UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

þ		Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

o		Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

FLORIDA (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		0-2384 (Commission File Number)		59-0709342 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1801 WEST INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY BOULEVARD, DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA (Address of principal executive offices)		32114 (Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (386) 254-2700

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES þ     NO o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). YES o     NO o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YES o     NO þ

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practical date:

Class A Common Stock		27,986,675 shares		as of August 31, 2009
Class B Common Stock		20,630,432 shares		as of August 31, 2009

 

 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY CORPORATION
Consolidated Balance Sheets

		November 30, 2008				August 31, 2009
		(Unaudited)
		(In Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts)
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	218,920			$	217,408
Short-term investments			200				200
Restricted cash			2,405				534
Receivables, less allowance of $1,200 in 2008 and 2009, respectively			47,558				46,267
Inventories			3,763				3,802
Deferred income taxes			1,838				2,316
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			7,194				14,066
Total Current Assets			281,878				284,593
Property and Equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $473,157 and $525,144, respectively			1,331,231				1,319,838
Other Assets:
Long-term restricted cash and investments			40,187				17,072
Equity investments			77,613				15,586
Intangible assets, net			178,841				178,765
Goodwill			118,791				118,791
Deposits with Internal Revenue Service			117,936				—
Other			34,342				20,955
			567,710				351,169
Total Assets		$	2,180,819			$	1,955,600
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt		$	153,002			$	3,182
Accounts payable			26,393				22,730
Deferred income			103,549				111,638
Income taxes payable			8,659				1,575
Other current liabilities			18,035				19,475
Total Current Liabilities			309,638				158,600
Long-Term Debt			422,045				370,227
Deferred Income Taxes			104,172				233,575
Long-Term Tax Liabilities			161,834				22,181
Long-Term Deferred Income			13,646				13,043
Other Long-Term Liabilities			28,125				25,414
Commitments and Contingencies			—				—
Shareholders’ Equity:
Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value, 80,000,000 shares authorized; 27,397,924 and 27,831,416 issued and outstanding in 2008 and 2009, respectively			274				278
Class B Common Stock, $.01 par value, 40,000,000 shares authorized; 21,150,471 and 20,630,432 issued and outstanding in 2008 and 2009, respectively			211				206
Additional paid-in capital			497,277				495,199
Retained earnings			665,405				656,274
Accumulated other comprehensive loss			(21,808	)			(19,397	)
Total Shareholders’ Equity			1,141,359				1,132,560
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity		$	2,180,819			$	1,955,600

See accompanying notes

INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY CORPORATION
Consolidated Statements of Operations

		Three Months Ended
		August 31, 2008				August 31, 2009
		(Unaudited)
		(In Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts)
REVENUES:
Admissions, net		$	62,697			$	52,354
Motorsports related			129,572				105,965
Food, beverage and merchandise			18,393				12,625
Other			2,546				1,969
			213,208				172,913
EXPENSES:
Direct:
Prize and point fund monies and NASCAR sanction fees			44,076				41,228
Motorsports related			50,888				49,135
Food, beverage and merchandise			11,670				8,857
General and administrative			27,651				26,521
Depreciation and amortization			17,865				17,888
Impairment of long-lived assets			33				13,716
			152,183				157,345
Operating income			61,025				15,568
Interest income and other			398				237
Interest expense			(4,012	)			(3,793	)
Equity in net loss from equity investments			(140	)			(3,239	)
Minority interest			130				97
Income from continuing operations before income taxes			57,401				8,870
Income taxes			18,559				4,414
Income from continuing operations			38,842				4,456
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax benefits of $41 and $32, respectively			(51	)			(43	)
Net income		$	38,791			$	4,413
Basic earnings per share:
Income from continuing operations		$	0.79			$	0.09
Loss from discontinued operations			—				—
Net income		$	0.79			$	0.09
Diluted earnings per share:
Income from continuing operations		$	0.79			$	0.09
Loss from discontinued operations			—				—
Net income		$	0.79			$	0.09
Basic weighted average shares outstanding			49,035,405				48,523,495
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding			49,123,363				48,627,020

See accompanying notes.

INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY CORPORATION
Consolidated Statements of Operations

		Nine months ended
		August 31, 2008				August 31, 2009
		(Unaudited)
		(In Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts)
REVENUES:
Admissions, net		$	172,242			$	143,870
Motorsports related			343,657				301,407
Food, beverage and merchandise			58,821				39,426
Other			7,284				6,707
			582,004				491,410
EXPENSES:
Direct:
Prize and point fund monies and NASCAR sanction fees			111,857				110,760
Motorsports related			124,912				110,197
Food, beverage and merchandise			36,201				27,583
General and administrative			83,631				77,025
Depreciation and amortization			52,618				54,768
Impairment of long-lived assets			1,914				13,801
			411,133				394,134
Operating income			170,871				97,276
Interest income and other			(2,278	)			932
Interest expense			(10,899	)			(15,572	)
Equity in net income (loss) from equity investments			4,614				(62,152	)
Minority interest			130				430
Income from continuing operations before income taxes			162,438				20,914
Income taxes			61,346				22,965
Income (loss) from continuing operations			101,092				(2,051	)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax benefits of $107 and $96, respectively			(118	)			(130	)
Net income (loss)		$	100,974			$	(2,181	)
Basic earnings per share:
Income (loss) from continuing operations		$	2.02			$	(0.04	)
Loss from discontinued operations			—				—
Net (loss) income		$	2.02			$	(0.04	)
Diluted earnings per share:
Income (loss) from continuing operations		$	2.02			$	(0.04	)
Loss from discontinued operations			—				—
Net (loss) income		$	2.02			$	(0.04	)
Dividends per share		$	0.12			$	0.14
Basic weighted average shares outstanding			49,929,943				48,545,757
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding			50,025,969				48,545,757

See accompanying notes.

INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY CORPORATION
Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity

		Class A				Class B
		Common				Common												Accumulated
		Stock				Stock				Additional								Other				Total
		$.01 Par				$.01 Par				Paid-in				Retained				Comprehensive				Shareholders’
		Value				Value				Capital				Earnings				Loss				Equity
		(Unaudited)
		(In Thousands)
Balance at November 30, 2008		$	274			$	211			$	497,277			$	665,405			$	(21,808	)		$	1,141,359
Activity 12/1/08 — 8/31/09:
Comprehensive income
Net loss			—				—				—				(2,181	)			—				(2,181	)
Interest rate lock			—				—				—				—				2,758				2,758
Loss on currency translation			—				—				—				—				(347	)			(347	)
Total comprehensive income																							230
Cash dividends ($0.14 per share)			—				—				—				(6,822	)			—				(6,822	)
Minority interest			—				—				—				(430	)			—				(430	)
Reacquisition of previously issued common stock			(1	)			—				(3,321	)			302				—				(3,020	)
Conversion of Class B Common Stock to Class A Common Stock			5				(5	)			—				—				—				—
Income tax benefit related to stock-based compensation			—				—				(420	)			—				—				(420	)
Stock-based compensation			—				—				1,663				—				—				1,663
Balance at August 31, 2009		$	278			$	206			$	495,199			$	656,274			$	(19,397	)		$	1,132,560

See accompanying notes.

INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY CORPORATION
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

		Nine months ended
		August 31, 2008				August 31, 2009
		(Unaudited)
		(In Thousands)
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income (loss)		$	100,974			$	(2,181	)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization			52,618				54,768
Minority interest			(130	)			(430	)
Stock-based compensation			2,291				1,663
Amortization of financing costs			387				431
Translation loss			—				(347	)
Deferred income taxes			15,845				6,296
(Income) loss from equity investments			(4,614	)			62,152
Excess tax benefits relating to stock-based compensation			(7	)			—
Impairment of long-lived assets, non-cash			308				13,801
Other, net			3,826				136
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables, net			(13,825	)			1,250
Inventories, prepaid expenses and other assets			(13,540	)			(6,833	)
Deposits with the Internal Revenue Service			—				111,984
Accounts payable and other liabilities			5,090				7,736
Deferred income			22,428				7,486
Income taxes			5,638				(18,340	)
Net cash provided by operating activities			177,289				239,572
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital expenditures			(87,422	)			(65,519	)
Proceeds from affiliate			4,700				12,500
Advance to affiliate			(16,572	)			(632	)
(Increase) decrease in restricted cash and investments			(46,585	)			24,986
Proceeds from short-term investments			41,500				—
Purchases of short-term investments			(2,450	)			—
Purchases of equity investments			(81	)			—
Other, net			850				(1,027	)
Net cash used in investing activities			(106,060	)			(29,692	)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds under credit facility			20,000				—
Payments under credit facility			(20,000	)			(50,000	)
Proceeds from long-term debt			51,300				—
Payment of long-term debt			(2,369	)			(151,550	)
Cash dividend paid			(5,960	)			(6,822	)
Excess tax benefits relating to stock-based compensation			7				—
Reacquisition of previously issued common stock			(119,913	)			(3,020	)
Net cash used in financing activities			(76,935	)			(211,392	)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents			(5,706	)			(1,512	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period			57,316				218,920
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$	51,610			$	217,408

     See accompanying notes.

International Speedway Corporation

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

August 31, 2009

(Unaudited)

1. Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in compliance with Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X and accounting principles generally accepted in the United States but do not include all of the information and disclosures required for complete financial statements. The balance sheet at November 30, 2008, has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements. The statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the latest annual report on Form 10-K for International Speedway Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiaries (the “Company”). In management’s opinion, the statements include all adjustments which are necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature.

Unless indicated otherwise, all disclosures in the notes to the consolidated financial statements relate to continuing operations.

Starting in fiscal 2009, branding of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing’s (“NASCAR”) truck series changed. The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series became the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Throughout the interim financial statements, the naming convention for these series is consistent with the branding in fiscal 2009.

Because of the seasonal concentration of racing events, the results of operations for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2008 and 2009 are not indicative of the results to be expected for the year.

2. New Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2007 the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No. 141 (Revised 2007), “Business Combinations” which replaces SFAS No. 141. SFAS No. 141R retains the purchase method of accounting for acquisitions, but requires a number of changes, including changes in the way assets and liabilities are recognized in the purchase accounting. It also changes the recognition of assets acquired and liabilities assumed arising from contingencies, requires the capitalization of in-process research and development at fair value, and requires the expensing of acquisition-related costs as incurred. SFAS No. 141R is effective for business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008. The Company will adopt the provisions of this statement in fiscal 2010.

In December 2007 the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements, an amendment of ARB 51.” SFAS No. 160 changes the accounting and reporting for minority interests. Minority interests will be recharacterized as noncontrolling interests and will be reported as a component of equity separate from the parent’s equity, and purchases or sales of equity interests that do not result in a change in control will be accounted for as equity transactions. In addition, net income (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interest will be included in consolidated net income (loss) on the face of the income statement and upon a loss of control, the interest sold, as well as any interest retained, will be recorded at fair value with any gain or loss recognized in earnings. SFAS No. 160 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years, except for the presentation and disclosure requirements, which will apply retrospectively. Earlier adoption is prohibited. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact that the adoption of this statement will have on its financial position and results of operations and will adopt the provisions of this statement in fiscal 2010.

In February 2008, FASB issued Staff Position (“FSP”) 157-2 was issued which allowed deferral of the effective date of SFAS No. 157 for one year for nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in financial statements on a nonrecurring basis. FSP 157-2 was effective immediately upon issuance. The Company has elected not to apply this deferral as FSP 157-2 has no significant impact on our financial statements or disclosures.

In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.” SFAS No. 161 amends and expands the disclosure requirements of SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.” SFAS No. 161 requires qualitative disclosures about objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of gains and losses on derivative instruments and disclosures about credit-risk-related contingent features in derivative agreements. This statement is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008. The Company’s adoption of this statement in the first quarter of fiscal 2009 did not have an impact on its financial position and results of operations.

In April 2008, FSP 142-3 “Determination of the Useful Life of Intangible Assets” was issued and amends the factors that should be considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under SFAS No. 142 “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets”. FSP 142-3 also requires additional disclosures on information that can be

used to assess the extent to which future cash flows associated with intangible assets are affected by an entity’s intent or ability to renew or extend such arrangements and on associated accounting policies. FSP 142-3 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. The Company’s adoption of this statement in the first quarter of fiscal 2009 did not have an impact on its financial position and results of operations.

In May 2008, SFAS No. 162 “The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” was issued to clarify the sources of accounting principles and the framework for selecting the principles used in preparing financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. SFAS No. 162 is effective 60 days following the SEC’s approval of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board amendments to AU Section 411 “The Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.” The Company believes adoption of SFAS No. 162 will have no significant impact on its financial statements or disclosures.

