Dover Motorsports, Inc. · Dover, DE United States ·(NYSE: DVD)

This company makes its money when rubber meets the pavement at one of its tracks. Dover Motorsports is a leading operator of racetracks that host more than a dozen top auto racing events each year. Its tracks include Gateway International Raceway near St. Louis, Memphis Motorsports Park, Nashville Superspeedway, and its flagship Dover International Speedway in Delaware. The tracks hold events sponsored by all the major US racing leagues, including NASCAR, the Indy Racing League, and the National Hot Rod Association, though stock car racing accounts for 70% of sales. Chairman Henry Tippie has more than 50% control of the company as executor of the estate of the late chairman John Rollins. To read the full description, subscribe now.