10-Q 1 isc3q10q.htm REPORT ON FORM 10-Q FOR PERIOD ENDED 8/31/02 Report on Form 10-Q

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

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

For the quarterly period ended August 31, 2002

INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

FLORIDA

O-2384

59-0709342

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)


1801 WEST INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY BOULEVARD, DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA


32114

(Address of principal executive offices)

(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 [X] NO [ ]

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 – 25,273,557 shares as of September 30, 2002.

Class B Common Stock – 27,913,120 shares as of September 30, 2002.

 


PART I.           FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1.            FINANCIAL STATEMENTS






INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY CORPORATION

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

November 30,

August 31,

2001

2002

(Unaudited)


(In Thousands)

ASSETS

Current Assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

71,004

$

98,959

Short-term investments

200

200

Receivables, less allowance of $1,500

25,142

31,742

Inventories

4,583

6,227

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

6,466

17,262


Total Current Assets

107,395

154,390

Property and Equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $152,688

and $182,102, respectively

855,819

858,667

Other Assets:

Equity investments

32,667

30,505

Goodwill

676,150

92,542

Other

30,115

27,845


738,932

150,892


Total Assets

$

1,702,146

$

1,163,949


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Current Liabilities:

Accounts payable

$

14,918

$

12,133

Deferred income

100,932

126,536

Current portion of long-term debt

9,225

10,675

Income taxes payable

-

9,610

Other current liabilities

10,791

16,630


Total Current Liabilities

135,866

175,584

Long-Term Debt

402,477

325,211

Deferred Income Taxes

115,711

65,384

Long-Term Deferred Income

11,709

11,952

Other Long-Term Liabilities

961

986

Commitments and Contingencies

-

-

Shareholders’ Equity:

Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value, 80,000,000 shares authorized;

24,500,608 and 25,249,647 issued and outstanding at November 30,

2001 and August 31, 2002, respectively

245

252

Class B Common Stock, $.01 par value, 40,000,000 shares authorized;

28,663,224 and 27,937,030 issued and outstanding at November 30,

2001 and August 31, 2002, respectively

287

280

Additional paid-in capital

691,670

693,463

Retained earnings (deficit)

346,844

(104,624)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(961)

(986)


1,038,085

588,385

Less: unearned compensation-restricted stock

2,663

3,553


Total Shareholders’ Equity

1,035,422

584,832


Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

$

1,702,146

$

1,163,949


 


See accompanying notes.


INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY CORPORATION

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

Three Months Ended

August 31,

August 31,

2001

2002

(Unaudited)


(In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)

REVENUES:

Admissions, net

$

56,964

$

57,099

Motorsports related income

53,215

57,752

Food, beverage and merchandise income

20,631

18,418

Other income

1,312

3,127


132,122

136,396

EXPENSES:

Direct expenses:

Prize and point fund monies and NASCAR sanction fees

16,803

19,844

Motorsports related expenses

29,071

26,520

Food, beverage and merchandise expenses

11,369

10,629

General and administrative expenses

21,170

19,906

Depreciation and amortization

14,326

10,412


92,739

87,311


Operating income

39,383

49,085

Interest income

754

297

Interest expense

(7,575)

(5,785)

Equity in net income from equity investments

4,458

4,538

Minority interest

316

-


Income before income taxes

37,336

48,135

Income taxes

15,569

18,580


Net income

$

21,767

$

29,555


Basic earnings per share

$

0.41

$

0.56


Diluted earnings per share

$

0.41

  $

0.56


Dividends per share

$

0.00

$

0.00


Basic weighted average shares outstanding

53,000,854

53,041,210


Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

53,081,623

53,100,736


See accompanying notes.



INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY CORPORATION

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

Nine Months Ended

August 31,

August 31,

2001

2002

(Unaudited)


(In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)

REVENUES:

Admissions, net

$

151,608

$

151,167

Motorsports related income

159,893

173,256

Food, beverage and merchandise income

49,629

48,681

Other income

3,677

5,798


364,807

378,902

EXPENSES:

Direct expenses:

Prize and point fund monies and NASCAR sanction fees

56,277

62,722

Motorsports related expenses

70,521

71,067

Food, beverage and merchandise expenses

26,760

26,947

General and administrative expenses

60,004

58,579

Depreciation and amortization

39,954

30,641


253,516

249,956


Operating income

111,291

128,946

Interest income

2,963

921

Interest expense

(19,164)

(18,280)

Equity in net income from equity investments

3,180

1,260

Minority interest

901

-


Income before income taxes and cumulative effect of accounting change

99,171

112,847

Income taxes

41,354

43,559


Income before cumulative effect of accounting change

57,817

69,288

Cumulative effect of accounting change – company operations

-

(513,827)

Cumulative effect of accounting change – equity investment

-

(3,422)


Net income (loss)

$

57,817

$

(447,961)


See accompanying notes.





INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY CORPORATION

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (continued)

Nine Months Ended

August 31,

August 31,

2001

2002

(Unaudited)


(In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)

Basic earnings per share before cumulative effect of accounting change

$

1.09

$

1.31

Cumulative effect of accounting change

-

(9.75)


Basic earnings (loss) per share

$

1.09

  $

(8.44)


Diluted earnings per share before cumulative effect of accounting change

$

1.09

$

1.30

Cumulative effect of accounting change

-

(9.74)


Diluted earnings (loss) per share

$

1.09

  $

(8.44)


Dividends per share

$

0.06

$

0.06


Basic weighted average shares outstanding

52,994,646

53,035,006


Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

53,072,063

53,098,217


See accompanying notes.





INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY CORPORATION

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity

Class A
Common
Stock
$.01 Par
Value

Class B
Common
Stock
$.01 Par
Value

Additional
Paid-in
Capital

Retained
Earnings
(Deficit)

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
(Loss)

Unearned
Compensation-
Restricted
Stock

Total
Shareholders’
Equity


(In Thousands)

Balance at November 30, 2001

$

245

$

287

$

691,670

$

346,844

$

(961)

$

(2,663)

$

1,035,422

Activity 12/1/01 – 8/31/02 – unaudited:

Comprehensive loss

Net loss

-

-

-

(447,961)

-

-

(447,961)

Interest rate swap

-

-

-

-

(25)

-

(25)


Total comprehensive loss

(447,986)

Cash dividends ($.06 per share)

-

-

-

(3,191)

-

-

(3,191)

Restricted stock grant

-

-

1,977

-

-

(1,977)

-

Reacquisition of previously issued

Common stock

-

-

(515)

(316)

-

-

(831)

Conversion of Class B Common Stock

to Class A Common Stock

7

(7)

-

-

-

-

-

Income tax benefit related to restricted

stock plan

-

-

331

-

-

-

331

Amortization of unearned compensation

-

-

-

-

-

1,087

1,087


Balance at August 31, 2002 - unaudited

$

252

$

280

$

693,463

$

(104,624)

$

(986)

$

(3,553)

$

584,832


See accompanying notes.




INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY CORPORATION

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Nine Months Ended

August 31,

August 31,

2001

2002

(Unaudited)


(In Thousands)

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Net income (loss)

$

57,817

$

(447,961)

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by

operating activities:

Cumulative effect of accounting change

-

517,249

Depreciation and amortization

39,954

30,641

Amortization of unearned compensation

1,130

1,087

Amortization of financing costs

1,135

1,252

Deferred income taxes

19,335

19,902

Undistributed income from equity investments

(3,180)

(1,260)

Minority interest

(901)

-

Other, net

653

(1,606)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

Receivables, net

(12,620)

(3,400)

Inventories, prepaid expenses and other current assets

(13,428)

(12,044)

Accounts payable and other current liabilities

6,995

3,162

Deferred income

22,642

26,705

Income taxes payable

-

9,610


Net cash provided by operating activities

119,532

143,337

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

Capital expenditures

(79,264)

(36,802)

Proceeds from restricted investments

29,616

1,263

Proceeds from short-term investments

200

200

Purchases of short-term investments

(200)

(200)

Equity investments

(1,202)

-

Advances to affiliate

(1,500)

-

Other, net

403

16


Net cash used in investing activities

(51,947)

(35,523)

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

Payments under credit facilities

(66,000)

(70,000)

Proceeds under credit facilities

5,000

-

Payment of long-term debt

(5,000)

(9,050)

Cash dividends paid

(3,190)

(3,191)

Reacquisition of previously issued common stock

(857)

(831)

Proceeds from interest rate swap

-

3,213


Net cash used in financing activities

(70,047)

(79,859)


Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

(2,462)

27,955

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

50,592

71,004


Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$

48,130

$

98,959


See accompanying notes.


International Speedway Corporation
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

November 30, 2001 and August 31, 2002
(Unaudited)

1.              Basis of Presentation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in compliance with Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X and generally accepted accounting principles but do not include all of the information and disclosures required 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. Certain reclassifications have been made to conform to the financial presentation at August 31, 2002.

Because of the seasonal concentration of racing events, the results of operations for the three- and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2001 and 2002 are not indicative of the results to be expected for the year.

In August 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”.  Consistent with prior guidance SFAS No. 144 continues to require a three-step approach for recognizing and measuring the impairment of assets to be held and used.  Assets to be sold must be stated at the lower of the asset’s carrying amount or fair value and depreciation is no longer recognized.  SFAS No. 144 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2001.  The adoption of SFAS No. 144 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

2.              Accounting Change

The Company elected to early adopt SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets”, in the first quarter of 2002.  Accordingly, the Company will not record amortization expense of approximately $18.4 million in fiscal 2002 based on the level of goodwill as of November 30, 2001.  In addition, based on an independent appraisal firm’s valuation of the reporting unit level fair value using discounted cash flows, which reflect changes in certain assumptions since the date of the acquisitions, and the identification of qualifying intangibles, the Company recorded a non-cash after tax charge of $513.8 million as a cumulative effect of accounting change for the write-off of goodwill in the first quarter of 2002.  The Company evaluated its long-lived assets, including goodwill, at November 30, 2001 using estimated undiscounted cash flows in accordance with SFAS No. 121, “Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of”, and this analysis did not result in an impairment.

