150 priority targets, 30+ events, state-by-state association directory, competitive landscape analysis, and 12-month engagement workplan — built for JetX's car wash equipment deployment into the gas station and c-store market.
The U.S. c-store and car wash ecosystems are converging fast — subscription models, express tunnels, and EV charging are reshaping the forecourt.
Top gas station and c-store chains ranked by store count — showing car wash program status to identify equipment deployment targets.
| # | Operator | Stores | HQ | States | Car Wash | Car Wash Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7-Eleven | 12,369 | Irving, TX | 50 | Some Sites | Car wash at Speedway conversions; massive retrofit opportunity |
| 2 | Circle K / Couche-Tard | 5,851 | Tempe, AZ | 48 | ★ Major | Subscription via Liquid Barcodes; hundreds of wash locations |
| 3 | Casey's General Stores | 2,899 | Ankeny, IA | 17 | Some Sites | In-bay automatic at select locations |
| 4 | bp America / ampm / TA | 1,540 | Houston, TX | 40+ | Active | Car wash at many TA/ampm locations |
| 5 | EG America | 1,406 | Westborough, MA | 31 | Some Sites | Car wash at select brands; exploring strategic options |
| 6 | GPM / ARKO Corp | 1,389 | Richmond, VA | 33 | Some Sites | Exploring sale — procurement window |
| 7 | Murphy USA | 1,173 | El Dorado, AR | 27 | Evaluating ★ | Walmart-adjacent; evaluating car wash add-on |
| 8 | QuikTrip | 1,142 | Tulsa, OK | 16 | Active | Car wash tunnels at newer builds |
| 9 | Wawa | 1,117 | Media, PA | 8+ | Some Sites | Car wash at FL/newer; expanding to AL, GA, NC |
| 10 | Kwik Trip | 880 | La Crosse, WI | 3 | ★ Active | Tunnels at many locations; subscription plans |
| 11 | Maverik / Kum&Go | 800 | SLC, UT | 12 | Some Sites | Post-acquisition integration; select car wash |
| 12 | RaceTrac | 800 | Atlanta, GA | SE | Active | Car wash at many; AI forecourt management |
| 13 | Pilot / Flying J | 800 | Knoxville, TN | 44 | Active | Car wash at travel centers |
| 14 | Sheetz | 725 | Altoona, PA | 6 | Active | Car wash at multiple locations |
| 15 | Love's Travel Stops | 640 | OKC, OK | 42 | Active | Car wash at many truck stop locations |
| 16 | United Pacific / Rocket | 575 | LA, CA | West | Some Sites | Car wash at Rocket stations in CA |
| 17 | Yesway / Allsups | 435 | Des Moines, IA | 9 | Some Sites | Exploring strategic options — procurement window |
| 18 | H&S Energy | 430 | San Diego, CA | CA | ★ Active Sub | Subscription program (Liquid Barcodes) |
| 19 | Anabi Oil / Rebel | 420 | Upland, CA | CA/NV/OR | Active | Car wash at Rebel stations |
| 20 | Sunshine Gasoline | 400 | Miami, FL | FL | ★ Active Sub | Subscription (Liquid Barcodes/Verifone) |
All priority targets across gas station operators, fuel distributors, association leaders, and industry connectors.