In June 2008, the Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) reached a consensus on Issue No. 03-6-1 “Determining Whether Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions Are Participating Securities” was issued to address whether instruments granted in share-based payment transactions are participating securities prior to vesting and, therefore, need to be included in computing earnings per share under the two-class method. EITF No. 03-6-1 affects entities that accrue dividends on share-based payment awards during the associated service period when the return of dividends is not required if employees forfeit such awards. EITF No. 03-6-1 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those years. Early application is not permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact that the adoption of this statement will have on its financial position and results of operations and will adopt the provisions of this statement in fiscal 2010.

In September 2008, the FASB issued FSP 133-1 and FIN 45-4 “Disclosures about Credit Derivatives and Certain Guarantees: An Amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 and FASB Interpretation No. 45; and Clarification of the Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 161” to improve disclosures about credit derivatives by requiring more information about the potential adverse effects of changes in credit risk on the financial position, financial performance, and cash flows of the sellers of credit derivatives. It amends SFAS No. 133 “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” to require disclosures by sellers of credit derivatives, including credit derivatives embedded in hybrid instruments. The FSP also amends FASB Interpretation No. 45 (FIN 45) “Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness to Others” to require an additional disclosure about the current status of payment and performance risk of guarantees. The FSP provisions that amend Statement 133 and FIN 45 are effective for reporting periods ending after November 15, 2008. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact that the adoption of this statement will have on its financial position and results of operations and will adopt the provisions of this statement in fiscal 2010. The FSP also clarifies the effective date of SFAS No. 161 “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities”. As discussed above, SFAS No. 161 is effective the first reporting period beginning after November 15, 2008. The Company’s adoption of SFAS No. 161 in the first quarter of fiscal 2009 did not have an impact on its financial position and results of operations.

In October 2008, FSP 157-3 “Determining the Fair Value of a Financial Asset When the Market for That Asset Is Not Active” was issued clarifying the application of SFAS No. 157 and key considerations in determining fair value in such markets, and expanding disclosures on recurring fair value measurements using unobservable inputs (Level 3). FSP 157-3 was effective upon issuance and the Company’s adoption of this application had no impact on its financial statements or disclosures.

In November 2008, the EITF reached a consensus on Issue No. 08-6, “Equity Method Investment Accounting Considerations.” EITF No. 08-6 addresses questions that have arisen regarding the application of the equity method subsequent to the issuance of SFAS No. 141R and SFAS No. 160. EITF No. 08-6 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those years. Early application is not permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact that the adoption of this statement will have on its financial position and results of operations and will adopt the provisions of this statement in fiscal 2010.

In April 2009, FSP 115-2 and 124-2, “Recognition and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments” was issued which amends the other-than-temporary impairment guidance for debt securities to make the guidance more operational and to improve financial statement presentation and disclosure of other-than-temporary impairments on debt and equity securities. The FSP provision does not amend existing recognition and measurement guidance related to other-than-temporary impairments of equity securities. The FSP is effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009. The Company’s adoption of this application had no significant impact on its financial statements or disclosures.

In April 2009, FSP 107-1 and APB 28-1, “Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments” was issued which amends FASB Statement No. 107, “Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments” to require disclosures about fair value of financial instruments for interim reporting periods as well as in annual financial statements. This FSP also amends APB Opinion No. 28, “Interim Financial Reporting” to require those disclosures in summarized financial information at interim reporting periods. This FSP is effective for interim reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009. The Company has reflected the required interim disclosures in its financial statements.

In April 2009, FSP 157-4, “Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly” was issued to address challenges in estimating fair value when the volume and level of activity for an asset or liability have significantly decreased. This FSP emphasizes that even where significant decreases in the volume and level of activity has occurred, and regardless of the valuation technique(s) used, the objective of fair value measurement remains the same. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction (not a forced liquidation or distressed sale) between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions. This FSP is effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009. The Company’s adoption of this application had no significant impact on its financial statements or disclosures.

In May 2009, SFAS No. 165 “Subsequent Events” was issued to establish general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. This statement is effective for interim or financial reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009. The Company adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 165 as of August 31, 2009, and evaluated the impact of subsequent events through October 9, 2009, representing the date on which the financial statements were issued. No subsequent events were identified for recognition in the balance sheet or disclosure in the notes to the accompanying financial statements.

In June 2009, SFAS No. 167 “Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R)” was issued to improve financial reporting by enterprises involved with variable interest entities by addressing (1) the effects on certain provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 46 (revised December 2003), Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, as a result of the elimination of the qualifying special-purpose entity concept in FASB Statement No. 166, Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets, and (2) constituent concerns about the application of certain key provisions of Interpretation 46(R), including those in which the accounting and disclosures under the Interpretation do not always provide timely and useful information about an enterprise’s involvement in a variable interest entity. This statement is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2009, with earlier adoption prohibited. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact that the adoption of this statement will have on its financial position and results of operations and will adopt the provisions of this statement in fiscal 2010.

3. Earnings Per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2008 and 2009 (in thousands, except share and per share amounts):

		Three Months Ended								Nine months ended
		August 31,				August 31,				August 31,				August 31,
		2008				2009				2008				2009
Basic and diluted:
Income (loss) from continuing operations		$	38,842			$	4,456			$	101,092			$	(2,051	)
Loss from discontinued operations			(51	)			(43	)			(118	)			(130	)
Net income (loss)		$	38,791			$	4,413			$	100,974			$	(2,181	)
Basic earnings per share denominator:
Weighted average shares outstanding			49,035,405				48,523,495				49,929,943				48,545,757
Basic earnings per share:
Income (loss) from continuing operations		$	0.79			$	0.09			$	2.02			$	(0.04	)
Loss from discontinued operations			—				—				—				—
Net income (loss)		$	0.79			$	0.09			$	2.02			$	(0.04	)
Diluted earnings per share denominator:
Weighted average shares outstanding			49,035,405				48,523,495				49,929,943				48,545,757
Common stock options			357				—				1,736				—
Contingently issuable shares			87,601				103,525				94,290				—
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding			49,123,363				48,627,020				50,025,969				48,545,757
Diluted earnings per share:
Income (loss) from continuing operations		$	0.79			$	0.09			$	2.02			$	(0.04	)
Loss from discontinued operations			—				—				—				—
Net income (loss)		$	0.79			$	0.09			$	2.02			$	(0.04	)
Anti-dilutive shares excluded in the computation of diluted earnings per share			201,522				259,746				183,619				355,929

4. Discontinued Operations and Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

Nazareth Speedway

After the completion of Nazareth Speedway’s (“Nazareth”) fiscal 2004 events the Company discontinued its motorsports event operations. The NASCAR Nationwide Series and IRL IndyCar Series events, then conducted at Nazareth, were realigned to other motorsports entertainment facilities within our portfolio. The property on which the former Nazareth Speedway was located continues to be marketed for sale. For all periods presented, the results of operations of Nazareth are presented as discontinued operations.

New York Metropolitan Speedway Development

In connection with the Company’s efforts to develop a major motorsports entertainment facility in the New York metropolitan area, its subsidiary, 380 Development, LLC, purchased a total of 676 acres located in the New York City borough of Staten Island in early fiscal 2005 and began improvements including fill operations on the property. In December 2006, the Company announced its decision to discontinue pursuit of the speedway development on Staten Island. In May 2007, the Company entered into a Consent Order with the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (“DEC”) to resolve certain issues surrounding the fill operations and the prior placement of fill at the site that contained constituents above regulatory thresholds. The Consent Order required the Company to remove non-compliant fill pursuant to an approved comprehensive fill removal plan, and to pay a penalty to DEC of $562,500, half of which was paid in May 2007 and the other half of which was suspended so long as the Company complied with the terms of the Consent Order. During the second quarter of fiscal 2009 the DEC notified the Company that it had complied with the terms of the Consent Order and that it had no further obligations under the Consent Order. The property is currently marketed for sale and the Company has received interest from multiple parties. During the third quarter of fiscal 2009, the Company determined, based on its understanding of the real estate market and ongoing discussions with interested parties, that the current carrying value of the property was in excess of the fair market value. As a result, the Company recognized a non-cash, pre-tax charge in its results of approximately $13.0 million, or $0.16 per diluted share after-tax, which is included in the Motorsports Event segment.

5. Equity and Other Investments

Motorsports Authentics

The Company is partners with Speedway Motorsports, Inc. in a 50/50 joint venture, SMISC, LLC, which, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Motorsports Authentics, LLC conducts business under the name Motorsports Authentics (“MA”). MA is a leader in design, promotion, marketing and distribution of motorsports licensed merchandise.

The Company’s 50.0 percent portion of MA’s operating results was equity in net loss of approximately ($3.2) million for the three months ended August 31, 2009 as compared to equity in net income of approximately $196,000 for the same period of the prior year and equity in net loss of approximately ($6.6) million for the nine months ending August 31, 2009 as compared to equity in net income of approximately $5.0 million for the same period of the prior year and are included in Equity in Net Income (Loss) From Equity Investments in its consolidated statements of operations. MA’s performance in 2008 benefited significantly from product sales associated with a new team, car number and sponsor for MA’s most significant license and, primarily in the first fiscal quarter of 2008, the 50th running of the Daytona 500. MA did not benefit from similar unique opportunities for the sale of licensed merchandise in the same fiscal periods of 2009. In addition, MA’s performance has been impacted by unprecedented adverse economic trends, particularly the decline in consumer confidence and the rise in unemployment that began to manifest in early fiscal 2008 and has increasingly contributed to the decrease in attendance for motorsports entertainment events during the three and nine months ended August 31, 2009. As with its core business, the Company expects these adverse economic trends to continue through fiscal 2009 and into fiscal 2010.

MA designs, markets and distributes officially licensed motorsports merchandise, including die-cast scaled replicas of motorsports vehicles, apparel and memorabilia, through a variety of retail and wholesale channels, including trackside at racing events, specialty retailers, and mass retail department stores and chains. MA excels in the distribution of merchandise trackside at racing events and to certain specialty retailers. Additionally, MA is considered “best in class” in the design and distribution of NASCAR die-cast vehicles. Both are areas in which we expect MA to maintain and grow its leadership position for the foreseeable future. Other channels of distribution include licensed apparel and memorabilia to mass retailers. In recent months, MA management and ownership have considered various approaches to optimize performance in these distribution channels. As the challenges have been assessed, it became apparent, during the second quarter of fiscal 2009, that there is significant risk in future business initiatives in mass apparel, memorabilia and other yet to be developed products. These initiatives had previously been deemed achievable and were included in projections that supported the carrying value of inventory, goodwill and other intangible assets on MA’s balance sheet. This analysis, combined with a long-term macroeconomic outlook that is believed to be less robust than previously expected, triggered MA’s review of certain assets under SFAS 142 and 144. MA’s management is currently performing an evaluation of the level of impairment on its goodwill, intangible and other long-lived assets, which is expected to be completed within the next one to three months. The Company evaluated its carrying value of its equity investment in MA at May 31, 2009, in accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion (“APB”) 18, “The Equity Method of Accounting for Investments in Common Stock.”

As a result of the evaluation performed under APB 18, the Company recognized an impairment charge of $55.6 million or $1.14 per diluted share after tax, during the second quarter of fiscal 2009. This impairment charge is included in the equity investment losses for the nine months ended August 31, 2009.

As with any business in this adverse economic environment, management must find the optimal business model for long-term viability. In addition to revisiting the business vision for MA, management, with support of ownership, is also undertaking certain initiatives to improve inventory controls and buying cycles, as well as implementing changes to make MA a more efficiently operated and profitable company. The Company believes a revised MA business vision with focus on its core competencies along with streamlined operations, reduced operating costs and inventory risk, are necessary to achieve a leaner and more profitable operation in the future.

In the fiscal third quarter ending August 31, 2009, for various strategic purposes, MA ceased paying certain guaranteed royalties under several license agreements where estimated royalties payable based on projected sales were less than stipulated guaranteed minimum royalties payable (“unearned royalties”). All earned royalties that were due have been paid. MA has received notices from certain licensors alleging default under the license agreements if MA does not pay unearned royalties within stipulated cure periods. MA is attempting to obtain extensions from licensors where cure periods, including any subsequent extensions, have lapsed or are near termination.

Should such negotiations not be successful, should management decide to allow licensed defaults to remain uncured, or should licensors not grant extended cure periods and exercise their rights under the agreements, MA’s business and its ability to continue operating could be severely impacted. MA has not decided whether or when such payments, full or partial, may resume. Upon default, a material amount of guaranteed royalty payments under several license agreements could be asserted by the licensors as immediately due. MA is exploring other business strategies in conjunction with certain motorsports industry stakeholders that allow MA reasonable future opportunity to operate profitably.

