Sunoco has made refuelling vehicles for consumers easier than ever before.
Using the brand's free app, Sunoco customers can now tap, pump, and go while enjoying many added benefits like digital receipts, location-specific offers, and minimal wait time.
To prove that its app was the fastest way for consumers to fill their tanks and pay for fuel, the company set out to plan an official Guinness World Records attempt for the Most vehicles refuelled in one hour (individual) with the goal of filling up 150 cars.
Local drivers were encouraged to make history while also receiving free gas by participating in the record attempt on 27 October 2018 in Queens, NY during a NASCAR-inspired event hosted by Sunoco.
Complete with a NASCAR pit crew fuel man, pace car, spotters, and lap counter board, it was time to kick-off the challenge and at 1:00 pm the official one-hour countdown began.
Fueler for the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports team, John Gianninoto (USA), raced to beat the clock as each spotter waived a green flag when a vehicle at their designated pump was ready to be filled.
Once the tank was filled, the spotters waived a checkered flag, signaling for John to close the pump and for the next vehicle to drive up.
In order to qualify as a "fill-up", at least half a tank of gas was required to be pumped into each car.
At 2:00 pm, an air horn signaled the end of the attempt and as the adjudicator on-site verified the results, anticipation permeated throughout the crowd.
It was then announced that Sunoco and John Gianninoto (USA) had broken the record with a total of 148 vehicles and they were presented with an official Guinness World Records title and certificate!
"We’re thrilled to have set a new Guinness World Records title to prove that our new Sunoco app is the fastest way to fuel," said Sandy Deiters, Senior Marketing Director at Sunoco LP.
The Sunoco mobile app is now available to use at thousands of locations throughout the United States with more coming every day and is officially the fastest way for consumers to fuel and pay for gas, with a record-breaking achievement to prove it.
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