| # | Company | Name | Title | Scale | Car Wash | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Casey's | Darren Rebelez | President & CEO | 2,899/17 states | In-bay automatic at select locations | 10 | |
| 2 | Circle K | Brian Hannasch | President & CEO | 5,851 US/48 states | Circle K car wash program at hundreds of | 10 | |
| 3 | Murphy USA | Andrew Clyde | President & CEO | 1,173/27 states | Evaluating car wash adjacency | 9 | |
| 4 | QuikTrip | Chet Cadieux III | Chairman & CEO | 1,142/16 states | QT Kitchens + car wash tunnels at new-to | 9 | |
| 5 | Wawa | Chris Gheysens | President & CEO | 1,117/8+ states | Car wash at select Florida/newer locatio | 9 | |
| 6 | Kwik Trip | Jay Ellingson | COO | 880+/3 states (WI, M.. | Car wash tunnels at many Kwik Trip locat | 9 | |
| 7 | RaceTrac | Max McBrayer | CEO | 800+/SE US | RaceTrac car wash at many locations | 8 | |
| 8 | Maverik | Chuck Maggelet | CEO | 800+/12 states | Car wash at select locations post-Kum & | 8 | |
| 9 | Sheetz | Travis Sheetz | President & CEO | 725+/6 states | Sheetz car wash at multiple locations | 8 | |
| 10 | 7-Eleven | Joseph DePinto | President & CEO | 12,369/50 states | 7-Eleven car wash at select Speedway con | 10 | |
| 11 | Weigel's | Bill Weigel | Chairman | 80+/TN | Weigel's Auto Spa launched 2025 - tech-f | 8 | |
| 12 | Weigel's | Beth Hoffer | Vice President | 80+/TN | Weigel's Auto Spa program leader | 8 | |
| 13 | Rutter's | Scott Hartman | CEO & President | 85+/PA-WV-MD | Rutter's car wash at many locations | 9 | |
| 14 | ARKO / GPM | Arie Kotler | Chairman & CEO | 1,389/33 states | Car wash at select GPM locations | 8 | |
| 15 | Love's Travel Stops | Tom Love | Founder & Executive Chairman | 640+/42 states | Love's has car wash at many truck stop l | 8 | |
| 16 | Pilot Company | Shameek Konar | CEO | 800+/44 states | Pilot/Flying J car wash at travel center | 8 | |
| 17 | Yesway | Sam Susser | Co-CEO | 435/9 states | Car wash at select Yesway/Allsups locati | 7 | |
| 18 | Anabi Oil / Rebel | Danny Gauba | Chairman & CEO | 420+/CA-NV-OR | Car wash at Rebel stations | 7 | |
| 19 | Sunshine Gas. | Max Navarro | CEO | 400+/FL | Sunshine Gasoline active car wash subscr | 7 | |
| 20 | EG America | Brian Ferguson | CMO | 1,406/31 states | Car wash at select EG America locations | 7 | |
| 21 | RaceTrac | Tyler Grubbs | Exec Dir of Digital & Store Te | 800+/SE US | RaceTrac AI-powered forecourt mgmt | 7 | |
| 22 | Nouria Energy | Kristine Modugno | Dir of Category Management | 400+/NE US | Car wash at Nouria locations; acquired E | 7 | |
| 23 | Kwik Trip | Jeremy Haack | Dir of Food Service | 880+/WI-MN-IA | Kwik Trip car wash tunnels | 6 | |
| 24 | Parent Petroleum | Mario Spina | Owner & CEO | Multi-site/Northeast | Car wash at select sites | 6 | |
| 25 | Beck Suppliers | Greg Ehrlich | President | Regional/OH | Car wash at Beck locations | 6 | |
| 26 | The Hub Convenience Stores | Jared Scheeler | CEO | Multi-site/ND | Potential car wash add-on | 6 | |
| 27 | Weigel's | Nick Triantafellou | Dir of Merchandising & Marketi | 80+/TN | Weigel's Auto Spa car wash program | 6 | |
| 28 | Global Partners | Jac Moskalik | VP Food Innovation & Strategy | 350+/NE US | Global Partners Alltown Fresh + car wash | 6 | |
| 29 | Parker's Kitchen | Scott Smith | Director of IT | 80+/GA-SC | Parker's car wash at select locations | 6 | |
| 30 | Valor Oil / HOP Shops | David M. Biery | Regional Manager | Multi-site/PA | Car wash potential | 5 | |
