SMI Sees Slight Revenue Drop In Q2
Speedway Motorsports Inc. blamed bad weather at two races and a weak economy for a slight decline in revenue during Q2. The company reported revenue for the quarter of $175.9M, … Read More
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Speedway Motorsports Inc. blamed bad weather at two races and a weak economy for a slight decline in revenue during Q2. The company reported revenue for the quarter of $175.9M, … Read More
Dover Motorsports today reported a decrease in Q2 revenues, citing lower motorsports admissions and event-related revenue, partially offset by the contracted increase in broadcasting revenue for the Dover NASCAR weekend. … Read More
South Africa's Kyalami racetrack, which hosted Formula One Grand Prix races for nearly two decades, was bought by Porsche for nearly $20 million at auction on Thursday. "It's Porsche South … Read More
Nearly four years to the day of the original dedication of Pocono Raceway’s solar farm, the total amount of energy produced by the 25-acre facility reached the 15,000,000 kilowatt hour … Read More
Solar Farm An empty lot "used occasionally for storage by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is now a solar farm large enough to power 2,700 homes," according to Michael Auslen of … Read More
ISC today reported its Q2 results, highlighting several attendance metrics: Auto Club Speedway notched its first sellout since '05 and Kansas Speedway's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event had a 15% … Read More
Circuit of the Americas managers are arguing that the $7M-plus property tax bill the Austin track received in January is "more than 2 and 1/2 times higher than it should … Read More
IndyCar's return to the streets of Houston in 2013 left a haunting impression on many who witnessed Dario Franchitti's career-ending crash at Turn 5. Flying fence structures that landed in … Read More
For the first time fans will have the opportunity to watch driver introductions from the track prior to the Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500 Powered by Kroger at Martinsville Speedway. … Read More
Robert "Robb" Sexton and his company, NeXovation, have big plans for the dormant Nashville Superspeedway.His goal is to turn the track near Lebanon into a "52-weeks-a-year" operation providing "hundreds of … Read More
Toyota Motor Sales and Northern California Toyota Dealers signed a multi-year agreement to continue as co-title sponsor of the annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Sonoma Raceway on Wednesday. … Read More
Homestead-Miami Speedway announced today that there is a Ford in their future. Ford Motor Company has extended its partnership with the South Florida motorsports facility in a multi-year deal. Ford … Read More
Circuit of the Americas (COTA) has named Dominic Iacono as chief marketing officer for the award-winning, multi-purpose venue in Central Texas. Iacono will oversee all marketing, strategy, digital/social, content, guest … Read More
NeXovation Inc. has introduced a plan in which the company's recently acquired Nashville Superspeedway "could be transformed into a '52-week-a-year venue' featuring a wide array of events beyond just auto … Read More
UPDATE Just before the halfway point of Sunday's FedEx 400 at Dover, a piece of concrete came up from the track. #1-Jamie McMurray hit the concrete, causing front end splitter … Read More
When I turned off of 16th St. into the Brickyard Crossing entrance at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway the other week, here's the first thing I noticed. Or, I should say, … Read More
Look to add Kentucky Speedway to the repave list in the near future. Track president Mark Simendinger says that the racing surface, while providing outstanding action thanks to its advanced … Read More
NeXovation today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Nashville Superspeedway from Dover Motorsports. The company will acquire the track and related assets for $27M from … Read More
Sportswear giant Puma has signed a deal to become the official merchandise sponsor of the Buddh International Circuit, the venue for the inaugural Indian Formula One Grand Prix, for all … Read More
UPDATE Latest Gdansk Site Plan showing the main circuit plus ancillary units AR1.com has more inside information about this project in this exclusive report. SDG and its owner Hans-Jorg Fischer, … Read More
A 1932 Packard Roadster Convertible Mark Cipolloni/AR1.com The 2014 Celebration of Automobiles featured many of the world's finest classic/vintage automobiles on display Saturday, May 10 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, … Read More
The Kansas Lottery signed a five-year extension of its deal with Kansas Speedway, "ensuring it will remain the title sponsor" of the track's fall NASCAR Nationwide Series race. The Kansas … Read More
Doug Boles Doug Boles has been president of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for less than a year, yet has overseen some of the biggest changes in the iconic track's history. … Read More
Efforts to find a "multi-million pound investor to take over Silverstone have been abandoned after negotiations failed," according to Kevin Eason of the LONDON TIMES. The British Racing Drivers' Club, … Read More
Mitchell E. Daniels Jr., president of Purdue University and the former Governor of Indiana, has joined the Hulman & Company Board of Directors. "We're honored that Mitch has agreed to … Read More