TMS to be repaved soon
Texas Motor Speedway President Eddie Gossage on Saturday said the track's surface will be repaved "sooner than later." Gossage in his comments "acknowledged what will please ticket-buying fans and disappoint … Read More
Category: Track News
Speedway Motorsports earnings benefit from Battle at Bristol
SMI this morning announced a mixed bag for its Q3 earnings report, as admissions revenue for core events was down but profit from non-core events was up sharply on the … Read More
GEICO Extends Multiyear, Multi-Track Partnership with ISC
EGEICO’s Patrick Judge (second from right) gets ready to cut the ribbon on the new “GEICO Restart Zone," that was introduced Friday at Talladega Superspeedway. Judge is pictured with Talladega … Read More
COTA Bullish About Future; Chair Epstein Says Company ‘Very Healthy’
A huge crowd turned out in 2012 The Circuit of the Americas is bullish about its future following a rather disastrous '15 that threatened the whole operation. "COTA is very … Read More
Mazda Raceway: Friends of Laguna Seca beats ISC and Pook Group
Except for MotoGP, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca has failed to draw a big crowd for 20 years Friends of Laguna Seca has emerged from a competitive bid process with an … Read More
ISC details 3rd quarter financials
International Speedway Corp details 3rd quarter financials: International Speedway Corp. held its conference call with investor analysts Thursday morning to detail results from the third quarter. ISC hosted four Sprint … Read More
Kentucky needs repaving again
Less than five months after the completion of a repaving and reconfiguration project at Kentucky Speedway, track officials announced Monday the repaving part will be done again. “When our team … Read More
Mid-Ohio Schedule announced
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course has announced its 2017 spectator event schedule and that tickets will go on sale to the public October 17. The historic race course’s four major professional … Read More
Daytona suffers moderate damage from hurricane
"Daytona International Speedway experienced moderate damage from Hurricane Matthew with impacts to lights, speakers, signage, fences, gates, awnings and palm trees. Daytona International Speedway Ticket Office and Tours and the … Read More
Atlanta Motor Speedway opens campground for hurricane evacuees
Atlanta Motor Speedway has opened its Family Campgrounds located on the grounds of the 1.5-mile facility for Hurricane Matthew evacuees, free of charge. The Family Campground, located in front of … Read More
ISC Cites Increased Sponsorship For 3% Revenue Increase For Q3 Over Last Year
ISC released '16 FY Q3 results today for the period ended Aug. 31, with the results showing an increase in total revenue but another downtick in the admissions revenue category. … Read More
Are they nuts?
Texas is a 1.5-mile track. Bristol a 0.5-mile track. The fans would be too far away from the field at TMS. The fans might come once, but never return Texas … Read More
Texas Motor Speedway Repairing Hole Left By Lightning Strike
Hole in pavement Texas Motor Speedway crew today "began repairing a hole in the asphalt of the venue's infield road course blasted open by a lightning strike Thursday night." The … Read More
ISC Names Baseball Exec Brenner Michigan Int’l Speedway President
Int'l Speedway Corp. named Boston-based DSF Sports & Entertainment President Rick Brenner President of Michigan Int'l Speedway. He will replace Roger Curtis, who "resigned Aug. 30 after a decade running" … Read More
‘Friends of Laguna Seca’ battles ISC for control of Laguna Seca
Jourdain in the Gigante car at Laguna Seca in 2003 Friends of Laguna Seca (Friends) is a new non-profit public benefit corporation dedicated to the revitalization and modernization of the … Read More
Richmond boss eyes diversifying their events
While Richmond International Raceway President Dennis Bickmeier's focus has been on staging this week's NASCAR events, he has kept a professional eye on Bristol Motor Speedway's venture into college football. … Read More
Bristol Motor Speedway diversifying
Football up next BRISTOL, Tenn. – Marcus Smith once considered a career in journalism while attending the University of North Carolina. Now, as the CEO of Speedway Motorsports Inc., Smith … Read More
Monza to re-do first chicane
Monza's current configuration Track officials at Monza, the home of the Italian Grand Prix, are planning to replace the Rettifilio chicane with a new, high-speed configuration in 2017 if rumors … Read More
Michigan Speedway President Roger Curtis Leaving After A Decade
Int’l Speedway Corp. this afternoon announced that Michigan Int’l Speedway President Roger Curtis is leaving the role, effective immediately, a few days after the track finished out its second and … Read More
Dover sells Nashville track
Nashville Dover Motorsports Inc. has entered into an agreement to sell its Nashville Superspeedway facility to an entity owned by Panattoni Development Company, an international commercial real estate development company … Read More
Matt Mindrum to join IMS in Senior Leadership Role
Matt Mindrum The Indianapolis Motor Speedway announced today that Matt Mindrum will serve as Vice President of Marketing and Communications, leading all promotional efforts at the Racing Capital of the … Read More
Bristol about to undergo major transformation
What Bristol will soon look like Bristol Motor Speedway – one of motorsports’ iconic venues – is days away from undergoing a complete transformation. Minutes after the checkered flag falls … Read More
Dover extending SAFER barriers and increasing usable space in Cup garage
Dover International Speedway has started two construction projects which will add more than 500 feet of SAFER barriers around the track and increase usable space for NASCAR haulers in the … Read More
John Cooper dies
UPDATE John Cooper The following is a statement from Indianapolis Motor Speedway President Doug Boles on the passing of John Cooper, IMS president from 1979-82. "The Indianapolis Motor Speedway has … Read More