| 31 | H&S Energy Group | H&S Energy Group Leadership | C-Suite | 430+/CA | H&S Energy active car wash subscription | 7 | |
| 32 | Loop Neighborhood | Loop Neighborhood Leadership | C-Suite | Multi-site/CA | Active car wash subscription program | 6 | |
| 33 | Warrenton Oil | Warrenton Oil Leadership | C-Suite | Multi-site/MO | Active car wash subscription program | 6 | |
| 34 | Royal Farms | Royal Farms Leadership | C-Suite | 300+/MD-DE-PA-VA-NJ-WV | Royal Farms car wash at select sites | 7 | |
| 35 | Refuel Operating Co. | Refuel Operating Co Leadership | C-Suite | 200+/SE US | Car wash at Refuel locations | 7 | |
| 36 | Family Express | Family Express Leadership | C-Suite | 75+/IN | Reported 30% same-store sales increase f | 7 | |
| 37 | FEMSA (Oxxo) | FEMSA / Oxxo US Leadership | C-Suite | 249 former Delek/mul.. | Car wash potential at acquired Delek sit | 7 | |
| 38 | Majors Management LLC | Majors Management Leadership | C-Suite | 400+/SE US | Car wash at select MAPCO locations | 7 | |
| 39 | Stewart's Shops | Stewart's Shops Leadership | C-Suite | 365+/NY-VT | Stewart's car wash at many locations | 7 | |
| 40 | Jacksons Food Stores | Jacksons Food Stores Leadership | C-Suite | 300+/ID-WA-OR-NV | Car wash at select Jacksons locations | 6 | |
| 41 | United Pacific / Rocket | United Pacific / Rocket Leadership | C-Suite | 575+/West Coast | Car wash at Rocket locations | 7 | |
| 42 | CrossAmerica Partners LP | CrossAmerica Partners Leadership | C-Suite | 380+/multi-state | Car wash at select CrossAmerica sites | 6 | |
| 43 | United Refining Co. / Coun.. | Country Fair / United Refining Leadership | C-Suite | 375+/PA-NY-OH | Country Fair car wash at many locations | 6 | |
| 44 | Bolla Oil | Bolla Oil Corp Leadership | C-Suite | 300+/NY metro | Car wash at Bolla Market locations | 6 | |
| 45 | Par Mar Oil Co. | Par Mar Oil Co. Leadership | C-Suite | 225+/WV-OH-KY | Car wash at Par Mar locations | 6 | |
| 46 | BreakTime Corner Market | BreakTime / Loaf N Jug Leadership | C-Suite | 220+/Midwest | Car wash at select sites | 5 | |
| 47 | Stinker Stores | Stinker Stores Leadership | C-Suite | 100+/ID | Car wash; early AI adopter for roller gr | 6 | |
| 48 | Valor Oil / HOP Shops | Katy Hart | Dir of Marketing | Multi-site/Mid-Atlan.. | Car wash potential | 5 | |
| 49 | Global Partners | Amy Murphy-St Laurent | Sr Marketing Manager | 350+/NE US | Global Partners car wash program | 5 | |
| 50 | Clarks Pump-n-Shop | Brian Unrue | Dir of Operations | Multi-site/WV | Car wash at select Clarks sites | 5 | |
| 51 | Nouria Energy (Enmarket) | Enmarket Leadership (Nouria) | Ops Director | 133+/GA-SC | Enmarket car wash subscription program ( | 7 | |
| 52 | ExtraMile by Chevron | ExtraMile (Chevron) Leadership | Program Director | 950+/West Coast | Car wash at select ExtraMile locations | 6 | |
| 53 | RaceWay | RaceWay Leadership | C-Suite | 220+/SE US | Car wash at RaceWay sites | 5 | |
| 54 | Meijer | Meijer Gas Stations Leadership | Fuel/CW Director | 250+ gas stations/MI.. | Meijer gas station car wash | 6 | |
| 55 | Sam's Food Stores | Sam's Food Stores Leadership | C-Suite | 230+/multi-state | Car wash at select locations | 5 | |
| 56 | Casey's | Casey's VP Fuel | VP Fuel Supply | 2,899 | Casey's car wash program | 7 | |
| 57 | Circle K | Circle K VP Car Wash | VP/Dir Car Wash Operations | 5,851 US | Circle K major car wash subscription pro | 8 | |
| 58 | QuikTrip | QuikTrip VP Facilities | VP Facilities/Construction | 1,142 | QT car wash tunnel construction | 6 | |
