and I introduced the boy and his dad to him. After talking for a few moments, Hendrick discovered the boy was a Jeff Gordon fan, and without another word, he went back to his truck and got a signed Gordon hat as well as a Hendrick hat for him. Hendrick had a lot of places to be on race morning, but this was important to him. The memory of that morning in Bristol sums up what Rick Hendrick is all about. It probably won’t take long for Hendrick to reach 250 wins. He’ll celebrate, he’ll credit his team, and I’m sure he’ll be looking ahead to 300. w w w. p t c c h a l l e n g e . c o m

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by: joan tupponce

inger-songwriters Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard of Florida Georgia Line had no idea their freshman album “Here’s To The Good Times” would be a reflection of their lives at the moment. Times could not be better for the high-octane duo. They scored big at the Academy of Country Music Awards in May, bringing home ACM New Artist of the Year and New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year awards. And again at the 2013 CMT Music Awards, winning Duo Video of the Year and Breakthrough Video of the Year awards. They also garnered a Teen Choice Awards nomination for Choice Country Group. The show airs this month. All of these accolades stem in part from their debut single, “Cruise,” which is the fastest-rising debut single for a new duo since Brooks & Dunn’s “Brand New Man”

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two decades ago, according to Billboard magazine. The lively, upbeat song earned them their first multi-week No. 1 on the country charts. Their second hit, “Get Your Shine On,” is also a consecutive multi-week No. 1 smash in the U.S. and Canada. “We are still pretty blown away by the ACM award,” says Kelley. “It’s a testament to our fans who are loyal and passionate for our music. It’s everybody’s award. It’s very special.” The duo’s name, Florida Georgia Line, pays homage to Kelley’s and Hubbard’s heritage. Hubbard hails from Monroe, Ga., and Kelley from Ormond Beach, Fla. Their backgrounds were similar even before their paths intersected. Both became interested in music in their respective churches and were involved with youth-group worship. “We both also started playing the guitar when we were 15 or 16,” says Kelley, whose musical

tastes range from Garth Brooks and Lynyrd Skynyrd to Eminem and Lil Wayne. While Hubbard focused on music growing up, Kelley had two passions – music and baseball. He started playing the sport in elementary school and continued through high school and college, spending one year at Daytona State College playing baseball and two years at Florida State. His dream was to play professionally. “When I didn’t get drafted I closed that book and opened another one,” he says, noting that it was then that he transferred to Belmont University in Nashville, a liberal-arts college known for its superior music program. “Belmont was the best place for me to go because I wanted to do music. I wanted to be in Nashville.” Hubbard, on the other hand, knew he wanted to concentrate on music and headed to Belmont after high school. In college, he spent a great deal of his time writing songs. “I’m passionate about songwriting,” he says. The two met through a mutual friend. They decided to write a song together and discovered they had a special creative connection when it came to music. “We thought we were better off together than as separate [artists],” Kelley says, noting that they began playing at writers’ nights around Nashville. “Country was where we wanted to be and where we sit.” For Kelley and Hubbard there was no turning back at that point. “We took Brian’s Tahoe and trailer and we started traveling the Southeast, mainly looking for fans, not a record deal,” Hubbard says. The process was slow and steady. Both men worked a variety of jobs while they were trying to break into the business. “We washed cars and did anything we could put our hands on to get the bills paid,” Hubbard says. “But we still had time to write songs and perform.” They finally realized their dream when they landed their first big publishing deal in 2011 with Big Loud Shirt publishing company. “That allowed us to focus on music and not have to work other jobs,” Kelley says. The duo’s strong work ethic amazes record producer Joey Moi, who worked with Kelley and Hubbard on “Here’s To The Good Times.” “They have put in hard work,” says Moi, who also produces Nickelback and Jake Owen. “They haven’t ever dropped the ball on anything.” Moi first saw the duo at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds in Tennessee when they opened for Colt Ford. When he heard they would be performing he hopped into a van and headed to the event. He recalls that he was interested in the duo the minute he heard them sing. “Tyler has a very unique voice,” he says. “When the two sing together w w w. p t c c h a l l e n g e . c o m

they have this unique identifiable thing going on. That type of thing gets me excited as a producer.” Moi looks for artists with a one-of-a-kind sound. “If [a group] sounds like somebody else, it’s hard for them to break through,” he says. “But Brian and Tyler don’t sound like anybody else. They sound like Florida Georgia Line.” Working with the duo on “Here’s To The Good Times” was a fun experience for the veteran producer. He likes the fact that the album has a straightforward message and a contagious beat that makes people move. “They write songs about what they think is cool,” Moi says of the duo. “They write songs about what they are doing in their life and that adds a layer of honesty to what they are doing.” Moi is as much a fan of the duo’s songwriting skills as he is of their vocals. “Their songwriting ability is up there with some of the great writers in town. They have a natural knack for it,” he says. He believes that Kelley and Hubbard resonate with people because they are so down-to-earth. “What you see on stage is an honest reflection of who they are,” he says. “They are good, honest, decent people. There is nothing contrived. They are having a good time.” They are sincerely excited about each new level of their career, he adds. “They always have an honest reaction, like, ‘Holy cow.’” Kelley agrees that he and Hubbard are “easygoing guys.” “We are pretty chill,” he says. “We love music. We love a good time and we love anything outdoors.”

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It’s that type of I’m-loving-life attitude that served as the foundation for not only their album but also their jamming blockbuster hit “Cruise.” “We wanted an album and songs that reflect a live show that is energetic and we didn’t want to sound like anybody else,” Kelley says. “We wanted something fresh. You lose something if you go for someone else’s sound. We wanted to say things in a different way.” Moi was delighted that “Cruise” was such a big hit. “They are off to a really good start,” he says of the duo, adding, “When their expectations and opportunities grow their standard gets raised. They embrace it and they are very humble about all of it. It’s a blessing to be able to witness it and exciting to be part of that.” Hubbard says hearing the duo’s song on the radio for the first time was a real treat. “It’s cool to watch it grow from our living room to the studio to the stage to the radio and then build.” Earning the ACM New Artist of the Year award was a high point for him as was doing a remix of “Cruise” with Grammy Award-winning hip-hop artist Nelly. The remix has sold a combined total of more than 3 million downloads. “It was surreal,” Hubbard says. “We’ve had a lot of those types of moments.” The duo is currently on the road with Taylor Swift’s “The Red Tour” and Luke Bryan’s “Dirt Road Diaries Tour.” They also have toured with Alabama, Brantley Gilbert and Jake Owen. They will start a headlining tour later this year. “We learned a lot being out on the road with Luke Bryan and Jake Owen, two amazing artists,” Kelley says. “They know how to handle all aspects of the business. They lead by example.” Photo: Adam Taylor Both Hubbard and Kelley acknowledge that this past year and Inset: Courtesy of Republic Nashville FGL’s debut single, “Cruise,” is the fastest-rising debut a half has been a whirlwind. “It’s all happened a lot faster than we thought,” Kelley says. “It’s been insane. It’s amazing. We are single for a duo since Brooks & Dunn’s “Brand New Man” from completely blessed.” 1991.

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nascar safety by: john close

here are some in the NASCAR community that refer to the NASCAR Research and Development Center as “the house that Dale Earnhardt built.” To a degree, that’s true. NASCAR has placed an added emphasis on safety since Earnhardt – a seven-time champion and icon of the sport – died in an accident in the closing laps of the 2001 Daytona 500. Like most things, however, there’s a lot more to the story. Plans for the $10 million, 61,000 squarefoot Concord, N.C., safety facility were already in place when Earnhardt tragically died. Since its opening in 2003, the NASCAR R&D Center has had an undeniable effect on the sport, designing and implementing dozens of new safety measures. NASCAR’s three major divisions – Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck

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– have recorded no driver fatalities since Earnhardt’s death, in contrast with the nine driver deaths that occurred in those three divisions from 1989-2001. “We’re proud of the safety record we’ve established here, but it’s truly been a collective effort,” says Tom Gideon, senior director of research and development at the center. “This is a dangerous sport. Anybody who’s in it will tell you that. Here, we look at the accidents that produce injuries and say ‘Where do we go, what do we do?’ We do the best we can to react to injury-related accidents, but most of the time, we’re working to prevent them.” Gideon and his safety team are just part of the story at the NASCAR R&D Center. The facility houses 53 offices, including those of NASCAR’s vice president of competition, Robin Pemberton, and the directors of the Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Truck Series di-

visions. Together, they work to come up with the latest safety enhancements to benefit the sport. “This part of the building is a laboratory,” says Gideon about his wing of the center. “We break a lot of parts, but we learn a lot.” John Patalak, NASCAR’s senior manager of safety and engineering, estimates that there are more than a dozen long- and shortterm research projects going on at any time at the NASCAR R&D Center. Aided by tools like the LS-DYNA computer program, the NASCAR safety team uses computer simulations to determine the structural integrity of a car in an on-track accident. The safety team also utilizes in-house tools such as computer-aided design (CAD) and modeling, CNC/ machine and prototype shops, a powertrain lab, a car drop zone, and a mini crash sled to obtain test results. NASCAR can crash test car components in preparation for competition readiness thanks to an on-site “Boogie” – a four-wheel battering ram equipped with data recorders and high-speed cameras. Over the years, that equipment and those tests have produced a number of safety advances, such as energy-absorbing materials that, when installed between the roll cage door bars and body panels, dissipate the force of impacts and provide better protection for the driver. Meanwhile, other innovations, such as roof escape hatches, improved seat design, roll cage, window net and windshield improvements, have all been realized. This year, NASCAR introduced one of its biggest ever safety evolutions – the Generation 6 racecar. The vehicle is an outgrowth of 2007 NASCAR “Car of Tomorrow,” which was developed at the center and proved to be a quantum leap forward in race vehicle safety. The new car has several additional safety improvements that aren’t readily visible to most fans. “A good example of a project that’s in the Gen 6 car is the new laminated windshields,” says Patalak. Before 2000, NASCAR used a glassbased windshield. In 2000, a new hard-coated, monolithic (one layer, 0.25 inches thick) polycarbonate windshield was introduced and used through the 2012 season. However, debris, such as steel projectiles, could – and often did – pass through the monolithic windshield. The new laminated windshield – with multiple layers of polycarbonate material – was developed and implemented this season. “The first thing we had to do was come up with a test process,” explains Patalak. “We just can’t go out and buy a windshield test fixture at Walmart. We first had to come up with a concept as to how to test windA U G U S T 2 0 1 3 C H A L L E N G E 35

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The interior of the NASCAR Research and Development Center is a “laboratory” where new driver and vehicle safety items are designed – and where severely crashed racecars are brought for post-incident analysis.

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shields. It also had to be a repeatable process. Once we had that built, we could test how our old windshields work versus the new ones we developed. “From there, we went to Five Star Bodies – one of our vendor partners – and said this is what we’ve come up with, how can you make it better? They got the manufacturing and optics part of it right and then brought it back to us and we put our tests to it to confirm the data. Even though it took over a year to come up with the finished product, it was a very efficient process.” The end product is a windshield seven times more resistant to the kinetic energy of a flying object than the old one. Another new part on the Gen 6, the “Newman bar,” quickly passed the realworld test earlier this year when Kurt Busch’s car barrel-rolled on top of Ryan Newman’s racer. “The new roll cage roof bars that we developed and put into place for 2013 – 12A and 3A – required a lot of testing,” says Patalak. “We probably dropped eight cars and did hours of static crush testing to get them right. We also did a lot of computer modeling, which is nice because you have results almost as fast as you can draw it on CAD. We were real happy with

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how predictable the results were. The real validation came when another car got on top of Ryan’s at Talladega. Given the bars are named for him because of another crash, it’s kind of ironic that he got to be the first one to test them out at the track.” When an incident happens like Newman’s at Talladega – or the one in this year’s massive last-lap crash in the NASCAR Nationwide race at Daytona International Speedway – the NASCAR safety team is quick to analyze the results. “In the case of an accident like the one Kyle Larson had at Daytona, we’ll take the car and look at it very carefully,” says Gideon. “We try to recreate as much of the accident as we can. We have crash recorders in every car and a group of field investigators who immediately download the black-box data from each car after an accident. The information goes to a database that can be accessed so we can analyze it. “In accidents of interest, we’ll visit the car at the team race shop and discuss the incident with the crew chief, interior and safety specialists on the team,” Gideon continues. “We share the information and data that we have collected. If it was an injuryproducing accident, we often contract out to a company with a full-size crash sled to help recreate the accident. We have all of the accident data, so we can put the dummy in the same kind of surroundings with the same kind of restraints and run the test and see how the dummy looks afterward. We can then move things around in the car-design phase to improve the outcome. When that happens, we can start looking at changing the rules based on the data we see.” Given the number of incidents in a weekend of NASCAR competition, things can get often get hectic for the safety team.

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Thanks to an increased focus on safety research and deployment, NASCAR has had no ontrack fatalities since seven-time champion Dale Earnhardt died in the 2001 Daytona 500.

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Opened in 2003, the NASCAR Research and Development Center covers more than 60 acres at its Concord, N.C., location.

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“Depending on how the weekend goes, I’ll know what kind of Monday I am going to have,” says Patalak. “We’ll see something that happens at the racetrack and then we have to decide what direction we’re going to go with it. We try to come up with a quick, data-supported solution. It’s different all the time.” In the end, however, the primary focus of the safety team at the NASCAR Research and Development Center is to put the right equipment in place and prevent calamities – like the crash factors that took Earnhardt’s life in 2001. “We run tests here to see what we can do to make racing safer,” says Gideon. “Most of the time we spend here is in testing and validating. Once we’re sure something we’ve been working on is of benefit, we take it to the race directors, who judge the merit of it. They evaluate it to see that it doesn’t cost the teams a lot of money or doesn’t change the level of competition. If it passes that criteria, the approval comes pretty fast. “We still react to accidents as we must, but we’re constantly trying to take next safety steps before accidents happen,” Gideon adds. “We’re always looking at what might happen – the ‘what if’ type of scenarios. We try to project the possibilities and see that with a little testing and validation, we could put a new safety device or design into the car. A lot of times, it’s transparent to the fans, but it still provides a better outcome should something happen.”

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f the last man in Horton hadn’t been struck by a train, the town might not have vanished from Montana’s highway map. One hundred and fifty miles away, the community of Flatwillow faced the same fate. But the town’s two families fought for their spot on the map, and won. It was at the start of the new century when the Montana Department of Transportation decided to update the state map. The idea was to provide a more accurate guide that wouldn’t lead tourists and other travelers astray in Big Sky Country. The main criterium for inclusion on the map was simple: a population of at least one year-round resident. Using information obtained from the Geographic Names Information System, post-office listings and cen-

sus data, MDT proposed removing 18 towns from the revised state highway map. When MDT’s initial report was released, word quickly spread and residents of targeted towns like Flatwillow spoke up. “Hey, we’re still here,” replied Flatwillow native Jim Johnke. Responding to the outcry, MDT contacted county commissioners in order to get on-the-ground research. When the official state highway map was created a year later in 2001, nine communities remained and nine disappeared. Starting in 2007, I began a five-year journey down the back roads of the state to find out just what it meant to be erased from a map. As a full-time photographer and part-time adventurer, it was the per-

fect lens to explore Montana – the third least populous state in the country. The Montana tourism office even released the “Get Lost (In Montana)” campaign in 2010 to promote travel in Big Sky Country. In getting lost, I found honest characters, back-road history lessons and extraordinary Montana landscapes. These lost towns – their past, present and future – offer an unusual perspective of the fragility of place in the changing rural West and their fate explores the overlooked issue of depopulation in the Great Plains. But these are not ghost tales. These are stories of towns clinging to existence like tumbleweed to a barbedwire fence. And they’re not just farming towns, but railroad towns, mining towns and mountain towns. Some have all but blown away in the

A car drives up Flatwillow Road to the community hall for the annual potluck and dance. The Flatwillow community began hosting an annual dance, like those of the hallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heyday, as a way to raise money to maintain the historic hall.

bine. They led me to several farming families, who led me to an old-timer who had lived there his entire life. They all shared their stories about how life in Cartersville has evolved.

Today, Cartersville has as much life as Ross Fork, but it slipped off the map and Ross Fork didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. Both were farming communities and former railroad towns â&#x20AC;&#x201C; one on the Milwaukee Railroad, the other on the Great Northern Railroad. One has an old schoolhouse, the other an old grain elevator. Yet different fates befell them.

behind the old Grass grows around an old school desk and seat a the map, Cartersville School. Although the town slipped from which used to be handful of famillies still farm and ranch the area, a stop on the Milwaukee Railroad.

western wind, while others balance at the vanishing point of the 21st century. When I arrived at the crossroads of Cartersville Road and Highway 446, I expected to photograph only a decrepit old schoolhouse; after all, I was searching for Cartersville, a town that had disappeared years earlier from the Montana map. Instead, I saw two farm kids standing on a truck in the field while their grandmother drove a com-

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Although the grain elevator in Ross Fork closed years ago, the town has kept its place on the Montana map.

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Frank Hartman recalls memories while gazing at the old schoolyard at Horton. His father, the last resident, was killed the year before the town was erased from the map.

The last family in Ross Fork fought to keep their place on the map while the people of Cartersville accepted their fate because the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s store, post office and school disappeared long ago. The town of Horton may have vanished from the map, but when I arrived at the Horton crossing, I heard the train horn blowing.

