Official denies stock show move reports
Rocky Mountain News
Published January 26, 2008 at 12:05 a.m.
"This difficult decision was made after considerable review of the network's financial situation," Comcast said.A top official at the International Speedway Corp., which owns NASCAR, has denied media reports that it is negotiating to move the National Western Stock Show to land it is investigating acquiring in northeast Arapahoe County.
"We know there is substantial demand for NASCAR racing in the Denver metropolitan region," Wes Harris wrote in a letter obtained by the Rocky Mountain News.
"As such, we continue to evaluate the possibility of pursuing a public-private partnership to develop a national-level motorsports entertainment facility in the market," Harris wrote. "While we have had preliminary discussions with a number of interested parties, including the National Western Stock Show, we are not involved in any negotiations at this time."
He added that the ISC does not have a "predetermined timetable for concluding our evaluation or determining a specific course of action."
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