ISC Names Vice President of Corporate Development
February 06 2006 - 3:38PM
PR Newswire (US)
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Feb. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- International
Speedway Corporation (NASDAQ:ISCA) (OTC:ISCB) (BULLETIN BOARD:
ISCB) ("ISC") today announced Brian Wilson, who most recently
served as Managing Director of Acquisitions for American Realty
Advisors in Glendale, Calif., has been named ISC's Vice President
of Corporate Development effective today. In this new position he
will report to Lee Combs, Sr. Vice President, Corporate
Development. Wilson, 46, will oversee the Company's capital
spending process with special emphasis on capital allocation and
land management strategies. "We are fortunate to have an executive
of Brian's caliber join our already talented team," said Combs.
"His extensive background and noteworthy accomplishments will
further strengthen our ability to meet the challenges of our
fast-growing industry. We look forward to his leadership and its
positive impact on the future of ISC." In addition to his position
as Managing Director, Wilson has also served as Senior Vice
President, Global Real Estate (2001-03), and Vice President,
Finance and Investment Management (1999-2001), for Vivendi
Universal, a $31 billion annual revenue media and
telecommunications company based in Los Angeles. He has also served
as Director, Investment Management, Walt Disney Imagineering
(1997-99), and Development Manager, Disney Development Company
(1993-97), for the Walt Disney Company in Burbank, Calif.
International Speedway Corporation is a leading promoter of
motorsports activities in the United States, currently promoting
more than 100 racing events annually as well as numerous other
motorsports-related activities. The Company owns and/or operates 11
of the nation's major motorsports entertainment facilities,
including Daytona International Speedway in Florida (home of the
Daytona 500); Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama; Michigan
International Speedway located outside Detroit; Richmond
International Raceway in Virginia; California Speedway near Los
Angeles; Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas; Phoenix
International Raceway in Arizona; Homestead-Miami Speedway in
Florida; Martinsville Speedway in Virginia; Darlington Raceway in
South Carolina; and Watkins Glen International in New York. Other
motorsports entertainment facility ownership includes an indirect
37.5 percent interest in Raceway Associates, LLC, which owns and
operates Chicagoland Speedway and Route 66 Raceway near Chicago,
Illinois. The Company also owns and operates MRN Radio, the
nation's largest independent sports radio network; DAYTONA USA, the
"Ultimate Motorsports Attraction" in Daytona Beach, Florida, the
official attraction of NASCAR; and subsidiaries which provide
catering services, food and beverage concessions, and produce and
market motorsports-related merchandise under the trade name
"Americrown." In addition, the Company has an indirect 50 percent
interest in a business called Motorsports Authentics, which markets
and distributes motorsports-related merchandise licensed by certain
competitors in NASCAR racing. For more information, visit the
Company's Web site at http://www.iscmotorsports.com/ . DATASOURCE:
International Speedway Corporation CONTACT: Wes Harris, Senior
Director, Investor Relations, International Speedway Corporation,
+1-386-947-6465 Web site: http://www.iscmotorsports.com/
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