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his property a few and post office building. He had to move it to George Fulton has preserved the Moorhead store farm equipment. store to it uses he Now site. miles north of the town

As the train vanished westward, the rail reverberations faded, replaced by the song of the meadowlark and the wind in the cot-

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tonwoods. MDT’s report about the town haunted me. “The Sheriff and County Road Department both confirmed that there was no one

living there. A man did live in Horton until a year ago, when he was struck by a train.” That man was Frank (Francis) Hartman and on my second trip to the town I met his son Frank Hartman Jr. Walking the site by the tracks with him revealed a rich layer of history, none more profound than the abandoned schoolyard littered with rusty farm equipment and flanked by two old outhouses, one for girls and one for boys. The history of that small plot of land near the railroad tracks along the Yellowstone River came alive. When it came to his father’s death, Hartman paused, remembering yet again that it was an accident that never should have happened. “You know he always warned us for years and years, every time we went to school, ‘Watch out for those trains.’ Dad would always remind us of it,” Hartman recalled. “But in 1999, Dad did get hit here at the Horton crossing. It cost him his life. Yeah, it was a bad deal.” A small but significant slice of history of a little railroad town on the Northern Pacific line – one of many moments lost and then found. And after 7,000 miles on paved, gravel, dirt and gumbo roads, I discovered that when you propose to erase a town, it’s about so much more than just words on a map.

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Outdoor cooking

Drunk’n Flank Steak MaC: It’s grilling season and I want something delicious! The Big CheesE: Let me guess, you’re

Drunk’n Flank Steak Serves four to six

gonna want to have a few beers or cocktails along with it as well?

INGREDIENTS:

MaC: Ahh ... DUH! Beers and grilling go

1 (2- to 2 1/2-pound) flank steak 2 cups bourbon (we prefer Jack Daniels) 1/4 cup soy sauce 3 tablespoons lime juice 2 tablespoons crushed red pepper flakes 3 tablespoons chopped garlic 1/2 cup chopped fresh ginger Salt and black pepper

together like meat and potatoes.

The Big CheesE: More like you and naps! There’s no reason why we can’t prepare our meat with a little alcohol. MaC: That’s right! Finally you say something worthy of action. The Big CheesE: What do you have in

mind? Not too much alcohol; I don’t want you passing out on the grill, waking up with grill marks on your face. Actually, that may be appropriate, like your face is in prison separated from beauty for life.

MaC: Take it easy, you look like a broke Fred Flintstone. I have a recipe that’s gonna blow your taste buds to pieces! The Big CheesE: Bring it on! MaC: It’s called Drunk’n Flank Steak. Here’s the recipe… Mac and the Big Cheese are authors of the best-selling “Ultimate Camp Cooking.” For more information on the cooking duo, visit www.ultimatecampcooking.com.

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BY: Mac and the Big cheese

DIRECTIONS: Throw the flank steak, bourbon, soy sauce, lime juice, red pepper flakes, garlic, ginger, and salt and pepper in a 1-gallon resealable plastic bag. Seal the bag tightly, and squeeze to mix. Let this marinate for 20 hours, but no longer because the flavor will become bitter. Any less and the steak won’t absorb the bourbon flavor. Grill the meat on medium-high heat for 15 minutes, or until medium, with a little pink in the middle. Turn the steak every 5 minutes to ensure even cooking. Cut into the meat to make sure it’s medium to medium rare. Serve with grilled veggies.

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Everywhere, U.s.a.

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live full time in a 25-foot Winnebago motorhome (my Tin Can Cottage) while traveling the country and working in different locations at many types of jobs. Sometimes I am even self-employed or doing volunteer work. I’ve seen and experienced more than I could ever imagine over the years. On a volunteer job in Texas in early spring I worked and lived in Palo Duro Canyon, the second largest canyon in the U.S. Nine hundred feet below the Texas Plains, I was greeted by turkey and mule deer in the early morning and watched the sun rise and set over the canyon’s “Spanish Skirt” mountains. I was in a paradise afforded to me by my choice of a simple lifestyle: living in a home on wheels. In exchange for a free site and utilities for my RV, I volunteered as a park host for 24 hours a week. My work ranged from keeping the campground clean, helping the rangers, sharing information with park visitors and campers, and assisting park staff when emergency situations arose. Sure enough, three weeks into my stay, Palo Duro had one of those emergency situations. Most of the year the Prairie Dog Town Fork of the famous Red River ribbons its way through Palo Duro Canyon as a gently flowing stream only a couple of feet in depth. But when heavy rains occur anywhere northwest of the canyon, the river rises rapidly without warning. It can easily swell to 10 feet above normal. On an evening in April, torrential rains pounded the northern prairie lands of the Panhandle. The resulting water run-off engorged the river and made its way into the

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canyon. In a short time, Prairie Dog Town Fork was a roiling surge of muddy, red water, uprooted trees and large rocks overflowing its banks with the speed of a runaway train. A radio request came in from the park rangers. They needed me to go out, assess the situation and alert the campers to the possible dangers. My campground, Hackberry, was the one closest to the river; the one most in peril. There were 17 sites occupied. My heart was in my throat. It was pitch dark and the rain was coming down in buckets. I needed to get a grip. There was no time for fear even though I had no idea what I’d find out there. I took a couple of calming breaths, said a quick prayer, put on my parka, and went out in the 4x4. Knocking on several campers’ doors in the upper campground, I explained the situation and offered them sites on higher ground. Troupers to the last, they decided to stay, keeping alert to any changes. The lower campground sites were already under a couple of feet of water. Only three RVs were there but the flood was only a foot below their doors. It was too late to move. They could only wait it out on the road above. Over the next hour the river continued to rise, reaching just inches from flooding out the campers, but finally reports came in that the rains in the north had ceased. Then the waters slowly began to recede. We all breathed a long sigh of relief. Throughout the ordeal there was a sense of calm – everyone looking out for their neighbor. And with everyone safe and heading back to the warmth of their campers, I went home to my own welcoming RV. It’s an experience I will always remember. w w w. p t c c h a l l e n g e . c o m

The bottom line: If it seems too good to be true, it probably is. Popular diets all have pros and cons. Here are a few examples of the diets out there and what the experts think of them.

The Gluten-Free Diet

The Claim: Eliminating gluten from your diet can lead to substantial weight loss and better overall health. The Theory: Some people claim that the body’s reaction to gluten and wheat can cause a variety of health problems, such as depression, fatigue, weight gain and behavioral problems.

Evaluating Popular Diets by: linda mcgirr Linda McGirr is a Registered Dietitian and certified Dietitian-Nutritionist

t seems that at one time or another, everyone has been on some sort of diet. People may follow a special diet for medical reasons, to manage their weight or simply to stay healthy. If you watch television, read magazines, or surf the Internet, you have probably heard reference to so many different diets it could make your head spin. Whether nutrition information comes from a credible source can be difficult to ascertain. It can be helpful to have some basic knowledge to rely on in order to help determine whether a particular diet offers sound advice. Use the following guidelines to help you make smart choices as to which diet, if any, is right for you.

The Bottom Line: There is not enough scientific evidence to support going gluten-free. This eating style is essential for people with celiac disease or gluten sensitivity, but since gluten-free products tend to be low in a wide range of nutrients, there is the risk of not getting enough. Unless you genuinely have celiac disease or gluten sensitivity, why take the risk?

The Vegan Diet

consume only a very limited variety of foods in your diet.

The Claim: Going vegan could help shed pounds and prevent chronic diseases.

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Recommends specific food combinations: There is no evidence that combining certain foods or eating foods at specific times of day will help with weight loss. Eating the “wrong” combinations of food does not cause them to become harmful to your body.

The Theory: Vegans tend to eat fewer calories, weigh less and have less body fat than people who eat meat. Since the vegan diet is high in fiber, vegans tend to feel fuller and therefore are likely to eat fewer calories.

• Requires rigid menus: If you can’t see yourself eating this way for the rest of your life, it’s not a good choice. • Does not incorporate exercise: Regular physical activity is vital for good health and healthy weight management.

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Promises quick and easy weight loss with no effort: Slow, steady weight loss is recommended over dramatic weight changes. A healthy diet plan aims for a loss of no more than half a pound to 1 pound per week.

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Guarantees an outcome in a specified time period: Everyone’s body is different and there are no guarantees that all people will see the same results of any diet plan.

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Recommends unlimited quantities of specific foods or eliminates entire food groups: These diets are boring and hard to stick to. You will also be missing key nutrients if you

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Bases evidence for effectiveness solely on the quotes of other dieters: If there is no research backing up the diet claims, there is a good chance it is a scam.

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The Diet: The gluten-free diet eliminates wheat. Therefore, most bread, crackers, breakfast cereal, pasta, pastries and a wide range of processed foods have to be eliminated.

The Diet: Vegans exclude all animal products, including meat, fish, poultry, dairy and eggs. Fruits, vegetables, leafy greens, whole grains, nuts, seeds, beans and peas are the staples of the diet. The Bottom Line: If done correctly, this diet can be a healthy choice; however, it does involve careful planning to ensure that it is well-balanced and provides all of the nutrients your body needs.

The Paleo Diet

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The Theory: The theory is that our modern diet is responsible for the epidemic levels of obesity, diabetes and heart disease. The Diet: The diet includes meat, fish, shellfish, eggs, tree nuts, vegetables, roots, fruits and berries. Omitted from the diet are dairy products, grains, sugar, beans and peas, potatoes, processed oils, and any other foods that were grown after agriculture began. The plan does encourage people to be physically active. The Bottom Line: Nutrition experts say that the diet has some good aspects, but omitting entire food groups can lead to an inadequate intake of important nutrients. Though the diet can lead to weight loss, it may be tough to follow long-term.

The Mediterranean Diet

The Claim: It’s generally accepted that people in the countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea live longer and develop less cancer and heart disease than Americans. The Theory: The not-so-surprising secret is an active lifestyle, weight control and a diet low in red meat, sugar and saturated fat and high in produce, nuts and

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The best ‘diet’ is the one you stick with. Do the research and be honest about your limitations in terms of food preparation and what you can afford. other healthful foods.

red meat are saved for special occasions.

The Diet: This is an eating pattern that emphasizes fruits, vegetables, whole grains, beans, nuts, legumes, olive oil and flavorful herbs and spices. Fish and seafood are included at least a couple of times a week; poultry, eggs, cheese and yogurt are eaten in moderation; and sweets and

The Bottom Line: This is a healthy way to eat. Since it is not really a diet, so to speak, it is important to stay physically active, and limit your calories if you want to lose weight.

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Return of the Crossbow

by: brenda potts

uring medieval times crossbowmen were often held in high esteem as professional soldiers. They occupied a central position in battle and protected infantry in counter-attacks. In some countries they were equal to knights in status. There is little use for crossbows in modern warfare, but in hunting the story is quite different. The crossbow is often despised as a tool that could potentially destroy hunting. In many states its use is strictly limited, available only to those with specific permanent physical disabilities. The argument for and against crossbow hunting rages on, but there is no doubt its popularity is rising despite the controversies. Opponents argue the expansion of crossbows into their bow seasons will negatively impact the game populations. Take for instance the position statement posted on the United Bowhunters of Illinois website. “The United Bowhunters of Illinois is adamantly opposed to the inclusion of any weapon that is not hand-drawn and hand-held in Illinois’ archery season. Specifically, we are opposed to the use of the crossbow and the drawlock device, as well as any other weapon that does not require the shooter to draw by hand, hold by hand, and release by hand. Such weapons have the potential to negatively alter the primitive weapon status originally designated for archery seasons in Illinois. We are not opposed to the use of such devices by the truly handicapped, but we do question the legitimacy of some of these cases. Therefore we support all efforts by

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the IDNR to maintain the integrity in issuing handicap permits so as to minimize abuse in this practice.” After surgery for breast cancer, it took a full year for me to regain the ability to draw my bow. I can tell you I felt truly handicapped. At the time, Illinois law allowed for only those with permanent disabilities to hunt with crossbows, so I missed out on hunting during an entire three-month-long deer bow season. Nearly 45 years ago my parents put a recurve bow in my hand. Later I switched to compound bows. Last week I took my new Mission crossbow to the range. It looks medieval for sure, but within minutes I had learned all of its functions and was shooting accurately. It has opened up a whole new realm of possibilities. I can’t hunt with it in my home state, since I’m not old enough nor disabled enough, but there are plenty of states where crossbow hunting is open to all. Each year regulation changes across the country allow more opportunities for hunting with crossbows. My grandson, who is too small to pull the 40 pounds required to hunt with a bow, can hunt with this crossbow, as can my 76-year-old mother, who hasn’t shot a bow in years and is not strong enough to pull the minimum 40 pounds either. My grandmother handed me my first hunting bow and my mom handed me my first target bow. She took me along on her bow hunt when I was just a little kid. It was a memory of a lifetime. I can’t wait to hand her this crossbow and head to the deer woods with her again.

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The best and worst of what we do by: claire b. lang

he first inkling that tragedy had struck racing once again on the evening of June 12 was from tweets about a serious accident at a winged sprint car heat race at Bridgeport Speedway in Bridgeport, N.J. The name Jason Leffler was starting to set fire to Twitter. My radio show was in its final hour and fans were starting to ask if it was true that the young, feisty, red-headed racer nicknamed “LEFturn,” whom we all knew from NASCAR, was involved. Soon, we were searching for a reason not to believe the unthinkable. I signed off my radio show at 10 that night with a sick feeling but without a firm answer. I began packing for a morning flight back out on the road with NASCAR. About an hour later, the New Jersey State Police confirmed Leffler’s death at age 37. Empty feelings surfaced and waves of information spread across the Internet that night. It was determined that I would immediately sign back onto SiriusXM NASCAR to broadcast an additional two hours, until 1 a.m., about the passing of this young, fierce, fullof-life racer.

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“It is now the middle of the night, and we have lost Jason Leffler.” The fans and friends of Leffler turned those few late-night hours into a coast-tocoast community in mourning, pouring out love for Leffler and his young son. Listeners kept up a steady stream of calls to the hot line, sharing stories of Leffler’s clever sayings, funny escapades and intense passion for his little boy, Charlie. I write this column having just left Leffler’s memorial service at Grace Covenant Church in Cornelius, N.C., where we celebrated his life while also recognizing the tragedy of his death. Leffler’s service was about the best and worst of the sport of auto racing. The worst is the horrific losses that we have shared over the years in various series with too many names added to the list and etched in our hearts. The best is the community that racers share and the love they have for each other, as well as the many advancements NASCAR has made in safety over the last several years. At Leffler’s service, some 700 strong, it struck me that everyone stood as equals:

superstar elite NASCAR drivers (some of the biggest names in the sport showed up), less known drivers, agents, public-relations people, photographers, reporters, all one family. Leffler’s agent and friend Jeff Dickerson put it best when he rose to speak at the service and said, “We take care of our own.” He shared a story in which he told Leffler’s then new girlfriend Juliana Patterson, “Good or bad, you are now part of this family.” The family of racers is strong. Dickerson went on to say this family has “a responsibility in making sure that [Leffler’s] son knows exactly who [his father] was and how much he loved his son. From his grandparents to those who maybe met him in passing, we must make sure he is not forgotten.” Leffler thought his son hung the moon and we are to remind little Charlie of that throughout his life now. Leffler died doing what he loved. That saying is used too often, but in his case it was true. He raced the wind, tested his skills at the highest level of competition, soared at fast speeds, rode the adrenaline high that racers live for and explored new series with his talents. And he loved every single rushed-out, speed-demon, fast-paced, busting-chops, hard-playing and -working moment of it. He wanted to get married on the startfinish line of the Indy 500. He was a daredevil and beyond adventurous. The song Leffler thought might be his and his girlfriend’s song, Dickerson told us with a chuckle, was “You and Tequila Make Me Crazy,” by Kenny Chesney. Leffler lived life fully, had a ton of great friends, was an amazing father and had made it to the top of his profession. What better can be said of any man? We’ll miss you, Jason, and we’ll make sure Charlie doesn’t miss one perfect, fun, crazy, decent story about who you were to all of us.