| 59 | Wawa | Wawa VP Facilities | VP Facilities/Real Estate | 1,117 | Car wash at newer Wawa builds | 6 | |
| 60 | bp America | bp / ampm VP Retail | VP Retail Operations | 1,540+/US | Car wash at bp/ampm/TravelCenters sites | 7 | |
| 61 | Spinx Company | Spinx Company Leadership | Training/Ops | 80+/SC | Spinx car wash at select sites | 5 | |
| 62 | St. Romain Oil Company | St. Romain Oil Company Leadership | C-Suite | Multi-site/LA | Car wash at select sites | 6 | |
| 63 | Coen Oil Company | Coen Oil Company Leadership | C-Suite | Multi-site/PA-WV-OH | Car wash at Coen locations | 6 | |
| 64 | Smoker Friendly | Cigarette Store Group Leadership | C-Suite | 350+ | Limited car wash adjacency | 4 | |
| 65 | Shell Oil Products US | Shell Retail VP | VP Retail | 200+ company-ops/tho.. | Shell branded car wash at many locations | 7 | |
| 66 | Hy-Vee / Fast & Fresh | Hy-Vee Fuel VP | VP Fuel Operations | 80+ fuel sites/Midwest | Hy-Vee car wash at gas stations | 5 | |
| 67 | Buc-ee's | Buc-ee's Leadership | C-Suite | 50+ mega/TX-SE-Midwest | Buc-ee's car wash tunnels at all locatio | 8 | |
| 68 | GetGo | GetGo (Giant Eagle) Leadership | VP/Dir GetGo | 260+/PA-OH-WV-MD-IN | GetGo car wash at many locations | 6 | |
| 69 | Thorntons (bp) | Thorntons (bp) Leadership | Ops Director | 200+/KY-IL-IN-OH-TN-FL | Thorntons car wash at many sites | 6 | |
| 70 | 7-Eleven / Speedway | Speedway (7-Eleven) Car Wash Dir | Dir Car Wash Programs | 3,800+ former Speedway | Speedway car wash conversion opportunity | 8 | |
| 71 | Turkey Hill(EG) | Turkey Hill Leadership | C-Suite | 270+/PA | Turkey Hill car wash at locations | 5 | |
| 72 | Maverik | Kum & Go (Maverik) Leadership | Integration Director | 400+ former KG/Midwest | Car wash integration post-acquisition | 6 | |
| 73 | Circle K | Holiday / Circle K Integration | VP Ops | 500+/Upper Midwest | Circle K car wash program | 5 | |
| 74 | Majors Management / MAPCO | Mapco (Majors Mgmt) Leadership | VP Ops | 200+/SE US | MAPCO car wash at select sites | 5 | |
| 75 | Circle K | Alimentation Couche-Tard VP Procurement | VP Procurement/Sourcing | 5,851 US | Circle K car wash equipment procurement | 8 |
| # | Company | Name | Title | Scope | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | EMA | Rob Underwood | CEO / President | 48 state assocs, 60K stations | 9 | |
| 77 | Petro Serve USA / EMA | Brad Bell | 2024 EMA Chair | Multi-state distribution, WA | 10 | |
| 78 | Walberg Intl / EMA | Glenn Walberg | EMA 2nd Vice Chair | Iowa multi-state | 9 | |
| 79 | Lipscomb Oil / EMA | Jim Lipscomb III | Distinguished Service / Board | Mississippi distribution | 7 | |
| 80 | River City Petroleum | Jeremy Bautista | WPMA President | West Coast | 8 | |
| 81 | ECAN / NV PMA | Peter Krueger | State Executive (NV) | Nevada — JetX HQ state | 8 | |
| 82 | Idaho PM&CSA | Suzanne Budge | State Executive (ID) | Idaho | 6 | |
| 83 | Montana PM&CSA | Brad Longcake | State Executive (MT) | Montana | 6 | |
| 84 | WOMA | Lea McCullough | State Executive (WA) | Washington State | 6 | |
| 85 | OPIS / Dow Jones | Leadership | Market Analyst | National fuel pricing data | 7 | |
| 86 | McLane Company | Leadership | VP / Distribution | Largest U.S. c-store distributor | 7 | |
| 87 | Core-Mark (PFG) | Leadership | VP / Distribution | Largest consumer goods mktr NA | 7 | |
| 88 | Mansfield Energy | Leadership | VP Fuel Supply | National fuel logistics | 6 | |
| 89 | Motiva / Shell | Leadership | VP Wholesale | National branded fuel supply | 6 | |
