John Barbour of Sand Springs won Sapulpa’s Great Route 66 Giveaway on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at Gasoline Alley Classics. The prize was a certified Mother Road pavement chunk No. 66, presented to mark Route 66’s 100th birthday, according to a Facebook post from the giveaway.
Cindy Lawrence, director of Sapulpa Main Street, which sponsors the program, randomly drew the ticket with Barbour’s winning number. The drawing fell on Lawrence’s last day on the job after 12 years as director and more than three decades as a Sapulpa Main Street volunteer or board member, the post said.
Barbour, a U.S. Army veteran, received the prize on Veterans Day. He donated it to Michael Jones, owner of Gasoline Alley Classics, and asked Jones to keep the stone on display at the shop at 24 N. Main St.
“It’s not for sale and it will not be traded away or given away,” Barbour said, according to the post. “It’s gonna be here as long as he’s in business, for I want everyone to be able to see it as a reminder of just how historic Route 66 is, how important it was to our economy, and how great this country is.”
The giveaway will hold two more free drawings this week, the post said. One is at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, at The Opal Market Boutique, 101 E. Dewey Ave. The shop opens at 3 p.m. for people who want to pick up a free ticket early, and they must be present for the drawing to win. The prize is a certified, numbered piece of Route 66 pavement.
The other is at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at The Carriage House, 110 E. Hobson Ave. That shop opens at 10 a.m. for early tickets.
Sapulpa’s Great Route 66 Giveaway is a Sapulpa Main Street tourism promotion with the Sapulpa Chamber of Commerce and the city of Sapulpa. Since January, the program has offered three free drawings a week for historic Mother Road pavement pieces, and the post said those will continue through the end of 2026. The program calls the giveaway “the world’s only year-long U.S. Route 66 Centennial celebration” and said a few more special events are planned to coincide with Sapulpa’s Route 66 Christmas Chute.
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