Speedway Motorsports, Inc. (SMI) to Purchase Kentucky Speedway
Speedway Motorsports, Inc. (SMI) is a marketer and promoter of motorsports entertainment in the United States, and was the first motorsports company to be traded on the New York Stock Exchange. The company, located in Charlotte, North Carolina, owns six premier speedway facilities in locations across the country and has one of the largest total permanent seating capacities, which, as of December 2005, was approximately 775,000. Speedway also provides souvenir merchandising through SMI Properties; manufactures and distributes smaller-scale, modified racing cars through 600 Racing; and broadcasts syndicated racing programs through Performance Racing Network. Last month, the company agreed to purchase…