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Valero Energy sits at the top of AMBEST's neighbor set at 0.86, but the more telling structural fact is how wide the field spreads beneath it: nine more neighbors range from 0.82 down to 0.76, with no sharp drop-off between them. That breadth is the defining feature of a broad-shape audience.
The top 10 neighbors span five distinct subcategories. Valero Energy (0.86) is a Gas Station, as is DK further down the list — the only other fuel/convenience brand in the top 10. Whataburger (social) (0.82) is a Restaurant brand, and Texas Humor (0.82) is Humor Memes and Satire. The remaining seven positions are dominated by Athletes — Cole Beasley (0.81), Jason Witten (0.79), Tony Romo (0.75) — and Sports Teams, including the Dallas Cowboys (0.80) and San Antonio Spurs (0.78). One Musicians and Bands entry, RUSS (0.78), and one Politicians entry, Donald J. Trump (0.76), round out the set. Notably, no other Maintenance and Repair Services entity — AMBEST's own subcategory — appears in the top 10.
The cross-kind composition here is striking: a Texas-inflected mix of fuel retail, sports franchises, and athletes forms the core, with a regional humor account and a restaurant brand reinforcing the geographic character of the audience shape.