The Company could increase its investment in MA, in the form of additional equity contributions or loans, in amounts that could be material. The Company could be required to fund part or all of its associated contingent guarantee obligations of up to approximately $11.6 million should MA have insufficient future financial resources and such obligations remain due. Should MA’s license renegotiations and other strategic efforts be insufficient, the Company could be required to record an impairment charge of up to the approximately $15.5 million, based on the Company’s carrying value of MA at August 31, 2009.

As of October 9, 2009, MA is not in compliance with one of its affirmative covenants under its credit and security agreement as a result of its auditor modifying their fiscal 2008 audit opinion. Based on information received from MA, the Company believes that MA’s bank will not take restrictive action with regards to this technical default and will continue to allow MA to operate under its credit line while monitoring the situation. MA does not have any outstanding balances on this credit facility as of October 9, 2009.

As of August 31, 2009, the Company believes the carrying value of its investment in MA of $15.5 million approximates its net realizeable value.

Daytona Live! Development

In May 2007, the Company announced that it had entered into a 50/50 joint venture (the “DLJV”) with The Cordish Company (“Cordish”) to explore a potential mixed-use entertainment destination development on 71 acres. The proposed development named Daytona Live! is located directly across International Speedway Boulevard from our Daytona motorsports entertainment facility. The acreage currently includes an existing office building which houses the Company’s present corporate headquarters and certain offices of NASCAR.

Preliminary conceptual designs call for a 265,000 square foot mixed-use retail/dining/entertainment area including a movie theater with up to 2,500-seats, a residential component and a 160-room hotel. The initial development will also include approximately 188,000 square feet of office space to house the new headquarters of ISC, NASCAR, Grand American and their related businesses, and additional space for other tenants. Construction of the office building is expected to be complete during the fourth quarter of 2009.

To date, Cobb Theaters has signed on to anchor Daytona Live! with a 65,000 square foot, 14 screen theater. The theater will feature digital projection with 3-D capabilities, stadium seating and a loge level providing 350 reserved premium seats, and a full-service restaurant as well as in-seat service for food and beverages.

Final design plans for the development of the retail/dining/entertainment and hotel components are being completed and will incorporate the results of local market studies and further project analysis. While the Company continues to believe that a mixed-use retail/dining/entertainment area located across from its Daytona facility will be a successful project, given the current economic conditions and the uncertainty associated with the future, project development will depend on its economic feasibility.

The current estimated cost for the initial development, which includes the new headquarters office building, the retail/dining/entertainment, hotel and residential components, is approximately $250.0 million. The new headquarters office building was financed in July 2008 through a $51.3 million construction term loan obtained by Daytona Beach Live! Headquarters Building, LLC (“DBLHB”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the DLJV, which was created to own and operate the office building once it is completed.

Both ISC and Cordish anticipate contributing equal amounts to the DLJV for the remaining equity necessary for the project. The Company expects its contribution to range between $10.0 million and $15.0 million, plus land it currently owns. The balance is expected to be funded primarily by private financing obtained by the DLJV. Specific financing considerations for the DLJV are

dependent on several factors, including lease arrangements, availability of project financing and overall market conditions. Lastly, when the new headquarters building is completed, the Company will relocate from its existing office building, which is expected be subsequently razed. Additional depreciation on this existing office building totaled approximately $0.5 million for the three months ended August 31, 2008 and approximately $1.6 million and $1.0 million for the nine months ended August 31, 2008 and 2009, respectively.

In accordance with the FASB Interpretation No. 46(R), “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities”, the Company has determined that DBLHB is a variable interest entity for which it is considered to be the primary beneficiary. As the primary beneficiary, the Company has consolidated this entity in its financial statements as of August 31, 2009. As discussed above, in July 2008, DBLHB entered into a construction term loan agreement to finance the headquarters building. The construction loan agreement is collateralized by the underlying assets of DBLHB, including cash and the real property of the new office building which have a carrying value of approximately $50.0 million, at August 31, 2009, and are included in the Restricted Cash, Long-Term Restricted Cash and Investments, and Property and Equipment amounts included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and Minority Interest amount recorded on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. As master tenant of the building, the Company has entered into a 25-year lease arrangement with DBLHB whereby such lease payments are consistent with the terms of the construction term loan funding requirements. The headquarters building financing is non-recourse to the Company and is secured by the lease between the Company and DBLHB.

In addition, the Company has evaluated the existing arrangements of DLJV and its remaining projects and has determined them to be variable interest entities as of August 31, 2009. The Company is presently not considered to be the primary beneficiary of these entities and accordingly has accounted for them as equity investments in its financial statements at August 31, 2009. The maximum exposure of loss to the Company, as a result of our involvement with the DLJV, is approximately $3.6 million at August 31, 2009. The Company does not expect this determination will change during the course of the development of the project.

Summarized financial information on the Company’s equity investments, excluding the previously discussed impairment charge totaling $55.6 million in the fiscal 2009 second quarter, for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2008 and 2009, are as follows (in thousands):

		Three Months Ended
		August 31,				August 31,
		2008				2009
Net sales		$	56,356			$	22,668
Gross profit			16,646				2,912
Operating income (loss)			101				(6,014	)
Net loss			(280	)			(6,478	)

		Nine months ended
		August 31,				August 31,
		2008				2009
Net sales		$	174,054			$	93,840
Gross profit			58,346				18,433
Operating income (loss)			7,275				(11,515	)
Net income (loss)			9,268				(13,144	)

6. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

The gross carrying value, accumulated amortization and net carrying value of the major classes of intangible assets relating to the Motorsports Event segment are as follows (in thousands):

						November 30, 2008
		Gross Carrying				Accumulated				Net Carrying
		Amount				Amortization				Amount
Amortized intangible assets:
Customer database		$	500			$	400			$	100
Food, beverage and merchandise contracts			251				246				5
Total amortized intangible assets			751				646				105
Non-amortized intangible assets:
NASCAR — sanction agreements			177,813				—				177,813
Other			923				—				923
Total non-amortized intangible assets			178,736				—				178,736
Total intangible assets		$	179,487			$	646			$	178,841

						August 31, 2009
		Gross Carrying				Accumulated				Net Carrying
		Amount				Amortization				Amount
Amortized intangible assets:
Customer database		$	500			$	475			$	25
Food, beverage and merchandise contracts			251				247				4
Total amortized intangible assets			751				722				29
Non-amortized intangible assets:
NASCAR — sanction agreements			177,813				—				177,813
Other			923				—				923
Total non-amortized intangible assets			178,736				—				178,736
Total intangible assets		$	179,487			$	722			$	178,765

The following table presents current and expected amortization expense of the existing intangible assets as of August 31, 2009 for each of the following periods (in thousands):

Amortization expense for the nine months ended August 31, 2009		$	76
Estimated amortization expense for the year ending November 30:

2009		$	101
2010			1
2011			1
2012			1
2013			1

There were no changes in the carrying value of goodwill during the three months ended August 31, 2009.

7. Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt consists of the following (in thousands):

		November 30,				August 31,
		2008				2009
4.2 percent Senior Notes		$	150,152			$	—
5.4 percent Senior Notes			149,939				149,948
5.8 percent Bank Loan			2,547				2,220
4.8 percent Revenue Bonds			2,060				1,871
6.8 percent Revenue Bonds			3,320				2,285
Construction Term Loan			51,300				51,300
TIF bond debt service funding commitment			65,729				65,785
2006 Credit Facility			150,000				100,000
			575,047				373,409
Less: current portion			153,002				3,182
		$	422,045			$	370,227

On April 23, 2004, the Company completed an offering of $300.0 million principal amount of unsecured senior notes in a private placement. On September 27, 2004, the Company completed an offer to exchange these unsecured senior notes for registered senior notes with substantially identical terms (“2004 Senior Notes”). On April 15, 2009, the Company paid in full the $150 million principal 4.2% Senior Notes. At August 31, 2009, outstanding 2004 Senior Notes totaled approximately $149.9 million, net of unamortized discounts and premium, which is comprised of $150.0 million principal amount unsecured senior notes, which bear interest at 5.4 percent and are due April 2014. The remaining 2004 Senior Notes require semi-annual interest payments on April 15 and October 15 through their maturity. The 2004 Senior Notes may be redeemed in whole or in part, at the option of the Company, at any time or from time to time at redemption prices as defined in the indenture. The Company’s wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries are guarantors of the 2004 Senior Notes. The 2004 Senior Notes also contain various restrictive covenants. Total gross proceeds from the sale of the 2004 Senior Notes were $300.0 million, net of discounts of approximately $431,000 and approximately $2.6 million of deferred financing fees. The deferred financing fees are being treated as additional interest expense and amortized over the life of the 2004 Senior Notes on a straight-line method, which approximates the effective yield method. In March 2004, the Company entered into interest rate swap agreements to effectively lock in the interest rate on approximately $150.0 million of the 4.2 percent Senior

Notes. The Company terminated these interest rate swap agreements on April 23, 2004 and received approximately $2.2 million, which was amortized over the life of the 4.2 percent Senior Notes.

In June 2008 the Company entered into an interest rate lock agreement to effectively lock in a substantial portion of the interest rate exposure on approximately $150.0 million notional amount in anticipation of refinancing the $150.0 million 4.2 percent Senior Notes that matured in April 2009. This interest rate lock was designated and qualified as a cash flow hedge under SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.” As a result of the ongoing uncertainty with the U.S. credit markets the Company continues to wait for a situation that it believes optimal to refinance the 4.2 percent Senior Notes that matured in the second quarter of fiscal 2009. Accordingly, on February 12, 2009, the Company amended and re-designated its interest rate lock agreement as a cash flow hedge. This amended agreement, with a principal notional amount of $150.0 million and an estimated fair value of a liability totaling $19.1 million at August 31, 2009, expires in February 2011. The estimated fair value is based on relevant market information and quoted market prices at August 31, 2009 and is recognized in other comprehensive loss in the consolidated financial statements.

The Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Raceway Associates, LLC, which owns and operates Chicagoland Speedway and Route 66 Raceway, has the following debt outstanding at August 31, 2009:

	•		A bank term loan (“5.8 percent Bank Loan”) consisting of a construction and mortgage note with an original 20 year term due June 2018, a current interest rate of 5.8 percent and a monthly payment of $48,000 principal and interest. The interest rate and monthly payments will be adjusted on June 1, 2013. At August 31, 2009, outstanding principal on the 5.8 percent Bank Loan was approximately $2.2 million.
	•		Revenue bonds payable (“4.8 percent Revenue Bonds”) consisting of economic development revenue bonds issued by the City of Joliet, Illinois to finance certain land improvements. The 4.8 percent Revenue Bonds have an interest rate of 4.8 percent and a monthly payment of $29,000 principal and interest. At August 31, 2009, outstanding principal on the 4.8 percent Revenue Bonds was approximately $1.9 million.
	•		Revenue bonds payable (“6.8 percent Revenue Bonds”) are special service area revenue bonds issued by the City of Joliet, Illinois to finance certain land improvements. The 6.8 percent Revenue Bonds are billed and paid as a special assessment on real estate taxes. Interest payments are due on a semi-annual basis at 6.8 percent with principal payments due annually. Final maturity of the 6.8 percent Revenue Bonds is January 2012. At August 31, 2009, outstanding principal on the 6.8 percent Revenue Bonds was approximately $2.3 million.

In July 2008, DBLHB entered into a construction term loan agreement to finance the construction of the Company’s new headquarters building. The loan is comprised of a $51.3 million principal amount with an interest rate of 6.25 percent which matures 25 years after the completion of the headquarters building.

In January 1999, the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas (“Unified Government”) , issued approximately $71.3 million in taxable special obligation revenue (“TIF”) bonds in connection with the financing of construction of Kansas Speedway. At August 31, 2009, outstanding TIF bonds totaled approximately $65.8 million, net of the unamortized discount, which is comprised of a $17.0 million principal amount, 6.2 percent term bond due December 1, 2017 and $49.7 million principal amount, 6.8 percent term bond due December 1, 2027. The TIF bonds are repaid by the Unified Government with payments made in lieu of property taxes (“Funding Commitment”) by the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Kansas Speedway Corporation (“KSC”). Principal (mandatory redemption) payments per the Funding Commitment are payable by KSC on October 1 of each year. The semi-annual interest component of the Funding Commitment is payable on April 1 and October 1 of each year. KSC granted a mortgage and security interest in the Kansas project for its Funding Commitment obligation. The bond financing documents contain various restrictive covenants.