| 90 | Sunoco LP | Leadership | VP Fuel Distribution | ~6,900 dealer/distributor locs | 6 | |
| 91 | CITGO Petroleum | Leadership | VP Marketing | National branded network | 5 | |
| 92 | PBF Energy | Leadership | VP Wholesale/Retail | East Coast refining/distribution | 5 | |
| 93 | Valero Energy | Leadership | VP Branded Marketing | National branded network | 5 | |
| 94 | Marathon Petroleum | Leadership | VP Branded Retail | National branded network | 6 | |
| 95 | Phillips 66 | Leadership | VP Retail Marketing | National branded network | 5 | |
| 96 | ExxonMobil | Leadership | Dir Retail Marketing | National branded network | 6 | |
| 97 | Global Partners LP | Leadership | VP Fuel Supply | 1,700+ fuel sites / NE US | 6 | |
| 98 | Hartree Partners | Leadership | Managing Director | National fuel trading | 5 | |
| 99 | Delek US / FEMSA | Leadership | VP Marketing | 249 stores transitioning to Oxxo | 5 | |
| 100 | Parkland Corp | Leadership | VP US Retail | 700+ US sites | 5 |
| # | Organization | Name | Title | Scope | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | NACS | Henry Armour | President & CEO | 152K+ stores | 10 | |
| 102 | ICA | Eric Wulf | CEO | 62,750+ car washes | 10 | |
| 103 | ICA / Quality CW | Mandi Brower | 2026 Board Chair | Car wash operator | 9 | |
| 104 | G&G Lighting / ICA | Jason Baright | 2026 Sr Vice Chair | CW LED lighting | 8 | |
| 105 | OPW Vehicle Wash / ICA | Mark Tentis | 2026 Jr Vice Chair | Global CW OEM | 8 | |
| 106 | Splash CW / ICA | Paul Stagg | 2026 Treasurer | Car wash operator | 7 | |
| 107 | Triple Play CW / ICA | Dave Ellard | 2026 Imm. Past Chair | Car wash operator | 7 | |
| 108 | CW Sales & Advisory / ICA | Rory Hilton | 2026 Board Director | CW M&A advisory | 7 | |
| 109 | Istobal / ICA | Rafael Tomas Alfaro | CEO / 2026 Board | Global OEM — competitor? | 7 | |
| 110 | The Washhouse / ICA | Mel Ulrich | 2026 Board Director | Independent CW operator | 6 | |
| 111 | ICA | Kendra Johnson | SVP Growth | C-store convergence strategy | 7 | |
| 112 | NCPCM (North Carolina) | Leadership | Executive Director | 1,000+ members / NC | 7 | Website · LinkedIn |
| 113 | NACS Board | Board Members | Board of Directors | 152K+ stores governed | 9 | |
| 114 | TFFA (Texas) | Leadership | Executive Director | Texas — largest state mkt | 7 | Website · LinkedIn |
| 115 | PFMA (Pennsylvania) | Leadership | Executive Director | Pennsylvania | 6 | Website · LinkedIn |
| 116 | Florida PMA | Leadership | Executive Director | Florida | 6 | Website |
| 117 | Georgia ACS | Leadership | Executive Director | Georgia | 6 | Website · LinkedIn |
| 118 | OECA (Ohio) | Leadership | Executive Director | Ohio | 6 | Website |
| 119 | Indiana IFFA | Leadership | Executive Director | Indiana — Family Express state | 7 | Website · LinkedIn |
| 120 | Illinois IFRA | Leadership | Executive Director | Illinois | 6 | Website |
| 121 | Kentucky KPMA | Leadership | Executive Director | Kentucky | 5 | Website · LinkedIn |
| 122 | Alabama PCMA | Leadership | Executive Director | Alabama — FLORENCE SITE | 7 | Website |
| 123 | Mississippi MPMCSA | Leadership | Executive Director | Mississippi | 5 | Website |
| 124 | Virginia VPCGA | Leadership | Executive Director | Virginia | 5 | Website |
| 125 | ESEA (New York) | Leadership | Executive Director | New York | 5 | Website |
Your door-openers to 200,000+ gas station and car wash operators. Join these to get exhibitor access, event invitations, and industry credibility.