The write-off of goodwill results from the use of discounted cash flows in assessment of fair value for each reporting unit as required by SFAS No. 142 and the fact that certain acquired intangible assets were not reclassified and accounted for apart from goodwill upon transition to SFAS No. 142.  In addition, FASB Staff Announcement Topic No. D-100 states that the transition provisions do not allow entities to “carve-out” from goodwill any intangible assets not identified and measured at fair value in the initial rendering of a business combination and subsequently accounted for separately from goodwill.  At the date of the acquisitions, the Company recognized its relationships with multiple sanctioning bodies, including NASCAR, Championship Auto Racing Teams and Indy Racing League evidenced by the sanction agreement assets, and goodwill as a single asset labeled “Goodwill”.  The Company amortized the combined assets over their estimated useful lives of 40 years.  According to SFAS No. 142, the goodwill impairment loss is measured as the excess of the carrying amount of goodwill (which included the carrying amount of the acquired intangible assets) over the implied fair value of goodwill (which excludes the fair value of the acquired intangible assets).  Thus, the measured goodwill impairment loss was substantially larger than it would have been had the acquired intangible assets been initially recognized apart from goodwill.  If the Company were to acquire additional motorsports facilities in the future, any sanction agreement assets existing at the date of the acquisition would be recorded as an intangible asset separate from goodwill under SFAS No. 142.

Raceway Associates, LLC (“Raceway Associates”), which owns and operates Chicagoland Speedway and Route 66 Raceway and in which the Company holds a 37.5% indirect equity interest, also elected to early adopt SFAS No. 142.  As a result, starting in fiscal 2002 Raceway Associates will not record amortization expense related to goodwill.  In 2002 the Company’s proportionate share of their goodwill amortization would have totaled approximately $92,000 based on Raceway Associates’ goodwill as of November 30, 2001.  During the second quarter of fiscal 2002, Raceway Associates completed the valuation of its Route 66 Raceway reporting unit using discounted cash flows, which reflect changes in certain assumptions since the date of Raceway Associates’ formation, that indicated impairment of the goodwill associated with Route 66 Raceway.  The Company’s proportionate share of Raceway Associates’ cumulative effect of accounting change related to the write-off of goodwill totaled approximately $3.4 million after-tax.  In accordance with SFAS No. 3 “Reporting Accounting Changes in Interim Financial Statements” the Company has recognized this impairment in the first quarter of 2002.

A reconciliation of net income (loss) and earnings (loss) per share, adjusted to exclude amortization expense, net of tax, for the period prior to adoption and the cumulative effect of accounting change recognized in the current period, is as follows (in thousands):

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

August 31,
2001

August 31,
2002

August 31,
2001

August 31,
2002



Net income (loss)

$            21,767

$            29,555

$         57,817

$       (447,961)

Amortization, net of tax

3,993

-

11,979

-

Cumulative effect of

accounting change

-

-

  -

  517,249



Adjusted net income

$            25,760

$            29,555

$         69,796

$           69,288



Basic:

Earnings (loss) per share

$                0.41

$                0.56

$             1.09

$            (8.44)

Amortization net of tax

0.08

-

0.23

-

Cumulative effect of

accounting change

-

-

-

9.75



Adjusted earnings per share

$                0.49

$                0.56

$             1.32

$               1.31



Diluted:

Earnings (loss) per share

$                0.41

$                0.56

$             1.09

$            (8.44)

Amortization net of tax

0.08

-

0.23

-

Cumulative effect of

accounting change

-

-

-

9.74



Adjusted earnings per share

$                0.49

$                0.56

$             1.32

$               1.30



3.              Earnings Per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands, except share amounts):

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

August 31,
2001

August 31,
2002

August 31,
2001

August 31,
2002



Numerator:

Income before cumulative effect

of accounting change

$           21,767

$           29,555

$           57,817

$             69,288

Cumulative effect of accounting

change

-

-

-

(517,249)



Net income (loss)

$           21,767

$           29,555

$           57,817

$         (447,961)



Denominator:

Basic:

Weighted average shares

outstanding

53,000,854

53,041,210

52,994,646

53,035,006



Diluted:

Weighted average shares

outstanding

53,000,854

53,041,210

52,994,646

53,035,006

Common stock options

-

746

-

2,028

Contingently issuable shares

80,769

58,780

77,417

61,183



Diluted weighted average

shares outstanding

53,081,623

53,100,736

53,072,063

53,098,217



During the periods presented shares that could potentially dilute future earnings per share were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share as to do so would have been anti-dilutive.  These shares totaled approximately 46,195 and 29,249 during the three- and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2001, respectively, and approximately 47,419 and 32,906 for the three- and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2002, respectively.

4.              Goodwill and Intangible Assets

The gross carrying value and accumulated amortization of the major classes of intangible assets relating to the Motorsports Events segment as of August 31, 2002 and November 30, 2001 are as follows (in thousands):

August 31, 2002

Gross Carrying
Amount

Accumulated
 Amortization


Amortized intangible assets:

Trademarks

$              226

$          220

Other

35

6


Total amortized intangible assets

$              261

$          226


Non-amortized intangible assets:

Water rights

$              535

Liquor licenses

153


Total non-amortized intangible assets

$              688


 


November 30, 2001

Gross Carrying
Amount

Accumulated
 Amortization


Amortized intangible assets:

Workforce

$           1,195

$         355

Trademarks

226

199

Other

25

  -


Total amortized intangible assets

$           1,446

$         554


Non-amortized intangible assets:

Water rights

$              535

Liquor licenses

153


Total non-amortized intangible assets

$              688


The following table presents current and expected amortization expense of the existing intangible assets as of August 31, 2002 for each of the following periods (in thousands):

Aggregate amortization expense:

For the nine months ended August 31, 2002

$                27

Estimated amortization expense for the year ending

November 30:

2003

7

2004

7

2005

7

2006

1

2007

1

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill relating to the Motorsports Events for the nine months ended August 31, 2002, are as follows:

Balance at November 30, 2001

$        676,150

SFAS No. 142 impairment

(584,448)

Reclassification of workforce intangible

840


Balance at August 31, 2002

$          92,542


5.              Long-Term Debt

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

November 30,
2001

August 31,
2002


Senior Notes, net of (discount) premium of ($199) and
   $2,976

$         224,801

$         227,976

Credit facilities

90,000

20,000

TIF bond debt service funding commitment, net of

   discount of $1,484 and $1,425

68,851

68,910

Term debt

23,500

19,000

Notes payable

4,550

-


411,702

335,886

Less: current portion

9,225

10,675


$         402,477

$         325,211


The Company’s $225 million principal amount of unsecured senior notes (“Senior Notes”) bear interest at 7.875% and rank equally with all of the Company’s other senior unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness. The Senior Notes require semi-annual interest payments through maturity on October 15, 2004. The 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 a redemption price as defined in the indenture. The Company’s subsidiaries are guarantors of the Senior Notes (See Note 10). The Senior Notes also contain various restrictive covenants.  In December 2001, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement to manage interest rate risk exposure on $100 million of the $225 million principal amount of Senior Notes.  Under this agreement, the Company received fixed rate amounts in exchange for floating rate interest payments over the life of the agreement without an exchange of the underlying principal amount.  In August of 2002, the Company terminated the Senior Notes interest swap agreement and received approximately $3.2 million, which is reflected as a debt premium and is being amortized on an effective yield method over the remaining life of the Senior Notes.

The Company has a $250 million revolving credit facility ("Credit Facility") which matures on March 31, 2004, and accrues interest at LIBOR plus 50 -100 basis points, based on certain financial criteria.  At August 31, 2002, the Company did not have any borrowings outstanding under the Credit Facility.  The Credit Facility contains various restrictive covenants.

The Company’s Miami subsidiary has a $20 million credit facility (“Miami Credit Facility”) and a $19 million term loan (“Term Loan”). The Miami Credit Facility and Term Loan are guaranteed by the Company and have the same interest terms and restrictive covenants as the Company’s Credit Facility. The Miami Credit Facility will be automatically reduced to $15 million on December 31, 2002 and will mature on December 31, 2004.  At August 31, 2002, the Company’s Miami subsidiary had borrowings of $20 million under the Miami Credit Facility.  In October of 2002, the Company repaid the $20 million borrowings under the Miami Credit Facility.  The Term Loan is payable in annual installments which range from $5.5 million to $7.0 million. The Company’s Miami subsidiary has an interest rate swap agreement that effectively fixes the floating rate on the outstanding balance under the Term Loan at 5.6% plus 50 –100 basis points, based on certain financial criteria, for the remainder of the loan period.

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, 2002, outstanding principal on the TIF bonds are comprised of a $20.6 million, 6.15% term bond due December 1, 2017 and a $49.7 million, 6.75% 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 has agreed to guarantee KSC’s Funding Commitment until certain financial conditions have been met.

Total interest incurred by the Company was approximately $7.6 million and $5.8 million for the three months ended August 31, 2001 and 2002, respectively, and $19.2 million and $18.3 million for the nine months ended August 31, 2001 and 2002, respectively.  Total interest capitalized for the three months ended August 31, 2001 and 2002, was approximately $261,000 and $83,000, respectively, and $6.8 million and $273,000 for the nine months ended August 31, 2001 and 2002, respectively. 

Financing costs of approximately $8.0 million, net of accumulated amortization, have been deferred and are included in other assets at August 31, 2002.  These costs are being amortized on an effective yield method over the life of the related financing.

6.             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 ("AHRMA"), the American Motorcyclist Association ("AMA"), the Automobile Racing Club of America ("ARCA"), Championship Auto Racing Teams ("CART"), the Championship Cup Series ("CCS"), the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile ("FIA"), the Federation Internationale Motocycliste ("FIM"), the Grand American Road Racing Association ("Grand Am"), Historic Sportscar Racing ("HSR"), the International Race of Champions ("IROC"), the Indy Racing League ("IRL"), the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. ("NASCAR"), the Professional Monster Truck (“ProMT”), the Sports Car Club of America ("SCCA"), the Sportscar Vintage Racing Association ("SVRA"), the United States Auto Club ("USAC"), and the World Karting Association ("WKA"). NASCAR, which sanctions some of the Company's principal racing events, is a member of the France Family Group which controls in excess of 60% of the combined voting power of the outstanding stock of the Company and some members of which serve as directors and officers. 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 for disbursement to competitors, which are exclusive of NASCAR sanction fees, totaled approximately $14.4 million and $48.7 million for the three- and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2001, and approximately $16.8 million and $54.0 million for the three- and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2002, respectively.

7.              Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan

 On April 1, 2002 and May 1, 2002, a total of 41,020 and 2,380 restricted shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock, respectively, were awarded to certain officers and managers under the Company’s Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan (the “1996 Plan”).  The market value of the shares awarded on April 1, 2002 and May 1, 2002, amounted to approximately $1.9 million and $102,000, respectively.  These shares of restricted stock awarded under the 1996 Plan vest at the rate of 50% of each award on April 1, 2005 and the remaining 50% on April 1, 2007.

 The market value of the shares at the date of award has been recorded as “Unearned compensation – restricted stock”, which is shown as a separate component of shareholders’ equity in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.  The unearned compensation is being amortized over the vesting periods of the shares.  In accordance with APB Opinion 25, the Company will recognize a compensation charge over the vesting periods equal to the fair market value of these shares on the date of award.  The expense measured under SFAS No. 123 does not differ from that under APB Opinion 25.