The Company currently has a $300.0 million revolving credit facility (“2006 Credit Facility”) which contains a feature that allows the Company to increase the credit facility to a total of $500.0 million, subject to certain conditions. The 2006 Credit Facility is scheduled to mature in June 2011, and accrues interest at LIBOR plus 30.0-80.0 basis points, based on the Company’s highest debt rating as determined by specified rating agencies. The 2006 Credit Facility contains various restrictive covenants. At August 31, 2009, the Company had approximately $100.0 million outstanding under the Credit Facility.

On October 6, 2009, the Company entered into a Master Shelf and Note Purchase Agreement (the “Master Agreement”) with a national insurance company. The Master Agreement provides for a $100.0 million private uncommitted “shelf” facility for the issuance of senior unsecured notes over a three-year period, with interest rates that may be fixed or floating and with such maturity dates, not to exceed ten years, as the parties may determine. The Master Agreement includes various covenants, limitations and events of default.

Total interest expense from continuing operations incurred by the Company was approximately $4.0 million and $3.8 million for the three months ended August 31, 2008 and 2009, respectively, and $10.9 million and $15.6 million for the nine months ended August 31, 2008 and 2009, respectively. Total interest capitalized for the three months ended August 31, 2008 and 2009, was approximately $1.6 million and $718,000, respectively, and approximately $4.9 million and $2.0 million for the nine months ended August 31, 2008 and 2009, respectively.

Financing costs of approximately $4.9 million and $4.4 million, net of accumulated amortization, have been deferred and are included in other assets at November 30, 2008 and August 31, 2009, respectively. These costs are being amortized on a straight line method, which approximates the effective yield method, over the life of the related financing.

8. Capital Stock

Stock Purchase Plans

In December 2006 the Company implemented a share repurchase program (“Stock Purchase Plan”) under which it is authorized to purchase up to $150.0 million of its outstanding Class A common shares. In February 2008 the Company announced that its Board of Directors had authorized an incremental $100.0 million share repurchase program. Collectively these programs are described as the “Stock Purchase Plans.” The Stock Purchase Plans allow the Company to purchase up to $250.0 million of its outstanding Class A common shares. The timing and amount of any shares repurchased under the Stock Purchase Plans will depend on a variety of factors, including price, corporate and regulatory requirements, capital availability and other market conditions. The Stock Purchase Plans may be suspended or discontinued at any time without prior notice. No shares have been or will be knowingly purchased from Company insiders or their affiliates.

Since inception of the Stock Purchase Plans through August 31, 2009, the Company has purchased 4,842,730 shares of its Class A common shares, for a total of approximately $210.8 million. Included in these totals are the purchases of 112,251 shares of its Class A common shares during the nine months ended August 31, 2009, at an average cost of approximately $24.71 per share (including commissions), for a total of approximately $2.8 million. These transactions occurred in open market purchases and pursuant to a trading plan under Rule 10b5-1. At August 31, 2009, the Company has approximately $39.2 million remaining repurchase authority under the current Stock Purchase Plans.

9. Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan

In April 2009, the Company awarded and issued a total of 29,002 restricted shares of the Company’s Class A common shares to certain officers and managers under the Company’s Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan (the “2006 Plan”). The shares of restricted stock awarded in April 2009, vest at the rate of 50.0 percent on the third anniversary of the award date and the remaining 50.0 percent on the fifth anniversary of the award date. The weighted average grant date fair value of these restricted share awards was $22.06 per share. In accordance with SFAS 123(R) “Share-Based Payment” the Company is recognizing stock-based compensation on its restricted shares awarded on the accelerated method over the requisite service period.

In July 2009, the Company granted a total of 37,993 options to the non-employee directors and 6,000 options to certain non-officer managers to purchase the Company’s Class A Common Stock. The exercise price for both groups of options is $25.62 per share. The non-employee director’s options become exercisable one year after the date of grant and expire on the tenth anniversary of the date of grant. The non-officer manager’s options vest over a two and one-half year period and expire on the tenth anniversary of the date of grant. In accordance with SFAS 123(R) the Company is recognizing stock-based compensation on its stock options granted on the straight-line method over the requisite service period. The fair value of each option granted is estimated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing valuation model that uses the assumptions in the following table:

Expected volatility			21.2%-24.2	%
Weighted average volatility			23.8	%
Expected dividends			0.5	%
Expected term (in years)			5.0-7.3
Risk-free rate			2.5%-3.0	%

10. Income Taxes

FASB Interpretation No. 48 Disclosures

The Company adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”) on December 1, 2007. FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attributes for financial statement disclosure of income tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a tax return. Also, FIN 48 provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, disclosure, and transition.

As of August 31, 2009, the Company has a total liability of approximately $22.2 million for uncertain tax positions, inclusive of tax, interest, and penalties. Of this amount, approximately $13.6 million represents income tax liability for uncertain tax positions related to various federal and state income tax matters, primarily the tax depreciation issue discussed below. If the accrued liability was de-recognized, approximately $3.3 million of taxes would impact the Company’s consolidated statement of operations as a reduction to its effective tax rate. Included in the balance sheet at August 31, 2009 are approximately $10.3 million of items of which, under existing tax laws, the ultimate deductibility is certain but for which the timing of the deduction is uncertain. Because of the impact of deferred income tax accounting, a deduction in a subsequent period would result in a deferred tax asset. Accordingly, upon de-recognition, the tax benefits associated with the reversal of these timing differences would have no impact, except for related interest and penalties, on the Company’s effective income tax rate.

The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions as part of its provision for federal and state income taxes. As of August 31, 2009, the Company has accrued approximately $8.0 million of interest and $0.6 million of penalties related to uncertain tax positions. If the accrued interest was de-recognized, approximately $4.9 million would impact the Company’s consolidated statement of operations as a reduction to its effective tax rate.

Effective May 28, 2009, the Company entered into a definitive settlement agreement (the “Settlement”) with the Internal Revenue Service (the “Service”) in connection with the previously disclosed federal income tax examination for the 1999 through 2005 fiscal years. As a result of the Settlement, on June 17, 2009, the Company received approximately $97.4 million of the $117.9 million in deposits that it had previously made with the Service, beginning in fiscal 2005, in order to prevent incurring additional interest. In addition, the Company received approximately $14.6 million in cash for interest earned on the deposited funds which were ultimately returned to the Company. The Company’s fiscal 2009 second quarter results reflect this interest income, net of tax, totaling approximately $8.9 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, in the income tax expense of its consolidated statement of operations.

The Settlement concludes an examination process the Service opened in fiscal 2002 that challenged the tax depreciation treatment of a significant portion of the Company’s motorsports entertainment facility assets. The Company believes the Settlement reaches an appropriate compromise on this issue. As a result of the Settlement, the Company is currently pursuing settlements on similar terms with the appropriate state tax authorities. Under these terms, the Company expects to pay between $6.0 million and $9.0 million in total to finalize the settlements with the various states. The Company believes that it has provided adequate reserves related to these various state matters including interest charges through August 31, 2009, and, as a result, does not expect that such an outcome would have a material adverse effect on results of operations.

Effective Income Tax Rates

The tax treatment of certain restructuring initiatives is the principal cause of the decreased effective income tax rate during the three and nine months ended August 31, 2008. The decrease was partially offset during the nine month period ended August 31, 2008, by the tax exempt nature of a non-cash charge to correct the carrying value of certain other assets in the first quarter of fiscal 2008. The tax treatment of providing a valuation allowance related to losses incurred in equity investments is the principal cause of the increased effective income tax rate during the three and nine months ended August 31, 2009. The increase was partially offset by the reduction in income taxes due to the interest income related to the Settlement with the Service in the second quarter of fiscal 2009.

As a result of the above items, the Company’s effective income tax rate decreased from the statutory income rate to approximately 32.3 percent and approximately 37.8 percent for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2008, respectively, and increased from the statutory income rate to approximately 49.8 percent and 109.8 percent for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2009, respectively.

11. Related Party Disclosures and Transactions

All of the racing events that take place during the Company’s fiscal year are sanctioned by various racing organizations such as the American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association, AMA Pro Racing, the Automobile Racing Club of America, the American Sportbike Racing Association — Championship Cup Series, the Federation Internationale de L’Automobile, the Federation Internationale Motocycliste, Grand American Road Racing Association (“Grand American”), Historic Sportscar Racing, Indy Racing League (“IRL”), NASCAR, National Hot Rod Association (“NHRA”), the Porsche Club of America, the Sports Car Club of America, the Sportscar Vintage Racing Association, the United States Auto Club and the World Karting Association. NASCAR, Grand American (which became a wholly-owned subsidiary of NASCAR in October 2008) and AMA Pro Racing each of which sanctions some of the Company’s principal racing events, are entities controlled by one or members of the France Family Group which controls in excess of 69 percent of the combined voting power of the outstanding stock of the Company, and some members of which serve as directors and officers of the Company. Standard NASCAR sanction agreements require racetrack operators to pay sanction fees and prize and point fund monies for each sanctioned event conducted. The prize and point fund monies are distributed by NASCAR to participants in the events. Prize and point fund monies paid by the Company to NASCAR and its subsidiaries from continuing operations for disbursement to competitors, which are exclusive of NASCAR and its subsidiaries sanction fees, totaled approximately $37.1 million and $33.2 million for the three months ended August 31, 2008 and 2009, respectively, and approximately $95.5 million and $92.6 million for the nine months ended August 31, 2008 and 2009, respectively. These numbers are not comparable because Grand American was not a subsidiary of NASCAR for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2008. There were no prize and point fund monies paid by the Company to NASCAR and its subsidiaries related to the discontinued operations for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2008 and 2009, respectively.

Under current agreements, NASCAR contracts directly with certain network providers for television rights to the entire NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck series schedules. Event promoters share in the television rights fees in accordance with the provision of the sanction agreement for each NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck series event. Under the terms of this arrangement, NASCAR retains 10.0 percent of the gross broadcast rights fees allocated to each NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck series event as a component of its sanction fees and remits the remaining 90.0 percent to the event promoter. The event promoter pays 25.0 percent of the gross broadcast rights fees allocated to the event as part of the previously discussed prize money paid to NASCAR for disbursement to competitors. The Company’s television broadcast

and ancillary rights fees from continuing operations received from NASCAR for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck series events conducted at its wholly-owned facilities, and recorded as part of motorsports related revenue, were approximately $69.6 million and $60.0 million for the three months ended August 31, 2008 and 2009, respectively, and $191.8 million and $182.6 million for the nine months ended August 31, 2008 and 2009, respectively. There were no television broadcast and ancillary rights fees received from NASCAR related to discontinued operations during the three and nine months ended August 31, 2008 and 2009, respectively.

12. Commitments and Contingencies

In October 2002, the Unified Government issued subordinate sales tax special obligation revenue bonds (“2002 STAR Bonds”) totaling approximately $6.3 million to reimburse the Company for certain construction already completed on the second phase of the Kansas Speedway project and to fund certain additional construction. The 2002 STAR Bonds, which require annual debt service payments and are due December 1, 2022, will be retired with state and local taxes generated within the speedway’s boundaries and are not the Company’s obligation. KSC has agreed to guarantee the payment of principal and any required premium and interest on the 2002 STAR Bonds. At August 31, 2009, the Unified Government had approximately $2.9 million outstanding on 2002 STAR Bonds. Under a keepwell agreement, the Company has agreed to provide financial assistance to KSC, if necessary, to support KSC’s guarantee of the 2002 STAR Bonds.

The Company has guaranteed minimum royalty payments under certain agreements through December 2015, with a remaining maximum exposure at August 31, 2009, of approximately $11.6 million.

In connection with the Company’s automobile and workers’ compensation insurance coverages and certain construction contracts, the Company has standby letter of credit agreements in favor of third parties totaling $3.4 million at August 31, 2009. At August 31, 2009, there were no amounts drawn on the standby letters of credit.

Current Litigation

The Company is from time to time a party to routine litigation incidental to its business. Management does not believe that the resolution of any or all of such litigation will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

In addition to such routine litigation incident to the Company’s business, it is a party to the litigation described below.

In July 2005, Kentucky Speedway, LLC filed a civil action in the Eastern District of Kentucky against NASCAR and the Company which alleged that “NASCAR and ISC have acted, and continue to act, individually and in combination and collusion with each other and other companies that control motorsports entertainment facilities hosting NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series, to illegally restrict the award of ... NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series [races].” The complaint was amended in 2007 to seek, in addition to damages, an injunction requiring NASCAR to “develop objective factors for the award of NEXTEL Cup races”, “divestiture of ISC and NASCAR so that the France Family and anyone else does not share ownership of both companies or serve as officers or directors of both companies”, “ISC’s divestiture of at least 8 of its 12 racetracks that currently operate a NEXTEL Cup race” and prohibiting further alleged violations of the antitrust laws. The complaint did not ask the court to cause NASCAR to award a NEXTEL Cup race to the Kentucky Speedway. Other than some vaguely conclusory allegations, the complaint failed to specify any specific unlawful conduct by the Company. Pre-trial “discovery” in the case was concluded and based upon all of the factual and expert evidentiary materials adduced the Company was more firmly convinced than ever that the case was without legal or factual merit.