Key industry events. Flagships and Tier 1 = must attend/exhibit for equipment sales pipeline.
Media, M&A advisors, tech platforms, event organizers, and major car wash chains in your network.
| # | Company | Name | Role | Why They Matter | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 129 | NRC Realty | Dennis Ruben | Exec Managing Dir | Top c-store/wash M&A advisor | 7 | |
| 130 | NACS | Chris Rapanick | Managing Dir Research | NACS car wash/forecourt data | 7 | |
| 131 | PC&D Magazine | Rich DiPaolo | Assoc Publisher/Editorial | Publishes Top 50 CW chains annually | 6 | |
| 132 | Heartland CWA | Pat Shannon | Association Leader | Midwest car wash network | 6 | |
| 133 | CSP / Informa | Mike Marino | Sr Dir Trade Relations | Organizes ALL CSP events incl Forecourt Forum | 8 | |
| 134 | CStore Decisions | Kevin McIntyre | Associate Editor | Covers c-store car wash & category mgmt | 5 | |
| 135 | CSP Daily News | Angel Abcede | Editor/Reporter | Authors Top 202 rankings & CW coverage | 5 | |
| 136 | Liquid Barcodes | C-Suite | CEO/VP Sales | CW sub tech for Circle K, Sunshine, H&S, etc. | 7 | |
| 137 | Verifone / Gilbarco | Leadership | VP Retail Solutions | Commander POS integrates CW subscriptions | 7 | |
| 138 | Rinsed | C-Suite | CEO | Leading CW CRM/subscription platform | 7 | |
| 139 | Conexxus | Leadership | Executive Director | C-store technology standards body | 6 | |
| 140 | NATSO | Leadership | President | Truck stops/travel centers with car wash | 6 | |
| 141 | PEI | Leadership | Executive Director | Petroleum equipment standards | 6 | |
| 142 | Houlihan Lokey | Managing Dir | CW/C-Store M&A Team | Published Spring 2025 CW M&A reports | 7 | |
| 143 | Matrix Capital Markets | Managing Dir | CW M&A Team | Published Spring 2025 CW Sector Update | 6 | |
| 144 | M-PACT Show | Event Team | Organizers | 3,500+ attendees, 300+ exhibitors, Midwest | 7 | |
| 145 | SE Petro Expo | Event Team | Organizers | SE operators — covers Alabama/Florence | 6 | |
| 146 | ICA | Claire Moore | Chief Learning Officer | Designs CW training & education programs | 6 | |
| 147 | ICA | Kim Vinciguerra | Chief Experience Officer | Designs Car Wash Show & ROADMAP | 6 | |
| 148 | Mister Car Wash | CEO | President | 500+ locs, 2.1M+ subs, NYSE: MCW | 8 | |
| 149 | Whistle Express | CEO | Leadership | 700+ locs post-Take 5 (Oaktree Capital) | 7 | |
| 150 | Tommy's Express | Franchise Dir | Leadership | 200+ locs; franchise model relevant to JetX | 6 |
Phased approach calibrated to event calendar and contact map.