Speedway Motorsports Selects Ticketmaster

Ticketmaster to Provide Enhanced Ticketing and Event Marketing Sales Services for Six Speedway Motorsports Facilities on NASCAR Circuit

Multi-Year Agreement Includes Sales & Marketing Distribution, Electronic Ticketing, Online Account Management & More to Enhance Fan Experience

LOS ANGELES, April 19 -- Speedway Motorsports, Inc. (SMI) and Ticketmaster, the world's leading ticketing company, today announced a comprehensive ticketing agreement whereby Ticketmaster's state-of-the-art technology and event ticket marketing and distribution services will be deployed at six SMI speedways across the country, all on the NASCAR Circuit, including:

   *  Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, GA
   *  Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, TN
   *  Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, CA
   *  Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, NV
   *  Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, NC
   *  Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, TX

Through the agreement, Ticketmaster will serve as the authorized ticketing provider for all six SMI speedways. Ticketmaster's state-of-the-art automated ticketing system, already in place at Texas Motor Speedway and Infineon Raceway, will facilitate advance and onsite permanent seating tickets, suite ticketing, special ticket packages, group ticketing, and more on behalf of the six SMI speedways. Ticketmaster will provide motorsports fans from across the country with a one-stop shopping experience, driving SMI ticket sales online through the branded websites of all six speedways as well as through ticketmaster.com. Advance tickets will also be available through each speedway's box office, speedway phone center and through Ticketmaster retail ticket center locations in each SMI market and nationally through Ticketmaster's Charge By Phone Network.

"Fan experience is paramount to Speedway Motorsports and we're excited to implement Ticketmaster's ticketing system," said Marcus Smith, Executive VP National Sales and Marketing, Speedway Motorsports. "Ticketmaster has proven that it offers the best ticketing technology and services that will serve our fan base across the country. We look forward to having their fan-friendly, full-service ticketing and event marketing system to enhance our ticketing operations at each of our speedways. We reviewed many options for event ticketing and Ticketmaster clearly offers the products and services to best meet our needs."

"Ticketmaster prides itself in providing superior technology, products, and services to help drive our clients' overall business," said Dave Scarborough, EVP Technology, Ticketmaster. "Speedway Motorsports is a cutting edge institution and shares our goal of providing fans with a first-rate entertainment event experience. We look forward to rolling out our automated ticketing services on behalf of these six speedways and working with SMI to sell more tickets better."

"We're proud that Speedway Motorsports recognizes our ability to deliver," said Neal Gunn, Senior VP-South Central Ticketmaster, Houston, TX. "SMI has built tremendous brand recognition for its facilities across the country, as well as consumer recognition for the motorsports event category. We're pleased to provide our comprehensive ticketing system to collectively promote the SMI brand as well as drive ticket sales for each speedway."

Ticketmaster will also provide the six speedways with local and national marketing distribution initiatives along with new and enhanced ticketing services including: AccountManager, GroupManager, MailManager and ReportPro. These services will enable renewing fans to manage their accounts and tickets online, facilitate online scheduling management and provide more cost effective communication with fans.

About Ticketmaster

Ticketmaster is the world's leading ticketing company, providing ticket sales and distribution through www.ticketmaster.com, one of the largest e-commerce sites on the Internet; approximately 3,300 retail Ticket Center outlets; 19 worldwide telephone call centers; and a broad online and offline marketing network. Ticketmaster serves more than 9,000 clients worldwide across multiple event categories, providing exclusive ticketing services for hundreds of leading arenas, stadiums, performing arts venues, museums, and theaters, and sold 98 million tickets valued at $5 billion in 2004. Ticketmaster is headquartered in West Hollywood, California and is an operating business of IAC/InterActiveCorp .

About Speedway Motorsports, Inc.

Speedway Motorsports is a leading marketer and promoter of motorsports entertainment in the United States. The Company owns and operates the following premier facilities: Atlanta Motor Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, Infineon Raceway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Lowe's Motor Speedway and Texas Motor Speedway. The Company provides souvenir merchandising services through its SMI Properties subsidiary, and manufactures and distributes smaller-scale, modified racing cars through its 600 Racing subsidiary. The Company also owns Performance Racing Network which broadcasts syndicated motorsports programming to over 710 radio stations nationwide. For more information, visit the Company's website at www.gospeedway.com.