Donations can be made to:

The Charlie Dean Leffler Discretionary Trust c/o SunTrust Bank 232 Williamson Road Mooresville, N.C. 28117

For more Claire B. Lang check claireblang.com for regular updates. twitter.com/ClaireBLang Listen to Claire B. Lang’s Radio Show exclusively on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio Channel 90. A U G U S T 2 0 1 3 C H A L L E N G E 53

Infrastructure - No More Snooze Button by: mike howe Follow Mike on Twitter: @TruckingDC • Like Mike on Facebook: www.facebook.com/TruckingPoliticsMore

t was Aug. 1, 2007, when the Minnesota Interstate 35 bridge tragically collapsed, killing 13, injuring 145, and disrupting traffic to 140,000 commuters. The collapse happened to occur right before the 2008 presidential campaign started to heat up, so infrastructure issues were quickly pushed into the spotlight. Since then, they have been part of political campaigns, heated Congressional debates, legislation and even State of the Union addresses. Where do we stand? Every four years the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) releases a national report card on the nation’s infrastructure. For the trucking industry, roads and bridges are the two prime areas of interest. Using a grading scale similar to schools, ASCE analyzes the state and condition of each area. For roads, the ASCE graded the infrastructure a D. The brief summary states, “Forty-two percent of America’s major urban highways remain congested, costing the economy an estimated $101 billion in Anthony Foxx wasted time and fuel annually. While the conditions have improved in the near term, and federal, state and local capital investments increased to $91 billion annually, that level of investment is insufficient and still projected to result in a decline in conditions and performance in the long term. Currently, the Federal Highway Administration estimates that $170 billion in capital investment would be needed on an annual basis to significantly improve conditions and performance.” For bridges, the ASCE graded the infrastructure a C-plus. Specifically, the brief summary for bridges notes, “Over 200 million trips are taken daily across deficient bridges in the nation’s 102 largest metropolitan regions. In total, one in nine of the nation’s bridges is rated as structurally deficient, while the average age of the nation’s 607,380 bridges is currently 42 years. The Federal Highway Administration estimates that to eliminate the nation’s bridge deficient backlog by 2028, we would need to invest $20.5 billion annually, while only

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$12.8 billion is being spent currently. The challenge for federal, state and local governments is to increase bridge investments by $8 billion annually to address the identified $76 billion in needs for deficient bridges across the United States.” We need to look no further than the I-5 bridge collapse in Washington state earlier this year to see what happens when infrastructure is not properly maintained. Though a different set of circumstances resulted in the collapse, it is still indicative of the need for improvements and supports the ASCE findings. Fortunately, this collapse did not result in casualties. National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Deborah Harris and Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) both referred to the I-5 bridge collapse as a wake-up call to the safety concerns within the nation’s infrastructure. So if the I-5 bridge collapse was a wakeup call, then what was the I-35 bridge collapse of six years ago that resulted in so many deaths? That is where the wake-up call should have been. There have been attempts to address the issue, but until Congress actually does its job and passes a long-term highway-funding bill, states and local governments will be unable to plan sufficiently. Right now, Congress seems set on continuing resolutions and short-term funding plans like MAP-21. Presidents are not immune from responsibility and these issues are the result of neglect over the course of several administrations. It was interesting to note, with the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan of 2009, President Barack Obama said, “As president, I expect to be judged – and should be judged – by the results of this program.” The future of the nation’s economy is dependent on quality infrastructure, but where is the leadership in D.C. that will protect that future? Let’s hope we make some progress before the next “wake-up call.” You can only hit the snooze button so many times. w w w. p t c c h a l l e n g e . c o m

Our Own Worst Enemy

ix years into truck driving, I lost my job. Trying to make up some of the missed time with my kids, I walked with my youngest guy to school. It wasn’t far, a mile one way, tops. Reaching the first few blocks, I noticed my legs weren’t operating quite like they used to. Before trucking, I was fairly physically active, biking most places and lifting weights. I hadn’t done either in six years. But I wasn’t overweight because I did still watch my diet. By the time my son and I reached his school, I was exhausted. I couldn’t walk him to the door. Instead I told him he could cross the street without me and I’d see him after school. All the while I was trying not to show him any anguish I was going through internally. I watched him walk away, using the time as an opportunity to stand still and recover. When he was inside the school, I stoically walked around the corner, out of sight, and sat down for another 15 minutes. I didn’t think I could make it back home, it was

that bad. I did not realize just how much I had ruined my health. I never noticed anything wrong walking from the truck to the fuel desk or from the truck to the shipping and receiving office. Or from my house to my car or to my truck. Or when doing a post-trip inspection. Heck, I was fine. Thirteen hours a day in a truck wasn’t hurting me. But it was and it still is. Now I’m a long-haul trucker, back and forth across Canada and the USA. I’ve been doing it for almost two years now. I brought dumbell weights with me and I told myself to use them and start walking. I also have a TRX Suspension Trainer, which is a fabulous piece of equipment. Even so, getting exercise is just the hardest thing to do. It can be too hot, too cold, too wet, too late at night, too early in the morning, too close to delivery or pickup time. You’re too hungry, too tired, have too many things to do and plan and organize. It’s crazy. And these are all legitimate excuses. I am cheering on the

by: ken millson

Ken Millson is happily married with two boys and drives long-haul for Scotlynn out of Simcoe, Ontario, Canada.

FMCSA with the HOS rules. Truckers work too long (not too hard, that’s bogus). A lot of the time, we’re our own worst enemy. Carriers, shippers and receivers all expect way too much from the drivers and we do not give ourselves the attention we need to look after our own physical health. Good physical health is good mental health too. I’ve concluded that if I can’t make enough money in 11 hours a day of driving then I’m in the wrong business or at least working for the wrong employer. Dispatch has learned not to give me such tight schedules. I worried at first that being late a few times might get me fired. But the driver shortage took care of that problem for me. We all need those personal breaks in the day to take care of ourselves. Our bosses don’t put in 14-hour days. Neither does dispatch. They all get to go home and have barbecues and play with the kids. Suffice it to say that we drivers need to take better care of ourselves.

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a little of both. Here are a few worth checking out the next time you’re craving one of nature’s ultimate adrenaline rushes.

New River – West Virginia

Whitewater rafting by: robert nason

hen it comes to America’s rivers, David Brower, a leading environmentalist from the 20th century, said it best. “Sometimes luck is with you, and sometimes not, but the important thing is to take the dare. Those who climb mountains or raft rivers understand this.” While Native Americans were running rapids long before it became an American pastime, the birth of modern-day whitewater rafting came around 1842, when John Fremont and Horace Day invented the

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rubber raft and used it to survey the Platte River in Wyoming. Commercial whitewater rafting began about 100 years later on the Salmon River in Idaho. Depending on your level of adventure, rivers are rated from a Class I (calm, slowmoving water) to Class VI (gushing, turbulent rapids that you may not survive). Most outfitters offer a variety of trips – day tours to week excursions – and most rivers have class ratings for all levels of daring. American rivers offer adventure but also untainted beauty, and the best trips provide

Despite the name, the New River is one of the oldest rivers on the continent, tracing its birth back to the creation of the Appalachian Mountains. Many scientists believe the Appalachian range is the oldest mountain range in the world, so the New River is anything but new. All this tectonic movement for more than a billion years has created one of the top whitewater destinations east of the Mississippi. And if you time your visit for Bridge Day (Oct. 19 this year), you’ll also see hundreds of BASE jumpers parachuting from the New River Gorge Bridge.

Upper Alsek River – Alaska

The last frontier can’t help but offer up unforgettable rafting trips, and the Upper Alsek River is about as good as it gets. Weaving through national parks in both Canada and the U.S., rafters can watch icebergs spectacularly calve from glaciers and be awed by North America’s abundant array of wildlife, wild flowers and mountain peaks. Dates, as you can imagine, are limited and can get costly. But can you put a price on a lifetime experience?

Cumberland River – Kentucky

While you probably won’t be going over the 68-foot high, 125-foot wide Cumberland Falls, the Cumberland River has plenty of other whitewater adventures. Less than two

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With six classes of difficulty, there’s a rafting adventure for every ability, making it a great family activity. hours from Lexington, Ky., the river offers calmer Class II-III rapids, which are perfect for a family outing or beginners. An added benefit is the whitewater runs all summer because the river is damcontrolled, so even in these dog days you can make a day of it.

Colorado River – Colorado, Utah and Arizona

No whitewater list would be complete without a run down the Colorado. Stretching across three states and running through the awe-inspiring Grand Canyon, the Colorado is somewhat like the Holy Grail of rafting. If you’re interested, make sure you plan ahead. Most reservations for the trip are made at least a year in advance.

Rio Grande – Texas

Acting as a natural border between the United States and Mexico, the Rio Grande offers a unique history of man and nature. You’ll experience towering canyons, desert landscapes, and even lunch in Mexico as the river meanders south toward the Gulf of Mexico. Most of the river is made up of Class I-III rapids, which makes it a perfect adventure for a young family.

Salmon River – Idaho

The birthplace of commercial whitewater rafting, the Salmon River offers up a plethora of options, from one-day Class IV trips to multi-day adventures. Take a multi-day trip and make stops along the river where you can explore pioneer homesteads, Native American rock art, and Chinese rock houses built by Chinese miners in the mid-19th century. w w w. p t c c h a l l e n g e . c o m

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Miles of Love By Rici Lowe

You were given not one little girl, not two, not three but four. I`m sure at the time you had no idea what the long road had in store. Your hard work kept you away, but not because you didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t care, You kept the house full of clothes, dolls and shoes and matching ribbons in our hair. You sacrificed so much by being away from your family and your home. But you were doing what you loved out on the road all alone. What you did was for love - not just for your family but for you. But as for your daughters at home, that is something we never knew. Your hands were not always there to guide us throughout the years. It was you, Dad, that missed so much - birthdays, holiday dinners and tears. Have an inspiring story from the road? Maybe a poem or song? We want to share your creativity with our readers. Write down your thoughts and send it to us by mail or email (editor@ptcchallenge.com).

Submissions must be original, unpublished and created by the sender or the sender must have permission to submit. All submissions become the property of Challenge Magazine and will not be returned. Submissions may be edited and may be published or otherwise reused in any medium.

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Your four little girls are all grown up with families and sacrifices of our own. It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t until recently that we have all come to know. You were at home on the road, it was your journey in life. That long road full of miles and so much sacrifice. It was that long road you were handed by Him up above, Knowing the road traveled would be for miles, but for miles, full of love.

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Rusty Old Chains By David Bayreuther

Was it not I that held out a hand for a brother that was down? And was it not I that set out extra for the stranger that comes round? Am I still the sinner that feels no grace? Is there a storm in the valley I am yet to face? I ask not to be reward with silver and gold, All deeds have been done and each Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve told. I ask only these chains be removed then I shall be free. Will my place in the Promised Land be held there just for me? I pray for strength to carry my load. For I am not without temptation on this long and solitary road. These old chains tug at my soul. Is it possibly the recognition of my good for which I toll? w w w. p t c c h a l l e n g e . c o m

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ARIZONA (cont.)

ARKANSAS (cont.)

369 BIRMINGHAM 7 S DEF 100 I-20/59/65 AL 78, Exit 123 901 Bankhead Highway West, 35204 602 BIRMINGHAM DEF 157 15 rv dump I-65 & SR 94, Exit 264 224 Daniel Payne Drive North, 35207 603 Dothan DEF 158 9 rv dump Ross Clark Hwy/Hwy 231 2190 Ross Clark Circle, 36301 604 Hope Hull 9 S DEF 127 rv dump I-65 Exit 158 900 Tyson Road, 36043 497 Lincoln DEF 80 7 I-20, Exit 165 121 Honda Drive, 35096 601 McCalla DEF 150 15 rv dump I-20/I-59 Exit 104 6098 MacAshan Dr, 35111 302 MOBILE (THEODORE) DEF 65 5 I-10 & Theodore Dawes Rd, Exit 13 6955 Theodore Dawes Road, 36582 441 PRICEVILLE 7 S DEF 90 rv dump I-65, Exit 334 3240 Point Mallard Parkway, 35603 75 SATSUMA 8 S DEF 125 I-65, Exit 19 6109 US 43 South, 36572 76 TUSCALOOSA 8 S DEF 125 I-20/59, Exit 76 4416 Skyland Boulevard East, 35405

609 Eloy DEF 350 11 rv dump I-10 Exit 208 16189 S Sunshine Blvd, 85231 610 Kingman DEF 95 11 rv dump I-40 Exit 53 3300 East Andy DeVine Ave., 86401 211 LAKE HAVASU CITY 12 S DEF 110 I-40 & AZ 95, Exit 9 14750 South Highway 95, 86404 279 NOGALES (RIO RICO) DEF 90 11 I-19 & SR 289, Exit 12 769 East Frontage Road, 85648 611 Phoenix DEF 185 15 rv dump I-10 Exit 137 6700 West Latham, 85043 593 Tucson 7 S DEF 80 I-10, Exit 268 5570 E. Travel Plaza Way, 85756 328 QUARTZSITE DEF 100 4 I-10 & US 95, Exit 17 1201 West Main Street, 85359 612 Winslow DEF 250 15 rv dump I-40 Exit 255 400 Transcon Lane, 86047 505 Yuma 6 100 I-8, Exit 12 108000 North Frontage Road, 85367

145 SPRINGDALE DEF 33 4 US 412 & 71 Bypass 5660 West Sunset Avenue, 72762 606 Texarkana DEF 157 15 rv dump I-30 Exit 7 Rt 12 Box 254B, I30 & Hwy 108, 71854 429 West Memphis 11 S DEF 150 I-40, Exit 280 1100 Martin Luther King Blvd, 72301 607 West Memphis DEF 225 15 rv dump I-40 Exit 280 & I-55 Exit 4 3400 Service Loop Road, 72301

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ARKANSAS p 205-553-9710 f 205-553-3089

ARIZONA 459 AVONDALE 13 S DEF 145 rv dump I-10, Exit 133A 900 North 99th Avenue, 85323 180 BELLEMONT 7 S DEF 90 I-40, EXIT 185 12500 West I-40, 86015 608 Ehrenberg DEF 300 13 I-10 Exit 1 Box 801, I-10 Exit 1 S. Frontage Rd, 85334 458 ELOY 5 S DEF 145 rv dump I-10, Exit 208 619 South Sunshine Boulevard, 85231

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118 BENTON 7 S DEF 70 I-30, Exit 121 7801 Alcoa Road, 72015 492 Caddo valley 7 S DEF 80 I-30, Exit 78 & Hwy 7 170 Valley Street, 71923 332 N. LITTLE ROCK 7 S DEF 100 I-40 & SR391 Galloway Road, Exit 161 3300 Highway 391 North, 72117 430 RUSSELLVILLE 5 S DEF 130 I-40, Exit 84 215 SR 331 North, 72802 605 Russellville DEF 165 15 rv dump I-40, Exit 84 42 Bradley Cove Road, 72801

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CALIFORNIA 613 Bakersfield DEF 250 14 rv dump Hwy 99 Exit Merced Ave. 17047 Zachary Ave., 93308 282 barstow 5 S 30 I-15/40 & US 58 2591 Commerce Parkway, 92311 614 Bartsow DEF 171 15 rv dump I-15 & Lenwood Exit 2611 Fisher Boulevard, 92311 372 CASTAIC 7 S DEF 125 I-5 & Lake Hughes Exit 31642 Castaic Road, 91384 168 DUNNIGAN 10 S DEF 155 I-5, Road 8 Exit 554 30035 County Road 8, 95937 616 Frazier Park 18 285 rv dump I-5 Frazier Park Exit 205 42810 Frazier Mtn Park Road, 93243 381 HESPERIA 11 S DEF 300 I-15 & US 395 8701 Highway 395, 92345 200 KRAMER JUNCTION DEF 50 7 US 395/US 58 5725 Highway 58, 93516 617 Lodi DEF 187 15 rv dump I-5 & Hwy 12, Exit Fairfield 15100 North Thornton Road, 95242 154 LOST HILLS 7 S DEF 70 I-5 & CA 46 14808 Warren Street, 93249

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FLORIDA (cont.)

365 MADERA DEF 150 11 CA-99 at Ave 18.5 22717 Avenue 18 1/2, 93637 307 N. PALM SPRINGS DEF 80 5 I-10 & Garnett & Indian Ave. 6605 N. Indian Canyon Drive, 92258 343 Otay Mesa 9 S DEF 150 I-905, Exit 7, CA905 1497 Piper Ranch Rd, 92154 618 Ripon DEF 197 15 rv dump Hwy 99 Exit Jack Tone Rd 1501 North Jack Tone Road, 95366 879 Sacramento 49er Travel Plaza 12 275 I-80, Exit 85 (W. El Camino Ave) 2828 El Centro Rd, 95833 237 SALINAS DEF 75 7 US 101 & Sanborn 951 Work Street, 93901 765 Thousand Palms 9 88 rv dump I-10 Ramon Exit 72235 Varner Road, 92276 137 weed DEF 80 7 rv dump I-5, Exit 745 395 E Vista Drive, 96094

89 ELLENTON DEF 2 2 I-75, Exit 224 1526 51st Avenue East, 34222 352 FT. MYERS DEF 80 6 I-75, Luckett Rd, Exit 139 6050 Plaza Drive, 33905 90 FT. PIERCE 8 S DEF 80 I-95, Exit 129 7300 West Okeechobee Road, 34945 471 Haines City DEF 80 7 rv dump US Hwy 27 North 35647 US Hwy 27 North, 33845 91 JACKSONVILLE DEF 30 5 I-95, Exit 329 1625 County Road 210 West, 32259 374 MARIANNA 7 S DEF 90 I-10 @ FL 71, Exit 142 2209 Highway 71, 32448 873 miami 3 65 Hwy 27 12200 NW South River Road, 33178 874 miami 2 30 US 41 & SR 997 17696 SW 8th Street, 33194 897 Miami Gardens Dades corner Plz 1 20 SR 826, Exit SR 817 16650 NW 27th Avenue, 33054 425 MIDWAY 8 S DEF 90 rv dump I-10, Exit 192 33333 Blue Star Highway, 32343 293 OCALA DEF 60 7 I-75 & FL 484, Exit 341 2020 SW 135th Street, 34476 92 OCALA 7 S DEF 130 I-75, Exit 358 4255 NW Highway 326, 34482 424 OCALA 5 S DEF 125 I-75, Exit 358 4032 West Highway 326, 34482 94 PUNTA GORDA DEF 70 5 I-75, Exit 161 26505 Jones Loop Road, 33950 623 Quincy DEF 150 15 rv dump I-10 Exit 192 32670 Blue Star Highway, 32343 626 St. Augustine DEF 160 9 rv dump I-95 Hwy 206 Exit 305 950 State Road 206 West, 32086 622 St. Lucie DEF 156 15 rv dump I-95 Hwy 68 Exit 131 100 North Kings Hwy 625 Tampa 4 30 rv dump I-4 & SR 579 Exit 10 11555 East Sligh Ave.