On January 7, 2008 the Company’s position was vindicated when the Federal District Court Judge hearing the case ruled in favor of ISC and NASCAR and entered a judgment which stated that all claims of the plaintiff, Kentucky Speedway, LLC, were thereby dismissed, with prejudice, at the cost of the plaintiff. The Opinion and Order of the court entered on the same day concluded that Kentucky Speedway had failed to make out its case.

Subsequently, on January 11, 2008 Kentucky Speedway, LLC filed a Notice of Appeal to the United States Court of Appeal for the Sixth Circuit. The oral argument occurred on July 30, 2009. The Company expects the appellate process to be resolved in its favor in approximately 3 to 6 months.

At this point the likelihood of a materially adverse result appears to be remote, although there is always an element of uncertainty in litigation. It is premature to attempt to quantify the potential magnitude of such a remote possible adverse decision.

The fees and expenses associated with the defense of this suit have not been covered by insurance and have adversely impacted the Company’s financial condition. The court has assessed the allowable costs (not including legal fees) owed to the Company and has ordered Kentucky Speedway to post a bond for the payment of such costs, pending the outcome of the appeal to the Sixth Circuit.

13. Segment Reporting

The following tables provide segment reporting of the Company for the three months ended August 31, 2008 and 2009 (in thousands):

		Three Months Ended August 31, 2008
		Motorsports				All
		Event				Other				Total
Revenues		$	200,999			$	13,260			$	214,259
Depreciation and amortization			15,788				2,077				17,865
Operating income			58,758				2,267				61,025
Capital expenditures			38,237				11,204				49,441
Total assets			1,744,052				304,013				2,048,065
Equity investments			80,983				—				80,983

		Three Months Ended August 31, 2009
		Motorsports				All
		Event				Other				Total
Revenues		$	162,626			$	10,707			$	173,333
Depreciation and amortization			16,326				1,562				17,888
Operating income			14,657				911				15,568
Capital expenditures			12,549				11,588				24,137
Total assets			1,688,806				266,794				1,955,600
Equity investments			15,456				130				15,586

		Nine months ended August 31, 2008
		Motorsports				All
		Event				Other				Total
Revenues		$	549,259			$	35,765			$	585,024
Depreciation and amortization			46,230				6,388				52,618
Operating income			167,210				3,661				170,871
Capital expenditures			66,266				21,156				87,422

		Nine months ended August 31, 2009
		Motorsports				All
		Event				Other				Total
Revenues		$	465,477			$	27,327			$	492,804
Depreciation and amortization			48,769				5,999				54,768
Operating income			97,151				125				97,276
Capital expenditures			36,189				29,330				65,519

Intersegment revenues were approximately $1.1 million and $420,000 for the three months ended August 31, 2008 and 2009, respectively, and approximately $3.0 million and $1.4 million for the nine months ended August 31, 2008 and 2009, respectively.

14. Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements

In connection with the 2004 Senior Notes, the Company is required to provide condensed consolidating financial information for its subsidiary guarantors. All of the Company’s wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries have, jointly and severally, fully and unconditionally guaranteed, to each holder of 2004 Senior Notes and the trustee under the Indenture for the 2004 Senior Notes, the full and prompt performance of the Company’s obligations under the indenture and the 2004 Senior Notes, including the payment of principal (or premium, if any) and interest on the 2004 Senior Notes, on an equal and ratable basis.

The subsidiary guarantees are unsecured obligations of each subsidiary guarantor and rank equally in right of payment with all senior indebtedness of that subsidiary guarantor and senior in right of payment to all subordinated indebtedness of that subsidiary guarantor. The subsidiary guarantees are effectively subordinated to any secured indebtedness of the subsidiary guarantor with respect to the assets securing the indebtedness.

In the absence of both default and notice, there are no restrictions imposed by the Company’s 2006 Credit Facility, 2004 Senior Notes, or guarantees on the Company’s ability to obtain funds from its subsidiaries by dividend or loan. The Company has not presented

separate financial statements for each of the guarantors, because it has deemed that such financial statements would not provide the investors with any material additional information.

Included in the tables below, are condensed consolidating balance sheets as of November 30, 2008 and August 31, 2009, condensed consolidating statements of operations for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2008 and 2009, and condensed consolidating statements of cash flows for the nine months ended August 31, 2008 and 2009, of: (a) the Parent; (b) the guarantor subsidiaries; (c) the non-guarantor subsidiaries, consisting of the consolidated DBLHB variable interest entity; (d) elimination entries necessary to consolidate Parent with guarantor and non-guarantor subsidiary(ies); and (e) the Company on a consolidated basis (in thousands).

		Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet at November 30, 2008
						Combined
		Parent				Guarantor				Non-Guarantor
		Company				Subsidiaries				Subsidiary				Eliminations				Consolidated
Current assets		$	113,851			$	181,601			$	2,405			$	(15,979	)		$	281,878
Property and equipment, net			19,636				1,299,659				11,936				—				1,331,231
Advances to and investments in subsidiaries			2,898,327				905,565				—				(3,803,892	)			—
Other assets			102,461				425,119				40,130				—				567,710
Total Assets		$	3,134,275			$	2,811,944			$	54,471			$	(3,819,871	)		$	2,180,819
Current liabilities		$	169,761			$	136,166			$	3,869			$	(158	)		$	309,638
Long-term debt			1,154,254				9,505				51,250				(792,964	)			422,045
Deferred income taxes			(110,357	)			214,529				—				—				104,172
Other liabilities			183,642				19,963				—				—				203,605
Total shareholders’ equity (deficit)			1,736,975				2,431,781				(648	)			(3,026,749	)			1,141,359
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity		$	3,134,275			$	2,811,944			$	54,471			$	(3,819,871	)		$	2,180,819

		Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet at August 31, 2009
						Combined
		Parent				Guarantor				Non-Guarantor
		Company				Subsidiaries				Subsidiary				Eliminations				Consolidated
Current assets		$	124,645			$	169,618			$	4,095			$	(13,765	)		$	284,593
Property and equipment, net			30,004				1,256,298				33,536				—				1,319,838
Advances to and investments in subsidiaries			2,842,822				974,179				—				(3,817,001	)			—
Other assets			11,732				322,421				17,016				—				351,169
Total Assets		$	3,009,203			$	2,722,516			$	54,647			$	(3,830,766	)		$	1,955,600
Current liabilities		$	21,545			$	131,432			$	5,471			$	152			$	158,600
Long-term debt			1,224,127				(104,239	)			52,012				(801,673	)			370,227
Deferred income taxes			18,779				214,520				276				—				233,575
Other liabilities			41,231				19,407				—				—				60,638
Total shareholders’ equity (deficit)			1,703,521				2,461,396				(3,112	)			(3,029,245	)			1,132,560
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity		$	3,009,203			$	2,722,516			$	54,647			$	(3,830,766	)		$	1,955,600

		Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
		For The Three Months Ended August 31, 2008
						Combined
		Parent				Guarantor				Non-Guarantor
		Company				Subsidiaries				Subsidiary				Eliminations				Consolidated
Total revenues		$	355			$	237,633			$	—			$	(24,780	)		$	213,208
Total expenses			8,824				168,139				—				(24,780	)			152,183
Operating (loss) income			(8,469	)			69,494				—				—				61,025
Interest and other income (expense), net			3,733				4,525				(130	)			(11,752	)			(3,624	)
(Loss) income from continuing operations			(18,773	)			69,497				(130	)			(11,752	)			38,842
Net (loss) income			(18,773	)			69,446				(130	)			(11,752	)			38,791

		Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
		For The Three Months Ended August 31, 2009
						Combined
		Parent				Guarantor				Non-Guarantor
		Company				Subsidiaries				Subsidiary				Eliminations				Consolidated
Total revenues		$	331			$	186,050			$	6,780			$	(20,248	)		$	172,913
Total expenses			8,340				161,053				8,200				(20,248	)			157,345
Operating (loss) income			(8,009	)			24,997				(1,420	)			—				15,568
Interest and other expense, net			(827	)			(2,427	)			(103	)			(3,341	)			(6,698	)
(Loss) income from continuing operations			(9,761	)			19,081				(1,523	)			(3,341	)			4,456
Net (loss) income			(9,761	)			19,038				(1,523	)			(3,341	)			4,413

		Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
		For The Nine months ended August 31, 2008
						Combined
		Parent				Guarantor				Non-Guarantor
		Company				Subsidiaries				Subsidiary				Eliminations				Consolidated
Total revenues		$	1,264			$	689,774			$	—			$	(109,034	)		$	582,004
Total expenses			27,349				492,818				—				(109,034	)			411,133
Operating (loss) income			(26,085	)			196,956				—				—				170,871
Interest and other (expense) income, net			(5,806	)			22,063				(130	)			(24,560	)			(8,433	)
(Loss) income from continuing operations			(73,138	)			198,920				(130	)			(24,560	)			101,092
Net (loss) income			(73,138	)			198,802				(130	)			(24,560	)			100,974

		Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
		For The Nine months ended August 31, 2009
						Combined
		Parent				Guarantor				Non-Guarantor
		Company				Subsidiaries				Subsidiary				Eliminations				Consolidated
Total revenues		$	1,127			$	577,163			$	6,810			$	(93,690	)		$	491,410
Total expenses			24,688				454,585				8,551				(93,690	)			394,134
Operating (loss) income			(23,561	)			122,578				(1,741	)			—				97,276
Interest and other income (expense), net			4,448				(60,611	)			(437	)			(19,762	)			(76,362	)
(Loss) income from continuing operations			(26,963	)			46,852				(2,178	)			(19,762	)			(2,051	)
Net (loss) income			(26,963	)			46,722				(2,178	)			(19,762	)			(2,181	)

		Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
		For The Nine months ended August 31, 2008
						Combined
		Parent				Guarantor				Non-Guarantor
		Company				Subsidiaries				Subsidiary				Eliminations				Consolidated
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities		$	(38,837	)		$	250,430			$	1,925			$	(36,229	)		$	177,289
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities			162,119				(251,183	)			(53,225	)			36,229				(106,060	)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities			(125,866	)			(2,369	)			51,300				—				(76,935	)

		Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
		For The Nine months ended August 31, 2009
						Combined
		Parent				Guarantor				Non-Guarantor
		Company				Subsidiaries				Subsidiary				Eliminations				Consolidated
Net cash provided by (used in) by operating activities		$	79,276			$	179,308			$	(5,583	)		$	(13,429	)		$	239,572
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities			133,807				(183,920	)			6,992				13,429				(29,692	)
Net cash used in financing activities			(209,842	)			(1,550	)			—				—				(211,392	)

PART I.		FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 2.		MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Results of Operations

General

The general nature of our business is a motorsports themed amusement enterprise, furnishing amusement to the public in the form of motorsports themed entertainment. We derive revenues primarily from (i) admissions to motorsports events and motorsports themed amusement activities held at our facilities, (ii) revenue generated in conjunction with or as a result of motorsports events and motorsports themed amusement activities conducted at our facilities, and (iii) catering, concession and merchandising services during or as a result of these events and amusement activities.

“Admissions, net” revenue includes ticket sales for all of our racing events, activities at Daytona 500 EXperience and other motorsports activities and amusements, net of any applicable taxes.

“Motorsports related” revenue primarily includes television and ancillary media rights fees, promotion and sponsorship fees, hospitality rentals (including luxury suites, chalets and the hospitality portion of club seating), advertising revenues, royalties from licenses of our trademarks and track rentals.

“Food, beverage and merchandise” revenue includes revenues from concession stands, direct sales of souvenirs, hospitality catering, programs and other merchandise and fees paid by third party vendors for the right to occupy space to sell souvenirs and concessions at our motorsports entertainment facilities.

Direct expenses include (i) prize and point fund monies, National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing’s (“NASCAR”) sanction fees and, beginning in fiscal 2009, direct expenses also include prize and point fund monies and sanction fees for Grand American Road Racing (“Grand American”) and AMA Pro Racing (“AMA”), (ii) motorsports related expenses, which include labor, advertising, costs of competition paid to sanctioning bodies other than NASCAR, and, in fiscal 2009, Grand American and AMA, and other expenses associated with the promotion of all of our motorsports events and activities, and (iii) food, beverage and merchandise expenses, consisting primarily of labor and costs of goods sold.

