SANGER – After nearly a year of remodeling, Raceway Car Wash is looking fresh off the lot with its revamped site on Academy Avenue.
On April 10, community members and dignitaries gathered for the grand reopening and ribbon cutting of Raceway Car Wash. Sporting both fresh visuals and a host of upgrades to improve its services, the team at Raceway is excited to be back and serve local drivers.
“The renovations have come a long way, and we do strive to make it better down the road, but for the most part we just hope all the customers are satisfied,” said Yeng Vue, the site’s general manager, in an interview.
The ceremony saw attendance from city council members and staff, chamber of commerce representatives and David Santos, a representative of Senator Anna Caballero. Mayor Frank Gonzalez presented the Raceway team with a certificate of recognition, and gifted a piece of city pride with a framed picture of the Nation’s Christmas Tree.
Santos followed, expressing congratulations on behalf of Caballero’s office and giving his best wishes for a successful business.
Vue told the Mid Valley Times that the site closed down around the middle of 2025, and although the work needed to get the site up to desired standards was extensive, the results seem to have made the wait worth it.
He explained that the wash tunnel now features: a top brush to better clean the hoods and roofs of vehicles, more than double the amount of blow dryers, upgraded rockers and new wheel cleaners. Upon exiting the tunnel, customers may also notice additional vacuums in the self service area.
Although the site has a new, modern look, community members still seem to cherish the building’s history in the city.
Vue shared that it used to be a fast food restaurant before being bought by Raceway, but he said that customers still occasionally pull up to the sliding window to jokingly ask if they still sell burgers.
“You get to have that one-on-one connection with customers, and everybody just jokes around,” Vue said. “It gives it that charm, and everybody’s just like ‘Hey, I feel welcome coming to this location.’”
