International Speedway Corporation Named to the Forbes 200 Best Small Companies List

    DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.--Oct. 12, 2001--International Speedway Corporation ("ISC") , a leading motorsports entertainment company, has been named to Forbes Magazine's list of "200 Best Small Companies in America."
    The list will appear in the publication's Oct. 29, 2001 issue. This marks the second time in the last four years that ISC has been named to the magazine's elite list.
    According to Forbes, the ranking is determined by weighing a combination of return on equity, sales, and earnings-per-share growth, with each measured during the past five years and the most recent four quarters.
    Mr. James C. France, President and Chief Operating Officer of International Speedway Corporation said, "It is extremely rewarding to be named one of the best small companies in America by Forbes, a major financial publication of such high caliber. Our inclusion on such a prestigious list is a testament to the accomplishments and success that all of the employees of ISC achieved during the past year."
    International Speedway Corporation is a leading promoter of motorsports activities in the United States, currently promoting more than 100 events annually. The Company owns and/or operates 12 major motorsports facilities, including Daytona International Speedway in Florida (home of the Daytona 500); Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama; Michigan International Speedway located outside Detroit, Michigan; California Speedway near Los Angeles, California; Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas; Homestead-Miami Speedway in Florida; Phoenix International Raceway in Arizona; Richmond International Raceway in Virginia; Darlington Raceway in South Carolina; North Carolina Speedway in Rockingham, North Carolina; Watkins Glen International in New York; and Nazareth Speedway in Pennsylvania.
    Other track interests include the operation of Tucson (Arizona) Raceway Park and an indirect 37.5% interest in Raceway Associates, LLC, which owns Chicagoland Speedway and Route 66 Raceway in Illinois.
    The Company also owns and operates MRN Radio, the nation's largest independent sports radio network; DAYTONA USA, the "Ultimate Motorsports Attraction" in Daytona Beach, Florida, the official attraction of NASCAR; Americrown Service Corporation, a provider of catering services, food and beverage concessions, and merchandise sales, and Motorsports International, a provider of catering services, food and beverage concessions, and a producer and marketer of motorsports-related merchandise. For more information, visit the Company's Web site at www.iscmotorsports.com.