International Speedway Corporation (ISC) announced Joie Chitwood III has resigned his position as Executive VP and Chief Operating Officer of ISC, effective November 30, 2019.

“After 10 great years with ISC and with the pending merger, this feels like the right time to step away and find a new challenge,” Chitwood said. “I am proud to have been involved in several transformation projects while at ISC. I’m so fortunate to have a great opportunity to be proactive in deciding what challenge, in or out of motorsports that I’d like to pursue next.”

“Joie has provided us with great leadership and strategy during his time at ISC. He has helped us successfully execute some of the most ambitious projects our company has ever undertaken such as the DAYTONA Rising project and the rebuild of ISM Raceway,” ISC President John Saunders said. “We will miss him and wish him all the best in the future.”

ISC, which currently promotes more than 100 racing events annually, operates 13 major motorsports facilities, including Daytona International Speedway, Talladega Superspeedway, Michigan International Speedway, Richmond Raceway in Virginia, Auto Club Speedway of Southern California, Kansas Speedway, ISM Raceway, Chicagoland Speedway and Route 66 Raceway, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Martinsville Speedway, Darlington Raceway and Watkins Glen International.

For more information, visit internationalspeedwaycorporation.com.

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