95 WILDWOOD 5 S DEF 10 I-75, Exit 329 493 East State Route 44 96 YEEHAW JUNCTION 0 40 US 60 & FL Turnpike, Exit 193 3050 SR 60 Yeehaw Junction

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COLORADO 619 Aurora DEF 149 15 rv dump I-70 Exit 285 (South) 16751 East 32nd Ave., 80011 316 DENVER 7 S DEF 100 I-70 & Steele Street, Exit 276A 4640 Steele Street, 80216 621 Limon DEF 200 2 rv dump I-70 & Exit 359 2495 Williams Ave., 80828

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CONNecticut 255 MILFORD 12 S DEF 150 I-95, EXIT 40 433 Old Gate Lane, 06460 882 N Stonington American Auto Stop 6 119 I-95, Exit 93 273 Clarks Falls Rd, 06359

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FLORIDA 87 BALDWIN DEF 50 5 I-10, Exit 343 1050 US 301 South, 32234 88 COCOA 2 I-95, Exit 201 4455 King Street, 32926 624 Dade City DEF 180 15 I-75 Exit 285 & SR52 29933 State Road 52, 33576 w w w. p t c c h a l l e n g e . c o m

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GEORGIA p 772-460-0611 f 772-460-9492

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260 ALBANY DEF 80 5 Hwy 300 & Clark Ave 310 Cordele Road, 31705 331 ATLANTA (EAST) 7 S DEF 100 I-285 & Bouldercrest Road, Exit 51 2605 Bouldercrest, 30316 344 ATLANTA (WEST) 5 45 I-285 & South Atlanta Road, Exit 16 4600 South Atlanta Road, 30080 65 AUGUSTA 3 30 I-20, Exit 194 4091 Jimmie Dyess Parkway, 30909 144 AUGUSTA DEF 90 6 I-20, Exit 200 2975 Gun Club Road, 30907 66 BRASELTON 6 S DEF 70 I-85, Exit 129 5888 Highway 53, 30517 627 Brunswick DEF 150 15 rv dump I-95 Exit 29 2990 US Hwy 17 South, 31523 628 Carnesville DEF 190 15 rv dump I-85 Exit 160 10226 Old Federal Road, 30521 67 CARTERSVILLE 8 S DEF 100 I-75, Exit 296 968 Cassville-White Road, 30120 416 CORDELLE 10 60 rv dump I-75, Exit 101 2201 East 16 Avenue, 31015 319 DALTON DEF 100 7 I-75/Connector 3, Exit 328 244 Connector 3 SW, 30720 421 DALTON 9 S DEF 210 rv dump I-75, Exit 326 142 Carbondale Road, 30721 68 DUBLIN DEF 20 3 I-16, Exit 51 2185 US 441, 31021 630 Jackson DEF 200 14 rv dump I-75 Exit 201 I-75 & Exit 66 Bucksnort Road, 30233 69 LAGRANGE DEF 60 3 I-85, Exit 13 1960 Whitesvillle Road, 30240

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IDAHO

631 Lake Park DEF 200 15 rv dump I-75 Exit 2 7001 Lake Park-Bellville Rd., 31636 420 MADISON DEF 110 6 rv dump I-20, Exit 114 1881 Eatonton Road, 30650 422 NEWNAN 7 S DEF 95 I-85, Exit 41 1645 South Highway 29, 30263 71 PORT WENTWORTH 8 S DEF 125 I-95, Exit 109 7001 Highway 21, 31407 632 Resaca DEF 200 15 rv dump I-75 Exit 320 288 Resaca Beach Blvd. NW, 30735 415 RISING FAWN DEF 150 8 I-59, Exit 4 319 Deer Head Cover Road, 30738 72 SAVANNAH DEF 1 I-16, Exit 160 1504 Dean Forrest Road, 31408 575 St. mary’s DEF 235 12 I-95, Exit 1 491 W. St. Mary’s Street, 31558 312 TALLAPOOSA 6 S DEF 90 I-20 & GA 100, Exit 5 882 Georgia Highway 100, 30176 417 TEMPLE DEF 140 14 rv dump I-20, Exit 19 625 Carrollton Street, 30179 634 TEMPLE DEF 164 15 rv dump I-20 & Hwy 113 Exit 19 15 Villa Rosa Road, 30179 192 TIFTON 12 S DEF 200 I-75, Exit 60 4431 Old Union Road, 31794 633 union point DEF 189 9 rv dump I-20 & Exit 138 3600 Highway 77 South, 30642 73 VALDOSTA 6 S DEF 90 I-75, Exit 11 3495 Madison Highway, 31601 398 VIENNA DEF 100 5 I-75, Exit 109 39 Victory Lane, 31092 267 WARNER ROBINS (BYRON) 11 S DEF 150 I-75, Exit 146 2965 Highway 247C, 31008 254 WILDWOOD DEF 20 3 I-24 Exit 169 650 Highway 299, 30757

777 East Boise 6 60 I-84 Exit 54 (Federal Way) 3353 Federal Way, 83705 638 Caldwell DEF 100 9 I-84 Exit 29 3512 Franklin Road, 83605 641 McCammon DEF 84 5 I-15 Exit 47 587 E. US Hwy 30, 83250 350 MOUNTAIN HOME 9 100 I-84 & US 20, Exit 95 1050 Highway 20, 83647 639 Post Falls DEF 100 8 I-90 Exit 2 N 400 Idahline Rd, 83854 640 Twin Falls DEF 100 6 I-84 Exit 173 5350 Highway 93, 83338

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ILLINOIS 642 alorton 15 202 rv dump I-255 & Exit 17A 140 Racehorse Drive, 62207 299 BLOOMINGTON 6 S DEF 160 I-55/74 & IL 9, Exit 160A 1522 West Market Street 526 Champaign road ranger DEF 150 3 I-57, Exit 240 4910 Market St 473 channahon 0 25 I-55 & Route 6, Exit 248 23841 SE Eams 378 Chicago road ranger LMTD 0 I-55 MM 288 “Stevenson Expressway” 3401 South California Avenue, 60632 368 Decatur DEF 90 7 I-72, Exit 144 (SE Quad) 4030 E. Boyd Road 523 Dixon road ranger DEF 45 5 I-88 Exit 54 1801 South Galena Ave. ,61021 313 EAST ST. LOUIS 11 S DEF 200 I 70/55 Exit 4 699 State Route 203 165 EFFINGHAM 7 S DEF 100 I-57/70, Exit 162 2500 North 3rd Street 643 Effingham DEF 180 15 rv dump I-70 & I-57, Exit 160 1701 W Evergreen / I-70 & I-57 468 Gilman DEF 80 7 I-57, Exit 283 815 Hwy 24 West, 60938

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ILLINOIS (cont.)

543 Hampshire road ranger dan’s Big slice Pizza DEF 30 4 I-90, Exit 43 p 815-209-9013 19 N. 681 US Hwy 20 f 847-683-7609 644 LaSalle DEF 186 15 rv dump I-80 Exit 77 p 815-220-0611 343 Civic Road f 815-220-0617 514 Lincoln Thorntons subworks 6 100 2903 Woodlawn Road p 217-732-3915 I-55, Exit 126 f 217-732-4875 540 Loves Park road ranger 0 LTD I-90 & Riverside Blvd p 815-580-4221 7500 East Riverside Blvd, 61111 f 847-232-3058 595 marion DEF 43 5 I-57, Exit 54B p 618-993-2697 2611Vernell Road, 62959 f 618-993-8100 347 Mclean road ranger dan’s Big Dixie slice Pizza DEF 80 10 I-55, Exit 145 p 815-315-0774 501 South Main Street, 61754 f 309-874-2048 530 mendota road ranger DEF 25 3 I-39, Exit 72 p 815-315-4210 2705 12th Street, 61342 f 815-539-2340 326 Minonk road ranger dan’s Big Woody’s slice Pizza DEF 100 4 I-39, Exit 27 p 815-315-4189 1311 Carolyn Dr, 61760 f 309-432-2002 236 MINOOKA 7 S DEF 100 I-80, Exit 122 p 815-467-4416 301 Ridge Road, 60447 f 815-467-5409 39 MONEE DEF 90 5 I-57, Exit 335 p 708-534-2483 6002 Monee-Manhattan Road, 60449 f 708-534-3980 482 MT. VERNON 7 S DEF 100 I-57, Exit 95 p 618-244-1216 4610 Broadway, 62864 f 618-244-1262 520 new berlin road ranger DEF 28 3 I-72, Exit 82 p 815-209-9009 700 King Rd, 62670 171 Oakwood 7 S DEF 100 I-74, Exit 206 503 N. Oakwood St, 61858 534 Okawville road ranger DEF 50 2 I-64, Exit 41 p 815-656-4143 905 Hen House Rd, 62271 f 618-243-6479 515 ottawa road ranger dan’s Big slice Pizza DEF 22 2 I-80, Exit 93 p 815-516-0946 3041 North IL Route 71,61350 f 815-434-4081 645 Pontoon Beach DEF 185 15 rv dump I-270 & Exit 6B p 618-931-1580 1310 East Chain of Rocks Road, 62040 f 618-931-3587 dan’s Big 541 Princeton road ranger slice Pizza DEF 250 7 I-80, Exit 56 p 815-315-4951 2835 N Main St, 61356 f 815-875-1718

539 Rochelle road ranger DEF 55 5 I-39, Exit 99 890 E Hwy 38, 61068 535 Rockford road ranger 0 LTD US 20 4980 S Main St, 61108 536 South Beloit road ranger DEF 75 5 I-90, Exit 1 6070 Gardner Street, 61080 646 South Beloit DEF 186 15 rv dump I-90 & HWY 75 16049 Willowbrook Road, 61080 512 Springfield road ranger DEF 25 2 I-55, Exit 90 500 Toronto Road, 62711 525 Springfield road ranger 6 80 I-55, Exit 100-A 3752 Camp Butler Rd, 62707 249 TROY 7 S DEF 135 I-55/70 & IL 162, Exit 18 820 Edwardsville Road, 62294 529 Tuscola road ranger 3 15 I-57, Exit 212 1112 East Southline Dr., 61953 537 Winnebago road ranger 0 LTD US 20, MM8 101 S. Winnebago Rd, 61088 476 woodhull DEF 80 5 I-74, Exit 32 900 Plaza Ave, 61490

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dan’s Big slice Pizza p 815-209-9038 f 815-562-6573

p 815-315-4974 f 847-232-1183

dan’s Big slice Pizza

p 815-264-4311 f 815-389-3917

p 815-389-4760 f 815-389-4793

dan’s Big slice Pizza p 815-516-0863 f 217-585-1883

Star 66 Café

dan’s Big slice Pizza

p 815-209-9059 f 217-528-9169

p 618-667-0946 f 618-667-0966

p 815-315-4988 f 217-253-3793

dan’s Big slice Pizza p 815-957-4049 f 847-897-2600

p 309-334-4550 f 309-334-4556

INDIANA 444 BRAZIL 10 S DEF 55 I-70, Exit 23 4376 North SR 59, 47834 531 BRAZIL road ranger DEF 30 3 I-70, Exit 23 990 West State Rd 42, 47834 445 BURNS HARBOR 7 S DEF 115 rv dump I-94, Exit 22 243 Melton Road, 46304 247 CRAWFORDSVILLE 5 S DEF 110 I-74 & SR 32, Exit 39 4367 East State Road 32, 47933 28 DALEVILLE DEF 35 3 I-69, Exit 234 15151 Commerce Road, 47334 446 DALEVILLE DEF 125 5 I-69, Exit 234 15876 West Commerce Road, 47334 447 EVANSVILLE (HAUBSTADT) 5 S DEF 145 rv dump I-64, Exit 25B 1042 E Warrenton Road, 47639

p 812-446-9400 f 812-446-6116

p 815-209-9052 f 812-442-5206

p 219-787-5705 f 219-787-9656

p 765-361-9603 f 765-361-9601

p 765-378-3599 f 765-378-3592

p 765-378-0246 f 765-378-4248

p 812-868-1048 f 812-868-1050

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indiana (cont.)

362 FORTVILLE (PENDLETON) DEF 50 4 I-69, Exit 214 7455 South State Rd. 13, 46064 29 FREMONT 7 S DEF 130 I-80, Exit 144; I-69 N, Exit 157 6900 Old US 27, 46737 881 Ft Wayne Ft Wayne travel plz 6 260 I-69, Exit 309A 3037 Goshen Rd, 46808 271 GARY 9 S DEF 215 I-80/94 & Burr Street, Exit 6 2501 Burr Street, 46406 30 Greenfield DEF 150 5 I-70, Exit 96 2640 North 600 West, 46140 542 Greenwood road ranger DEF 65 7 I-65, Exit 99 1615 East Main Street, 46143 647 Haubstadt DEF 145 9 rv dump I-64 & SR 41 Exit 25B Rural Route 1, Box 254A, 47639 448 HEBRON 8 S DEF 135 I-65, Exit 240 18011 Colorado Street, 46341 31 HIGHLAND DEF 2 I-80 & 94, Exit 2 8150 Indianapolis Boulevard, 46322 318 INDIANAPOLIS 7 S DEF 90 I-465 & IN37, Exit 4 4607 South Harding Street, 46217 649 Indianapolis DEF 190 15 rv dump I-465 Exit 4 1720 West Thompson Road, 46217 546 Lake staTIon - S – road ranger 4 15 I-80, Exit 15A 2151 Ripley St., 46405 650 Lake Station DEF 375 14 rv dump I-94 & Exit 15B 1401 Ripley Street, 46405 478 LEAVENWORTH DEF 65 5 I-64, Exit 92 6921 South SR 66, 47137 652 Lebanon DEF 150 9 rv dump I-65 Exit 139 520 South State Road 39, 46052 653 Lowell DEF 375 15 Rt 2 & I-65 Exit 240 3231 East 181st Street, 46356 152 MEMPHIS DEF 70 10 I-65, Memphis Road, Exit 16 14013 Memphis Blue Lick Road, 47143

304 new haven DEF 80 9 rv dump I-469, Exit 19 Hwy 30 & Doyle Road, 46774 198 PLYMOUTH 7 S DEF 110 US 30 & US 31 10619 9A Road, 46563 34 REMINGTON DEF 75 5 I-65, Exit 201 4154 West US Highway 24, 47977 339 RILEYSBURG (COVINGTON) DEF 50 6 I-74 & SR 63, Exit 4 16502 North State Road 63, 47932 242 SHELBYVILLE 7 S DEF 90 I-74, Exit 109 1851 West 400 North 35 SOUTH BEND DEF 70 5 I-80, Exit 72 6424 West Brick Road 655 Spiceland DEF 193 15 rv dump I-70 Exit 123 5300 South State Rte. 3 297 TERRE HAUTE DEF 70 5 I-70 & IN46, Exit 11 5555 E. Margaret Avenue 36 VALPARAISO DEF 25 3 US 30 & SR 49 4105 US 30 East 37 WHITELAND 8 S DEF 110 rv dump I-65, Exit 95 2962 County Road 500 North 656 WHITELAND DEF 173 50 I-65 & Whiteland Road, Exit 95 4982 North 350 East

p 317-485-6211 f 317-485-4527

p 260-833-1987 f 260-833-6794 The Point Restaurant

p 260-482-7814 f 260-482-7780

p 219-844-2661 f 219-844-7957

p 317-894-1910 f 317-894-3499

p 815-315-4987 f 317-881-7301

p 812-768-5304 f 812-768-9215

Pizza p 219-696-8265 f 219-696-8281

p 219-923-6405 f 219-972-4134

p 317-783-1033 f 317-783-0851

p 317-783-5543 f 317-783-5648

p 815-239-6205 f 219-962-5723

p 219-962-8502 f 219-962-3259

p 812-739-2002 f 812-739-4034 TM

p 765-483-9755 f 765-483-9762

p 219-696-6446 f 219-696-2456

p 812-294-4233 f 812-294-4237

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p 260-493-4035 f 260-493-4921

p 574-936-6525 f 574-936-4348

p 219-261-3786 f 219-261-3986

p 765-793-7307 f 765-793-2155

p 317-392-8771 f 317-392-8721

p 574-272-8212 f 574-272-9914

p 765-987-1833 f 765-987-1836

p 812-877-9977 f 812-877-9978

p 219-464-1644 f 219-464-9019

p 317-535-7656 f 317-535-3058

636 Davenport DEF 146 15 rv dump I-80 Exit 292 8200 N.W. Blvd., 52806 373 DES MOINES 17 S DEF 350 I-35/80 & Douglas Ave, Ext 126 11957 Douglas Avenue, 50322 532 elk run heights road ranger DEF 100 6 I-380, Exit 68 100 Plaza Drive, 50707 637 Evansdale DEF 80 7 rv dump I-380 & Evansdale Dr. 445 Evansdale Drive, 50707 131 Osceola DEF 80 5 rv dump I-35, Exit 34 2010 West Clay Street, 50213 238 Percival DEF 50 7 I-29, Exit 10 2495 210th Ave., 51648 594 Sioux city DEF 100 7 I-29, Exit 143 2815 Singing Hills Blvd, 51111 43 WALCOTT 8 S DEF 160 I-80, Exit 284 3500 North Plainview Road, 52773 268 WALCOTT 3 25 I-80, Exit 284 2975 North Plainview Road, 52773 572 williams 7 S DEF 105 rv dump I-35, and SR 20, Exit 144 3040 220th Street, 50271

p 563-386-7710 f 563-386-8243

p 515-276-1509 f 515-276-8599

dan’s Big slice Pizza

Junies Family Restaurant

p 815-315-0271 f 319-235-5237

p 319-291-7714 f 319-291-7720

p 641-342-8658 f 641-342-1782

p 712-382-2224 f 712-382-1556

p 712-258-3816 f 712-258-3320

p 563-284-4100 f 563-284-4103

p 563-284-5074 f 563-284-5076

p 515-854-9117 f 515-854-9124

KANSAS p 317-535-1124 f 317-535-4123

IOWA 913 ALTOONA DEF 350 18 I-80 & US 65, Exit 142 3231 Adventureland Drive, 50009 496 Atalissa 4 45 I-80, Exit 265 2086 Atalissa Rd., 52720 893 avoca wings america/Flying j 15 200 I-80, Exit 40 7005 N. Chestnut St, 51521 495 brooklyn 4 S 140 I-80, Exit 201 4126 Hwy 21, 52211 407 CLEAR LAKE DEF 125 6 I-35, Exit 194 2411 US Highway 18 East, 50428 329 COUNCIL BLUFFS 7 S DEF 80 I-80/29, Exit 1B 2647 South 24th Street, 51501

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p 515-967-7878 f 515-967-5726

p 563-946-3761 f 563-946-3871

p 712-343-4007 f 712-343-5026

p 319-685-4221 f 319-685-4575

920 colby 5 90 I-70, Exit 54 110 East Willow Street, 67701 657 Dodge City 4 62 Hwy 400 & Hwy 283 2524 E. Wyatt Earp Blvd., 67801 658 Emporia DEF 74 7 rv dump I-35 & US 50 Exit 127 4245 West Hwy 50, 66801 903 SALINA 13 140 rv dump I-70, Exit 252 1944 North 9th Street, 67401 659 Salina DEF 120 9 I-70 Exit 253 2250 North Ohio Street, 67401

p 785-460-5832 f 785-460-5878

p 620-338-8888 f 602-338-8829 TM

p 620-343-2717 f 620-343-3692

p 785-825-6787 f 785-827-3394 TM

p 785-825-5300 f 785-452-9221

Kentucky p 641-357-3124 f 641-357-4939

p 712-322-0088 f 712-322-0236

356 BROOKS (SHEPHERDSVILLE) 5 100 I-65 & Brooks Rd, Exit 121 2050 East Blue Lick Road, 40165 660 catlettsburg DEF 155 9 rv dump I-64 SR 180 Exit 185 15236 State Route 180, 41129

p 502-955-5049 f 502-955-9717

p 606-928-8383 f 606-928-4546

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KENTUCKY (cont.)

