Oil prices have dropped more than ten dollars a barrel since the beginning of the month. Gasoline prices, however, have not fallen nearly as fast.
"You still have the inventory that's got to catch up with that demand," said AAA analyst Don Redman.
With spring here, people are traveling more, and refineries are still in their transition to make summer-grade fuel.
Redman says it is a rare instance of when gas prices aren't married to the price of crude oil
"Veteran drivers have noticed that when there's a drop in (crude oil) price, it doesn't seem to go down quite as fast as it goes up."
The good news is that drop in oil prices, if it lasts, will mean gas prices falling even as the summer driving season approaches.
"I think, though, once we get into May and June, we may see prices cheaper, certainly, than they are today, and much more cheaper than what they were this time last year," said Redman.