With the retirement of John Lukas at the end of the year as vice president of information technology at RaceTrac Inc., the convenience-store retailer is creating a brand new chief information officer (CIO) role to lead the company’s information technology (IT) team and partner with senior leadership on organization strategy.
The CIO will guide the company into its next era of innovation, focused on enterprise-wide technology vision, cybersecurity, data strategy and AI adoption, a spokesperson for Atlanta-based RaceTrac told CSP.
John Lukas | RaceTrac
Lukas, who joined RaceTrac in 2020, played a pivotal role in several major company initiatives, from transforming store technology infrastructure, reimagining loyalty app and backend marketing systems and spearheading the IT integration of RaceTrac’s acquisition of Gulf in 2023, the largest in company history, enabling a seamless transition that positions the company for scalable growth.
“I’m truly humbled by the opportunity to assist RaceTrac with our technology transformation and most importantly working side by side with the best people in our industry,” Lukas said. “I’m confident that the transition will be smooth and our new IT leadership will bring new fresh experiences to RaceTrac that will support our growing needs.”
Tyler Grubbs | RaceTrac
In related news, RaceTrac has promoted Tyler Grubbs to the role of vice president of retail and digital technologies from executive director of digital and store technology. Grubbs will report to the new CIO and will lead the strategic and operational technology initiatives that power the company’s in-store and digital customer experiences across all RaceTrac, RaceWay and Gulf retail locations.
- RaceTrac is No. 17 on CSP’s 2025 Top 202 ranking of U.S. c-store chains by store count. RaceWay is No. 35.
Family-owned RaceTrac is one of the largest privately held companies in the United States, with more than 800 retail locations serving customers through the RaceTrac and RaceWay brands. The company employs more than 10,000 team members across RaceTrac, RaceWay and affiliated companies Metroplex Energy, Energy Dispatch and Gulf Oil. RaceWay operates 241 stores in 11 states in the Southeast.
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