231 CORBIN DEF 128 5 I-75 & US25E, Exit 29 249 West Cumberland Gap Prkwy, 40701 46 FRANKLIN DEF 65 5 I-65, Exit 6 2929 Scottsville Road, 42134 438 FRANKLIN 8 S DEF 150 I-65, Exit 6 Highway 100 & I-65, Exit 6, 42134 661 FRANKLIN DEF 172 5 rv dump I-65 US Hwy 31 W. Exit 2 4380 Nashville Road, 42134 47 GEORGETOWN DEF 90 5 I-75, Exit 129 259 Cherry Blossom Way, 40324 353 GEORGETOWN 12 S DEF 175 I-75, Exit 129 110 Triport Road, 40324 48 GLENDALE DEF 125 8 I-65, Exit 86 58 Glendale-Hodgenville Road, 42740 399 LEBANON JUNCTION 7 S DEF 100 I-65, Exit 105 150 Park Plaza Boulevard, 40150 240 MIDDLESBORO DEF 40 2 Rt 2, Hwy 25E 3000 US Highway 25 East, 40965 156 MORTON’S GAP DEF 90 5 Highway 813, Exit 37 Pennyrile Parkway, Exit 37, 42440 41 MT STERLING DEF 85 7 I-64, Exit 113 3060 Owingsville Road, 40353 49 OAK GROVE 8 S DEF 175 I-24, Exit 89 8190 Pembroke-Oak Grove Road, 42262 439 OAK GROVE 5 S DEF 125 I-24, Exit 86 12900 Fort Campbell Boulevard, 42262 662 OAK GROVE DEF 130 9 rv dump I-24 Exit 86 18750 Herndon Oak Grove Road, 42262 358 PADUCAH DEF 65 8 I-24 & KY 305, Exit 3 5353 Cairo Road, 42001 440 PENDLETON 5 100 I-71, Exit 28 205 Pendleton Road, 40055 278 RICHWOOD (WALTON) DEF 5 I-75/71 & KY 338, Exit 175 118 Richwood Road, 41094 321 RICHWOOD (WALTON) DEF 3 I-75/71 & KY 338, Exit 175 11229 Frontage Road, 41094

354 SIMPSONVILLE 7 25 I-64 & Veechdale Rd, Exit 28 819 Buck Creek Road, 40067 50 SULPHUR DEF 175 8 I-71, Exit 28 489 Pendleton Road, 40070 392 SONORA 6 S 200 I-65, Exit 81 450 East Western Avenue, 42776 663 Waddy DEF 110 9 rv dump I-64 & HWY 395 Exit 43 1670 Waddy Road, 40076 664 Walton DEF 200 15 rv dump I-75 Exit 171 13019 Walton Verona Rd., 41094 437 WILLIAMSBURG 3 80 rv dump I-75, Exit 11 481 West Highway 92, 40769

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p 606-528-0631 f 606-528-1003

p 270-586-4149 f 270-586-5171

p 270-586-9544 f 270-586-9887

p 270-586-3343 f 270-586-8984

p 502-868-7427 f 502-867-1847

p 502-863-2708 f 502-863-5012

p 270-369-7360 f 270-369-6991

p 502-833-2727 f 502-833-2759

p 606-248-4057 f 606-248-4149

p 270-258-5213 f 270-258-9830

p 859-497-4041 f 859-497-8709

p 270-439-1776 f 270-439-7624

p 270-439-0153 f 270-439-0765

p 270-640-7000 f 270-640-7060

p 270-443-2044 f 270-442-8538

p 502-743-5222 f 502-743-5123

p 859-485-6100 f 859-485-6113

p 859-485-1327 f 859-485-8519

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p 502-722-5636 f 502-722-5630

p 502-743-5496 f 502-743-5228

p 270-369-7300 f 270-369-8596

p 502-829-9100 f 502-829-5600

p 859-485-4400 f 859-485-6886

p 606-549-0162 f 606-549-0166

LOUISIANA 274 BREAUX BRIDGE 7 S DEF 105 I-10, Exit 109 2112 Rees Street, 70517 79 DENHAM SPRINGS DEF 60 3 I-12, Exit 10 2601 South Range Avenue, 70726 665 Greenwood DEF 190 15 rv dump I-20 Exit 3 9510 Greenwood Road, 71033 300 HAMMOND DEF 60 5 I-12 Exit 40 / I-55/US 51 2111 SW Railroad Avenue, 70403 199 HAUGHTON 7 S DEF 90 I-20, Exit 33 490 North Elm Street, 71037 82 LAPLACE DEF 150 8 I-10/55, Exit 209 4301 South Main Street, 70068 335 RAYVILLE 5 85 I-20 & LA137, Exit 138 103 Grimshaw Street, 71269 428 WEST MONROE DEF 100 5 rv dump I-20, Exit 112 300 Well Road, 71292

p 337-332-1253 f 337-332-0618

p 225-665-4151 f 225-665-4122

p 318-938-7744 f 318-938-5697

p 985-345-5476 f 985-542-5028

p 318-390-9709 f 318-390-9713

p 985-652-0531 f 985-652-4141

p 318-728-4100 f 318-728-4236

p 318-329-3590 f 318-329-3592

MARYLAND 875 Elkton DEF 225 23 I-95, Exit 109A 221 Belle Hill Rd, 21921 408 GRANTSVILLE 7 S DEF 65 I-68, Exit 22 3000 Chesnut Ridge Road, 21536 150 HAGERSTOWN 7 S DEF 90 I-70 & MD 63, Exit 24 11633 Greencastle Pike, 21740

p 410-398-0287 f 410-392-3543

p 301-895-4536 f 301-895-4548

p 301-582-9004 f 301-582-9008

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maryland (cont.)

MINNesota

MISSOURI (cont.)

179 HAGERSTOWN 9 S DEF 111 I-81, Exit 5B 16921 Halfway Blvd, 21740 784 North East DEF 200 15 I-95, Exit 100 One Center Drive, 21901 290 PERRYVILLE 5 80 I-95 & MD 222, Exit 93 31 Heather Lane, 21903

590 alexandria DEF 50 6 I-94, Exit 100 & SR 27 3181 Evergreen Lane, 56308 521 AUSTIN 3 60 I-90, Exit 179 1509 10th Place NE #2, 55912 581 Inver Grove Heights DEF 43 5 Hwy 52 & 117 Street 11650 Courthouse Blvd, 55077 576 northfield DEF 80 6 rv dump I-35 & Hwy 19, Exit 69 8051 Bagley Avenue, 55057 134 ST. CLOUD DEF 44 4 I-94, Exit 171 (CR 75) 4231 Clearwater Road, 56301

533 fenton road ranger DEF 25 2 I-44 W, Exit 275; I-44 E, Exit 274B p 815-566-4043 205 North Highway Dr., 63026 f 636-326-6922 442 HAYTI 8 S DEF 25 rv dump I-55, Exit 19 p 573-359-2007 1701 Highway 84 East, 63851 f 573-359-2031 443 HIGGINSVILLE 6 S DEF 120 rv dump I-70, Exit 49 p 660-584-8484 6676 Highway 13, 64037 f 660-584-8486 317 JOPLIN 7 S DEF 90 rv dump I-44 & MO 43S, Exit 4 p 417-781-0255 4500 Highway 43 South, 64804 f 417-781-0179 669 JOPLIN DEF 160 15 I-44 U.S. 71 Exit 11A p 417-626-7600 11570 Hwy FF, 64804 f 417-626-8802 768 Kansas City DEF 121 6 I-435 Front Street p 816-483-7600 1300 North Corrington Ave., 64120 f 816-483-1492 252 Kearney 7 S DEF 125 I-35, Exit 26 p 816-635-4015 600 West SR 92, 64060 f 816-635-4116 301 MARSTON 6 70 I-55, Exit 40 p 573-643-2320 917 East Elm Street, 63866 f 573-643-2252 671 Matthews DEF 188 15 rv dump I-55 Exit 58 p 573-472-3336 703 State Hwy 80, 63867 f 573-471-1161 167 nevada DEF 45 3 US 71 & Camp Clark Road p 417-667-3271 2424 East Austin Road, 64772 f 417-667-4843 208 Pacific DEF 90 7 I-44W, Exit 257; I-44E, Exit 256 p 636-257-4100 1475 Thornton Street, 63069 f 636-257-4107 672 Peculiar DEF 165 9 rv dump US Hwy 71 Exit J p 816-779-8000 700 J Hwy, 64078 f 816-779-4441 547 st. robert road ranger dan’s Big slice Pizza DEF 75 6 I-44, Exit 163 p 815-315-4953 22345 Hwy 28, 65584 f 573-336-3080 673 Sullivan DEF 160 15 rv dump I-44/Hwy. 185 Exit 226 p 573-860-8880 1500 AF Highway, 63080 f 573-860-8892 674 Warrenton DEF 200 14 rv dump I-70 Exit 188 p 636-456-2001 24004 West Veterans Mem. Pkwy, 63383 f 636-456-2016 675 Wayland DEF 99 4 rv dump Hwy 136 & Hwy 61 p 660-754-1550 102 Fore Drive, 63472 f 660-754-1556

p 301-582-6111 f 301-582-5004

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p 410-287-7110 f 410-287-7116

p 410-642-2883 f 410-378-4941

MASSachusetts 222 STURBRIDGE 6 S DEF 250 I-84 Exit 1 400 Route 15 (Haynes Street), 01566

p 508-347-9104 f 508-347-9165

MICHIGAN 17 BATTLE CREEK 5 S DEF 25 I-94, Exit 104 15901 Eleven Mile Road, 49014 666 Benton Harbor DEF 135 6 I-94 Exit 30 1860 East Napier Ave., 49022 21 DEXTER DEF 80 3 I-94, Exit 167 750 Baker Road, 48130 296 DEXTER DEF 80 5 I-94, Exit 167 195 Baker Road, 48130 667 Grand Ledge DEF 265 9 rv dump I-96 & Exit 90/I-69 & Exit 81 7800 West Grand River Ave., 48837 23 IONIA DEF 18 4 I-96, Exit 67 7205 South State Road, 48846 24 MONROE DEF 20 3 I-75, Exit 15 1100 North Dixie Highway, 48162 284 MONROE DEF 60 5 I-75, Exit 18 1200 Nadeau Road, 48161 26 OTTAWA LAKE DEF 170 8 US 23, Exit 5 6158 US 223, 49267 596 port huron DEF 65 5 I-69, Exit 196 2424 Wadhams Road, 48074 668 Saginaw 3 50 rv dump I-75 & Washington St. Exit 151 3475 East Washington, 48601 895 Woodhaven Detroiter DEF 225 12 I-75, Exit 32A 21055 West Road, 48183

p 320-763-9222 f 320-763-2339 Watt’s Cooking!

p 507-437-6702 f 507-437-0089

p 651-438-3397 f 651-480-4800

Big Steer Restaurant

p 507-645-6082 f 507-645-6082

p 320-251-8455 f 320-251-7750

MISSISSIPPI p 269-968-9949 f 269-968-9610

p 269-925-7547 f 269-925-7508

p 734-426-4618 f 734-426-7836

p 734-426-0065 f 734-426-0339

p 517-627-7504 f 517-622-4960

p 616-527-6520 f 616-527-5913

p 734-242-9650 f 734-242-6538

p 734-457-3500 f 734-457-2835

p 734-854-1772 f 734-854-6912

p 810-987-7823 f 810-987-7869

p 989-752-6350 f 989-752-6842

p 734-675-0222 f 734-675-4973

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676 Gulfport DEF 165 15 rv dump I-10 Exit 31 9351 Canal Road, 39503 77 JACKSON 6 S DEF 120 I-55/I-20, Exit 45 2520 South Gallatin Street, 39204 388 MERIDIAN 7 S DEF 100 I-59, Exit 151 1555 Tommy Webb Drive, 39307 586 Moss Point DEF 70 7 rv dump I-10, Exit 69 6705 Hwy 63 174 NEW ALBANY DEF 90 7 US 78, Exit 64 500 State Highway 15 South, 38652 677 Olive Branch DEF 51 9 rv dump Hwy 78 and Bethel Road 4740 Bethel Road, 38654 678 Pearl DEF 175 15 rv dump I-20/I-55 Exit 47 685 Hwy 80 East, 39208 519 Senatobia kangaroo pantry 4 75 I-55, Exit 265 510 E Main Street, 38668 261 WINONA 5 S DEF 110 I-55 & Hwy. 82, Exit 185 403 SW Frontage Road, 38967

p 228-868-2711 f 228-868-3711

p 601-968-9491 f 601-968-0699

p 601-484-5106 f 601-484-7370

p 228-474-6511 f 228-474-6549

p 662-539-0222 f 662-539-0212

p 662-895-1001 f 662-895-0008

p 601-936-0190 f 601-936-0196 TM

p 662-560-1973 f 662-560-1992

p 662-283-5985 f 662-283-5906

MISSOURI 44 BOONVILLE 8 S DEF 150 I-70, Exit 101 1701 Ashley Road, 65233 571 CHARLESTON DEF 65 7 I-57 Exit 12 2460 E. Marshall/E US Hwy 60, 63834 385 collins 3 35 US 54 & Hwy 13 South Hwy 13 South, 64738

p 660-882-9120 f 660-882-9710 TM

p 573-683-4153 f 573-683-4196

p 417-275-4796

MONTANA 968 Belgrade Pilot/broadway 3 125 I-90 Exit 298 6505 Jack Rabit Lane, 59701

p 406-488-4124 f 406-388-4231

f 417-275-4796

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Nebraska (cont.)

New Jersey (Cont.)