A portion of each non-employee director’s compensation consists of awards of options to acquire shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock under the 1996 Plan for their services as directors.  The Company granted a total of 12,224 options to purchase the Company’s Class A Common Stock to the non-employee directors at an exercise price of $44.73 per share, in April of 2002.  These options become exercisable one year after the date of grant, and expire on the tenth anniversary of the date of grant.

On May 1, 2002, certain non-officer managers of the Company were granted a total of 13,000 options to purchase the Company’s Class A Common Stock, at an exercise price of $43.19 per share under the 1996 Plan.  These options vest over a two and one-half year period and expire on the tenth anniversary of the date of grant.

8.              Legal Proceedings

In February 2002 the Company received service of an amended complaint filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas styled Francis Ferko, as Shareholder of Speedway Motorsports, Inc. vs. National Association of Stock Car Racing, Inc., International Speedway Corporation, and Speedway Motorsports, Inc.  The overall gist of the suit is that Texas Motor Speedway should have a second Winston Cup date annually and that NASCAR should be required by the court to grant Texas Motor Speedway a second Winston Cup date annually.  The portion of this suit that is brought against the Company alleges that it conspired with NASCAR and members of the France Family to “refuse to offer a new Winston Cup race date to any non-ISC owned track whenever ISC has desired to host an additional Winston Cup race.”  The suit seeks unspecified monetary damages from the Company which are claimed to have resulted to Speedway Motorsports from the alleged conspiracy as well as treble damages under the anti-trust laws.  The Company believes the suit to be without merit and intends to vigorously pursue the defense of the matter.

9.              Segment Reporting

The following tables provide segment reporting of the Company for the three- and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2001 and 2002 (in thousands):

Three Months Ended August 31, 2001


Motorsport Events

All
Other

Total


Net revenues

$         123,399

$           10,668

$         134,067

Depreciation and amortization

13,088

1,238

14,326

Operating income

36,630

2,753

39,383

Capital expenditures

18,997

595

19,592

Total assets

1,611,107

91,846

1,702,953

Equity investments

32,912

-

32,912



Three Months Ended August 31, 2002


Motorsport Events

All
Other

Total


Net revenues

$         127,907

$           10,766

$         138,673

Depreciation and amortization

9,075

1,337

10,412

Operating income

45,812

3,272

49,084

Capital expenditures

9,772

4,064

13,836

Total assets

1,020,797

143,152

1,163,949

Equity investments

30,505

-

30,505



Nine Months Ended August 31, 2001


Motorsport Events

All
Other

Total


Net revenues

$         341,578

$           29,463

$         371,041

Depreciation and amortization

36,136

3,818

39,954

Operating income

104,193

7,098

111,291

Capital expenditures

69,802

9,462

79,264



Nine Months Ended August 31, 2002


Motorsport Events

All
Other

Total


Net revenues

 $        356,218

$           29,582

$         385,800

Depreciation and amortization

26,910

3,731

30,641

Operating income

120,626

8,320

128,946

Capital expenditures

30,875

5,927

36,802

Intersegment revenues were approximately $1.9 million and $2.3 million for the three months ended August 31, 2001 and 2002, respectively and $6.2 million and $6.9 million for the nine months ended August 31, 2001 and 2002, respectively. 

As a result of the Company’s and its equity investee’s adoption of SFAS No. 142, the motorsports events segment recorded a non-cash after tax charge of $517.2 million as a cumulative effect of accounting change for the write-off of goodwill in the first quarter of 2002.


10.             Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements

All of our subsidiaries have, jointly and severally, fully and unconditionally guaranteed, to each holder of Senior Notes and the trustee under the Indenture for the Senior Notes, the full and prompt performance of our obligations under the indenture and the Senior Notes, including the payment of principal of (or premium, if any, on) and interest on the 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.

The following tables present the required condensed consolidating financial information for the Company and its subsidiary guarantors and non-guarantors.  In October 2001, certain non-guarantor subsidiaries became guarantor subsidiaries of the Company.  As a result, the results of operations and cash flows of the Company in relation to its wholly-owned guarantor and non-guarantor subsidiaries are not comparable on a period-to-period basis.

Included are condensed consolidating balance sheets as of November 30, 2001 and August 31, 2002, the condensed consolidating statements of income for the three- and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2001 and 2002 and the condensed consolidating statements of cash flows for the nine-month periods ended August 31, 2001 and 2002 of: (a) the Parent; (b) the guarantor subsidiaries; (c) the non-guarantor subsidiaries; (d) elimination entries necessary to consolidate Parent with guarantor and non-guarantor subsidiaries; and (e) the Company on a consolidated basis (in thousands).

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet As Of November 30, 2001


Parent
Company

Combined
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

Eliminations

Consolidated


Current assets

$               22,404

$           112,367

$            (27,376)

$             107,395

Property and equipment, net

129,688

726,131

-

855,819

Advances to and investments in subsidiaries

1,495,643

370,038

(1,865,681)

-

Equity investments

-

32,667

-

32,667

Goodwill, net

-

676,150

-

676,150

Other assets

12,420

17,695

-

30,115


Total Assets

$          1,660,155

$        1,935,048

$       (1,893,057)

$          1,702,146


Current liabilities

$                 5,600

$           147,867

$            (17,601)

$             135,866

Long-term debt

693,752

93,857

(385,132)

402,477

Deferred income taxes

36,770

  78,941

-

115,711

Other liabilities

-

12,670

-

12,670

Total shareholders' equity

924,033

1,601,713

(1,490,324)

1,035,422


Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

$          1,660,155

$        1,935,048

$       (1,893,057)

$          1,702,146



Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet As Of August 31, 2002


Parent
Company

Combined
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

Eliminations

Consolidated


Current assets

$               22,173

$           157,997

$            (25,780)

$             154,390

Property and equipment, net

130,730

727,937

-

858,667

Advances to and investments in subsidiaries

1,467,449

422,473

(1,889,922)

-

Equity investments

-

30,505

-

30,505

Goodwill, net

-

92,542

-

92,542

Other assets

12,881

14,964

-

27,845


Total Assets

$          1,633,233

$        1,446,418

$       (1,915,702)

$          1,163,949


Current liabilities

$               18,524

$           180,522

$            (23,462)

$             175,584

Long-term debt

652,639

35,439

(362,867)

325,211

Deferred income taxes

55,086

10,298

-

65,384

Other liabilities

-

12,938

-

12,938

Total shareholders' equity

906,984

1,207,221

(1,529,373)

584,832


Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

$          1,633,233

$        1,446,418

(1,915,702)

$          1,163,949



 

Condensed Consolidating Statement Of Income For The Three Months Ended August 31, 2001


Parent
Company

Combined
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

Combined
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries

Eliminations

Consolidated


Total revenues

$              492

$       134,751

$          11,611

$       (14,732)

$          132,122

Total expenses

5,005

90,970

11,496

(14,732)

92,739

Operating (loss) income

(4,513)

43,781

115

-

39,383

Interest and other income (expense), net

3,751

10,639

(2,477)

(13,960)

(2,047)

Net income (loss)

5,754

32,696

(2,723)

(13,960)

21,767

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement Of Income For The Three Months Ended August 31, 2002


Parent
Company

Combined
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

Combined
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries

Eliminations

Consolidated


Total revenues

$              490

$       152,889

$                   -

$       (16,983)

$          136,396

Total expenses

5,785

98,509

-

(16,983)

87,311

Operating (loss) income

(5,295)

54,380

-

-

49,085

Interest and other (expense) income, net

(5,134)

6,919

-

(2,735)

(950)

Net (loss) income

(23,790)

56,080

-

(2,735)

29,555

 


Condensed Consolidating Statement Of Income For The Nine Months Ended August 31, 2001


Parent
Company

Combined
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

Combined
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries

Eliminations

Consolidated


Total revenues

$           1,458

$       405,290

$          16,553

$       (58,494)

$          364,807

Total expenses

15,942

274,156

21,912

(58,494)

253,516

Operating (loss) income

(14,484)

131,134

(5,359)

-

111,291

Interest and other income (expense), net

11,464

24,690

(5,219)

(43,055)

(12,120)

Net (loss) income

(20,697)

133,093

(11,524)

(43,055)

57,817

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement Of Income For The Nine Months Ended August 31, 2002


Parent
Company

Combined
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

Combined
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries

Eliminations

Consolidated


Total revenues

$           1,465

$       440,536

$                   -

$       (63,099)

$          378,902

Total expenses

16,942

296,113

-

(63,099)

249,956

Operating (loss) income

(15,477)

144,423

-

-

128,946

Interest and other income (expense), net

28,323

7,547

-

(51,969)

(16,099)

(Loss) income before cumulative effect of

     accounting change

(14,445)

135,702

-

(51,969)

69,288

Net (loss) income

(14,445)

(381,547)

-

(51,969)

(447,961)


 

Condensed Consolidating Statement Of Cash Flows For The Nine Months Ended August 31, 2001


Parent
Company

Combined
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

Combined
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries

Eliminations

Consolidated


Net cash provided by operating activities

$        20,982

$       161,311

$            1,580

$      (64,341)

$        119,532

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

48,163

(162,778)

(1,673)

64,341

(51,947)

Net cash used in financing activities

(69,047)

(1,000)

-

-

(70,047)

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement Of Cash Flows For The Nine Months Ended August 31, 2002


Parent
Company

Combined
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

Combined
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries

Eliminations

Consolidated


Net cash provided by operating activities

$        17,064

$       185,699

$                     -

$      (59,426)

$      143,337

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

49,749

(144,698)

-

59,426

(35,523)

Net cash used in financing activities

(70,809)

(9,050)

-

-

(79,859)


PART I.       FINANCIAL INFORMATION

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

Results of Operations

General

We derive revenues primarily from (i) admissions to racing events and motorsports activities held at our facilities, (ii) revenue generated in conjunction with or as a result of motorsports events  and activities conducted at our facilities, and (iii) catering, concession and merchandising services during or as a result of these events and activities.

"Admissions" revenue includes ticket sales for all of our racing events, activities at DAYTONA USA and other motorsports activities and amusement.

"Motorsports related income" primarily includes television, radio and ancillary 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.  Commencing in 2001, NASCAR contracted directly with certain network providers for television rights to the entire NASCAR Winston Cup and Busch Grand National Series schedules.  NASCAR’s current broadcast contracts with NBC Sports and Turner Sports extend through 2006 and through 2008 with FOX and its FX cable network.  Event promoters share in the television rights fees in accordance with the provision of the sanction agreement for each NASCAR Winston Cup and Busch Grand National Series event.  Currently, the radio rights to the NASCAR events at our facilities are negotiated by us, and we retain 100% of the revenues.  Our revenues from corporate sponsorships are paid in accordance with negotiated contracts, with the identities of sponsors and the terms of sponsorship changing from time to time.

