First opened in 1953, Shawnee, OK. 65 years of age.

Troy Smith started his career selling goods to people with a root beer stand. After finding success, he started expanding his menu and eventually added in the ‘drive-in intercom system’. After finding success with this, he and Charles Pappe opened up another location under the name SONIC. Their motto was “service at the speed of sound.” Today, Sonic still stands as a very popular fast-food empire.