Article: International Speedway Completes Acquisition Of Watkins Glen International.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 1, 1997--International Speedway Corporation (Nasdaq/NM: ISCA; Nasdaq Bulletin Board: ISCB) today announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Watkins Glen International, Inc. (WGI) from Corning, Inc. (NYSE:GLW) for approximately $3.1 million. The transaction price represents the stock s book value at December 31, 1996. WGI owns and operates Watkins Glen International, a 3.4 mile road course in upstate New York that is home to "The Bud at the Glen," a NASCAR Winston Cup series race that ranked the ninth in television ratings on the 1996 Winston Cup circuit.

The transaction was originally ...

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