Starting in fiscal 2009, branding of the NASCAR truck series changed. The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series became the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Throughout the interim financial statements, the naming convention for these series is consistent with the branding in fiscal 2009.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. While our estimates and assumptions are based on conditions existing at and trends leading up to the time the estimates and assumptions are made, actual results could differ materially from those estimates and assumptions. We continually review our accounting policies, how they are applied and how they are reported and disclosed in the financial statements.

The following is a summary of our critical accounting policies and estimates and how they are applied in the preparation of the financial statements.

Basis of Presentation and Consolidation. We consolidate all entities we control by ownership of a majority voting interest and variable interest entities for which we are the primary beneficiary. Our judgment in determining if we are the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity includes assessing our level of involvement in establishing the entity, determining whether we provide more than half of any management, operational or financial support to the entity, and determining if we absorb the majority of the entity’s expected losses or returns.

We apply the equity method of accounting for our investments in joint ventures and other investees whenever we can exert significant influence on the investee but do not have effective control over the investee. Our consolidated net income includes our share of the net earnings or losses from these investees. Our judgment regarding the level of influence over each equity method investee includes considering factors such as our ownership interest, board representation and policy making decisions. We periodically evaluate these equity investments for potential impairment where a decline in value is determined to be other than temporary. We eliminate all significant intercompany transactions from financial results.

Revenue Recognition. Advance ticket sales and event-related revenues for future events are deferred until earned, which is generally once the events are conducted. The recognition of event-related expenses is matched with the recognition of event-related revenues.

NASCAR contracts directly with certain network providers for television rights to the entire NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck series schedules. Event promoters share in the television rights fees in accordance with the provision of the sanction agreement for each NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck series event. Under the terms of this

arrangement, NASCAR retains 10.0 percent of the gross broadcast rights fees allocated to each NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck series event as a component of its sanction fees and remits the remaining 90.0 percent to the event promoter. The event promoter pays 25.0 percent of the gross broadcast rights fees allocated to the event as part of awards to the competitors.

Our revenues from marketing partnerships are paid in accordance with negotiated contracts, with the identities of partners and the terms of sponsorship changing from time to time. Some of our marketing partnership agreements are for multiple facilities and/or events and include multiple specified elements, such as tickets, hospitality chalets, suites, display space and signage for each included event. The allocation of such marketing partnership revenues between the multiple elements, events and facilities is based on relative fair value. The sponsorship revenue allocated to an event is recognized when the event is conducted.

Revenues and related costs from the sale of merchandise to retail customers, internet sales and direct sales to dealers are recognized at the time of sale.

Accounts Receivable. We regularly review the collectability of our accounts receivable. An allowance for doubtful accounts is estimated based on historical experience of write-offs and future expectations of conditions that might impact the collectability of accounts.

Business Combinations. All business combinations are accounted for under the purchase method. Whether net assets or common stock is acquired, fair values are determined and assigned to the purchased assets and assumed liabilities of the acquired entity. The excess of the cost of the acquisition over fair value of the net assets acquired (including recognized intangibles) is recorded as goodwill. Business combinations involving existing motorsports entertainment facilities commonly result in a significant portion of the purchase price being allocated to the fair value of the contract-based intangible asset associated with long-term relationships manifest in the sanction agreements with sanctioning bodies, such as NASCAR, Grand American and/or Indy Racing League (“IRL”). The continuity of sanction agreements with these bodies has historically enabled the facility operator to host motorsports events year after year. While individual sanction agreements may be of terms as short as one year, a significant portion of the purchase price in excess of the fair value of acquired tangible assets is commonly paid to acquire anticipated future cash flows from events promoted pursuant to these agreements which are expected to continue for the foreseeable future and therefore, in accordance with SFAS No. 141, are recorded as indefinite-lived intangible assets recognized apart from goodwill.

Capitalization and Depreciation Policies. Property and equipment are stated at cost. Maintenance and repairs that neither materially add to the value of the property nor appreciably prolong its life are charged to expense as incurred. Depreciation and amortization for financial statement purposes are provided on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets. When we construct assets, we capitalize costs of the project, including, but not limited to, certain pre-acquisition costs, permitting costs, fees paid to architects and contractors, certain costs of our design and construction subsidiary, property taxes and interest.

We must make estimates and assumptions when accounting for capital expenditures. Whether an expenditure is considered an operating expense or a capital asset is a matter of judgment. When constructing or purchasing assets, we must determine whether existing assets are being replaced or otherwise impaired, which also is a matter of judgment. Our depreciation expense for financial statement purposes is highly dependent on the assumptions we make about our assets’ estimated useful lives. We determine the estimated useful lives based upon our experience with similar assets, industry, legal and regulatory factors, and our expectations of the usage of the asset. Whenever events or circumstances occur which change the estimated useful life of an asset, we account for the change prospectively.

Interest costs associated with major development and construction projects are capitalized as part of the cost of the project. Interest is typically capitalized on amounts expended using the weighted-average cost of our outstanding borrowings, since we typically do not borrow funds directly related to a development or construction project. We capitalize interest on a project when development or construction activities begin and cease when such activities are substantially complete or are suspended for more than a brief period.

Impairment of Long-lived Assets, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. Our consolidated balance sheets include significant amounts of long-lived assets, goodwill and other intangible assets. Our intangible assets are comprised of assets having finite useful lives, which are amortized over that period, and goodwill and other non-amortizable intangible assets with indefinite useful lives. Current accounting standards require testing these assets for impairment, either upon the occurrence of an impairment indicator or annually, based on assumptions regarding our future business outlook. While we continue to review and analyze many factors that can impact our business prospects in the future, our analyses are subjective and are based on conditions existing at, and trends leading up to, the time the estimates and assumptions are made. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates and assumptions. Our judgments with regard to our future business prospects could impact whether or not an impairment is deemed to have occurred, as well as the timing of the recognition of such an impairment charge. Our equity method investees also perform such tests for impairment of long-lived assets, goodwill and other intangible assets.

Self-Insurance Reserves. We use a combination of insurance and self-insurance for a number of risks including general liability, workers’ compensation, vehicle liability and employee-related health care benefits. Liabilities associated with the risks that we retain are estimated by considering various historical trends and forward-looking assumptions related to costs, claim counts and payments. The estimated accruals for these liabilities could be significantly affected if future occurrences and claims differ from these assumptions and historical trends.

Income Taxes. The tax law requires that certain items be included in our tax return at different times than when these items are reflected in our consolidated financial statements. Some of these differences are permanent, such as expenses not deductible on our tax return. However, some differences reverse over time, such as depreciation expense, and these temporary differences create deferred tax assets and liabilities. Our estimates of deferred income taxes and the significant items giving rise to deferred tax assets and liabilities reflect our assessment of actual future taxes to be paid on items reflected in our financial statements, giving consideration to both timing and probability of realization. Actual income taxes could vary significantly from these estimates due to future changes in income tax law or changes or adjustments resulting from final review of our tax returns by taxing authorities, which could also adversely impact our cash flow.

In the ordinary course of business, there are many transactions and calculations where the ultimate tax outcome is uncertain. Accruals for uncertain tax positions are provided for in accordance with the requirements of FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.” Under this interpretation, we may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position should be measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50.0 percent likelihood of being realized upon the ultimate settlement. This interpretation also provides guidance on de-recognition of income tax assets and liabilities, classification of current and deferred income tax assets and liabilities, accounting for interest and penalties associated with tax positions, and income tax disclosures. Judgment is required in assessing the future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in our financial statements or tax returns. Although we believe the estimates are reasonable, no assurance can be given that the final outcome of these matters will not be different than what is reflected in the historical income tax provisions and accruals. Such differences could have a material impact on the income tax provision and operating results in the period in which such determination is made.

Derivative Instruments. From time to time, we utilize derivative instruments in the form of interest rate swaps and locks to assist in managing our interest rate risk. We do not enter into any interest rate swap or lock derivative instruments for trading purposes. We account for the interest rate swaps and locks in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (“SFAS”) No. 133 “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” as amended.

Contingent Liabilities. Our determination of the treatment of contingent liabilities in the financial statements is based on our view of the expected outcome of the applicable contingency. In the ordinary course of business we consult with legal counsel on matters related to litigation and other experts both within and outside our company. We accrue a liability if the likelihood of an adverse outcome is probable and the amount of loss is reasonably estimable. We disclose the matter but do not accrue a liability if either the likelihood of an adverse outcome is only reasonably possible or an estimate of loss is not determinable. Legal and other costs incurred in conjunction with loss contingencies are expensed as incurred.

Discontinued Operations

Nazareth Speedway

After the completion of Nazareth Speedway’s (“Nazareth”) fiscal 2004 events we discontinued its motorsports event operations. The NASCAR Nationwide Series and IRL IndyCar Series events, then conducted at Nazareth, were realigned to other motorsports entertainment facilities within our portfolio. The property on which the former Nazareth Speedway was located continues to be marketed for sale. For all periods presented, the results of operations of Nazareth are presented as discontinued operations.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

New York Metropolitan Speedway Development

In connection with our efforts to develop a major motorsports entertainment facility in the New York metropolitan area, our subsidiary, 380 Development, LLC, purchased a total of 676 acres located in the New York City borough of Staten Island in early fiscal 2005 and began improvements including fill operations on the property. In December 2006, we announced its decision to discontinue pursuit of the speedway development on Staten Island. In May 2007, we entered into a Consent Order with the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (“DEC”) to resolve certain issues surrounding the fill operations and the prior placement of fill at the site that contained constituents above regulatory thresholds. The Consent Order required us to remove non-compliant fill pursuant to an approved comprehensive fill removal plan, and to pay a penalty to DEC of $562,500, half of which was paid in May 2007 and the other half of which was suspended so long as we complied with the terms of the Consent Order. During the second quarter of fiscal 2009 the DEC notified us that we had complied with the terms of the Consent Order and that we had no further obligations under the Consent Order. The property is currently marketed for sale and the Company has received interest from multiple parties. During the third quarter of fiscal 2009, we determined, based on our understanding of the real estate market and ongoing discussions with interested parties, that the current carrying value of the property was in excess of the fair market value. As a result, we recognized a non-cash, pre-tax charge in our results of approximately $13.0 million, or $0.16 per diluted share after-tax, which is included in the Motorsports Event segment.

Equity and Other Investments

Motorsports Authentics

We are partners with Speedway Motorsports, Inc. in a 50/50 joint venture, SMISC, LLC, which, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Motorsports Authentics, LLC conducts business under the name Motorsports Authentics (“MA”). MA is a leader in design, promotion, marketing and distribution of motorsports licensed merchandise.

Our 50.0 percent portion of MA’s operating results was equity in net loss of approximately ($3.2) million for the three months ended August 31, 2009 as compared to equity in net income of approximately $196,000 for the same period of the prior year and equity in net loss of approximately ($6.6) million for the nine months ending August 31, 2009 as compared to equity in net income of approximately $5.0 million for the same period of the prior year and are included in Equity in Net Income (Loss) From Equity Investments in our consolidated statements of operations. MA’s performance in 2008 benefited significantly from product sales associated with a new team, car number and sponsor for MA’s most significant license and, primarily in the first fiscal quarter of 2008, the 50th running of the Daytona 500. MA did not benefit from similar unique opportunities for the sale of licensed merchandise in the same fiscal periods of 2009. In addition, MA’s performance has been impacted by unprecedented adverse economic trends, particularly the decline in consumer confidence and the rise in unemployment that began to manifest in early fiscal 2008 and has increasingly contributed to the decrease in attendance for motorsports entertainment events during the three and nine months ended August 31, 2009. As with our core business, we expect these adverse economic trends to continue through fiscal 2009 and into fiscal 2010.

MA designs, markets and distributes officially licensed motorsports merchandise, including die-cast scaled replicas of motorsports vehicles, apparel and memorabilia, through a variety of retail and wholesale channels, including trackside at racing events, specialty retailers, and mass retail department stores and chains. MA excels in the distribution of merchandise trackside at racing events and to certain specialty retailers. Additionally, MA is considered “best in class” in the design and distribution of NASCAR die-cast vehicles. Both are areas in which we expect MA to maintain and grow its leadership position for the foreseeable future. Other channels of distribution include licensed apparel and memorabilia to mass retailers. In recent months, MA management and ownership have considered various approaches to optimize performance in these distribution channels. As the challenges have been assessed, it became apparent during the second quarter of fiscal 2009, that there is significant risk in future business initiatives in mass apparel, memorabilia and other yet to be developed products. These initiatives had previously been deemed achievable and were included in projections that supported the carrying value of inventory, goodwill and other intangible assets on MA’s balance sheet. This analysis, combined with a long-term macroeconomic outlook that is believed to be less robust than previously expected, triggered MA’s review of certain assets under SFAS 142 and 144. MA’s management is currently performing an evaluation of the level of impairment on its goodwill, intangible and other long-lived assets, which is expected to be completed within the next one to three months. We evaluated our carrying value of our equity investment in MA at May 31, 2009, in accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion (“APB”) 18, “The Equity Method of Accounting for Investments in Common Stock.”

