CONCORD, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 3, 2007--Speedway
Motorsports, Inc. (SMI) (NYSE:TRK) today declared a cash dividend of
$0.335 per share of common stock. The annual dividend will be payable
on October 31, 2007, to shareholders of record as of October 17, 2007.
This is the sixth consecutive year that Speedway Motorsports has paid
a cash dividend to its stockholders. The dividend represents an
increase over the prior year. The Board of Directors of Speedway
Motorsports declared the dividend after reviewing the market for the
Company's stock, current business conditions and future prospects of
the Company.
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
subsidiaries and Motorsports Authentics joint venture, 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.speedwaymotorsports.com.
This news release contains forward-looking statements,
particularly statements with regard to the Company's future operations
and financial results. There are many factors that affect future
events and trends of the Company's business including, but not limited
to, consumer and corporate spending sentiment, air travel,
governmental regulations, military actions, national or local
catastrophic events, the success of and weather surrounding NASCAR,
IRL, NHRA and other racing events, our relationship with NASCAR and
other sanctioning bodies, the success of expense reduction efforts,
capital projects, expansion, petroleum and other commodity markets and
associated profit margins, stock repurchases, financing needs,
insurance, litigation, taxes and economic conditions. These factors
and other factors, including those contained in the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K, involve certain risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results or events to differ materially from
management's views and expectations. Inclusion of any information or
statement in this news release does not necessarily imply that such
information or statement is material. The Company does not undertake
any obligation to release publicly revised or updated forward-looking
information, and such information included in this news release is
based on information currently available and may not be reliable after
this date.
CONTACT: Speedway Motorsports, Inc.
Lauri Wilks, 704-455-3239
SOURCE: Speedway Motorsports, Inc.