8-A12G

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-A


                FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OR (G) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


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


            FLORIDA                                           59-0709342
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     (State of incorporation                               (I.R.S. Employer
        or organization)                                  Identification No.)


        1801 WEST INTERNATIONAL
          SPEEDWAY BOULEVARD
        DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA                                   32114
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(Address of principal executive offices)                      (Zip Code)


Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

            Title of each class               Name of each exchange on which
            to be so registered               each class is to be registered
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                  NONE                                    NONE


Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                      CLASS A COMMON STOCK, $.01 PAR VALUE
                      CLASS B COMMON STOCK, $.01 PAR VALUE
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                                (Title of Class)





ITEM 1.       DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.

              Reference is made to the discussion of the Registrant's Common
Stock in the section entitled "Description of Capital Stock" contained in the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 33-11541), filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 6, 1996 (as amended, the
"Registration Statement"), which disclosures are incorporated by reference
herein.


ITEM 2.       EXHIBITS.

                  3.1      Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation*

                  3.2      Amended and Restated By-laws of the Company*

                  4.1      Specimen of Class A Common Stock certificate*

                  4.2      Specimen of Class B Common Stock certificate**



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* Incorporated herein by reference to the Exhibit of the same number included 
  with the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-11541).
**Filed herewith.

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                                    SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.


                                  INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY CORPORATION



                                  By: /S/ JAMES C. FRANCE
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                                      James C. France
                                      President


Dated: October 29, 1996

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EX-4.2

                                    Exhibit 4.2


                       INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY CORPORATION
                              CLASS B COMMON STOCK

                    INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA

NUMBER                                                         SHARES

                                                          CUSIP 460335 30 0

THIS CERTIFIES THAT_____________________________________________________

IS THE OWNER OF ________________________________________________________


FULLY-PAID AND NONASSESSABLE SHARES OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK, $.01 PAR VALUE, OF
INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY CORPORATION

Transferable on the books of the Corporation by the holder hereof in person or
by duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this Certificate properly
endorsed. This Certificate and the shares represented hereby are issued and
shall be held subject to all the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation, as
amended, and the By-Laws of the Corporation, as amended (copies of which are on
file at the office of the Transfer Agent), to all of which the holder of this
Certificate by acceptance hereof assents. This Certificate is not valid unless
countersigned and registered by the Transfer Agent and Registrar. WITNESS the
facsimile seal of the Corporation and the facsimile signatures of its duly
authorized officers.

Dated:

W. Garrett Crotty
Secretary

James C. France
President 

Countersigned and registered 
SUNTRUST BANK, CENTRAL FLORIDA, N.A.
TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR 


                      

                       INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY CORPORATION

THE CORPORATION WILL FURNISH TO ANY SHAREHOLDER UPON REQUEST AND WITHOUT CHARGE
A FULL STATEMENT OF (A) THE DESIGNATIONS, RELATIVE RIGHTS, PREFERENCES AND
LIMITATIONS APPLICABLE TO EACH CLASS OF CAPITAL STOCK AUTHORIZED TO BE ISSUED;
(B) THE VARIATIONS IN RIGHTS, PREFERENCES AND LIMITATIONS DETERMINED FOR EACH
SERIES AUTHORIZED TO BE ISSUED WITHIN EACH SUCH CLASS AND (C) THE AUTHORITY
OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO DETERMINE SUCH VARIATIONS FOR SUBSEQUENT SERIES.

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of 
this Certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full
according to applicable laws or regulations:

TEN COM - as tenants in common             UNIT GIFT MIN ACT_____Custodian_____
TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties                  (Cust)          (Minor)
JT TEN  - as joint tenants with right of       under Uniform Gifts to Minors
          survivorship and not as tenants     Act______________________________
          in common                                        (State)

    Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

For value received,______________________ hereby sell, assign and transfer unto

PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR
OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE

_______________________________________________________________________________
 (PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE
_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________
Shares of the common stock evidenced by this Certificate, and do hereby 
irrovocably constitute and appoint
_______________________________________________________________________Attorney,
to transfer the said shares on the books of the Corporation with full power
of substitution.

Dated________________________

NOTICE ________________________________________________________________________
       THE SIGNATURE TO THIS AGREEMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME AS WRITTEN 
       UPON THE FACE OF THE CERTIFICATE IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION
       OR ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE WHATSOEVER.

Signature Guaranteed:

_______________________________________________________________________________
THE SIGNATURES(S) SHOULD BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION
(BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH
MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM), PURSUANT
TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15