As a result of the evaluation performed under APB 18, we recognized an impairment charge of $55.6 million or $1.14 per diluted share after tax, during the second quarter of fiscal 2009. This impairment charge is included in the equity investment losses for the nine months ended August 31, 2009.

As with any business in this adverse economic environment, management must find the optimal business model for long-term viability. In addition to revisiting the business vision for MA, management, with support of ownership, is also undertaking certain initiatives to improve inventory controls and buying cycles, as well as implementing changes to make MA a more efficiently operated and profitable company. We believe a revised MA business vision with focus on its core competencies along with streamlined operations, reduced operating costs and inventory risk, are necessary to achieve a leaner and more profitable operation in the future.

In the fiscal third quarter ending August 31, 2009, for various strategic purposes, MA ceased paying certain guaranteed royalties under several license agreements where estimated royalties payable based on projected sales were less than stipulated guaranteed minimum royalties payable (“unearned royalties”). All earned royalties that were due have been paid. MA has received notices from certain licensors alleging default under the license agreements if MA does not pay unearned royalties within stipulated cure periods. MA is attempting to obtain extensions from licensors where cure periods, including any subsequent extensions, have lapsed or are near termination.

Should such negotiations not be successful, should management decide to allow licensed defaults to remain uncured, or should licensors not grant extended cure periods and exercise their rights under the agreements, MA’s business and its ability to continue operating could be severely impacted. MA has not decided whether or when such payments, full or partial, may resume. Upon default, a material amount of guaranteed royalty payments under several license agreements could be asserted by the licensors as immediately due. MA is exploring other business strategies in conjunction with certain motorsports industry stakeholders that allow MA reasonable future opportunity to operate profitably.

We could increase our investment in MA, in the form of additional equity contributions or loans, in amounts that could be material.

We could be required to fund part or all of our associated contingent guarantee obligations of up to approximately $11.6 million should MA have insufficient future financial resources and such obligations remain due. Should MA’s license renegotiations and other strategic efforts be insufficient, we could be required to record an impairment charge of up to the approximately $15.5 million, based on our carrying value of MA at August 31, 2009.

As of October 9, 2009, MA is not in compliance with one of its affirmative covenants under its credit and security agreement as a result of its auditor modifying their fiscal 2008 audit opinion. Based on information received from MA, we believe that MA’s bank will not take restrictive action with regards to this technical default and will continue to allow MA to operate under its credit line while monitoring the situation. MA does not have any outstanding balances on this credit facility as of October 9, 2009.

As of August 31, 2009, we believe the carrying value of our investment in MA of $15.5 million approximates its net realizable value.

Stock Purchase Plans

An important component of our capital allocation strategy is returning capital to shareholders. We have solid operating margins that generate substantial operating cash flow. Using these internally generated proceeds, we have returned a significant amount of capital to shareholders primarily through our share repurchase program.

In December 2006 we implemented a share repurchase program under which we are authorized to purchase up to $150.0 million of our outstanding Class A common shares. In February 2008 we announced that our Board of Directors had authorized an incremental $100.0 million share repurchase program. Collectively these programs are described as the “Stock Purchase Plans.” The Stock Purchase Plans allow us to purchase up to $250.0 million of our outstanding Class A common shares. The timing and amount of any shares repurchased under the Stock Purchase Plans will depend on a variety of factors, including price, corporate and regulatory requirements, capital availability and other market conditions. The Stock Purchase Plans may be suspended or discontinued at any time without prior notice. No shares have been or will be knowingly purchased from Company insiders or their affiliates.

In September 2008, we suspended purchases under the Stock Purchase Plans as a result of our desire to build cash balances due to the challenges facing the credit markets. In June 2009, we reactivated the Stock Purchase Plans and authorized our agent to purchase shares under certain opportunistic parameters, which encompass price, corporate and regulatory requirements, capital availability and other market conditions. On a quarterly basis and pursuant to the trading plan under Rule10b5-1, we review and adjust, if necessary, the parameters of our Stock Purchase Plans.

Since inception of the Stock Purchase Plans through August 31, 2009, we have purchased 4,842,730 shares of our Class A common shares, for a total of approximately $210.8 million. Included in these totals are the purchases of 112,251 shares of our Class A common shares during the nine months ended August 31, 2009, at an average cost of approximately $24.71 per share (including commissions), for a total of approximately $2.8 million. These transactions occurred in open market purchases and pursuant to a trading plan under Rule 10b5-1. At August 31, 2009, we have approximately $39.2 million remaining repurchase authority under the current Stock Purchase Plans.

Income Taxes

Settlement with the Internal Revenue Service

Effective May 28, 2009, we entered into a definitive settlement agreement (the “Settlement”) with the Internal Revenue Service (the “Service”) in connection with the previously disclosed federal income tax examination for the 1999 through 2005 fiscal years. As a result of the Settlement, on June 17, 2009, we received approximately $97.4 million of the $117.9 million in deposits that we had previously made with the Service, beginning in fiscal 2005, in order to prevent incurring additional interest. In addition, we received approximately $14.6 million in cash for interest earned on the deposited funds which were ultimately returned to us. Our fiscal 2009 second quarter results reflect this interest income, net of tax, totaling approximately $8.9 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, in the income tax expense of our consolidated statement of operations.

The Settlement concludes an examination process the Service opened in fiscal 2002 that challenged the tax depreciation treatment of a significant portion of our motorsports entertainment facility assets. We believe the Settlement reaches an appropriate compromise on this issue. As a result of the Settlement, we are currently pursuing settlements on similar terms with the appropriate state tax authorities. Under these terms, we expect to pay between $6.0 million and $9.0 million in total to finalize the settlements with the various states. We believe that we have provided adequate reserves related to these various state matters including interest charges through August 31, 2009, and, as a result, do not expect that such an outcome would have a material adverse effect on results of operations.

Effective Income Tax Rates

The tax treatment of certain restructuring initiatives is the principal cause of the decreased effective income tax rate during the three and nine months ended August 31, 2008. The decrease was partially offset during the nine month period ended August 31, 2008, by the tax exempt nature of a non-cash charge to correct the carrying value of certain other assets in the first quarter of fiscal 2008. The tax treatment of providing a valuation allowance related to losses incurred in equity investments is the principal cause of the increased effective income tax rate during the three and nine months ended August 31, 2009. The increase was partially offset by the reduction in income taxes due to the interest income related to the Settlement with the Service in the second quarter of fiscal 2009.

As a result of the above items, our effective income tax rate decreased from the statutory income rate to approximately 32.3 percent and approximately 37.8 percent for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2008, respectively, and increased from the statutory income rate to approximately 49.8 percent and 109.8 percent for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2009, respectively.

Future Trends in Operating Results

Economic conditions, including those affecting disposable consumer income and corporate budgets such as employment, business conditions, interest rates and taxation rates, may impact our ability to sell tickets to our events and to secure revenues from corporate marketing partnerships. We believe that adverse economic trends, particularly credit availability, the decline in consumer confidence, the rise in unemployment and increased fuel and food costs, significantly contributed to the decrease in attendance for certain of our motorsports entertainment events during fiscal 2008. We have seen certain of these trends persist to date in fiscal 2009 and expect they will continue to adversely impact our business well into 2010, which negatively impacts our attendance-related, as well as corporate partner, revenues.

Admissions

An important component of our operating strategy has been our long-standing practice of focusing closely on supply and demand when evaluating ticket pricing and adjusting capacity at our facilities. By effectively managing ticket prices and seating capacity, we can stimulate ticket renewals and advance sales. Advance ticket sales result in earlier cash flow and reduce the potential negative impact of actual and forecasted inclement weather on ticket sales.

With any ticketing program, we first examine our pricing structure to ensure that prices are in line with market demand. Typically, we raise prices on select areas of our facilities during any one year. When necessary, we will reduce pricing on inventory. We are sensitive to the economic challenges that many of our fans face, and to address this, in 2009, we lowered prices on over 150,000 seats, or 15.0 percent of our grandstand capacity, for NASCAR Sprint Cup events across the Company.

For our 2010 events, we are expanding our reduced pricing to approximately 500,000 seats throughout our facilities as well as unbundling a substantial number of tickets to better respond to consumer demand. We will also develop renewal pricing that will encourage and reward our best customers, those that renew early. In addition to pricing, we are providing fans various incentives as well as special access privileges. In addition, we have created ticket packages that provide added value opportunities, making it more affordable for our fans to attend live events. These packages may include an “all-you-can-eat” component; fuel saving offers; and military discounts. As we want to develop the next generation motorsports fan, we have expanded our youth initiative to encourage families to attend by providing substantial savings on tickets for children under 12 years of age.

We believe our pricing levels and initiatives are on target with demand, based on our research and analysis, while not damaging the long-term value of our business. It is important that we maintain the integrity of our pricing model by rewarding our best and loyal customers. We don’t adjust pricing inside of the sales cycle and avoid rewarding last-minute ticket buyers by discounting tickets. Further, we limit and monitor the availability of promotional tickets. All of these factors could have a detrimental effect on our pricing model and long-term value of our business. We believe it is more important to encourage advance ticket sales and maintain price integrity to achieve long-term growth than to capture short-term incremental revenue.

Corporate Partnerships

With regard to corporate marketing partner relationships, we believe that our presence in key markets, impressive portfolio of events and attractive fan demographics are beneficial and help to mitigate adverse economic trends as we continue to pursue renewal and expansion of existing marketing partnerships and establish new corporate relationships. For example, fiscal 2008 was the first year of our multi-year, multi-facility official status agreement with Coca Cola, which ranks as one of the most significant official status marketing partnerships in our history. In addition, we benefited from our first multi-year facility naming rights agreement between Auto Club of Southern California and our California facility that began in 2008.

As the economic outlook further deteriorated in the latter part of fiscal 2008 and has extended into fiscal 2009, we are experiencing a slowdown in corporate spending. In addition, the process of securing sponsorship deals has become more time consuming as corporations are more closely scrutinizing their marketing budgets. We expect these trends to continue well into 2010.

Despite current economic conditions, we continue to bring new sponsors into the sport, such as Able Body Labor, GoDaddy.com, Kraft Foods and HP Hood. We continue to believe that revenues from our corporate marketing relationships will grow over the long term, contributing to strong earnings and cash flow stability and predictability.

Television Broadcast and Ancillary Media Rights

Domestic broadcast and ancillary media rights fees revenues are an important component of our revenue and earnings stream. Starting in 2007, NASCAR entered into new combined eight-year agreements with FOX, ABC/ESPN, TNT and SPEED for the domestic broadcast and related rights for its three national touring series — Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck. The agreements total approximately $4.5 billion over the eight-year period from 2007 through 2014. This results in an approximate $560.0 million gross average annual rights fee for the industry, a more than 40.0 percent increase over the previous contract average of $400.0 million annually. The industry rights fees were approximately $515.0 million for 2008, and will increase, on average, by approximately three percent per year through the 2014 season. The annual increase is expected to vary between two and four percent per year over the period.

FOX and TNT have been strong supporters of NASCAR racing since 2001, and both have played a major role in the sports’ meteoric climb in popularity. We have and expect to continue to see ongoing broadcast innovation in their coverage of NASCAR racing events. Also notable was the return of ESPN to the sport in 2007, which it helped build throughout the 1980s and 1990s. ESPN’s coverage and weekly ancillary NASCAR-related programming continues to promote the sport across various properties. Lastly, ESPN broadcasts substantially all of the NASCAR Nationwide Series, providing that growing series with the continuity and promotional support that will allow it to flourish. While ratings fluctuate year to year, the long-term ratings health of NASCAR Sprint Cup series events remains robust as they are the second highest-rated regular season sport on television. In addition, the NASCAR Nationwide and Camping World Truck series are the second and third highest rated motorsports in the US, respectively.

These long-term contracts give significant cash flow visibility to us, race teams and NASCAR over the contract period. Television broadcast and ancillary rights fees from continuing operations received from NASCAR for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck series events conducted at our wholly owned facilities under these agreements, and recorded as part of motorsports related revenue, were approximately $69.6 million and $60.0 million for the three months ended August 31, 2008 and 2009, respectively, and approximately $191.8 million and $182.6 million for the nine months ended August 31, 2008 and 2009, respectively. Operating income generated by these media rights were approximately $51.4 million and $43.9 million for the three months ended August 31, 2008 and 2009, respectively, and approximately $134.4 million and $126.2 million for the nine months ended August 31, 2008 and 2009, respectively.

