8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 11, 2019

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INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY

CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

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Florida	000-02384	59-0709342
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
One Daytona Boulevard, Daytona Beach, Florida		32114
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(386) 254-2700

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Section 5 – Corporate Governance

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

At the annual meeting of ISC shareholders on April 10, 2019, William P. Graves, Christy F. Harris, and Morteza Hosseini-Kargar were re-elected as directors to hold office until the annual meeting of shareholders to be held in 2022.

Section 7 – Regulation FD

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Section 8 – Other Items

Item 8.01 Other Items

On April 11, 2019 the Company issued a press release which announced the declaration of an annual dividend of $0.49 per share, payable on June 28, 2019, to common stockholders of record on May 31, 2019; and reported the re-election of the directors listed above.

A copy of the release is attached as an exhibit to this report.

Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

	Exhibit Number	Description of Exhibit	Filing Status
1	(99.1)	Press Release	Attached herewith

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY CORPORATION (Registrant)
Date:	April 11, 2019	By:	/s/ Benjamin Odom
			Benjamin Odom
			Vice President - Deputy General Counsel

EX-99.1

FOR:	International Speedway Corporation
CONTACT:	Investor Relations (386) 681-6516

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY CORPORATION ANNOUNCES AN INCREASE IN ITS ANNUAL DIVIDEND

~SHAREHOLDERS APPROVE SLATE OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS~

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - April 11, 2019 - International Speedway Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select Market: ISCA; OTC Bulletin Board: ISCB) ("ISC") todayannounced an increase in its annual dividend and re-election of four members to the Company’s Board of Directors.

ISC declared an annual dividend of $0.49 per share, payable on June 28, 2019, to common stockholders of record on May 31, 2019. The annual dividend for 2019 is an increase of 4.3% over the annual dividend paid in 2018 of $0.47 per share, and marks the 14^th consecutive increase in ISC’s annual dividend paid to shareholders.

Separately, at the annual meeting of ISC shareholders, the following members of the Company’s Board of Directors were re-elected to a three-year term:  William P. Graves, Christy F. Harris and Morteza Hosseini-Kargar .

International Speedway Corporation is a leading promoter of motorsports activities, currently promoting more than 100 racing events annually as well as numerous other motorsports-related activities. The Company owns and/or operates 13 of the nation’s major motorsports entertainment facilities, including Daytona International Speedway® in Florida (home of the DAYTONA 500®); Talladega Superspeedway® in Alabama; Michigan International Speedway® located outside Detroit; Richmond Raceway® in Virginia; Auto Club Speedway of Southern California^SM near Los Angeles; Kansas Speedway® in Kansas City, Kansas; ISM Raceway near Phoenix, Arizona; Chicagoland Speedway® and Route 66 Raceway^SM near Chicago, Illinois; Homestead-Miami Speedway^SM in Florida; Martinsville Speedway® in Virginia; Darlington Raceway® in South Carolina; and Watkins Glen International® in New York.

The Company also owns and operates Motor Racing Network^SM, the nation's largest independent sports radio network, Racing Electronics, the leader in motorsports communication technology and equipment and Americrown Service Corporation^SM, a subsidiary that provides catering services, and food and beverage concessions. In addition, the Company owns ONE DAYTONA, the retail, dining and entertainment development across from Daytona International Speedway, and has a 50 percent interest in the Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway. For more information, visit the Company's Web site at www.internationalspeedwaycorporation.com.

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