Maynard: There is something unusual about the 76 gas station that’s family-owned by Small and Sons – it sells specialty racing fuel that’s 100 octane. Operations manager Jeff Small says rising fuel prices mean they did have to adjust the pump display when prices for the specialty gas topped $10 per gallon. However, he says national headlines picked up on a story that misrepresented the situation – and it went viral.

Maynard: “They completely spun it from what our conversation was,” Small said. Small said since then, he’s been getting dozens of calls from around the country this week. “It was on Fox news, I guess, and that’s when everything really started rolling in,” Small said. “It was kind of frustrating after that point, getting phone calls — not knowing with today’s climate and social media, what would happen to our little station, you know?” “This is like for off-road use, not for normal everyday driving,” said Tristan Besabe, who builds specialty engines. He was getting gas for a souped-up Nissan with a completely rebuilt engine. The racing fuel was selling for $10.98. But the gas station’s regular unleaded gas is right on par with the Washington State average — $5.19 a gallon. On Friday, the locally-owned 76?s prices were actually about 40 cents cheaper than a few of gas stations down the street, and lower than the Seattle-Bellevue-Everett average of $5.32.