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…