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

“Direct expenses” include (i) prize and point fund monies and NASCAR sanction fees, (ii) motorsports related expenses, which include costs of competition paid to sanctioning bodies other than NASCAR, labor, advertising and other expenses associated with the promotion of our racing events, and (iii) food, beverage and merchandise expenses, consisting primarily of labor and costs of goods sold.

Critical Accounting Policies

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. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management continually reviews its accounting policies, how they are applied and how they are reported and disclosed in the financial statements.  The following is a summary of our more significant accounting policies and how they are applied in the preparation of the financial statements.

Advance tickets sales and event-related revenues for future events are deferred until earned.  The recognition of event-related expenses is matched with the recognition of event-related revenues.  Revenues and related expenses from the sale of merchandise to retail customers, catalog and internet sales and direct sales to dealers are recognized at the time of sale.  We believe that our revenue recognition policies follow guidance issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission in Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 101, “Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements.”

We review the valuation of our accounts receivable on a monthly basis.  The allowance for doubtful accounts is estimated based on historical experience of write-offs and future expectations of conditions that might impact the collectibility of accounts.

Our consolidated balance sheets include significant amounts of long-lived assets and goodwill.  Current accounting standards require testing these assets for impairment 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 assumptions are made.  Actual results could differ materially from these 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.

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.  The estimated accruals for these liabilities could be significantly affected if future occurrences and claims differ from these assumptions and historical trends.

From time to time we utilize derivative instruments in the form of interest rate swaps to assist in managing our interest rate risk.  We do not enter into any derivative instruments for trading purposes.  All of our derivative instruments qualify, or have qualified, for the use of the “short-cut” method of accounting to assess hedge effectiveness in accordance with SFAS No. 133, as amended, and are recognized in our consolidated balance sheet at their fair value.  The fair value of our derivative investments are based on quoted market prices at the date of measurement.

Our estimates of deferred income taxes and the significant items giving rise to deferred tax 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.

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 of occurrence and the amount is 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 is not determinable.

Future Trends in Operating Results

An important component of our operating strategy has been our long-standing practice of focusing closely on supply and demand regarding additional capacity at our facilities.  We continually evaluate the demand for our most popular racing events in order to add capacity that we believe will provide an acceptable rate of return on invested capital.  Through prudent expansion, we attempt to keep demand at a higher level than supply, which stimulates 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.  While we will join with sponsors and offer promotions to generate additional ticket sales, we avoid rewarding last-minute ticket buyers by discounting tickets.  We believe it is more important to encourage advance ticket sales and maintain price integrity to achieve long-term growth than to recognize short-term incremental revenue.  Based on the current state of the economy and our desire to keep demand at a higher level than supply, we did not add to our grandstand seating capacity during 2002 and have instituted only modest increases in the weighted average ticket prices for our 2002 events.  Consistent with our strategy described above, we have approved a total of approximately 3,100 and 1,500 net additional grandstand seats at Richmond International Raceway (“Richmond”) and Kansas Speedway (“Kansas”), respectively, and four net additional luxury suites and a luxury “Club-type” seating suite at Richmond to be completed for their 2003 events.  In addition, we expect to continue our strategy of instituting only modest increases in weighted average ticket prices in 2003.  We will continue to evaluate expansion opportunities on an ongoing, as well as the pricing of our tickets and other products.  Over the long term, we plan to continue to expand capacity at our speedways.

Fiscal 2001 was our first year under NASCAR’s multi-year consolidated television broadcast rights agreements with NBC Sports, Turner Sports, FOX and FX.  These agreements cover the domestic broadcast of NASCAR’s entire Winston Cup and Busch Grand National racing seasons from 2001 through 2006.  As a result, our television broadcast and ancillary rights revenues increased approximately 84% in fiscal 2001 as compared to fiscal 2000.  We expect media rights revenues, as well as variable costs tied to the percentage of broadcast rights fees required to be paid to competitors as part of NASCAR Winston Cup and Busch Grand National sanction agreements, to continue to increase based on NASCAR’s announcement that the annual increase in the domestic television rights fees will range between 15% and 21% from 2001 through 2006, with an average increase of 17%.  The increase for fiscal 2002 is approximately 15% and we expect the increase for fiscal 2003 to be approximately 16%.

Future economic conditions may make it more difficult in the short term to increase our revenues from corporate marketing partnerships than it has been in recent years.  However, we believe that our presence in key markets and impressive portfolio of events are beneficial as we continue to pursue renewal and expansion of existing and establishing new corporate marketing partners.  We believe that revenues from our corporate marketing partnerships will continue to grow over the long term.

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 82% of our revenues in fiscal 2001.  Further, our future operating results could be adversely impacted by the postponement and/or cancellation of a major motorsports event due to a number of factors, including inclement weather specific to our events, a general postponement and/or cancellation of all major sporting events in this country as occurred following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, or by a terrorist attack at any mass gathering.

Accounting Change

We elected to early adopt Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (“SFAS”) No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” in the first quarter of 2002.  Accordingly, we will not record amortization expense of approximately $18.4 million, on a pre-tax basis, in fiscal 2002 based on the level of goodwill as of November 30, 2001.  The majority of our goodwill was associated with our acquisition of Penske Motorsports, Inc. in fiscal 1999 and was not deductible for tax purposes.  As a result of the discontinuance of the related amortization, our estimated effective tax rate has decreased to 38.6% in fiscal 2002.

Based on an independent appraisal firm’s valuation of the reporting unit level fair value using discounted cash flows, which reflect changes in certain assumptions since the date of the acquisitions, and the identification of qualifying intangibles, upon adoption of SFAS No. 142 in the first quarter of 2002 we recorded a non-cash after tax charge of $513.8 million as a cumulative effect of accounting change for the write-off of goodwill.  We evaluated our long-lived assets, including goodwill, at November 30, 2001 using estimated undiscounted cash flows in accordance with SFAS No. 121, “Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of”, and this analysis did not result in an impairment.  The write-off of goodwill results from the use of discounted cash flows in assessment of fair value for each reporting unit as required by SFAS No. 142 and the fact that certain acquired intangible assets were not reclassified and accounted for apart from goodwill upon transition to SFAS No. 142.  In addition, FASB Staff Announcement Topic No. D-100 states that the transition provisions do not allow entities to “carve-out” from goodwill any intangible assets not identified and measured at fair value in the initial rendering of a business combination and subsequently accounted for separately from goodwill.  At the date of the acquisitions, we recognized our relationships with multiple sanctioning bodies, including NASCAR, Championship Auto Racing Teams and Indy Racing League evidenced by the sanction agreement assets, and goodwill as a single asset labeled “Goodwill”.  We amortized the combined assets over their estimated useful lives of 40 years.  According to SFAS No. 142, the goodwill impairment loss is measured as the excess of the carrying amount of goodwill (which included the carrying amount of the acquired intangible assets) over the implied fair value of goodwill (which excludes the fair value of the acquired intangible assets).  Thus, the measured goodwill impairment loss was substantially larger than it would have been had the acquired intangible assets been initially recognized apart from goodwill.

Raceway Associates, LLC (“Raceway Associates”), which owns and operates Chicagoland Speedway (“Chicagoland”) and Route 66 Raceway and in which we hold a 37.5% indirect equity interest, also elected to early adopt SFAS No. 142.  As a result, starting in fiscal 2002 Raceway Associates will not record amortization expense related to goodwill.  Our proportionate share of their goodwill amortization that would have been recorded in fiscal 2002 totals approximately $92,000 based on Raceway Associates’ goodwill recorded as of November 30, 2001.  During the second quarter of fiscal 2002 Raceway Associates completed the valuation of its Route 66 Raceway reporting unit using discounted cash flows, which reflect changes in certain assumptions since the date of Raceway Associates’ formation, that indicated impairment of the goodwill associated with Route 66 Raceway .  Our proportionate share of Raceway Associates’ cumulative effect of accounting change related to the write-off of goodwill totaled approximately $3.4 million.  In accordance with SFAS No. 3 “Reporting Accounting Changes in Interim Financial Statements” we have recognized this impairment in the first quarter of 2002.

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, one of our NASCAR Winston Cup races is 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.  Further, schedule changes as determined by NASCAR or other sanctioning bodies, as well as 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.

In the third quarter of fiscal 2001, we completed the development of and commenced racing operations at Kansas and Chicagoland.  Both facilities hosted inaugural schedules featuring major NASCAR, Indy Racing League and Automobile Racing Club of America events.  Due to the fact that both facilities opened in mid-2001, they were only depreciated for half of the year in fiscal 2001, while they are being depreciated for a full year in fiscal 2002.  In addition, certain operating and general expenses that were only incurred for a partial year in fiscal 2001 are being incurred by these businesses for a full year in fiscal 2002.  Further, while we capitalized approximately $6.3 million in interest for the Kansas and Chicagoland projects through their completion in mid-2001, we do not anticipate that a significant amount of our interest expense will be capitalized in fiscal 2002.  While we expect that the fiscal 2002 results for Kansas and Chicagoland will improve over the fiscal 2001 results as adjusted for depreciation and operating, general and interest expense on a pro forma basis, we expected the actual results reported to decline, impacting both expenses from Kansas and our pro rata share of the income from our investment in Raceway Associates.

Our third quarter results were impacted by certain schedule changes and by the timing of certain events as follows:

·         A Busch Grand National Series event was scheduled by NASCAR at Daytona International Speedway (“Daytona”) in the third quarter of fiscal 2002.  NASCAR scheduled this event at Watkins Glen International (“Watkins Glen”) in the third quarter of fiscal 2001;

·         Michigan International Speedway (“Michigan”) hosted its inaugural Indy Racing League event in the third quarter of fiscal 2002 in lieu of an open wheel event historically sanctioned by Championship Auto Racing Teams.  In conjunction with the Indy Racing League event, NASCAR scheduled a Craftsman Truck Series event at Michigan while an Automobile Racing Club of America event was conducted as a support event to the Championship Auto Racing Teams race in 2001.  A Craftsman Truck Series event was scheduled by NASCAR at Nazareth Raceway (“Nazareth”) in the third quarter of fiscal 2001, however, no similar event was conducted in 2002;

·         Due to the timing of the Labor Day weekend in 2002, Darlington Raceway (“Darlington”) conducted its fall Busch Grand National Series event in the third quarter of fiscal 2002 compared to this event being conducted in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2001;

·         Watkins Glen’s sports car event sanctioned by Grand American Road Racing Association, which was conducted in our second quarter of fiscal 2001, was conducted in our third quarter in fiscal 2002; and

·         We sold our interest in Tucson Raceway effective November 2001.  As a result, our 2002 operations do not include the operating results of that short track facility,

In addition to these schedule changes in our third quarter, our results for the nine months ended August 31, 2002 are impacted by the timing of the following events:

·         Inaugural Indy Racing League, American Motorcyclist Association and Grand American Road Racing Association events were conducted at California Speedway (“California”) during our second quarter of fiscal 2002;

·         The NASCAR Craftsman Truck event held at Homestead-Miami Speedway (“Miami”) in our second quarter of fiscal 2001 will be held in our fourth quarter in fiscal 2002; and

·         Nazareth hosted its inaugural Indy Racing League event during our second quarter of fiscal 2002 in lieu of an open wheel event historically sanctioned by Championship Auto Racing Teams. 

