28 Facts About Sunoco

Sunoco ranked 39th among United States corporations in the value of World War II production contracts.

In 1956, Sunoco introduced "custom blending" pumps, an innovation that allowed customers of Sunoco service stations to choose from several octane ratings through a single pump.

In 1994, Sunoco acquired the Philadelphia Chevron Oil refinery consolidating operations with its own adjacent which it had acquired with Atlantic.

In September 2009, Sunoco sold its retail heating oil and propane distribution business to Superior Plus for $82.

In 2012, Sunoco demolished its Eagle Point refinery complex in West Deptford Township, New Jersey, which had been idle since 2010.

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In Canada, the Sunoco brand was licensed for the Ontario retail gas station operations of Suncor Energy until 2010.

In December 2010, Sunoco sold its refinery in Toledo, Ohio to PBF Energy for $400 million.

Sunoco has said that its cost for exiting the refining business could be as high as $2.

In September 2012, Sunoco formed a joint venture with The Carlyle Group, allowing for the continuation of operations at the Philadelphia refinery, and temporarily saving over 800 jobs.

In Texas, the Sunoco brand replaced Valero Energy at the Stripes locations; Stripes and A-Plus remained separate brands.

Additionally, Sunoco LP purchased eight Pico convenience stores in South Central Texas.

In December 2015, Sunoco LP completed its acquisition of Alta East, Inc, a wholesale motor fuel distribution business serving the northeast United States.

In June 2016, Sunoco LP purchased Valentine Convenience stores, consisting of 18 locations selling more than 20 million gallons of fuel, as well as Texas based Kolkhorst Petroleum, Inc Kolkhorst operated 14 convenience stores under the Rattler's brand and distributed more than 46 million gallons of fuel.

Sunoco UltraTech contains the same detergent level as the fuel Sunoco makes for NASCAR.

In 2019, Sunoco LP announced a 50 percent ownership joint venture with Energy Transfer on the J C Nolan diesel fuel pipeline that connects west Texas to the Gulf Coast.

Sunoco had exclusive deals as the gasoline supplier at the travel plazas along the Ohio Turnpike, Pennsylvania Turnpike, New Jersey Turnpike, Garden State Parkway, Atlantic City Expressway, Palisades Parkway, and Delaware Turnpike.

Sunoco operates some of the filling stations on the New York Thruway, as well as the two service areas - Chesapeake House and Maryland House - along Interstate 95 in Maryland.

Sunoco received over 113 notices for violations from Pennsylvania's Dept.

In 2014, Sunoco was one of 50 companies sued by Pennsylvania, which alleged that the companies polluted waters with MTBE, a gasoline additive.

Sunoco claimed their systems did not detect the leak; the leak was reported by a hiker in the Wildlife Refuge.

Sunoco Race Fuels is a refiner and distributor of racing fuels.

Sunoco sponsored Penske Porsches in the SCCA Can-Am series, and won the Indianapolis 500 in 1972 with Penske and driver Mark Donohue.

Between 1989 and 1992, Sunoco sponsored NASCAR team owner Billy Hagan's No 94 Cup team.

Sunoco was the official fuel supplier of the IndyCar Series from 2011 through 2018.

In 2015, Sunoco became the Official Fuel of the National Hot Rod Association.

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In 2016, Sunoco was the founding partner of the "Daytona Rising" project, which was highlighted by the reimagining of the historic Daytona International Speedway.

Sunoco held partnerships with additional Major League Baseball teams, including the New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Detroit Tigers, and the Boston Red Sox.

Sunoco is a partner with the Hersheypark amusement facility in Hershey, Pennsylvania.