Highlights
- Richard Bassett, a Houston native, was the first person in line at Arizona's first Buc-ee's in Goodyear.
- Bassett arrived at 4:45 p.m. Sunday, June 21, waiting roughly 14 hours ahead of the 6 a.m. grand opening.
- Bassett told azcentral the wait was 'for the memories,' as fans camped overnight for the opening.
- The Goodyear location is the first Buc-ee's in Arizona, drawing coverage from azcentral, AZ Family, and FOX 10 Phoenix.
Richard Bassett sat outside the new Buc-ee's in Goodyear with an umbrella shielding him from the Arizona sun, having claimed the first spot in line for the state's inaugural location of the Texas-born travel-center chain.
Bassett, originally from Houston, joined the queue at 4:45 p.m. MST on Sunday, June 21, according to the San Antonio Express-News, nearly 14 hours before the store's 6 a.m. grand opening Monday morning. "It was for the memories," Bassett told azcentral, which reported that fans camped overnight ahead of the opening.
The Goodyear store is Arizona's first Buc-ee's location, drawing coverage from AZ Family and FOX 10 Phoenix alongside the overnight-line crowd.
The store is now open in Goodyear.
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- 12News retrieved 22/06/2026 20:55
- mysanantonio.com retrieved 22/06/2026 20:55
- AZ Central retrieved 22/06/2026 20:55
- AZ Family (3TV/CBS5) retrieved 22/06/2026 20:55
- Fox 10 Phoenix retrieved 22/06/2026 20:55
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