These schedule changes and other items discussed above impact the comparability of the reported amounts for the three- and nine-month periods of fiscal 2002 as compared to the same periods of the prior year.  In addition, because of the seasonal concentration of racing events, the results of operations for the three- and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2001 and 2002 are not indicative of the results to be expected for the year.

Comparison of the Results for the Three and Nine Months Ended August 31, 2002 to the Results for the Three and Nine Months Ended August 31, 2001.

The following table sets forth, for each of the indicated periods, certain selected income statement data as a percentage of total revenues:

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

August 31,

August 31,

2001

2002

2001

2002

(Unaudited)


Revenues:

    Admissions, net

43.1%

41.9%

41.6%

39.9%

    Motorsports related income

40.3   

42.3   

43.8   

45.7   

    Food, beverage and merchandise income

15.6   

13.5   

13.6   

12.9   

    Other income

  1.0   

2.3   

  1.0   

1.5   


        Total revenues

100.0   

100.0   

100.0   

100.0   

Expenses:

    Direct expenses:

        Prize and point fund monies and NASCAR

             sanction fees

12.7   

14.6   

15.4   

16.5   

        Motorsports related expenses

22.0   

19.5   

19.3   

18.8   

        Food, beverage and merchandise expenses

8.6   

7.7   

7.3   

7.1   

    General and administrative expenses

16.0   

14.6   

16.5   

15.5   

    Depreciation and amortization

10.9   

7.6   

11.0   

8.1   


        Total expenses

70.2   

64.0   

69.5   

66.0   


Operating income

29.8   

36.0   

30.5   

34.0   

Interest income

0.6   

0.2   

0.8   

0.3   

Interest expense

(5.7)  

(4.2)  

(5.3)  

(4.8)  

Equity in net loss from equity investments

3.4   

3.3   

0.9   

0.3   

Minority interest

0.2   

-    

0.3   

-    


Income before income taxes and cumulative effect

    of accounting change

28.3   

35.3   

27.2   

29.8   

Income taxes

11.8   

13.6   

11.3   

11.5   


Income before cumulative effect of accounting change

16.5   

21.7   

15.9   

18.3   

Cumulative effect of accounting change

-    

-   

-    

(136.5)  


Net income (loss)

16.5%

21.7%

15.9%

(118.2)%


Admissions revenue increased approximately $135,000, or 0.2%, for the three months ended August 31, 2002, as compared to the three months ended August 31, 2001.  The increase was primarily attributable to the attendance at the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series event conducted at Daytona in fiscal 2002, which was greater than the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series event conducted at Watkins Glen in the prior period.  To a lesser extent, the timing of the fall NASCAR Busch Grand National Series event conducted at Darlington and an increase in the weighted average price of tickets sold at the NASCAR Winston Cup event conducted at Daytona contributed to the increase.  These increases were partially offset by decreased admissions revenue associated with other previously discussed schedule changes.  In addition, inclement weather for certain events conducted at Michigan and Daytona negatively impacted admissions revenue.

Admissions revenue decreased approximately $441,000, or 0.3%, for the nine months ended August 31, 2002, as compared to the nine months ended August 31, 2001.  The decrease is primarily attributable to the previously discussed schedule changes and decreased attendance at certain support events preceding the sold-out Daytona 500 conducted at Daytona.  To a lesser extent, inclement weather for certain events conducted at Michigan and Daytona negatively impacted admissions revenue.  These decreases were partially offset by attendance at the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series event conducted at Daytona in the third quarter, the previously discussed inaugural events conducted at California, the timing of the fall NASCAR Busch Grand National Series event conducted at Darlington and an increase in the weighted average price of tickets sold at certain other events conducted at Daytona and California.

Motorsports related income increased approximately $4.5 million, or 8.5%, for the three months ended August 31, 2002, as compared to the three months ended August 31, 2001.  Over three-quarters of the increase is attributable to increased television broadcast rights fees for NASCAR Winston Cup and NASCAR Busch Grand National events conducted during the period. The remaining increase is primarily attributable to increased promotional and sponsorship revenues for events conducted at Michigan, Daytona and Darlington and, to a lesser extent, advertising revenues.  These increases were partially offset by decreases as a result of other previously discussed schedule changes.

Motorsports related income increased approximately $13.4 million, or 8.4%, for the nine months ended August 31, 2002, as compared to the nine months ended August 31, 2001.  Over three-quarters of the increase is attributable to increased television broadcast rights fees for NASCAR Winston Cup and NASCAR Busch Grand National events conducted during the period.  The remaining increase is primarily attributable to increased promotional and sponsorship revenue for events conducted at Daytona, California, Michigan and Richmond.  These increases were partially offset by decreases related to certain previously discussed schedule changes and a decrease in hospitality for events conducted at Daytona.

Food, beverage and merchandise income decreased approximately $2.2 million, or 10.7%, for the three months ended August 31, 2002, as compared to the three months ended August 31, 2001.  Over two-thirds of the decrease was attributable to an anticipated decrease in merchandise, food, beverage and catering sales at events conducted at Kansas and decreased merchandise and program sales at Chicagoland as both facilities held grand openings and inaugural events in the prior year. Also contributing to the decrease was a decline in concessions at certain events conducted at Michigan as a result of inclement weather and decreased attendance as previously discussed. Also contributing to the decrease at Michigan was a Michigan state law which resulted in our decision to discontinue alcohol sales by our Americrown subsidiary in order to continue to allow race fans to bring their own alcoholic beverages into the facility. To a lesser extent, non-event related merchandise sales contirbuted to the decrease.  These decreases were partially offset by an increase in food, beverage, merchandise and catering sales at events conducted at Daytona.

Food, beverage and merchandise income decreased approximately $948,000, or 1.9%, for the nine months ended August 31, 2002, as compared to the nine months ended August 31, 2001.  These decreases were primarily attributable to the previously discussed grand openings and inaugural events in the prior year at Kansas and Chicagoland.  Also contributing to the decreases were lower non-event related merchandise sales and, to a lesser extent, a decrease in catering operations in the first quarter of fiscal 2002 due to lower hospitality sales for events conducted at Daytona.  Partially offsetting these decreases were increased food, beverage, merchandise and third party commissions for certain other events conducted during the period.

Other income increased approximately $1.8 million, or 138.3%, and $2.1 million, or 57.7%, for the three months and nine months ended August 31, 2002, respectively, as compared to the same periods of the prior year.  This increase is primarily attributable to the gain on the sale of real property in the third quarter of fiscal 2002.

Prize and point fund monies and NASCAR sanction fees increased approximately $3.0 million, or 18.1%, and $6.4 million, or 11.5%, for the three months and nine months ended August 31, 2002, respectively, as compared to the same periods of the prior year.  Over three-quarters of this increase was due to increases in prize and point fund monies paid by NASCAR to participants in events conducted during the periods,  as standard NASCAR sanctioning agreements require that a specified percentage of broadcast rights fees be paid to competitors. These increases were primarily attributable to the increased television broadcast rights fees for the NASCAR Winston Cup and NASCAR Busch Grand National events conducted during the periods and, to a lesser extent, the timing of the Fall NASCAR Busch Grand National event at Darlington and the incremental increase associated with the schedule change for the NASCAR Busch Grand National event conducted at Daytona in July.

Motorsports related expenses decreased approximately $2.6 million, or 8.8%, for the three months August 31, 2002, as compared to the three months ended August 31, 2001.  Over two-thirds of the decrease is attributable to sanction fees and other direct operating costs attributable to the previously discussed schedule changes.  The remaining decrease is attributable to certain operating costs at events conducted at Kansas and Daytona.  Motorsports related expenses as a percentage of combined admissions and motorsports related income decreased to approximately 23.1% for the three months ended August 31, 2002, as compared to 26.4% for the same period in the prior year.  This decrease is primarily attributable to increased television broadcast rights fees, lower sanction fees for the open wheel event at Michigan and increased promotional and sponsorship revenues previously discussed.

Motorsports related expenses increased approximately $546,000, or 0.8%, for the nine months ended August 31, 2002, as compared to the nine months ended August 31, 2001.  The increase was primarily attributable to sanction fees and other direct operating expenses attributable to the inaugural events conducted at California and, to a lesser extent, direct operating costs, including increased security measures, attributable to other events conducted during the periods.  These increases were partially offset by lower sanction fees for the open wheel events at Michigan and Nazareth, as well as other previously discussed schedule changes.  Motorsports related expenses as a percentage of combined admissions and motorsports related income decreased to approximately 21.9% for the nine months ended August 31, 2002, as compared to 22.6% for the same period in the prior year.  This decrease is primarily attributable to increased television broadcast rights fees and lower sanction fees for the open wheel events at Michigan and Nazareth.  Partially offsetting these decreases were non-NASCAR sanctioned, inaugural events conducted at California during the second quarter of fiscal 2002.

Food, beverage and merchandise expense decreased approximately $740,000, or 6.5%, for the three months ended August 31, 2002, as compared to the three months ended August 31, 2001.  The decrease is primarily attributable to product and other costs associated with the previously discussed decrease in sales at events conducted at Kansas and Chicagoland and, to a lesser extent, a decrease in non-event related merchandise sales.  These decreases were partially offset by increased product and other costs associated with increased sales at events conducted at Daytona.  Food, beverage and merchandise expenses as a percentage of food, beverage and merchandise income increased to approximately 57.7% for the three months ended August 31, 2002, as compared to 55.1% for the same period in the prior year.  This increase is primarily attributable to the previously discussed discontinuance of alcohol sales at Michigan, lower margins on certain food and beverage sales due to pricing changes and, to a lesser extent, decreased hospitality sales. These increases were partially offset by a shift in the merchandising product mix at certain events conducted during the period.