915 billings Pilot/town pump DEF 150 14 I-90, Exit 455 2711 N Frontage Road, 59101 923 Billings Flying j/town pump 9 123 I-90, Exit 455 2775 Old Hardin Road, 59101 905 BONNER Pilot/town pump DEF 100 11 Junction of I-90 & Hwy 200 7985 Highway 200 East, 59851 924 Butte Flying j/town pump DEF 125 14 I-15 Exit 122 & I-90 MM220 122000 W. Browns Gulch Road; 59701 922 COLUMbia falls Pilot/town pump DEF 20 1 Hwy 2 West 6102 Hwy 2 West, 59912 906 COLUMBUS Pilot/town pump 7 150 I-90, Exit 408 602 8th Avenue North, 59019 917 GREAT FALLS Pilot/town pump DEF 100 5 Junction of I-15 & Hwy 87 3700 31st St SW, Suite 1, 59404 925 Great Falls Flying j/town pump 4 100 rv dump I-15 & 31st Street Exit 277 3715 31st St SW, 59404 964 Hardin Pilot/broadway 1 50 I-90 Exit 495 315 E 13th Street, 59034 916 LOLO Pilot/town pump 1 40 Junction of Hwy 93 & Hwy 12 11822 Highway 93 South, 59847 907 MILES CITY Pilot/town pump DEF 100 4 I-94, Exit 138 1210 South Haynes Street, 59301 914 MIssoula Flying j/town pump DEF 125 14 rv dump I-90 & MT Hwy 93, Exit 96 8475 Hwy 93 N Suite B, 59808 908 ROCKER/BUTTE Pilot/town pump DEF 195 10 I-90, Exit 122 1000 Grizzly Trail, 59701 909 SHELBY Pilot/town pump DEF 70 6 I-15, Exit 363 1350 West Roosevelt, 59474 911 SUPERIOR Pilot/town pump 2 8 I-90, Exit 47 403 Diamond Match Road, 59872 910 THREE FORKS Pilot/town pump DEF 90 5 Junction of I-90 & US 287, Exit 274 10800 Highway 287, 59751

901 ELM CREEK 5 75 I-80, Exit 257 5085 Buffalo Creek Road, 68836 902 GRAND ISLAND bosselman DEF 400 21 I-80, Exit 312N 3335 West Woodriver Road, 68803 686 Gretna DEF 150 15 rv dump I-80 Exit 432 15010 South State Hwy 31, 68028 687 North Platte DEF 123 9 rv dump I-80 Exit 179 3400 S. Newberry Road, 69101 912 WOOD RIVER 5 30 I-80 & Hwy 11, Exit 300 I-80 and Highway 11 and Exit 300, 68883

253 CARNEYS POINT DEF 2 I-295 at Jersey Turnpike, Exit 2B 600 Pennsville-Auburn Road, 08069 688 Carneys Point DEF 360 16 rv dump I-295 Exit 2C 326 Slapes Corner Road, 08069 190 CLINTON 6 95 I-78, Exit 12 68 Rt. 173, 08827 210 mahwah 0 8 230 Route 17 South, 07430

p 406-238-9823 f 406-238-9825

p 406-256-8826 f 406-256-9256

p 406-258-6588 f 406-258-6693

p 406-723-4325 f 406-723-8956

p 406-892-0747

f 406-892-0747*22

p 406-322-4833 f 406-322-5273

p 406-452-0342 f 406-452-0547

p 406-727-7945 f 406-761-2599

p 406-665-1237 f 406-665-3123

p 406-273-6666 f 406-273-3018

p 406-232-2582 f 406-232-2582

p 406-542-0400 f 406-327-0802

p 406-723-0088 f 406-723-4940

Country Skillet p 406-434-5221 f 406-434-7019

p 406-822-4444

904 BIG SPRINGS DEF 500 16 rv dump I-80, Exit 107 I-80 and Big Springs Road, 69122 w w w. p t c c h a l l e n g e . c o m

p 308-382-2288 f 308-381-7464

p 402-332-4483 f 402-332-4576

p 308-532-4555 f 308-532-8077

p 308-583-2493 f 308-583-2115

p 406-285-3807

f 775-635-0371

p 775-754-6384 f 775-754-6025

p 775-575-5115 f 775-575-4619

p 702-644-1600 f 702-644-8432

p 702-491-9657

p 775-752-2400 f 775-752-2406

p 775-664-3400 f 775-664-3347

p 775-625-2800 f 775-625-2814

p 775-623-0111 f 775-623-0120

p 603-223-6885 f 603-223-5204

NEW JERSEY

f 308-889-3352

280 BLOOMSBURY 5 S DEF 30 I-78 & NJ 173, Exit 7 979 Route 173, 08804

f 856-299-8563

p 856-351-0080 f 856-351-0293

p 908-735-7711 f 908-735-8153

p 201-529-2704 f 201-529-1784

f 973-293-3177

689 Albuquerque DEF 165 15 rv dump I-40 Exit 153 9911 Avalon Road NW, 87105 490 Carlsbad 2 S 20 Hwy 180 & Hwy 285 3202 S. Canal Street 305 JAMESTOWN 16 S DEF 450 I-40, Exit 39 I-40, Exit 39, 87347 266 LAS CRUCES 5 40 I-10 & NM 292, Exit 139 2681 West Amador, 88005 163 LORDSBURG 7 S DEF 95 I-10 & East Motel Dr, Exit 24 1050 East Motel Drive, 88045 690 Lordsburg 9 285 rv dump I-10 Exit 24 11 Old Highway 70, 88045 475 Moriarty 7 S DEF 85 Hwy 41 and I-40, Exit 196 305 Abrahames RD W, 87035 691 Tucumcari DEF 136 9 rv dump I-40 & Exit 333 2021 S. Mountain Road, 88401

p 775-635-5424

p 856-299-5700

p 973-293-3477

NEW MEXICO

896 bow 3 60 I-93, Exit 11/12C 728 SR 3A, 03304

p 308-889-3686

880 Montague Lukoil 0 I-84, Exit 1 15 Route 23 S, 07827

966 Battle MTN. Flying j/broadway 9 70 I-80 Exit 231 650 W Front St., 89820 387 CARLIN 3 60 I-80/NV 278, Exit 280 791 Tenth Street, 89822 340 FERNLEY 7 S DEF 100 I-80 & US 95, Exit 46 465 Pilot Road, 89408 341 LAS VEGAS 7 S DEF 80 I-15 & Craig Rd, Exit 48 3812 East Craig Road, 89031 513 Primm 6 S DEF 125 I-15, Exit 1 115 West Primm Blv, 89019 692 Wells DEF 200 9 rv dump I-80 & HWY 93, Exit 352 (South) 156 Hwy 93 South, 89835 147 WEST WENDOVER DEF 250 11 I-80 @ Peppermill Casino, Exit 410 1200 West Wendover Boulevard, 89883 485 Winnemucca 5 S DEF 140 I-80 & West Interchange, Exit 173 5625 I-80 W Winnemucca Exchange, 89445 770 Winnemucca 8 S 105 rv dump I-80 Exit 176 1880 West Winnemucca Blvd., 89445

NEW HAMPSHIRE

NEBRASKA

f 308-856-4457

NEVADA

f 406-822-4444

f 406-285-6976

p 308-856-4330

p 505-831-2001 f 505-833-0464

p 575-887-7033 f 575-887-0466

p 505-722-6655 f 505-722-2674

p 575-523-2700 f 575-525-6727

p 575-542-3100 f 575-542-3111

575-542-3320

505-832-4954

f 575-542-3324

f 505-832-4953

p 575-461-6590 f 575-461-3879

NEW YORK 322 KANONA DEF 70 4 I-86, Exit 37 7767 State Rt 53, 14810 394 NEWBURGH 6 S DEF 110 I-84, Exit 6 239 Route 17K, 12550 693 Pembroke DEF 150 9 I-90 Exit 48A 8484 Allegheny Road, 14036

Pizza p 607-776-2012 f 607-776-4179

p 845-567-1722 f 845-567-1773

rv dump

p 585-599-4430 f 585-599-4436

p 908-479-6443 f 908-479-6394

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New York (cont.)

North dakotacont.)

ohio (cont.)

494 Rotterdam DEF 95 4 I-88, Exit 25 1128 Duanesburg Road, 12306 146 SCHODACK LANDING DEF 15 4 I-90, Exit 12 995 US Route 9, 12033 380 SYRACUSE (LIVERPOOL) DEF 85 5 I-81, Exit 25; I-90, Exit 36 107 Seventh North Street, 13088

589 Williston DEF 70 5

697 Hubbard DEF 150 15 rv dump I-80 & Hwy 62, Exit 234B (Eastbound) 2226 North Main, 44425 698 Jeffersonville DEF 148 9 rv dump I-71 Exit 69 9935 SR 41, 43128 700 Lake Township DEF 150 15 rv dump I-280 Exit 1B; I-80/90, Exit 71 26415 Warns Dr., 43551 287 LODuI (BURBANK) DEF 105 7 I-71 & OH 83, Exit 204 10048 Avon Lake Road, 44214 454 LONDON 9 S DEF 125 I-70, Exit 79 1365 SR 42 NE, 43140 455 MARENGO 5 65 rv dump I-71, Exit 140 488 State Route 61, 43334 699 Millersport 15 152 rv dump I-70 St Rd 158 Exit 122 10480 Baltimore, 43046 11 N. LIMA 5 S DEF 50 I-76, Exit 232 10920 Market Street, 44452 303 NAPOLEON DEF 75 7 Rt. 24 905 American Road, 43545 130 RICHFIELD DEF 80 7 I-77S, Ex 146; I-77N, Ex 145; I-80, Ex 173 5219 Brecksville Road, 44286 13 SEVILLE 10 S DEF 190 I-71, Exit 209 8924 Lake Road, 44273 12 STONEY RIDGE (PERRYSBURG) 5 S DEF 50 I-80/90, Exit 71 3430 Libbey Road, 43551 14 SUNBURY 5 115 rv dump I-71, Exit 131 7680 East State Route 36, 43074 15 TOLEDO 5 70 I-75, Exit 210 5820 Hagman Road, 43612 239 UPPER SANDUSKY DEF 70 5 St. Hwy 23 & 30 1600 W. Wyandot Avenue, 43351 97 Vandalia DEF 110 9 I-75, Exit 64 175 Northwoods Blvd, 45377 16 WILMINGTON DEF 20 3 I-71, Exit 50 5772 US 68 North, 45177

p 518-356-5616 f 518-356-5634

p 518-732-7272 f 518-732-7228

p 315-424-0124 f 315-424-0126

North Carolina 275 CHARLOTTE DEF 60 5 I-85, Exit 39; I-77, Exit 13 3807 Statesville Avenue, 28206 885 dunn Kangaroo Pantry 3 40 I-95, Exit 71 873 Longbranch, 28334 900 dunn Saddler bros. 9 300 I-95, Exit 75 65 Sadler Rd, 28334 682 Graham DEF 251 4 rv dump I-85 & I-40 Exit 150 1043 Jimmie Kerr Road, 27258 56 KANNAPOLIS DEF 55 7 I-85, Exit 63 2825 Lane Street, 28083 683 Kenly DEF 145 14 rv dump I-95 & Exit 106 1800 Princeton-Kenly Road, 27542 57 MEBANE 8 S DEF 140 I-40/85, Exit 152 1342 Trollingwood Road, 27302 58 PLEASANT HILL 4 25 I-95, Exit 180 Route 1 - Box 202, 27866 393 WAYNESVILLE DEF 60 4 I-40 & NC 209, Exit 24 3712 Crabtree Road, 28786

p 704-358-1006 f 704-358-1506

p 910-892-3642 f 910-980-2364

p 910-892-0106 f 910-892-2084

p 336-578-2427 f 336-578-0804

p 704-938-6800 f 704-938-6900

p 919-284-4548 f 919-284-4214

p 919-563-4999 f 919-563-4929

p 252-537-4476 f 252-537-3666

p 828-627-8611 f 828-627-9499

North dakota 684 Beach 9 89 I-94 & Hwy 16 I-94 & Hwy 16, 58621 685 fargo DEF 168 9 3150 39th Street SW, Suite A, 58104 489 grand forks DEF 141 10 rv dump I-29, Exit 138 4401 32nd Avenue South, 58201 550 Minot 4 55 rv dump Hwy 2 & 52 West 3800 Hwy 2 & 52 W, 58701

p 701-872-4737 f 701-872-4985

Windbreak saloon

p 701-282-7766 f 701-282-7259

p 701-746-8145 f 701-746-4342

p 701-839-5061 f 701-839-3623

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p 701-826-2500 f 701-826-2504

ohio 2 AUSTINBURG 7 S DEF 150 I-90, Exit 223 2246 State Route 45, 44010 694 AUSTINBURG DEF 164 15 rv dump I-90 & State Rd 45, Exit 223 2349 Center Road, 44010 3 AUSTINTOWN 8 S DEF 200 I-80, Exit 223 1150 North Canfield-Niles Road, 44515 4 AVON DEF 55 3 I-90, Exit 151 39115 Colorado Road, 44011 457 BEAVER DAM 10 S DEF 105 I-75, Exit 135 427 East Main Street, 45808 695 BEAVER DAM DEF 150 15 rv dump I-75 Exit 135 420 East Main Street, 45808 696 Berkshire DEF 150 15 I-71 Exit 131 7735 State Route 37, 43074 309 CALDWELL DEF 50 5 I-77, Exit 25 44133 Fairground Road, 43724 6 CAMBRIDGE DEF 35 3 I-70, Exit 178 61700 Southgate Road, 43725 469 CAnton 7 S DEF 130 I-77, Exit 101 2320 Faircrest Street, 44706 8 CIRCLEVILLE DEF 55 3 US 23 and Pittsburgh Road 25600 US 23, 43113 213 COLUMBUS DEF 100 7 I-70 & Wilson Road Exit 94 3600 Interchange Road, 43204 286 EATON 5 S DEF 50 I-70 & OH 127, Exit 10 6141 US 127 North, 45320 360 FINDLAY 5 80 I-75 & OH 613, Exit 164 11471 State Route 613W, 45840 9 FRANKLIN 7 S DEF 200 I-75, Exit 36 6830 Franklin-Lebanon Road, 45005 285 HEBRON 9 S DEF 90 I-70 & OH 37, Exit 126 10258 Lancaster Road SW, 43025

p 440-275-3303 f 440-275-3311

p 440-275-1515 f 440-275-3289

p 330-505-3532 f 330-505-3548

p 440-934-0110 f 440-934-1168

p 419-643-6023 f 419-643-6085

p 419-643-8001 f 419-643-8106

p 740-965-9835 f 740-965-9770

p 740-732-5656 f 740-732-1404

p 740-439-0989 f 740-432-9607

p 330-484-3965 f 505-832-4953

p 740-420-8942 f 740-420-3972

p 614-308-9195 f 614-308-9673

p 937-456-6303 f 937-456-6497

p 419-299-3381 f 419-299-3096

p 937-746-4488 f 937-743-3006

p 330-534-3774 f 330-534-4372

p 740-426-9136 f 740-426-9156

p 419-837-2100 f 419-837-2199

p 330-948-4571 f 330-948-4575

p 614-879-4128 f 614-879-4137

p 419-253-1400 f 419-253-1402

p 740-964-9601 f 740-964-9611

p 330-549-9203 f 330-549-1930

p 419-599-0043 f 419-599-0051

p 330-659-2020 f 330-659-2021

p 330-769-4220 f 330-769-2202

p 419-837-5091 f 419-837-5658

p 740-965-5540 f 740-965-5641

p 419-729-3985 f 419-729-0905

p 419-294-2971 f 419-294-3812

p 937-382-0464 f 937-382-3069

p 740-928-5588 f 740-928-6032

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Oregon (cont.)

281 YOUNGSTOWN (GIRARD) 7 S DEF 80 I-80 & Salt Springs Rd., Exit 226 2786 Salt Springs Road, 44420

934 LaGrande A&B 4 50 I-84 Exit 265 I-84 & Exit 265, 97850 232 ONTARIO DEF 105 7 I-84, Exit 376A 653 East Idaho Avenue, 97914 233 RICE HILL 10 S DEF 160 I-5, Exit 148 800 John Long Road, 97462 390 STANFIELD DEF 90 9 I-84/82 & Hwy 395, Exit 188 2115 Highway 395, 97875

p 330-530-8500 f 330-530-8318

Oklahoma 701 Ardmore DEF 136 9 rv dump I-35 & Exit 33 2450 Cooper Drive, 73401 702 Checotah DEF 150 9 rv dump U.S. Hwy 69 & U.S. Hwy 266 1255 W. Gentry, 74426 556 Choctaw Thunder Travel Plaza DEF 25 0 I-40, Exit 166 7501 S. Choctaw Road, 73020 704 Edmond DEF 73 15 rv dump I-35 & N.E. 122nd Street 4801 NE 122 Street, 73013 259 muskogee 7 S DEF 125 US 69 3006 N. 32nd Street, 74401 460 OKLAHOMA CITY 7 S DEF 145 I-40, Exit 140 400 South Morgan Road, 73128 703 OKLAHOMA CITY DEF 172 9 rv dump I-40, Exit 140 701 South Morgan Road, 73128 196 ROLAND DEF 125 7 I-40 & US 64, Exit 325 123 West Ray Fine Boulevard 705 Sayre DEF 150 4 rv dump I-40 & US 283 2400 South 4th Route, 73662 706 Tulsa DEF 185 9 rv dump I-44 & Exit 236 121 North 129 E/I-44 Exit 236, 74116

p 580-226-3833 f 580-226-3546

p 918-473-1243 f 918-473-1957

p 405-638-3000 f 405-638-3006 TM

p 405-475-9440 f 405-475-9435

p 918-686-7856 f 918-686-0597

p 405-440-1048 f 405-440-1093 TM

p 405-324-5000 f 405-324-7181

p 918-427-0895 f 918-427-0862

p 580-928-2216 f 580-928-2354

p 918-437-5477 f 918-437-5660

oregon 195 BIGGS JUNCTION DEF 55 5 I-84 & US Hwy 97, Exit 104 91485 Biggs Rufus Highway, 97065 386 BROOKS 7 S DEF 110 I-5, Exit 263 4220 Brooklake Road, 97305 391 CENTRAL POINT DEF 100 7 I-5, Exit 33 1600 East Pine Street, 97502 133 CHEMULT 4 60 US 97 341 Damon Street, 97731 504 Klamath Falls DEF 50 4 rv dump Hwy 97 3817 N. Hwy 97, 97601

