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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