Upgrades 24-Hour Touchless Bays in College Station

Drew's Car Wash • October 16, 2026
Drew’s Car Wash Touchless Wash Bays, College Station

Drew’s Car Wash to Upgrade Its 24-Hour Touchless Wash Bays in College Station This Fall

The Bryan-College Station company opened in 2004 with two touchless bays behind a gas station. Twenty-two years later, touchless is the part of the operation it is rebuilding.

Drew’s Car Wash at the Tower Point site on State Highway 6 South in College Station, Texas, one of the two sites with 24-hour touchless bays.
The Tower Point site, at 4442 State Highway 6 S, one of the two College Station sites where the touchless bays run 24 hours a day.
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Two sites, one address each

Where Are Drew’s Touchless Car Wash Bays in College Station?

The touchless bays run at two of the company’s College Station sites. The bays beside the University Drive location operate under their own address at 720 Earl Rudder Fwy, on the Earl Rudder Freeway frontage, with separate signage and a separate entrance from the express tunnel next door. A second set operates at the Tower Point site at 4442 State Highway 6 S, on the Highway 6 frontage road. Both are open 24 hours a day, every day, with a daily equipment reset between 3:30 and 5:00 a.m. The company selected that window after reviewing overnight traffic counts across the two sites.

University Drive

720 Earl Rudder Fwy

  • College Station, Texas
  • Open 24 hours a day, every day
  • Daily equipment reset between 3:30 and 5:00 a.m.
  • Separate signage and a separate entrance from the express tunnel next door
University IBA Touchless

Tower Point

4442 State Highway 6 S

  • College Station, Texas
  • Open 24 hours a day, every day
  • Daily equipment reset between 3:30 and 5:00 a.m.
  • On the Highway 6 frontage road
Tower Point location
Drew’s Car Wash location on University Drive in College Station, Texas, where the 24-hour touchless bays operate.
720 Earl Rudder Fwy, on the Earl Rudder Freeway frontage, where the touchless bays run under their own address.
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The short answer

What Is a Touchless Car Wash?

Touchless washing uses high-pressure water and cleaning solution rather than brushes or cloth, with only water and soap making contact.

  • High-pressure water
  • Cleaning solution
  • Rather than brushes or cloth
  • Only water and soap making contact
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Clearance and fit

Will My Truck Fit in the Touchless Bays?

It is also the only option at Drew’s for vehicles that will not fit a conveyor tunnel. The touchless bays clear 90 inches and carry no tire width limit. The company’s express tunnels clear 84 inches and limit tire width to 12.5 inches, which rules out dually trucks, many lifted trucks, and vehicles carrying roof racks or roof-mounted light bars. Drivers of those vehicles have limited options in Bryan and College Station, where most express operators run tunnels only.

Bay clearances at Drew’s Car Wash
Bay type Clearance Tire width limit
Touchless bays 90 inches No tire width limit
Express tunnels 84 inches 12.5 inches
  • Rules out:
  • Dually trucks
  • Many lifted trucks
  • Roof racks
  • Roof-mounted light bars
A vehicle moving through a Drew’s Car Wash express tunnel in Bryan and College Station, Texas.
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The new machines

What New Equipment Is Drew’s Installing?

Drew’s is replacing their touchless in bays with Petit Accutrac 360i machines. This will be their fourth replacement of equipment in the last 22 years, replacing this equipment every 7-8 years.

  • Petit Accutrac 360i machines
  • Fourth replacement of equipment in the last 22 years
  • Replacing this equipment every 7-8 years

I’ve been blown away by the Petit technology and how clean it gets the vehicle as well as how fast the wash is. Our touchless customers are going to love them. We’re so excited about the wash quality and we’ll be adding 5-8 more bays in 2027.

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Hours

What’s Open After 7:30 p.m.?

Vacuum and amenity stations at both sites follow express tunnel hours, Monday through Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., and shut off at 7:30 p.m. The touchless bays stay open overnight for washing only. The company says it would rather customers know that before driving over at midnight than discover it in the lot.

Vacuum and amenity stations

Monday through Saturday
7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Sunday
9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Shut off at 7:30 p.m., following express tunnel hours.

The touchless bays

Overnight
Washing only
Open
24 hours a day, every day

With a daily equipment reset between 3:30 and 5:00 a.m.