As media rights revenues fluctuate so do the variable costs tied to the percentage of broadcast rights fees required to be paid to competitors as part of NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck series sanction agreements. NASCAR prize and point fund monies, as well as sanction fees (“NASCAR direct expenses”), are outlined in the sanction agreement for each event and are negotiated in advance of an event. As previously discussed, included in these NASCAR direct expenses are 25.0 percent of the gross domestic television broadcast rights fees allocated to our NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck series events, as part of prize and point fund money. These annually negotiated contractual amounts paid to NASCAR contribute to the support and growth of the sport of NASCAR stock car racing through payments to the teams and sanction fees paid to NASCAR. As such, we do not expect these costs to decrease in the future as a percentage of admissions and motorsports related income. We anticipate any operating margin improvement to come primarily from economies of scale and controlling costs in areas such as motorsports related and general and administrative expenses.

Motorsports Event Realignment

Our success has been, and is expected to remain, dependent on maintaining good working relationships with the organizations that sanction events at our facilities, particularly with NASCAR, whose sanctioned events at our wholly owned facilities accounted for approximately 87.5 percent of our revenues in fiscal 2008. NASCAR continues to entertain and discuss proposals from track operators regarding potential realignment of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series dates to more geographically diverse and potentially more desirable markets where there may be greater demand, resulting in an opportunity for increased revenues to the track operators. NASCAR approved realignments of certain NASCAR Sprint Cup and other events at our facilities. We believe that the realignments have provided, and will continue to provide, incremental net positive revenue and earnings as well as further enhance the sport’s exposure in highly desirable markets, which we believe benefits the sport’s fans, teams, sponsors and television broadcast partners as well as promoters. We believe we are well positioned to capitalize on these future opportunities. One example is our proposed hotel and casino project at Kansas Speedway (see “Kansas Hotel and Casino Development”). NASCAR has indicated that it is open to discussion regarding additional date realignments, and, assuming our proposal is awarded the casino management contract by the State of Kansas as part of the current re-bidding process, we plan to petition NASCAR for an additional date realignment for that speedway.

Capital Improvements

Since we compete with newer entertainment venues for patrons and sponsors, we will continue to evaluate opportunities to enhance our facilities, thereby producing additional revenue opportunities and improving the event experience for our guests. Major examples of these efforts include:

     Fiscal 2006

	•		Renovations and expansions at the Auto Club Speedway of Southern California (“Auto Club Speedway”) (formerly The California Speedway), where we renovated and expanded the facility’s front midway area. The new plaza features a full-service outdoor café with cuisine by celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck, in addition to a town center, retail store and concert stage. Other highlights include shade features, modified entry gates, expanded hospitality areas, radio broadcast locations, giant video walls, leisure areas and grass and water accents. This project was the direct result of fan feedback, and further demonstrates our commitment to providing a premium entertainment environment for our guests. In fiscal 2008, we are adding escalators to improve traffic flow to suites and tower seats as well as adding other fan amenities;
	•		We replaced approximately 14,000 grandstand seats behind turns three and four at Phoenix International Raceway (“Phoenix”) with upgraded grandstands and luxury suites behind turn one which provided improved sightlines and a more premium seating and suite experience for our fans. We also added a 100-person premier club called Octane atop the turn one grandstands, which provided guests with an elite setting to experience racing in style; and

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We repaved Talladega Superspeedway’s (“Talladega”) 2.6 mile oval. Talladega’s racing surface had not been repaved since 1979, and we believe the newly paved racing surface has enhanced the thrilling on-track competition.

     Fiscal 2007

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In connection with the construction of the three-tiered grandstand at Richmond International Raceway (“Richmond”), we completed the 700-person, members only Torque Club for individual fans looking to enjoy a race weekend in style or businesses seeking to entertain clients. The Torque Club also serves as a unique site for special events on non-race weekends throughout the year. Escalators to improve traffic flow to the new Torque Club and grandstand were added in fiscal 2008.

     Fiscal 2008

	•		We installed track lighting at Chicagoland as well as improved certain electrical infrastructure in certain camping areas. In addition to enhancing the guest experience, we now have the flexibility to run events later in the day in the event of inclement weather;
	•		We repaved Darlington Raceway (“Darlington”) and constructed a tunnel in Turn 3 that provides improved access for fans and allows emergency vehicles to easily enter and exit the infield area of the track. These collective projects mark the largest one-time investment in the 50-year history of the storied South Carolina facility;
	•		We enhanced seating at Michigan International Speedway (“Michigan”) to provide wider seats, seatbacks and more leg room for fans. We also added incremental camping capacity and new shower/restroom facilities for our on-site overnight guests, as well as installed a state-of-the-art 110-foot, three-sided LED scoreboard for fans to more easily follow the on-track competition. Finally, we added additional branded way-finding signage to help pedestrians, motorists and campers find their way in, out and around the 1,400-acre racetrack property; and
	•		We constructed new media centers at Watkins Glen International (“Watkins Glen”) and Homestead, which we believe increased appeal to media content providers, sports journalists, racing team owners and drivers and others involved in the motorsports industry.

     Fiscal 2009

	•		We are constructing a new media center at Michigan as part of the terrace suite redevelopment project which is expected to increase appeal to media content providers, sports journalists, racing team owners and drivers and others involved in the motorsports industry;
	•		To further enhance our guest experience, we are to reconfiguring tram and pedestrian routes at Richmond; building a new tram stop at Daytona; and, replacing the seats in the lower grandstands at Talladega; and
	•		We have constructed a new leader board at Homestead, which will be the prototype for future tracks.

For the remainder of fiscal 2009, we anticipate modest capital spending on other projects for maintenance, safety and regulatory requirements, as well as for preserving the guest experience at our events to enable us to effectively compete with other sports venues for consumer and corporate spending.

Growth Strategies

Our growth strategies also include exploring ways to grow our businesses through acquisitions, developments and joint ventures. This has most recently been demonstrated through the acquisitions of the additional interests in Raceway Associates, owner and operator of Chicagoland and Route 66; our Motorsports Authentics joint venture (see previous discussion of “Equity and Other Investments”); and, our planned real estate development joint ventures (see “Daytona Live! Development” and “Kansas Hotel and Casino Development”).

Current Litigation

From time to time, we are a party to routine litigation incidental to our business. We do not believe that the resolution of any or all of such litigation will have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

In addition to such routine litigation incident to our business, we are a party to the litigation described below.

In July 2005, Kentucky Speedway, LLC filed a civil action in the Eastern District of Kentucky against NASCAR and us which alleged that “NASCAR and ISC have acted, and continue to act, individually and in combination and collusion with each other and other companies that control motorsports entertainment facilities hosting NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series, to illegally restrict the award of ... NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series [races].” The complaint was amended in 2007 to seek, in addition to damages, an injunction requiring NASCAR to “develop objective factors for the award of NEXTEL Cup races”, “divestiture of ISC and NASCAR so that the France Family and anyone else does not share ownership of both companies or serve as officers or directors of both companies”, “ISC’s divestiture of at least 8 of its 12 racetracks that currently operate a NEXTEL Cup race” and prohibiting further alleged violations of the antitrust laws. The complaint did not ask the court to cause NASCAR to award a NEXTEL Cup race to the Kentucky Speedway.

Other than some vaguely conclusory allegations, the complaint failed to specify any specific unlawful conduct by us. Pre-trial “discovery” in the case was concluded and based upon all of the factual and expert evidentiary materials adduced we were more firmly convinced than ever that the case was without legal or factual merit.

On January 7, 2008 our position was vindicated when the Federal District Court Judge hearing the case ruled in favor of ISC and NASCAR and entered a judgment which stated that all claims of the plaintiff, Kentucky Speedway, LLC, were thereby dismissed, with prejudice, at the cost of the plaintiff. The Opinion and Order of the court entered on the same day concluded that Kentucky Speedway had failed to make out its case.

Subsequently, on January 11, 2008 Kentucky Speedway, LLC filed a Notice of Appeal to the United States Court of Appeal for the Sixth Circuit. The oral argument occurred on July 30, 2009. We expect the appellate process to be resolved in our favor in approximately 3 to 6 months.

At this point the likelihood of a materially adverse result appears to be remote, although there is always an element of uncertainty in litigation. It is premature to attempt to quantify the potential magnitude of such a remote possible adverse decision.

The fees and expenses associated with the defense of this suit have not been covered by insurance and have adversely impacted our financial condition. The court has assessed the allowable costs (not including legal fees) owed to us and has ordered Kentucky Speedway to post a bond for the payment of such costs, pending the outcome of the appeal to the Sixth Circuit.

Postponement and/or Cancellation of Major Motorsports Events

The postponement or cancellation of one or more major motorsports events could adversely impact our future operating results. A postponement or cancellation could be caused by a number of factors, including, but not limited to, inclement weather, a widespread outbreak of a severe epidemiological crisis, a general postponement or cancellation of all major sporting events in this country (as occurred following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks), a terrorist attack at any mass gathering or fear of such an attack, conditions resulting from the war in Iraq or other acts or prospects of war.

Seasonality and Quarterly Results

We derive most of our income from a limited number of NASCAR-sanctioned races. As a result, our business has been, and is expected to remain, highly seasonal based on the timing of major racing events. For example, in fiscal years 2008 and prior, one of our NASCAR Sprint Cup races was traditionally held on the Sunday preceding Labor Day. Accordingly, the revenues and expenses for that race and/or the related supporting events may be recognized in either the fiscal quarter ending August 31 or the fiscal quarter ending November 30.

Future schedule changes as determined by NASCAR or other sanctioning bodies, as well as our request for event realignment or the acquisition of additional, or divestiture of existing, motorsports facilities could impact the timing of our major events in comparison to prior or future periods.

Because of the seasonal concentration of racing events, the results of operations for the three and six month periods ended August 31, 2008 and 2009 are not indicative of the results to be expected for the year.

GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation

The following financial information is presented below using other than U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“non-GAAP”), and is reconciled to comparable information presented using GAAP. Non-GAAP net income and diluted earnings per share below are derived by adjusting amounts determined in accordance with GAAP for certain items presented in the accompanying selected operating statement data, net of taxes.

The adjustments for 2008 relate to a benefit for equity in net income from equity investment, accelerated depreciation for certain office and related buildings in Daytona Beach; the impairment of long-lived assets associated with the fill removal process on the Staten Island property and the net book value of certain assets retired from service; and a non-cash charge to correct the carrying value of certain other assets.

The adjustments for 2009 relate to a charge for equity in net loss from equity investment, interest income related to the previously discussed Settlement with the Service, accelerated depreciation for certain office and related buildings in Daytona Beach property and the net book value of certain assets retired from service.

We believe such non-GAAP information is useful and meaningful to investors, and is used by investors and us to assess core operations. This non-GAAP financial information may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other entities and should not be considered as an alternative to operating income, net income or diluted earnings per share, which are determined in accordance with GAAP (in thousands, except per share amounts).

		Three Months Ended								Nine months ended
		August 31,				August 31,				August 31,				August 31,
		2008				2009				2008				2009
		(Unaudited)								(Unaudited)
Net income (loss)		$	38,791			$	4,413			$	100,974			$	(2,181	)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax			51				43				118				130
Income (loss) from continuing operations			38,842				4,456				101,092				(2,051	)
Equity in net (income) loss from equity investments, net of tax			(120	)			3,239				(3,039	)			62,152
Consolidated income from continuing operations excluding equity in net (income) loss from equity investments			38,722				7,695				98,053				60,101
Adjustments, net of tax:
Interest income from IRS settlement			—				—				—				(8,923	)
Additional depreciation			320				—				960				638
Impairment of long-lived assets			20				8,229				1,175				8,281
Tax benefit associated with restructuring initiatives			(3,477	)			—				(3,477	)			—
Correction of certain other assets’ carrying value			—				—				3,758				—
Non-GAAP net income		$	35,585			$	15,924			$	100,469			$	60,097
Per share data:
Diluted earnings (loss) per share		$	0.79			$	0.09			$	2.02			$	(0.04	)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax			0.00				0.00				0.00				0.00
Income (loss) from continuing operations			0.79				0.09				2.02				(0.04	)
Equity in net (income) loss from equity investments, net of tax			0.00				0.07				(0.06	)			1.28
Consolidated income from continuing operations excluding equity in net (income) loss from equity investments			0.79				0.16				1.96				1.24
Adjustments, net of tax:
Interest income from IRS settlement			—				—				—				(0.18	)
Additional depreciation			0.01				—				0.02				0.01
Impairment of long-lived assets			0.00				0.17				0.02				0.17
Tax benefit associated with restructuring initiatives			(0.07	)			—				(0.07	)			—
Correction of certain other assets’ carrying value			—				—				0.08				—
Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share		$	0.73			$	0.33			$	2.01			$	1.24