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Pennsylvania (cont.) Full Service Restaurant

p 541-963-9762 f 541-663-9822

p 541-889-9070 f 541-889-4117

p 541-849-2133 f 541-849-2137

p 541-449-1403 f 541-449-1430

Pennsylvania 348 BENTLEYVILLE 7 S DEF 90 I-70 Exit 32-B p 724-239-5855 205 Wilson Road, 15314 f 724-239-5801 516 breezewood all american Pizza Taco Perkins Shop Maker 12 280 I-76, Exit 161; I-70, Exit 147 p 814-735-4076 167 Post House Road, 15533 f 814-735-4823 707 Brookville DEF 140 15 rv dump I-80 Exit 78 p 814-849-2992 246 Allegheny Blvd., 15825 f 814-849-2440 708 Carlisle DEF 278 22 rv dump I-81 Exit 52/I-76 & Exit 226 p 717-243-6659 1501 Harrisburg Pike, 17013 f 717-243-2510 336 DUBOIS 7 100 I-80, Hwy 219, Exit 97 p 814-375-6046 1742 Rich Highway, 15801 f 814-375-6047 517 Duncannon DEF 50 6 US 22 and 322 p 717-834-3156 30 Benvenue Ave, 17020 f 717-834-3208 311 ERIE DEF 85 5 I-90 & PA97, Exit 27 p 814-864-8536 8035 Perry Highway, 16509 f 814-866-0332 518 Frystown DEF 240 8 I-78, Exit 10 (PA 645) p 717-933-4146 2210 Camp Swatara Road, 17067 f 717-933-5008 245 HARRISBURG DEF 30 3 I-81 & PA39, Exit 77 p 717-545-5507 7961 Linglestown Road, 17112 f 717-545-6768 298 HAZLETON (DRUMS) 5 60 I-80, Exit 256 p 570-788-3262 1114 SR 93, 18222 f 570-788-2163 1 MILL HALL 5 S DEF 70 I-80, Exit 173 p 570-726-7618 5868 Nittany Valley Drive, 17751 f 570-726-5092 709 MILL HALL (Lamar) DEF 155 15 rv dump I-80 and Exit 173 p 570-726-4080 5609 Nittany Valley Drive, 17751 f 570-726-4363 555 Milton Penn 80 Milton Truck Plaza Penn 80 grill 16 300 I-80, Exit 215 p 570-742-2663 1460 North Ridge Rd, 17847 f 1-877-395-0850 TM

p 541-739-2174 f 541-739-2479

p 503-463-1114 f 503-463-0409

p 541-664-7001 f 541-664-7006

p 541-365-0991 f 541-365-0995

p 541-884-0400 f 541-884-0409

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81 NEW CASTLE 7 S DEF 90 I-79, Exit 99 2010 New Castle Road, 16051 710 New Milford DEF 125 9 rv dump I-81 Exit 219 1623 Oliver Road, 18834 522 Pine Grove 3 160 I-81, Exit 100 482 Suedberg Rd, 17963 370 SCRANTON (PITTSTON) 7 S DEF 80 I-81N, Exit 175; I-81 S, Exit 175B; I-476, RT 315 417 Route 315, 18640 620 Smithton DEF 110 7 rv dump I-70 & Exit 49 122 Fitzhenry Road, 15479

p 724-368-3028 f 724-368-3059

p 570-465-2974 f 570-465-2979 Gooseberry Farms Restaurant

p 570-345-8800 f 570-915-6278

p 570-655-4116 f 570-655-2479

p 724-872-4050 f 724-872-9471

south carolina 711 Blacksburg 15 200 I-85 Exit 102 1011 North Mountain Street, 29702 60 BOWMAN 8 S DEF 100 I-26, Exit 159 2064 Homestead Road, 29018 346 CAMDEN (LUGOFF) 3 S DEF 60 I-20 & US 601 Exit 92 522 Highway 601 South, 29078 884 Campobello Kangaroo Pantry 2 35 I-26, Exit 5 8998 SC Hwy 11, 29322 338 CAYCE (COLUMBIA) DEF 90 5 I-26/77 & US321, Exit 115 3008 Highway 321, 29033 61 CLINTON 3 40 I-26, Exit 52 12818 Highway 56 North, 29325 712 Columbia DEF 178 15 rv dump I-20 Exit 70 5901 Fairfield Road, 29203 310 DUNCAN DEF 70 8 I-85 & SC290, Exit 63 1405 East Main Street, 29334 62 FLORENCE DEF 75 6 I-95, Exit 170 3006 North Williston Road, 29506 337 FLORENCE DEF 90 5 I-95 & US 52, Exit 164 2015 West Lucas St., 29501 453 GAFFNEY 5 S DEF 100 I-85, Exit 90 909 Hyatt Street, 29341 713 Latta DEF 200 15 rv dump I-95 Exit 181A 111 Mill Branch Road, 29565

p 864-839-5934 f 864-839-5942

p 803-829-3541 f 803-829-3352

p 803-438-5175 f 803-438-3947

p 864-472-2128 f 864-472-2280

p 803-739-2921 f 803-739-4521

p 864-833-4555 f 864-833-3765

p 803-735-9006 f 803-735-0917

p 864-433-1221 f 864-433-1210

p 843-662-6972 f 843-662-7013

p 843-662-2646 f 843-662-2893

p 864-206-0050 f 864-206-0052

p 843-752-5047 f 843-752-7265

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South Carolina (cont.)

tennessee (cont.)

texas

63 PIEDMONT 5 S DEF 90 I-85, Exit 35 110 Frontage Road, 29673 714 Rock Hill DEF 141 9 rv dump I-77 & Hwy 901, Exit 73 2435 Mount Holly Road, 29730 493 St. George DEF 118 8 rv dump I-95, Exit 77 113 Motel Drive, 29477 64 SUMMERVILLE 3 S 40 I-26, Exit 199 1521 North Main Street, 29483

51 GREENEVILLE DEF 25 3 I-81 Exit 36 11190 Baileyton Road, 37745 403 HEISKELL DEF 25 2 I-75, Exit 117 1915 East Raccoon Valley Road, 37754 53 HURRICANE MILLS 8 S DEF 180 I-40, Exit 143 15559 Highway 13 South, 37078 366 Jackson 7 S DEF 95 I-40, Exit 85 32 Sand Pebble Rd., 38305 241 KNOXVILLE DEF 80 0 I-40, Exit 398; @ John Sevier 2801 East Govenor John Sevier Hwy, 37914 722 Knoxville DEF 187 13 rv dump I-40 & I-75 Exit 369 800 Watt Road, 37932 270 KNOXVILLE (LOVELL ROAD) 5 S DEF 80 I-40/75, Exit 374 314 Lovell Road, 37922 219 KNOXVILLE (STRAW PLAINS) 9 S DEF 115 I-40, Exit 398 7210 Straw Plains Pike, 37914 52 LAVERGNE DEF 25 4 I-24, Exit 64 535 Waldron Road, 37086 411 LEBANON 8 S DEF 150 rv dump I-40, Exit 238 921 Murfreesboro, 37090 363 MEMPHIS DEF 70 5 US 78 @ Pleasant Hill 5021 Highway 78, 38118 405 MEMPHIS 5 S DEF 100 I-240, Hwy 78S 4949 Lamar Ave, 38118 404 Murfreesboro 7 S DEF 90 I-24, Exit 81 2441 S. Church St, 37127 413 nashville DEF 25 2 Briley Pkwy, Hwy 155N, Ex 26A, Hwy 155S, Ex 26 6418 Centennial Blvd., 37209 224 ONeiDA (PIONEER) DEF 85 4 I-75, Exit 141 304 Howard Baker Highway, 37847 149 STANTON DEF 50 7 I-40 Exit 42 7720 Highway 222, 38069 412 WHITE PINE 9 S DEF 130 rv dump I-81, Exit 4 3624 Roy Messer Highway, 37890

436 AMARILLO 5 S DEF 90 rv dump I-40, Exit 75 715 South Lakeside Drive, 79118 723 AMARILLO DEF 200 13 rv dump I-40 Exit 76 9601 I-40 East Exit 76, 79118 477 anna DEF 100 8 1700 US Hwy 75/Hwy 75, Exit 48 714 South Central Expressway, 75409 435 ANTHONY 5 S DEF 100 I-10, Exit 0 2015 Antonio Street, 79821 724 ANTHONY DEF 176 13 rv dump I-10 Exit 0 3001 Mountain Pass Blvd., 79821 725 Baytown DEF 200 15 rv dump I-10 & Exit 789 Thompson Road 1876 East Freeway, 77521 740 Brookshire DEF 117 9 rv dump I-10, Exit 732 204 South Waller Ave., 77423 367 CADDO MILLS DEF 80 6 I-30 & FM1903, Exit 87 & 88 2725 FM 1903, 75135 883 Canton 7 S 100 I-20, Exit 533 9800 Interstate 20, 75103 488 Cotulla 7 S DEF 77 I-35, Exit 69 921 N. IH35, 78014 433 DALLAS 8 S DEF 150 I-20, Exit 470 8787 South Lancaster Road, 75241 726 DALLAS DEF 150 15 rv dump I-20 Exit 472 7425 Bonnie View Road, 75241 727 Edinburg DEF 200 15 rv dump Hwy 281 & FM 1925 1305 East Monte Cristo, 78539 728 El Paso DEF 120 9 rv dump I-10 and Exit 37 1301 North Horizon Blvd., 79927 553 FORT Stockton 9 S DEF 100 I-10, Exit 259 2571 North Front Street, 79735 434 FORT WORTH 8 S DEF 185 rv dump I-35, Exit 65 2400 Alliance Gateway, 76178 375 HOUSTON 7 S DEF 90 I-610, Exit 24A US 90 E 4440 N. McCarty Street, 77013 729 Houston DEF 233 15 rv dump I-45 Richie Rd, Exit 64 15919 North Freeway, 77090

p 864-845-8177 f 864-845-8178

p 803-328-5700 f 803-909-5800

p 843-563-8989 f 843-563-8986

p 843-486-5770 f 843-486-5702

south dakota 932 Hermosa MG Oil 2 25 Heartland Express Hwy 79 25 Heartland Express Hwy 79, 57744 599 murdo DEF 50 4 rv dump I-90, Exit 192 601 E. Fifth Street, 57559 918 Rapid City DEF 100 5 I-90, Exit 55 2783 Deadwood Ave., 57702 931 Rapid City MG Oil 8 150 I-90 Exit 61 4200 N I-90 Service Rd Exit 61, 57701 716 Sioux Falls DEF 158 9 rv dump I-29 Exit 83 5201 Granite Lane, 57107

p 605-255-4555 f 605-255-4522

p 605-669-2465 f 605-669-2859

p 605-348-7070 f 605-348-3438 Country Market

p 605-342-5450 f 605-342-3011

p 605-977-1438 f 605-977-1538

tennessee 481 Cleveland DEF 75 7 I-75, Exit 20 281 Pleasant Grove Rd, 37353 265 COOKEVILLE LMTD 1 I-40, Exit 287 1111 South Jefferson, 38501 406 CORNERSVILLE DEF 20 2 I-65, Exit 22 9211 Lewisburg Highway, 37047 114 CROSSVILLE 7 S DEF 80 I-40, Exit 320 2449 Genesis Road, 38571 226 DANDRIDGE DEF 80 6 I-40, Exit 417 505 Patriot Drive, 37725 409 DICKSON 11 S DEF 90 I-40, Exit 172 2320 Highway 46 South, 37055 720 Fairview DEF 150 9 rv dump I-40 & Hwy 96, Exit 182 1420 Hwy 96 North, 37062

p 423-476-3892 f 423-476-5430

p 931-528-7100 f 931-528-3893

p 931-363-3290 f 931-363-8248

p 931-787-1901 f 931-787-1905

p 865-397-3547 f 865-397-3699

p 615-446-4600 f 615-446-0763

p 615-799-4116 f 615-799-4120

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p 423-234-0414 f 423-234-0641

p 865-938-1439 f 865-938-1146

p 931-296-7180 f 931-296-7719

p 731-422-5545 f 731-422-5780

p 865-546-6776 f 865-546-7475

p 865-531-7400 f 865-531-7982

p 865-966-0445 f 865-966-2918

p 865-544-1067 f 865-544-1138

p 615-793-9856 f 615-793-9085

p 615-453-8866 f 615-453-8860

p 901-366-0337 f 901-366-1712

p 901-202-5520 f 901-202-5522

p 615-907-9595 f 615-907-3982

p 615-350-7225 f 615-350-7318

p 423-562-5000 f 423-566-1335

p 901-466-3535 f 901-465-7822

p 865-674-8570 f 865-674-8572

p 806-335-3323 f 806-335-2868

p 806-335-1475 f 806-335-1058 TM

p 972-924-2035 f 972-924-2051

p 915-886-3090 f 915-886-3404

p 915-886-2737 f 915-886-3522

p 281-424-7706 f 281-424-7730

p 281-934-4133 f 281-934-4153

p 903-527-2150 f 903-527-2103

p 903-829-2600

p 830-879-5363 F 830-879-5359

p 972-228-2467 f 972-228-4386

p 972-225-3566 f 972-225-3681

p 956-316-0149 f 956-316-4732

p 915-852-4141 f 915-852-4101

p 817-337-5324 f 817-337-5137

p 713-675-3375 f 713-670-7629

p 281-893-0423 f 281-893-9368

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texas (cont.)

Utah (cont.)

234 HUNTSVILLE 6 S DEF 90 I-45, Exit 118 639 State Highway 75 North, 77320 507 Jarrell 8 140 I-35 & Exit 275 11710 North Interstate 35, 76537 377 LAREDO 12 S DEF 300 I-35 S, Exit 13; I-35 N, Exit 12B 1101 Uniroyal Drive, 78045 730 LAREDO DEF 191 15 rv dump I-35 S, Exit 13; I-35 N, Exit 12B 1011 Beltway Parkway, 78045 733 Lubbock DEF 50 4 rv dump I-27 & 4th Street Exit 602 4th Street, 79401 257 MIDLAND 7 S DEF 84 I-20, Exit 126 4015 S. FM 1788, 79706 982 MIDLAND 0 0 7700 W. I-20 7500 W. Hwy 80, 79706 983 MIDLAND 0 0 I-20, Exit 138 7800 Interstate 20 Frontage, 79706 330 New Braunfels 7 S DEF 80 I-35, Exit 184 4142 Loop 337, 78132 734 New Caney DEF 150 9 rv dump US 59 & Exit 242 23412 Hwy 242, 77357 431 ORANGE 8 S DEF 110 rv dump I-10, Exit 873 2205 North Highway 62, 77630 735 ORANGE DEF 150 15 rv dump I-10 Exit 873 7112 I-10 West, 77630 736 Pecos DEF 200 15 rv dump I-20 Exit 42 100 East Pinehurst, 79772 432 ROBINSON 7 S DEF 285 I-35, Exit 328 8055 South I-35, 76706 306 SAN ANTONIO 6 S DEF 50 I-10 E.bound, Ex 581; I-10 W.bound, Ex 582 5619 I-10 East, 78219 467 SAN ANTONIO 7 S DEF 88 I-37, Exit 125 4105 S Loop 1604 E, 78264 737 SAN ANTONIO 13 S DEF 200 I-10, Exit 583 1815 N. Foster Road, 78244 157 SULPHUR SPRINGS 7 S DEF 85 I-30, Exit 122 1200 South Hillcrest, 75482

738 Tye DEF 200 15 rv dump I-20 & FM 707 Exit 277 101 North FM 707, 79563 486 Tyler 7 S DEF 85 I-20 & FM 14 12881 FM 14A, 75706 209 VAN HORN 7 S DEF 75 I-10, Exit 140 501 Van Horn Drive, 79855 568 VoN ormy DEF 65 7 I-35, Exit 140 14555 IH35 South, 78073 739 Waco DEF 200 9 rv dump I-35 & New Road 2409 South New Road, 76711 206 WEATHERFORD 7 S DEF 110 I-20, Exit 406 1201 I-20 West, 76087 741 Wichita Falls DEF 50 3 rv dump US 287 & Jacksboro Highway 2311 Jacksboro Highway, 76301

510 Scipio 4 100 I-15, Exit 188 810 North 800 West, 84656 774 Snowville 3 50 rv dump I-84 Exit 7 90 South Stone Road, 84336 747 Springville DEF 80 8 I-15 Exit 261 1460 North 1750 West, 84663 775 St. George DEF 60 4 I-15 Exit 4 2841 South 60 East, 84790 748 Willard Bay 4 52 rv dump I-15 Exit 357 600 West 750 North, 84340

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p 936-291-1125 f 936-291-2421

Q Eats

p 512-746-4341

p 956-717-5006 f 956-717-5012

p 956-712-3265 f 956-791-3057

p 806-744-0539 f 806-744-7423

p 432-563-1683 f 432-563-1748

p 877-561-8432

p 325-691-9974 f 325-691-5365

p 903-593-5466 f 903-593-3204

p 432-283-8067 f 432-283-8071

p 210-622-9384 f 210-622-9302

p 254-714-0313 f 254-714-1798

p 817-341-4600 f 817-341-4602

p 940-720-0598 f 940-720-0725

utah p 432-563-1365

p 830-629-1424 f 830-629-1254

p 281-689-8065 f 281-689-8271

p 409-745-1124 f 409-745-3336

p 409-883-9465 f 409-886-8224

p 432-445-9436 f 432-445-7171

p 254-662-4771 f 254-662-4951

p 210-661-5353 f 210-661-4660

p 210-626-9183 f 210-626-9201

p 210-666-2266 f 210-666-2280

p 903-885-0020 f 903-885-1580

509 Beaver DEF 150 6 I-15, Exit 112 653 West 1400 North, 84713 892 Green River West winds truck stop 5 100 I-70, Exit 164 1085 East Main St., 84525 742 Lake Point DEF 130 9 rv dump I-80 Exit 99 1605 East Saddleback Blvd., 84074 743 Nephi DEF 100 9 rv dump I-15 Exit 222 1597 South Main, 84648 772 N. Salt Lake 4 42 I-215 & Redwood Rd, Exit 27 885 W. North Point Circle, 84054 294 OGDEN 5 60 I-15 & UT 39, Exit 344 1670 West 12th Street, 84404 744 OGDEN DEF 100 9 I-15 Exit 343 1172 West 21st Street, 84401 508 Perry DEF 25 2 I-15 Exit 362 1674 W. 1100 S., 84302 773 Richfield DEF 50 4 rv dump I-70 Exit 40 35 East Flying J Drive, 84701 746 Salt Lake City DEF 110 9 rv dump I-15 & I-80 SR201, Exit 17 2025 South 900 West, 84119

