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NBA, NHL And Other Sports Leagues To Televise Esports Events
Friday, March 20, 2020 - 4:30pm | 874Read More...Traditional sports leagues have crumbled beneath the COVID-19 outbreak. Cancellations have left athletes and organizations aimless, and many of them are turning toward esports to fill the void. By creating brand new virtual events, players can continues their seasons straight from the safety of...
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'NASCAR Roadies': Truck Drivers Keep The Sport Moving
Thursday, August 22, 2019 - 10:38am | 710Read More...Millions of NASCAR fans turn on their televisions or file into racetrack stands each year to take in all the action of a good race. What those fans don't see is the preparation that goes into making a race successful. The race cars, and all the equipment and accessories that go along with them,...
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Wells Fargo Sends International Speedway, Speedway Motorsports To The Pit
Monday, July 15, 2019 - 3:03pm | 445Read More...Speedway Motorsports, Inc. (NYSE: TRK) and International Speedway Corp (NASDAQ: ISCA) were downgraded Monday by Wells Fargo. The Analyst Timothy Conder downgraded Speedway Motorsports from Market Perform to Underperform and maintained a $16 price target. The analyst downgraded...
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International Speedway To Merge With NASCAR Holdings In $2B Deal
Wednesday, May 22, 2019 - 10:09am | 264Read More...International Speedway Corporation (NASDAQ: ISCA) has entered into an agreement with NASCAR Holdings, Inc. in which the latter will acquire the former for $2 billion. What To Know Under the terms of the merger International Speedway shareholders will be entitled to receive $45.00 in cash, without...
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NASCAR Track Owner Speedway Motorsports Reports Take-Private Offer From Sonic Financial
Wednesday, April 24, 2019 - 11:55am | 349Read More...Speedway Motorsports, Inc. (NYSE: TRK), the owner of multiple NASCAR tracks, said Wednesday that it received a non-binding, take-private buyout offer from Sonic Financial for $18 per share cash. What Happened The proposal letter is attached to an 8-K form Speedway is filing with the SEC...
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Why Did This Fintech Startup Sponsor A NASCAR Driver?
Friday, October 12, 2018 - 1:10pm | 644Read More...Customer acquisition is the big question all consumer-facing fintech startups have to answer. The cost of onboarding new users has been a thorn in the side of payments, lending and personal financial management startups. That means fintech marketing executives have millstones around their necks in...
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Digital Ally Surges After Announcing NASCAR Partnership
Tuesday, February 6, 2018 - 2:56pm | 369Read More...Digital Ally, Inc. (NASDAQ: DGLY) has signed a multiyear partnership with NASCAR. The partnership names the software company "A Preferred Technology Provider of NASCAR," and Digital Ally will provide cameras that will be mounted in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series garage throughout...
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Nordstrom The Latest To Cut Business Ties With A Trump
Friday, February 3, 2017 - 11:54am | 720Read More...Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) has become the latest company to cut ties with the Trump brand by axing President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka’s line of women’s clothing, shoes and handbags. The decision comes amid a flurry of controversy over Trump’s travel ban on seven...
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Durant Sparkling Ice Deal Prompts Questions About The Value Of Celebrity Endorsements
Wednesday, July 16, 2014 - 4:08pm | 855Read More...NBA star Kevin Durant’s recent deal to become spokesman for the zero-calorie drink Sparkling Ice raises, once again, the question of just how much value celebrity endorsements bring to a brand. One thing is clear, however. Although the terms of Durant’s deal with Sparkling Ice...
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CEO Of International Speedway Corp. Lesa France Kennedy Outlines Daytona Rising
Tuesday, August 13, 2013 - 1:10pm | 284Read More...Lesa France Kennedy, CEO of International Speedway Corporation (NASDAQ: ISCA), said that they would be investing $400 million into Daytona International Speedway in order to transform it into a profitable year-round destination on CNBC's Squawk Box Tuesday morning. She went on to discuss the...
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Is the Struggling Economy Wrecking NASCAR? Stocks To Watch
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - 4:37pm | 822Read More...According to an article on Tuesday from the Weekly Standard's Michael Warren, the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is having a difficult time dealing with the Obama-era economy. Citing a study from pro-market think tank Public Notice and Race Fans 4 Freedom, Warren wrote...
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Scheduling, Macro Weaken Q1 for International Speedway
Tuesday, April 3, 2012 - 9:30am | 418Read More...International Speedway Corporation (NASDAQ: ISCA) reported results on a weak 2012 first quarter on Tuesday. The company said results were adversely impacted by macroeconomic challenges, postponed sporting events as well as one-time items impacting quarterly comparability. Revenue of $127.4...
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Dollar General Sponsors Kyle Busch in Five NASCAR Races
Friday, November 12, 2010 - 1:09pm | 78Read More...Dollar General (NYSE: DG) will go truck racing with Kyle Busch in five NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races in 2011. “Dollar General is excited to partner with Kyle and Kyle Busch Motorsports in 2011,” said Rick Dreiling, chairman and CEO of Dollar General. “We enjoyed being the sponsor for Kyle...