Food, beverage and merchandise expense increased approximately $187,000, or 0.7%, for the nine months ended August 31, 2002, as compared to the nine months ended August 31, 2001.  The increase is attributable to product and other costs associated with increased sales during certain events conducted during the period, including the inaugural events at California and other schedule changes as previously discussed.  In addition, the establishment of a mid-western hub of operations to support services to our Michigan, Phoenix, California, Kansas and Chicagoland facilities subsequent to the first quarter in fiscal 2001 contributed to the increase.  These increases were partially offset by decreased sales at events conducted at Kansas and Chicagoland and by other previously discussed schedule changes.  Food, beverage and merchandise expenses as a percentage of food, beverage and merchandise income increased to approximately 55.4% for the nine months ended August 31, 2002, as compared to 53.9% for the same period in the prior year.  This increase is attributable to incremental operating expenses resulting from the aforementioned expansion of our food, beverage and merchandising operations in the mid-west.  In addition, as previously discussed, lower hospitality sales, product pricing changes and the discontinuance of alcohol sales at Michigan contributed to this increase.  These increases were partially offset by a shift in the merchandising product mix at certain events conducted during the period.

General and administrative expenses decreased approximately $1.3 million, or 6.0%, and approximately $1.4 million, or 2.4%, for the three months and nine months ended August 31, 2002, respectively, as compared to the same periods of the prior year.  The decrease is primarily attributable to costs incurred during the prior year period for which there are no comparable costs in the current year, including an increase in our allowance for doubtful accounts and, to a lesser extent, containment of certain costs attributable to our ongoing business.  General and administrative expenses as a percentage of total revenues decreased to 14.6% and 15.5% for the three months and nine months ended August 31, 2002, respectively, as compared to 16.0% and 16.5% for the same periods in the prior year.  This decrease is primarily a result of our revenue growth combined with controlling growth in general and administrative expenses.

Depreciation and amortization expense decreased approximately $3.9 million, or 27.3%, and $9.3 million, or 23.3%, for the three months and nine months ended August 31, 2002, respectively, as compared to the same periods of the prior year.  These decreases are attributable to our adoption of SFAS No. 142 on December 1, 2001, and the related discontinuance of goodwill amortization.  During the three months and nine months ended August 31, 2001 we recorded goodwill amortization of approximately $4.6 million and $13.8 million, respectively, before tax, or $0.08 and $0.23, respectively, per diluted share after tax.  This decrease is partially offset by depreciation related to Kansas in the nine-month period, as depreciation on Kansas did not begin until it commenced operations in June 2001.

Interest income decreased by approximately $457,000, or 60.6%, and $2.0 million, or 68.9%, for the three months and nine months ended August 31, 2002, respectively, as compared to the same periods of the prior year.  This decrease is primarily due to lower interest rates in the current year and, to a lesser extent, the use of restricted investments to complete the construction of Kansas in the prior year.  These decreases were partially offset by increased cash balances during the current year.

Interest expense decreased by approximately $1.8 million, or 23.6%, and $884,000, or 4.6%, for the three months and nine months ended August 31, 2002, respectively, as compared to the same periods of the prior year.  This decrease is attributable to a lower average balance on our credit facilities and decreased interest rates on the Senior Notes, as a result of an interest rate swap agreement, as well as for our credit facilities.  The decrease was partially offset by the interest capitalized in the prior year on the Kansas and Chicagoland developments.

Equity in net income from equity investments represents our pro rata share of the current income from our 37.5% equity investment in Raceway Associates.  Raceway Associates owns and operates Chicagoland and Route 66 Raceway.  The decrease for the nine months ended August 31, 2002, as compared to the same period of the prior year, is attributable to certain operating, interest and depreciation expenses during the current period as Chicagoland did not commence operations until the third quarter of fiscal 2001.

The decrease in our effective income tax rate for the three months and nine months ended August 31, 2002, as compared to the same periods of the prior year, is primarily due to the adoption of SFAS 142 effective December 1, 2001 which requires that we no longer amortize goodwill into earnings.  The majority of our goodwill associated with the Penske Motorsports, Inc. acquisition in fiscal 1999 was not deductible for tax purposes and therefore created a higher effective tax rate in prior periods.

As a result of the foregoing, our income before cumulative effect of accounting change increased approximately $7.8 million and $11.5 million for the three months and nine months ended August 31, 2002, respectively, as compared to the same periods of the prior year.

The cumulative effect of accounting change recognized in the first quarter of fiscal 2002 consists of the non-cash after-tax charges associated with our write-off of goodwill, as well as the write-off of goodwill by Raceway Associates, upon adoption of SFAS No. 142 on December 1, 2001.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

General

We have historically generated sufficient cash flow from operations to fund our working capital needs and capital expenditures at existing facilities, as well as to pay an annual cash dividend. In addition, we have used the proceeds from offerings of our Class A Common Stock, the net proceeds from the issuance of unsecured senior notes (“Senior Notes”), borrowings under our credit facilities and state and local mechanisms to fund acquisitions and development projects. At August 31, 2002 we had $225 million principal amount of Senior Notes outstanding, total borrowings of approximately $39 million under our credit facilities and term loan arrangements, and a debt service funding commitment of approximately $68.9 million, net of discount, related to the taxable special obligation revenue (“TIF”) bonds issued by the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas (“Unified Government”). We had working capital deficits of approximately $21.2 million and $28.5 million at August 31, 2002 and November 30, 2001, respectively.

Cash Flows

Net cash provided by operating activities was approximately $143.3 million for the nine months ended August 31, 2002, compared to approximately $119.5 million for the nine months ended August 31, 2001.  The difference between our net loss of approximately $448 million and the $143.3 million of operating cash flow was primarily attributable to:

·         the cumulative effect of accounting change of $517.2 million;

·         depreciation and amortization of $30.6 million;

·         an increase in deferred income of $26.7 million;

·         deferred income taxes of $19.9 million;

·         an increase in income taxes payable of $9.6 million; and

·         an increase in accounts payable and other current liabilities of $3.2 million.

 These differences are partially offset by an increase in inventories, prepaid expenses and other current assets of $12 million and an increase in receivables of $3.4 million.

Net cash used in investing activities was approximately $35.5 million for the nine months ended August 31, 2002, compared to approximately $51.9 million for the nine months ended August 31, 2001. Our use of cash for investing activities reflects $36.8 million in capital expenditures partially offset by a $1.3 million decrease in restricted investments related to the development of Kansas.

Net cash used in financing activities was approximately $79.9 million for the nine months ended August 31, 2002, compared to approximately $70 million for the nine months ended August 31, 2001. Our use of cash for financing activities reflects payments under credit facilities of $70 million, $9.1 million in payments of long-term debt, $3.2 million in cash dividends paid and $831,000 used to reacquire previously issued common stock.  Partially offsetting these items is $3.2 million received in connection with the termination of the Senior Notes interest rate swap.

Capital Expenditures

Capital expenditures totaled approximately $36.8 million for the nine months ended August 31, 2002, compared to $79.3 million for the nine months ended August 31, 2001. Capital expenditures during the nine months ended August 31, 2002 related to purchases of land and other land improvements for the expansion of parking capacity and other uses, enhancements to DAYTONA USA and a variety of additional improvements.

Based on capital projects currently approved we expect to make capital expenditures totaling approximately $54.8 million for approved projects at our facilities which are expected to be completed within the next 24 months.  These projects include construction of additional grandstand seating capacity at Richmond and Kansas and four net additional luxury suites and a luxury “Club-type” seating suite at Richmond, acquisition of land for expansion of parking capacity and other uses and a variety of additional improvements.  We review the capital expenditure program periodically and modify it as required to meet current business needs.

Future Liquidity

Our $250 million senior revolving credit facility ("Credit Facility") matures on March 31, 2004, and accrues interest at LIBOR plus 50 -100 basis points, based on certain financial criteria. At August 31, 2002, we did not have any borrowings outstanding under the Credit Facility. 

Our Miami subsidiary has a $20 million credit facility (“Miami Credit Facility”) and a $19 million term loan (“Term Loan”). The Miami Credit Facility and Term Loan are guaranteed by us and have the same interest terms and restrictive covenants as our Credit Facility. The Miami Credit Facility will be automatically reduced to $15 million on December 31, 2002 and will mature on December 31, 2004. At August 31, 2002, our Miami subsidiary had borrowings of $20 million under the Miami Credit Facility. In October of 2002 we repaid the $20 million borrowings under the Miami Credit Facility. The Term Loan is payable in annual installments which range from $5.5 million to $7 million.  Our Miami subsidiary has an interest rate swap agreement that effectively fixes the floating rate on the outstanding balance under the Term Loan at 5.60% plus 50-100 basis points, based on certain consolidated financial criteria, for the remainder of the loan period.

Our $225 million principal amount of unsecured Senior Notes bear interest at 7.875% and rank equally with all of our other senior unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness.  The Senior Notes require semi-annual interest payments through maturity on October 15, 2004.  The Senior Notes may be redeemed in whole or in part, at our option, at any time or from time to time at a redemption price as defined in the indenture.  In December 2001, we entered into an interest rate swap agreement to manage interest rate risk exposure on $100 million of the $225 million principal amount of Senior Notes.  Under this agreement, we received fixed rate amounts in exchange for floating rate interest payments over the life of the agreement without an exchange of the underlying principal amount.  In August of 2002, we terminated the Senior Notes interest rate swap agreement and received approximately $3.2 million, which is being amortized over the remaining life of the Senior Notes.

In January 1999, the Unified Government issued approximately $71.3 million in TIF bonds in connection with the financing of construction of Kansas Speedway.  At August 31, 2002, outstanding principal on the TIF bonds are comprised of a $20.6 million, 6.15% term bond due December 1, 2017 and a $49.7 million, 6.75% 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 our wholly-owned subsidiary, Kansas Speedway Corporation.  Principal (mandatory redemption) payments per the Funding Commitment are payable by Kansas Speedway Corporation 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.  Kansas Speedway Corporation granted a mortgage and security interest in the Kansas project for its Funding Commitment obligation.  We have agreed to guarantee Kansas Speedway Corporation’s Funding Commitment until certain financial conditions have been met.

We are a member of Motorsports Alliance, LLC (“Motorsports Alliance”) (owned 50% by the Company and 50% by Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corp.) which owns 75% of Raceway Associates.  Raceway Associates owns and operates Chicagoland and Route 66 Raceway.  Effective July 2002, Raceway Associates amended its construction and term loan arrangement and entered into a secured revolving credit facility totaling $15 million.  The members of Motorsports Alliance agreed to guarantee the $50 million in borrowings by Raceway Associates under the construction and term loan arrangement and any additional borrowings on the $15 million revolving loan agreement on a pro rata basis until such time as the operations of Raceway Associates meet certain financial criteria. At August 31, 2002, Raceway Associates met the financial criteria and the members of Motorsports Alliance were released of the guaranty.

