~VanDerSnick Named VP, Chief Marketing Officer~ DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Feb. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- International Speedway Corporation (NASDAQ:ISCA) (OTC:ISCB) (BULLETIN BOARD: ISCB) ("ISC") today announced Roger VanDerSnick will become Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer effective March 1, 2006. VanDerSnick currently serves as NASCAR's Vice President of Marketing. Paul Phipps, ISC's current Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, will become Vice President of Strategic Growth and Development. VanDerSnick, 42, will oversee the Company's corporate and consumer sales and marketing initiatives, as well as manage ISC's media and licensing properties. "We are extremely pleased to have an executive of Roger's caliber join our Company," said ISC President Lesa France Kennedy. "Roger has spent more than 15 years in the consumer and corporate marketing arena. His noteworthy accomplishments and expertise will allow him to make an immediate impact on the future success of ISC." Under his new role, Phipps, 59, will focus on strategic growth initiatives to further extend ISC's brands through business development, acquisitions and related opportunities. Added France Kennedy: "We look forward to Paul leveraging his extensive industry knowledge to identify and execute new business initiatives. Paul's energy, insight and leadership will prove valuable assets in this key role within the Company. Combined with Roger's talents, we are well positioned to continue our successful track record of growth." VanDerSnick joined NASCAR in 2000 to create and lead the brand and consumer marketing department. Under his leadership, the department is responsible for NASCAR brand management functions including: advertising, media planning, brand identities, marketing/media research and national/regional consumer marketing programs. Additionally, his area has overall sponsorship and marketing responsibilities for the three national series, NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series, NASCAR Busch Series and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Prior to joining NASCAR, VanDerSnick spent 15 years with Procter & Gamble, the last seven of which included leading the marketing and branding efforts of several packaged-goods brands. 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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