International Business News - TRK http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Among the earnings stories for Wednesday, Nov. 5, from AP Financial Desk News: NEW YORK (AP)--IAC/InterActiveCorp said Wednesday it swung to a third-quarter loss because of expenses related to the former Internet conglomerate's August split into five publicly traded companies. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081105/earnings-roundup-iac-champion-enterprises.htm Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:58:12 EST Speedway Motorsports Inc., which operates motorsports facilities, said Wednesday it swung to a third-quarter profit on higher revenue from NASCAR and other racing events. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081105/speedway-motorsports-swings-to-3q-profit.htm Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:01:36 EST Standard & Poor's on Monday lowered its corporate credit and issue-level ratings on Speedway Motorsports Inc., criticizing the speedway for higher debt leverage and other practices. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081027/s-p-lowers-ratings-for-speedway-motorsports.htm Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:30:20 EDT Speedway Motorsports Inc.'s board hiked the company's annual dividend by half a penny to 34 cents. The racetrack operator said the dividend is payable Oct. 31 to shareholders of record Oct. 17. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/speedway-motorsports-boosts-annual-dividend.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:12:52 EDT Speedway Motorsports Inc. said late Thursday it will continue with its planned acquisition of the Kentucky Speedway after reviewing the books of the company that owns the race car track. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080829/speedway-motors-kentucky-track-purchase-revs-up.htm Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:02:59 EDT Speedway Motorsports said Wednesday its profit rose 17 percent in the second quarter, beating analysts' estimates, as strong revenue from NASCAR events largely offset the effects of escalating gas prices on admission revenue and other difficult economic conditions. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080806/speedway-2q-profit-rises-17-pct-on-nascar-revenue.htm Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:47:47 EDT Troubled General Motors has notified two racetracks that run NASCAR events that their current contracts will not be renewed as part of an overall $10 billion cost-cutting program. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/troubled-gm-cutting-back-on-nascar-spending.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:31:21 EDT Except for the rain, the owner of New Hampshire Motor Speedway generally liked what he saw during the NASCAR track's first Sprint Cup weekend since he took over. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/rain-aside-new-nh-track-owner-liked-what-he-saw.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:54:08 EDT Raceway operator Speedway Motorsports Inc. on Thursday named Bill Brooks as vice chairman. Brooks, 58, has held the treasurer and CFO roles at the company since its organization in 1994. He will continue to serve in those roles. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080529/speedway-motorsports-names-cfo-as-vice-chairman.htm Thu, 29 May 2008 18:24:23 EDT The chief operating officer and president of Speedway Motorsports Inc., which operates race tracks used for NASCAR races and sells racing-related merchandise, exercised options for and then sold 10,178 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080529/speedway-motorsports-president-exercises-options.htm Thu, 29 May 2008 15:54:08 EDT Marcus Smith, son of billionaire track owner Bruton Smith, was selected as Humpy Wheeler's successor Wednesday at Lowe's Motor Speedway and Speedway Motorsports Inc. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/57267-nascar-lms-president-auto-racing.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080529/marcus-smith-takes-over-lowes-motor-speedway.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080529/marcus-smith-takes-over-lowes-motor-speedway.htm Thu, 29 May 2008 00:09:36 EDT Pocono Raceway is not for sale. Rose Mattioli told The Associated Press on Tuesday that her family has no plans to sell the NASCAR track, which currently has two Sprint Cup races. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080527/mattiolo-says-pocono-raceway-is-not-for-sale.htm Tue, 27 May 2008 17:17:39 EDT Speedway Motorsports Inc. has agreed to purchase Kentucky Speedway, opening the door for the northern Kentucky track to perhaps one day host a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/53190-nascar-kentucky-speedway-auto-racing.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080522/speedway-motorsports-purchases-kentucky-speedway.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080522/speedway-motorsports-purchases-kentucky-speedway.htm Thu, 22 May 2008 23:06:00 EDT Among the earnings projection stories for Wednesday, May 7, from AP Financial News: ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) _ Interstate Hotels & Resorts Inc., a hotel management company, lifted its full-year profit outlook Wednesday, but narrowed its revenue per available room growth forecast. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/outlook-roundup-interstate-hotels-resorts-fti-consulting.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 11:34:12 EDT Speedway Motorsports Inc. maintained its full-year earnings forecast Wednesday after reporting a first-quarter profit that surpassed analysts' estimates. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/speedway-motorsports-reiterates-full-year-profit-outlook.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 08:22:17 EDT