Roberto’s Taco shop

p 435-438-5191

West Winds Restaurant

p 435-564-3495 f 435-564-8162

p 801-508-7400 f 801-508-7404

p 435-623-2400 f 435-623-2421

p 801-936-1408 f 801-936-1457

p 801-731-2900 f 801-731-2380

p 801-399-5577 f 801-399-9353

p 435-723-9999

p 435-896-5050 f 435-896-4044

p 801-972-3711 f 801-972-6174

p 435-758-2345

p 435-872-8181 f 435-872-8171

p 801-489-3622 f 801-489-3059

p 435-674-7104 f 435-652-3627

p 435-723-1010 f 435-723-1044

virginia 749 Carmel Church DEF 239 15 rv dump I-95 Exit 104 24279 Roger Clark Blvd., 22546 256 DANVILLE DEF 45 3 Hwy 58 & 29, Exit 104 110 River Point Drive, 24541 898 Emporia Sadler’s Truck Stop 10 250 I-95, Exit 11B 918 West Atlantic Street, 23847 750 Ft. Chiswell DEF 270 14 I-81 & I-77 Exit 80 I-81, I-77 & VA Route 52, 24360 396 Greenville 11 S DEF 100 I-81S, Exit 213A;I-81 N, Exit 213 3541 Lee Jackson Highway, 24401 491 Harrisonburg DEF 100 7 I-81m Exit 251, 22802 3634 North Valley Pike, 22802 384 RICHMOND 9 S DEF 110 I-95 N, Exit 58; I-95 S, Exit 58A 2126 Ruffin Mill Road, 23834 876 Ruther Glen DEF 250 22 I-95, Exit 104 23866 Rogers Clark Blvd, 22546 899 South hill Sadler’s trk. Stp. 0 20 I-85, Exit 12A 1011 East Atlantic Street, 23970 159 TALLYSVILLE DEF 60 4 I-64, Exit 211 6721 Emmaus Church Road 23140 258 TROUTVILLE 3 I-81, Exit 150A or B 2966 Lee Highway South, 24175 752 Winchester DEF 144 15 rv dump I-81 Exit 323 1530 Rest Church Road, 22624

p 804-448-9047 f 804-448-9805

p 434-792-1180 f 434-792-7894

p 434-634-4312 f 434-634-5397

p 276-637-4115 f 276-637-6968

p 540-324-0714 f 540-324-0718

p 540-434-2529 f 540-434-2076

p 804-524-9556 f 804-524-9522

p 804-448-3077 f 804-448-8350

p 434-447-4528 f 434-447-6388

p 804-966-1880 f 804-966-9231

p 540-992-2805 f 540-992-1534

p 540-678-3641 f 540-678-3651

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virginia (cont.)

Wisconsin (cont.)

alberta , canada (cont.)

754 Wytheville 15 177 I-77 & I-81 Exit 77 3249 Chapman Rd, 24382

40 OAK CREEK 8 S DEF 150 I-94, Exit 322 2031 West Ryan Road, 53154 538 Oakdale road ranger DEF 100 5 I-90, Exit 48 102 E Woody, 54660 324 RACINE (FRANKSVILLE) DEF 80 5 I-94 & CR K, Exit 329 13712 Northwestern Avenue, 53126

793 AB-Calgary 2 15

rv dump

p 276-228-7110 f 276-228-9010

Washington 965 Ellensburg Flying j/broadway 7 100 I-90 Exit 109 2300 Canyon Rd., 98926 583 Ferndale DEF 25 4 1678 Main Street #3, 98248 970 Pasco (spokane) Flying j/broadway 2 75 U.S. Hwy 395 2216 E Hillsboro Road, 99301 963 Spokane Flying j/broadway 2 2 I-90 Exit 276 3709 S. Geiger Blvd., 99224 967 Spokane Flying j/broadway 7 80 I-90 Exit 286 6606 E. Broadway Ave., 99212 151 TUMWATER DEF 100 7 I-5, Exit 99 2430 93rd Avenue SW, 98512

p 509-925-6161 f 509-925-5748

p 360-213-1822 f 360-312-1851

p 509-547-5561 f 509-547-4570

p 509-456-8843

p 509-535-3028 f 509-535-7589

p 360-754-0151 f 360-754-0159

west virginia 474 flatwoods (sutton) DEF 55 5 I-79, Exit 67 270 Scott Fork - Bonnie Rd, 26601 243 NITRO DEF 60 6 I-64 & SR 25, Exit 45 4304 First Avenue, 25143 503 morgantown DEF 50 5 I-79, Exit 146 2309 Smithton Rd, 26508

p 304-765-9270 f 304-765-7306

p 304-755-8654 f 304-755-8655

p 304-284-8518 f 304-284-8509

wisconsin 289 BELOIT 5 55 I-43/90 & WI 81, Exit 185A 3001 Milwaukee Road, 53511 756 Black River Falls DEF 150 14 rv dump I-94 & Exit 116 780 State Hwy 54, 54615 528 Cottage Grove road ranger DEF 50 2 I-90, Exit 147 2762 County Hwy N, 53527 544 East troy road ranger 0 LTD I-43, Exit 38 1946 A. Energy Drive, 53120 470 roberts (hudson) DEF 100 9 US 65 & I-94 1191 70th Avenue, 55023 164 MAUSTON 7 S DEF 95 I-90/94 & WI 82, Exit 69 1101 State Road 82 East, 53948

p 608-364-3644 f 608-364-3643

p 715-284-4341 f 715-284-1551

f 608-873-1610

p 815-315-4979 f 847-232-1186

p 715-749-4238 f 715-749-4241

p 608-847-3321 f 608-847-3316

f 414-761-0165

dan’s Big slice Pizza p 815-209-9040 f 608-374-2001

p 262-835-2292 f 262-835-2564

wyoming 758 Casper DEF 45 4 rv dump I-25 Exit 185 41 SE Wyoming Blvd., 82609 402 CHEYENNE DEF 120 10 rv dump I-80, Exit 367 8020 Campstool Road, 82007 759 CHEYENNE DEF 180 16 rv dump I-25 Exit 7 2250 Etchepare Drive, 82007 760 Cokeville 4 90 rv dump US Hwy 30/SR 232 10501 US Hwy 30, 83114 141 EVANSTON 7 S DEF 75 I-80, Exit 6 289 Bear River Drive, 82930 761 Evanston 9 80 I-80 Exit 3 1920 Harrison Drive, 82930 762 Gillette 4 50 rv dump I-90 & Hwy 59 1810 South Douglas Hwy, 82718 308 LARAMIE DEF 100 8 I-80 & Curtis St., Exit 310 1564 McCue Street, 82072 763 Rawlins DEF 200 11 rv dump I-80 Exit 209 I-80 Johnson Rd., 82301 764 Rock Springs DEF 84 8 rv dump I-80 Exit 104 650 Stage Coach Drive, 82901

85 East Lake Cres., T4B 2B5 792 AB-BROOKS 2 20 1260 Cassils Road East, T1R 1B7 785 AB-Calgary DEF 128 9 11511 40th Street SE, T2H 1L4

2525 23 ST N. E., T2E 7M1 848 AB-Calgary 9 80 4949 Barlow Trail Se, T2B3B5 815 ab-Drayton Valley 0 0

p 307-473-1750

p 307-635-5744

15609 121 A. Ave, T5V 1B1 850 ab-Edmonton 8 100

p 307-635-2918

16806 118 Avenue, T5V1M8 818 ab-Edson Motco 0 0

p 307-279-3050

2520 - 2 Ave., T7E 1T9 819 ab-Fort McMurray 0 0

p 307-783-5930

345 Sakitawaw Trail, T9H 4E4 820 ab-Grande Prairie 0 0

p 307-789-9129

9212 - 108 St., T8V 4C9 845 ab-Grassland 2 75

p 307-682-3562

1st Ave. 1st Street, TOA 1V0 846 ab-Hanna 2 100

p 307-742-6443

Hwy 9 & Hwy 36 South, T0J 1P0 794 AB-High Level 0 25

p 307-328-0158

10529 96 St., T0H 1Z0 817 ab-Hinton 0 0

p 307-362-4231

294 Kelly Road, T7V 1H2 821 ab-Lethbridge 0 20

f 307-473-1759

f 307-635-5746

f 307-634-2794

f 307-279-3041

f 307-783-5916

f 307-789-5461

f 307-682-5038

f 307-742-2576

f 307-328-1668

f 307-362-9710

1005 43 St, T1K 7B8 822 ab-Lloydminster 1 12

alberta , canada 813 ab-Airdrie 0 10

4216 72 Ave SE, T2C 2C1 814 AB-Calgary 0 0

5505 Jubilee Ave., T7A 1S3 816 ab-Edmonton 0 0

canada

dan’s Big slice Pizza p 815-580-4842

p 414-761-0939

p 403-948-4193

p 403-362-5594

p 403-720-0904 f 403-720-4937

5109 63 St Ave, T9V 2E7 869 AB-nanton 3 130 Hwy #2 2810 21st Ave., T0L 1R0 795 Ab-Nisku 2 8 302 20th Avenue, T9E 7T8 796 AB-Red Deer 4 26

restaurants outlined in a red box do not accept MYREWARDS points

p 403-236-2404

p 403-250-3835 J’s Wok and grill

p 403-273-4949 f 403-273-0628

p 801-725-1370

p 708-413-9116

p 780-455-1111 f 780-482-4448

p 780-743-3545

p 780-532-2378 Eldorado Restaurant

p 780-525-2295 f 780-525-2299

Cactus Corner Cafe

p 403-854-5000

p 780-926-2066

p 801-725-1370

p 403-328-4735

p 780-875-2990

Humpty’s Restaurant

p 403-646-2810 f 403-646-2872

p 780-955-3535

67th Ave. & 67 Street, T4P 1A4

80 C H A L L E N G E A ugust 2 0 1 3

403-346-2785

f 403-346-2852

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manitoba, canada

Quebec, canada

826 ab-Redcliff 1 0

788 MB-Headingley DEF 150 9 Hwy #1 & Camp Manitou Rd. 4100 Portage Avenue, R4H 1C5 803 MB-Portage La Prairie 0 40

840 QC-Bernieres 0 0

115 Lockwood St, T1A 7T9 797 Ab-Rycroft 0 8 Hwy #49 & Hwy #2 Hwy #49 & 2, Box 73, T0H 3A0 786 AB-Sherwood Park DEF 142 9 Yellowhead Hwy 16/ Broadmoor Blvd. 50 Pembina Rd., T8H 2G9 824 ab-Whitecourt 0 10 Hwy #43 & West Mtn. Road, T7N 1S9

p 403-526-2669

p 780-765-3740 f 780-765-3748

p 780-416-2035 f 780-416-2084

p 780-706-0471

Hwy #1 East, R1N 3B2 804 MB-Winnipeg 2 0 1747 Brookside Blvd., R2C 2E8 835 MB-Winnipeg 0 0 131 Warman Road & HWY. #59, R2J 3R3

British columbia, canada

ontario, canada

827 bc-Abbotsford 1 10

862 ON-Ayr 5 30 Hwy 401, Exit 268 2492 Cedar Creek Road, N0B 1E0 805 ON-Etobicoke 0 0

929 Coutts Way & Sumas Way, V2S 4N2 798 BC-Annacis Island 1 4 1291 Cliveden Ave, V5M 6G4 799 BC-Chilliwack 2 21 7970 Lickman Road, V2R 1A9 828 bc-Cranbrook 0 0 2209 Theatre Road, V1C 4H4 829 bc-Creston 0 0 1411 Northwest Blvd, V0B 1G6 830 bc-Dawson Creek 0 0 1725 Alaska Ave, V1G 1P5 861 bc-HOPE 4 S DEF 50 Hwy 1, Exit 168 63100 Flood Hope Road, VOX 1L2 800 bc-Fort St John 0 0 Alaska Hwy & 109 St. 9407 109th Street, V1J 6K6 847 bc-Kamloops 5 125 175 Kokanee Way, V2C 6Z2 831 bc-Merritt 0 0 1885 Cold Water Ave. 2190 Douglas Street North, V0K 2B0 832 bc-New Westminster 0 0 24 Braid St, V3L 3P3 801 BC-Prince George 3 0 4869 Continental Way, V2N 5S5 802 BC-Vancouver 0 0 8655 Boundary Rd & Marine Way, V5S 4H3

p 604-850-1594

p 604-521-4445

p 604-795-7265

p 250-426-3763

p 250-428-7131

p 250-782-3111

p 604-886-6815 f 604-886-6821

p 250-785-3052

p 250-573-3032 f 205-573-7828

p 250-280-1555

p 604-522-6511

p 250-563-1677

p 604-454-9578

restaurants outlined in a red box do not accept MYREWARDS points

1765 Albion Rd & Hwy 27, M9W 5S7 806 ON-Kapuskasing 4 40 410 Government Road E, P5N 2X7 852 ON-lancaster DEF 110 9 Hwy 401, Exit 814 20382 Old Hwy #2, K0C 1N0 789 ON-London DEF 230 16 Hwy 401 & Highbury Ave. Exit 189 3700 Highbury Ave. South, N6N 1P3 807 ON-Mississauga DEF 50 3 1400 Britannia Rd, L4W 1C8 790 ON-Napanee DEF 165 15 401 & Cnty Rd 41 Exit 579 628 County Road #41 RR6, K7R 3L1 866 ON-Pass Lake

p 204-832-8952 f 204-832-9104

p 204-857-9997

p 204-633-0663

p 204-231-5485

987 Great Northern Road, P6A 5K7 836 on-Schreiber 0 0 Hwy # 17, P0T 2S0 837 on-Sudbury 0 0 17 Duhamel Road, P3E 4N1 461 ON-TILBURY DEF 150 6 Rural Route #5, Highway 401, Exit 56 19325 Essex County Road 42, N0P 2L0

p 450-836-6581

1181 Ave Gilles Villeneuve, J0K 1A0 809 QC-Napierville 10 Hwy 15 Exit 21 1 Rang St-Andre, J0J 1L0 810 QC-Ste Helene 4 10 HWY 20, Exit 152 569 Rue Principale, J0H 1M0

p 450-245-3539 f 450-245-9642

p 450-791-2232 f 450-791-2495

Saskatchewan, canada Papa Joe’s Hot kettle p 519-624-9578 f 519-624-2587

p 416-674-8665

p 705-337-1333 f 705-337-1208

p 613-347-2221 f 613-347-1970

811 SK-Moose Jaw DEF 20 5 370 North Service Rd. Hwy #11, S6H 4N9 842 sk-Regina 3 12 1511 Ross Ave. East, S4R 1J2 791 SK-Saskatoon DEF 85 4 3850 Idylwylde Drive North, S7P 0A1 844 sk-Yorkton 0 0 Hwy #16A Bypass on York 1910 York Road West Box 794, S3N 2W8

p 306-693-5858

p 306-721-0070

p 306-955-6840 f 306-955-6846

p 801-726-8288

p 519-686-9154

f 519-686-8629

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p 905-564-6216

Opening date: 8/1/13*

Pass Lake, On, CAN

3200 Hwy 11/17, Shuniah, ON POT 2MO

p 613-354-7044 f 613-354-3796

Opening date: 8/5/13*

Moriarty, NM Hwy 41 & 1-40, Exit 196

3200 Hwy 11/17, Shuniah, ON POT 2 MO 865 on-Pickering 9 150 Hwy 401 2000 Clements Road, L1W 4A1 838 on-Sault Ste Marie 0 0

p 418-831-3772

1196 Chemin Des Olivieres, G7A 2M6 808 QC-Berthierville 10

Coffee Shop

p 905-428-9700 f 905-428-9633

Showers: 7 Parking: 85 Restaurants:

Opening date: 8/14/13*

Vandalia, OH I-75, Exit 64

Showers: 85 Parking: 110 Restaurants:

p 705-759-8280

Opening date: 8/19/13*

Oakwood, Il p 807-824-2383

p 705-692-5447

I-74, Exit 206

Showers: 7 Parking: 100 Restaurants:

Opening date: 8/26/13*

Tucson, AZ I-10, Exit 268

Showers: 7 Parking: 80 Restaurants:

p 519-682-1140 f 519-682-9221

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Driver Profile:

Amos Bolton

EARN POINTS

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am from Tuscumbia, Ala., birthplace of Helen Keller, which is a small town in the Shoals area. I am married and fortunate that my wife travels with me. We have a daughter who will be starting her junior year in college this fall. Our time at home is spent riding on our Harley or fishing the Tennessee River. I am a company driver for Xtreme Transportation/Lessors, Inc. I work for a country artist making sure all of the gear arrives on time and safely to each venue we play. I travel through all 48 states as well as Canada. I have been driving trucks as well as star coaches/tour buses for 32 years in the music industry. I have been a MyRewards card holder for an extremely long time, since the inception of the program. I only fuel at Pilot Flying J and do so several times a week, at various locations all over the U.S. I take advantage of the free showers and the coffee club, both of which add up quick and are a great convenience for the length of time we are on the road. My favorite part of the loyalty program is the contest offers for great prizes given away. I generally try to save my points for the entire year or use them to purchase non-perishable food items that are donated to my local food bank or another area in need. The double points offered as well as fuel target bonus points are an added bonus.

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