RaceTrac plans to build 50 stores in middle Tennessee by 2023.

RaceTrac Petroleum Inc. will hold a ceremonial groundbreaking at its future store location in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on April 23.

This event will mark RaceTrac’s expansion into Tennessee.

RaceTrac plans to build up to 50 stores in middle Tennessee by 2023, with stores set to open this year in Gallatin, Clarksville, Murfreesboro, Smyrna, Spring Hill and Hendersonville.

Local residents are invited to attend the event and can RSVP on Facebook.

Mayor of Murfreesboro Shane McFarland will attend the ceremony, as well as key members of RaceTrac leadership including President Natalie Morhous, Chief Operating Officer Billy Milam and Chief Marketing Officer Melanie Isbill.

Atlanta-based, family-owned RaceTrac now operates more than 500 c-stores in Georgia, Florida, Louisiana and Texas.

Convenience Store Decisions named RaceTrac the 2014 Chain of the Year.

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