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Since 2004

Where Drew’s Started, and Why the Bays Stayed

The equipment being replaced is where the business started. Drew Congleton opened two touchless wash bays at his gas station on the corner of University Drive and Highway 6 in 2004, adding a third in 2007. The company built its first express tunnel at the same corner in January 2009, and that format drove the expansion that followed: Texas Avenue in College Station in October 2012, Tower Point in August 2018, Texas Avenue in Bryan in August 2021, Wellborn Road in December 2022, Highway 21 in January 2024, and Boonville Road in Bryan in July 2025. The touchless bays stayed in service throughout, serving the vehicles and the hours the tunnels could not.

  1. 2004

    Two touchless wash bays at his gas station on the corner of University Drive and Highway 6 Where the business started

  2. 2007

    Adding a third bay At the same corner

  3. January 2009

    First express tunnel, built at the same corner The format drove the expansion that followed

  4. October 2012

    Texas Avenue in College Station

  5. August 2018

    Tower Point

  6. August 2021

    Texas Avenue in Bryan

  7. December 2022

    Wellborn Road

  8. January 2024

    Highway 21

  9. July 2025

    Boonville Road in Bryan

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What hasn’t changed since 2004 is our commitment to continually improving the wash experience for our customers. We’ve recently added nanobubble technology, continue to work closely with our chemical distributor to find ways to improve wash quality, and are upgrading our existing touchless wash bays with state-of-the-art technology this fall. As equipment and technology continue to evolve, our focus remains the same: giving our customers a better wash every time they visit.

Drew Congleton, owner of Drew’s Car Wash
Nanobubble technology equipment at Drew’s Car Wash in Bryan and College Station, Texas.
We’ve recently added nanobubble technology.
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Membership

Does My Membership Cover the Touchless Bays?

The company’s Unlimited Wash Club memberships cover the touchless bays at no additional charge, the same as the express tunnels, and allow up to two washes a day at any location. Drew’s does not operate a separate membership tier for touchless washing, and a customer who signs up at a tunnel can use the bays overnight at no extra cost. Single washes are available at both formats without a membership.

  • Covered Memberships cover the touchless bays at no additional charge, the same as the express tunnels.
  • Twice a day Up to two washes a day at any location.
  • One tier Drew’s does not operate a separate membership tier for touchless washing.
  • No membership needed Single washes are available at both formats, and a customer who signs up at a tunnel can use the bays overnight at no extra cost.
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Included, not sold

What’s Free With Every Wash?

Free vacuums, courtesy microfiber towels, all-purpose cleaner, mat beaters, compressed air and air freshener are available to every customer after a wash at all seven locations rather than sold as add-ons. The company operates water reclamation systems and uses biodegradable products across its sites, and employs high school and college students from Bryan and College Station, training every team member on customer service before they work a lot.

  • 01 Free vacuums
  • 02 Courtesy microfiber towels
  • 03 All-purpose cleaner
  • 04 Mat beaters
  • 05 Compressed air
  • 06 Air freshener
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Reader-voted

Awards and Recognition

Drew’s Car Wash was named Best Car Wash in The Eagle’s 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards in July, its sixth consecutive win in the reader-voted contest, and has been voted Best of the Brazos Valley every year since 2016 in a separate reader-voted contest run by Brazos Life.

The Eagle’s Readers’ Choice Awards

Best Car Wash

2026

Named in July, its sixth consecutive win in the reader-voted contest.

Best of the Brazos Valley

Voted best every year

Since 2016

In a separate reader-voted contest run by Brazos Life.

Information on the touchless bays, including bay clearances, hours and how the wash cycle works, is available at drewscarwash.com.

About the company

About Drew’s Car Wash

Drew’s Car Wash is an independently owned express car wash company serving Bryan and College Station, Texas. Founded in 2004 by owner Drew Congleton, the company operates seven express tunnel locations across Brazos County, along with 24-hour touchless wash bays at two College Station sites. All locations offer unlimited wash memberships and complimentary vacuum and detailing amenities. Drew’s Car Wash has been named Best Car Wash in The Eagle’s Readers’ Choice Awards for six consecutive years and voted Best of the Brazos Valley every year since 2016. More information is available at drewscarwash.com.

  • Independently owned
  • Founded in 2004 by owner Drew Congleton
  • Seven express tunnel locations across Brazos County
  • 24-hour touchless wash bays at two College Station sites
  • Unlimited wash memberships at all locations
  • Complimentary vacuum and detailing amenities
  • Best Car Wash in The Eagle’s Readers’ Choice Awards for six consecutive years
  • Voted Best of the Brazos Valley every year since 2016
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