At August 31, 2002, we had contractual cash obligations to repay debt and to make payments under operating leases.  Payments due under these long-term obligations are as follows (in thousands):

Obligations Due by Period


Total

Less Than

One Year

1-3 Years

4-5 Years

After

5 Years


Long-term debt

$   334,335

$    10,675

$ 254,165

$     1,140

$   68,355

Track facility operating leases

47,186

2,215

4,430

4,430

36,111

Other operating leases

2,286

817

1,439

30

-


Total Contractual Cash Obligations

$   383,807

$    13,707

$ 260,034

$     5,600

$ 104,466


During fiscal 1999, we announced our intention to search for a site for a major motorsports facility in the New York metropolitan area. In January 2000, we announced that, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, we entered into an exclusive agreement with the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority to pursue development of a motorsports facility at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in New Jersey.  Under the agreement, the feasibility phase was completed on October 7, 2002.  We have entered into negotiations, which extends our exclusivity for ten months.  The Meadowlands Sports Complex, located five miles west of the Lincoln Tunnel, is the site of Giants Stadium, Continental Airlines Arena and Meadowlands Racetrack and is the home of professional sports franchises, horse racing, college athletics, concerts and family shows.  The New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority issued a Master Developer Request for Proposal for the redevelopment of the Continental Airlines Arena site in June of 2002.  This Request for Proposal process does not eliminate or modify our rights under the exclusive agreement with the Authority described above for any project involving a motorsports racetrack at the Meadowlands Sports Complex, including the Arena site, until as late as August of 2003.  Notwithstanding this fact, we elected to submit a response to the Request for Proposal that described a proposed multi-phased conceptual development on the Arena site.  The initial phase would include a mixed-use development featuring a state-of-the-art three-quarter mile speedway that would initially include 80,000 grandstand seats and an interactive motorsports-themed entertainment complex, café and retail store.  In September of 2002, the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority announced that it had received six proposals.  Should we be selected as a finalist in the request for proposal process, strategic alliances may be formed.  In addition, a successful public/private partnership with the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority and the State of New Jersey will be required, which may necessitate legislation to assist in financing of the project.  The New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority is planning to make a decision on the initial proposals for the Arena site in the first quarter of 2003.

Our cash flow from operations consists primarily of ticket, catering and concession sales and contracted revenues arising from television broadcast rights and marketing partnerships. While we expect our strong operating cash flow to continue in the future, our financial success depends significantly on a number of factors relating to consumer and corporate spending, including economic conditions affecting disposable dollars available from the motorsports industry’s principal sponsors.  In addition, consumer and corporate spending could be adversely affected by economic, security and other lifestyle conditions, resulting in lower than expected future operating cash flows.  General economic conditions were significantly and negatively impacted by the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and could be similarly affected by any future attacks or fear of such attacks or acts or prospects of war.  While a weakened economic and business climate, as well as consumer uncertainty created by such a climate, could adversely affect our financial success, we believe that cash flows from operations, along with existing cash and available borrowings under our credit facilities, will be sufficient to fund:

  • operations and approved capital projects at existing facilities for the foreseeable future;
  • payments required in connection with the funding of the Unified Government’s debt service requirements related to the TIF bonds; and
  • payments related to our existing debt service commitments.

We intend to pursue further development and/or acquisition opportunities (including the possible development of new motorsports facilities in the New York metropolitan area) the timing, size and success, as well as associated potential capital commitments of which, are unknown at this time.  Accordingly, a material acceleration in our growth strategy could require us to obtain additional capital through debt and/or equity financings.  Although there can be no assurance, we believe that adequate debt and equity financing will be available on satisfactory terms.

Inflation

We do not believe that inflation has had a material impact on our operating costs and earnings.

Factors That May Affect Operating Results

This report and the documents incorporated by reference may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  You can identify a forward-looking statement by our use of the words “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “may,” “believe,” “objective,” “projection,” “forecast,” “goal,” and similar expressions.  These forward-looking statements include our statements regarding the timing of future events, our anticipated future operations and our anticipated future financial position and cash requirements.  Although we believe that the expectations reflected in our forward-looking statements are reasonable, we do not know whether our expectations will prove correct.  We disclose the important factors that could cause our actual results to differ from our expectations in cautionary statements made in this report and in other filings we have made with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or to persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements.  Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of the risk factors described in this report and other factors set forth in or incorporated by reference in this report. 

Many of these factors are beyond our ability to control or predict.  We caution you not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements or to project any future results based on such statements or on present or prior earnings levels.  Some of the factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially are set forth below. Additional information concerning these, or other factors which could cause the actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements is contained from time to time in our other SEC filings.  Copies of those filings are available from us and/or the SEC.

Our success depends on our relationships with motorsports sanctioning bodies, particularly NASCAR.

Our success has been, and is expected to remain, dependent on maintaining good working relationships with the organizations that sanction the races we promote at our facilities, particularly NASCAR, the sanctioning body for the NASCAR Winston Cup, NASCAR Busch Grand National and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck events.  NASCAR-sanctioned races conducted at our wholly-owned subsidiaries accounted for approximately 82% of our total revenues in fiscal 2001.  Anything which changes the nature of our relationships with the sanctioning bodies, the way sanction agreements are awarded, or the fundamental economic terms of the sanction agreements could adversely affect our business.

Each NASCAR sanctioning agreement is awarded on an annual basis.  NASCAR is not required to continue to enter into, renew or extend sanctioning agreements with us to conduct any event.  Moreover, although our general growth strategy includes the possible development and/or acquisition of additional motorsports facilities, it cannot be assured that any sanctioning body, including NASCAR, will enter into sanctioning agreements with us to conduct races at any of our newly developed or acquired facilities.  Failure to obtain a sanctioning agreement for a major NASCAR event could negatively affect us.  Similarly, NASCAR is not obligated to modify its race schedules to allow us to schedule our races more efficiently.  By sanctioning an event, NASCAR neither warrants, expressly or by implication, nor takes responsibility for, the success, financial or otherwise, of the sanctioned event or the number or identity of vehicles or competitors participating in the event.

Bad weather could adversely affect us.

We promote outdoor motorsports events.  Weather conditions affect sales of, among other things, tickets, food, drinks and merchandise at these events.  Poor weather conditions could have a negative effect on us.

Postponement and/or cancellation of major motorsports events could adversely affect us.

If an event scheduled for one of our facilities is postponed because of weather or other reasons such as, for example, the general postponement of all major sporting events in this country following the September 11, 2001, terrorism attacks, we could incur increased expenses associated with conducting the rescheduled event, as well as possible decreased revenues from tickets, food, drinks and merchandise at the rescheduled event.  If such an event is cancelled, we would incur the expenses associated with preparing to conduct the event as well as losing the revenues, including live broadcast revenues, associated with the event, to the extent such losses were not covered by insurance.

If a cancelled event is part of the NASCAR Winston Cup Series or NASCAR Busch Grand National Series, we could experience a reduction in the amount of money received from television revenues for all of our NASCAR-sanctioned events in the series that experienced the cancellation.  This would occur if, as a result of the cancellation, and without regard to whether the cancelled event was scheduled for one of our facilities, NASCAR experienced a reduction in television revenues greater than the amount scheduled to be paid to the promoter of the cancelled event.

Our financial results depend significantly on consumer and corporate spending.

Our financial success depends significantly upon a number of factors relating to discretionary consumer and corporate spending, including economic conditions affecting disposable consumer income and corporate budgets such as:

·         employment;

·         business conditions;

·         interest rates; and

·         taxation rates.

These factors can impact both attendance at our events and advertising and marketing dollars available from the motorsports industry’s principal sponsors.  There can be no assurance that consumer and corporate spending will not be affected adversely by economic and other lifestyle conditions, thereby impacting our growth, revenue and profitability.  General economic conditions were significantly and negatively impacted by the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and could be similarly affected by any future attacks or catastrophic events, especially if they occurred at a mass gathering, even if not at one of our facilities.  A weakened economic and business climate, as well as consumer uncertainty created by such a climate, could adversely affect our financial success.

Certain of our senior executives may have potential conflicts of interest.

William C. France, our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, and James C. France, our President, Chief Operating Officer and one of our directors, control NASCAR.  Lesa D. Kennedy, our Executive Vice President and one of our directors, is also a Vice President of NASCAR. Each of them, as well as our general counsel, spends part of his or her time on NASCAR’s business.  Each of these individuals spends substantial time on our business and all of our other executive officers are available to us on a substantially full-time basis.  Because of these relationships, certain potential conflicts of interest between us and NASCAR exist with respect to, among other things:

·         the terms of any sanctioning agreements that may be awarded to us by NASCAR;

·         the amount of time the employees mentioned above and certain other of our employees devote to NASCAR’s affairs; and

·         the amounts charged or paid to NASCAR for office rental, transportation costs, shared executives, administrative expenses and similar items.

Our success depends on the availability and performance of key personnel.

Our continued success depends upon the availability and performance of our senior management team, particularly William C. France, James C. France and Lesa D. Kennedy.  Each of these individuals possesses unique and extensive industry knowledge and experience.  While we believe that our senior management team has significant depth, the loss of any of the individuals mentioned above, or our inability to retain and attract key employees in the future, could have a negative effect on our operations and business plans.

We are controlled by the France family.

The France family members, together, beneficially own approximately 39.5% of our capital stock and approximately 63.5% of the combined voting power of both classes of our common stock.  Accordingly, if members of the France family vote their shares of common stock in the same manner, they can (without the approval of our other shareholders) elect our entire Board of Directors and determine the outcome of various matters submitted to shareholders for approval, including fundamental corporate transactions.  If holders of class B common stock other than the France family elect to convert their beneficially owned shares of class B common stock into shares of class A common stock and members of the France family do not convert their shares, the relative voting power of the France family will increase.  Voting control by the France family may discourage certain types of transactions involving an actual or potential change in control of us, including transactions in which the holders of class A common stock might receive a premium for their shares over prevailing market prices.

We have a material amount of goodwill which, if it becomes further impaired and we are required to write it down to comply with accounting standards, would adversely affect our financial results.

On December 1, 2001, we and our equity investee, Raceway Associates, adopted SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.”  Under SFAS 142, goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite useful lives are no longer amortized to earnings but are reviewed at least annually for impairment at the reporting unit level.  Goodwill is the amount by which the costs of an acquisition accounted for using the purchase method exceeds the fair market value of the net assets acquired and is shown as an asset on our balance sheet.  We recorded a non-cash after-tax charge of approximately $517.2 million, including approximately $3.4 million associated with our equity investment in Raceway Associates, as a cumulative effect of accounting change in the first quarter of fiscal 2002.  Even after this charge, approximately $92.5 million, or 8.0% of our total assets as of August 31, 2002, is still represented as goodwill.  If in the future the application of the annual test for impairment of goodwill results in a reduction in the carrying value of the goodwill, we will be required to take the amount of the reduction in goodwill as a non-cash charge against operating income, which would also reduce shareholders’ equity. 

