Speedway Corporation Sells New York Land At Loss(Daytona Beach, FL) -- International Speedway Corporation spent more than 110-million-dollars on a 676-acre parcel of land back in 2004 when the popularity of NASCAR was rising about as fast as real estate values.Today, viewership is on the decline and ticket sales have slumped with the recession which is why ISC has unloaded the property at a significant loss. KB Marine Holdings has reached a deal to buy the property for 80-million-dollars and will be paid a five-million-dollar bonus if it can close the deal before the end of the year.In a press release, the parent company of the Daytona International Speedway and other tracks around the country said KB Marine plans to use the land for logistic activities related to the nearby port, but offered no other specifics.J.C. France pleads "Not Guilty"Grand-Am driver J.C. France has a date in court on January 14th after pleading not guilty to charges of DUI and possesssion of crack coacine.The grandson on NASCAR founder Bill France entered the written plea yesterday after being arrested last month for racing over the Seabreeze Bridge.The 44 year old is free on 45-hundred dollar bond.NASCAR Uses Drivers To Test Tires At Daytona(Daytona, FL) -- Seventeen NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers made the trip to Daytona International Speedway Monday and Tuesday for a Goodyear tire test and a NASCAR shock absorber test, as the sanctioning body hopes to avoid the tire problems that plagued the 2009 Daytona 500.Normally, three or four teams are invited for these tests, but NASCAR needed plenty of cars to draft with each other under race conditions, simulating similar circumstances at the 2010 Daytona 500.The drivers reported favorable results from the Goodyear tires they were asked to test, though some reported serious wear on several compounds.The test drew some top names, such as Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Juan Pablo Montoya, Kurt and Kyle Busch, and this Sunday's winner at Talladega, Jamie McMurray.Daytona Speedway Trimming Seats For Fan Zone(Daytona Beach, FL) -- A new fan zone is being built at the Daytona International Speedway, but to make room for a go-kart track, Ferris wheel, and kids play zone, some seats will have to go.Workers have already started the removal of 12-thousand seats along the Superstretch in Turn 3.That still leaves about 45-thousand seats for fans on the southeast side of the track. The new area should debut in time for February's Daytona 500.NASCAR Raising Fences At Daytona Speedway(Daytona Beach, FL) -- Tony Stewart is going to have to climb a lot higher if he wins again at the Daytona International Speedway.NASCAR announced that it is raising the fences at both Daytona and the Talladega super speedways from 14 feet to 22 feet.The move was triggered following a safety review into April's wreck involving Carl Edwards at the Alabama track.The work should be completed in time for Speed Weeks next January.