We may be held liable for personal injuries.

Motorsports can be dangerous to participants and spectators.  We maintain insurance policies that provide coverage within limits that we believe should generally be sufficient to protect us from a large financial loss due to liability for personal injuries sustained by persons on our property in the ordinary course of our business.  There can be no assurance, however, that the insurance will be adequate or available at all times and in all circumstances.  Our financial condition and results of operations could be affected negatively to the extent claims and expenses in connection with these injuries are greater than insurance recoveries or if insurance coverage for these exposures becomes unavailable or prohibitively expensive.

We operate in a highly competitive environment.

As an entertainment company, our racing events face competition from other spectator-oriented sporting events and other leisure, entertainment and recreational activities, including professional football, basketball and baseball.  As a result, our revenues are affected by the general popularity of motorsports, the availability of alternative forms of recreation and changing consumer preferences.  Our racing events also compete with other racing events sanctioned by various racing bodies such as NASCAR, IRL, CART, United States Auto Club, National Hot Rod Association, Sports Car Club of America, Grand American Road Racing Association, the Automobile Racing Club of America and others.  We believe that the primary elements of competition in attracting motorsports spectators and corporate sponsors to a racing event and facility are the type and caliber of promoted racing events, facility location, sight lines, pricing and customer conveniences that contribute to a total entertainment experience.  Many sports and entertainment businesses have resources that exceed ours.

We are subject to changing governmental regulations that could increase our expenses.

We believe that our operations are in material compliance with all applicable federal, state and local environmental, land use and other laws and regulations.  Nonetheless, if it is determined that damage to persons or property or contamination of the environment has been caused or exacerbated by the operation or conduct of our business or by pollutants, substances, contaminants or wastes used, generated or disposed of by us, or if pollutants, substances, contaminants or wastes are found on property currently or previously owned or operated by us, we may be held liable for such damage and may be required to pay the cost of investigation and/or remediation of such contamination or any related damage.  The amount of such liability as to which we are self-insured could be material.  State and local laws relating to the protection of the environment also can include noise abatement laws that may be applicable to our racing events.  Our existing facilities continue to be used in situations where the standards for new facilities to comply with certain laws and regulations, including the ADA, are constantly evolving.  Changes in the provisions or application of federal, state or local environmental, land use or other laws, regulations or requirements to our facilities or operations, or the discovery of previously unknown conditions, also could require us to make additional material expenditures to remediate or attain compliance.

Our development of new motorsports facilities (and, to a lesser extent, the expansion of existing facilities) requires compliance with applicable federal, state and local land use planning, zoning and environmental regulations.  Regulations governing the use and development of real estate may prevent us from acquiring or developing prime locations for motorsports facilities, substantially delay or complicate the process of improving existing facilities, and/or increase the costs of any of such activities.

Governmental regulation may adversely affect the availability of sponsorships and advertising.

The motorsports industry generates significant recurring revenue from the promotion, sponsorship and advertising of various companies and their products.  Actual or proposed government regulation can impact negatively the availability to the motorsports industry of this promotion, sponsorship and advertising revenue.  Advertising by the tobacco and alcoholic beverage industries generally is subject to greater governmental regulation than advertising by other sponsors of our events.  In the past few years there were several unsuccessful regulatory attempts to impose restrictions on the advertising and promotion of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco, including sponsorship of motorsports activities.  If successfully implemented, these regulatory efforts would have prohibited the present practice of tobacco brand name sponsorship of, or identification with, motorsports events, entries and teams.  At this point, the ultimate outcome of these or future government regulatory and legislative efforts to regulate the advertising and promotion of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco is uncertain and the impact, if any, on the motorsports industry or us is unclear.

In 1999, major United States companies in the tobacco industry entered into various agreements with the Attorneys General of all 50 states to settle certain state-initiated litigation against the tobacco industry.  The settlement agreements place various limits on the sponsorship of sports, including motorsports, by the tobacco industry.  Among other things, a tobacco manufacturer is limited to a single brand name sponsorship (such as the “NASCAR Winston Cup Series”) in any twelve-month period and is prohibited from entering into any agreement for naming a stadium or arena using the brand name of a tobacco product.  The ultimate effect of these settlement agreements upon us has not been determined.  We are unaware of any proposed governmental regulation that would materially limit the availability to motorsports of promotion, sponsorship or advertising revenue from the alcoholic beverage industry.  The combined advertising and sponsorship revenue from the tobacco and alcoholic beverage industries accounted for approximately 1.3% of our total revenues in fiscal 2001.  In addition, the tobacco and alcoholic beverage industries provide financial support to the motorsports industry through, among other things, their purchase of advertising time, their sponsorship of racing teams and their sponsorship of racing series such as the NASCAR Winston Cup and NASCAR Busch Series.  Implementation of further restrictions on the advertising or promotion of tobacco or alcoholic beverage products could adversely affect us.

We may be unable to acquire or develop new motorsports facilities.

Our ability to acquire or develop motorsports facilities depends on a number of factors, including but not limited to:

·         our ability to obtain additional sanctioning agreements to promote NASCAR Winston Cup, NASCAR Busch Series, or other major events at any new facilities;

·         the cooperation of local government officials;

·         our capital resources;

·         our ability to control construction and operating costs; and

·         our ability to hire and retain qualified personnel.

Developing new motorsports facilities is expensive.

Expenses associated with developing, constructing and opening a new facility may negatively affect our financial condition and results of operations in one or more future reporting periods.  The cost of any new facility transaction will depend on a number of factors, including but not limited to:

·         the facility’s location;

·         the extent of our ownership interest in the facility; and

·         the degree of any municipal or other public support.

Although we believe that we will be able to obtain financing to fund the acquisition, development and/or construction of additional motorsports facilities, we cannot be sure that adequate debt or equity financing will be available on satisfactory terms.

Our indebtedness could adversely affect our financial condition.

We have a significant amount of indebtedness.  As of and for the nine months ended August 31, 2002:

·         our total debt outstanding was approximately $335.9 million;

·         our interest expense was approximately $18.3 million; and

·         our total shareholders’ equity was approximately $584.8 million.

As of September 30, 2002, we had $250 million of current availability for borrowings under our senior revolving credit facility.  This credit facility contains various restrictive covenants.  While we believe cash flow from our operations will be sufficient to fund payments required to service our outstanding debt, there can be no assurance that we will always be able to meet such debt service obligations.  Should we pursue further development and/or acquisition opportunities, the timing, size and success, as well as associated potential capital commitments of which are unknown at this time, we may need to raise additional capital through debt and/or equity financings.  There can be no assurance that adequate debt and equity financing will be available on satisfactory terms.  Any such failure to service our debt or inability to obtain further financing could have a negative effect on our business and operations.


ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT
                 MARKET RISK.

During the nine months ended August 31, 2002 there have been no material changes in our market risk exposures.

ITEM 4.  CONTROL AND PROCEDURES

Subsequent to August 31, 2002 and prior to the filing of this report, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures under the supervision of and with the participation of our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer.  Based on that evaluation, our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at August 31, 2002, and during the period prior to the execution of this report.  There have been no significant changes in our internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to August 31, 2002.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  Legal Proceedings

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 is likely to have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

In February 2002 we received service of an amended complaint filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas on February 21, 2002 styled Francis Ferko, as Shareholder of Speedway Motorsports, Inc. vs. National Association of Stock Car Racing, Inc., International Speedway Corporation, and Speedway Motorsports, Inc.  The overall gist of the suit is that Texas Motor Speedway should have a second Winston Cup date annually and that NASCAR should be required by the court to grant Texas Motor Speedway a second Winston Cup date annually.  The portion of this suit that is brought against us alleges that we conspired with NASCAR and members of the France Family to “refuse to offer a new Winston Cup race date to any non-ISC owned track whenever ISC has desired to host an additional Winston Cup race.”  The suit seeks unspecified monetary damages from ISC which are claimed to have resulted to Speedway Motorsports from the alleged conspiracy as well as treble damages under the anti-trust laws.  We believe the suit to be without merit and intend to vigorously pursue the defense of the matter.


ITEM 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a)           Exhibits:

Exhibit Number

Description of Exhibit

3.1

Articles of Amendment of the Restated and Amended Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as filed with the Florida Department of State on July 26, 1999 (incorporated by reference from exhibit 3.1 of the Company’s Report on Form 8-K dated July 26, 1999)

3.2

Conformed copy of Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended as of July 26, 1999 (incorporated by reference from exhibit 3.1 of the Company’s Report on Form 8-K dated July 26, 1999)

3.3

Conformed copy of Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company (incorporated by reference from exhibit (3)(ii) of the Company’s Report on Form 10-K for the year November 30, 1998)

                (b)            Reports on Form 8-K

On June 24, 2002, we filed a report on Form 8-K which reported under Item 5. the issuance of a press release which reaffirmed  the Company’s previously issued guidance for the second quarter 2002.

On July 10, 2002, we filed a report on Form 8-K which reported under Item 5. the issuance of a press release which reported earnings for the six-months and second quarter ended May 31, 2002.

On August 29, 2002, we filed a report on Form 8-K which reported under Item 9. the issuance of a press release which announced that Chairman and CEO William C. France had undergone bypass surgery on August 28, 2002.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

   

INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY CORPORATION
(Registrant)

Date:

10/11/2002

/s/ Susan G. Schandel       

   

Susan G. Schandel, Vice President
& Chief Financial Officer

Certifications

(appear on following pages)


I, William C. France, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of International Speedway Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

a)         designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

b)         evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

c)         presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

a)         all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

b)         any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and

6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Date: October 11, 2002 

_/s/ William C. France____________
William C. France
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

 

I, James C. France, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of International Speedway Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

a)         designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

b)         evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

c)         presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

a)         all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

b)         any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and

6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Date: October 11, 2002 

/s/ James C. France_____________
James C. France
President & Chief Operating Officer


I, Susan G. Schandel, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of International Speedway Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

a)         designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

b)         evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

c)         presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

a)         all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

b)         any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and

6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Date: October 11, 2002 

/s/ Susan G. Schandel
Susan G. Schandel
Vice President & Chief Financial Officer


I, Daniel W. Houser, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of International Speedway Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

a)         designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

b)         evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

c)         presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

a)         all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

b)         any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and

6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Date: October 11, 2002 

/s/ Daniel W. Houser___
Daniel W. Houser
Controller & Chief Accounting Officer