Race fans in line for rebates on souvenirs: While many people are watching their mailboxes these days for income tax rebates, thousands of Winston Cup fans have started receiving some other rebates as well — payments that settle a souvenir price-fixing case. International Speedway Corp. and 20 other companies that sell NASCAR gear are in the midst of distributing cash payments and coupons that eventually could total $11 million. ISC’s portion of the payout is expected to be about $7.8 million. The payments settle a group of lawsuits filed in 1997 that accused ISC’s concessions unit, Americrown Service Corp., of conspiring with other vendors to keep prices of souvenirs sold trackside at Winston Cup races artificially high. While ISC denies it ever tried to rig prices at Daytona International Speedway or its other tracks, it agreed to join the other vendors in offering refunds on items bought at Winston Cup races from 1991 through 1999. People who have not yet submitted claims can still obtain forms from gift shops at Daytona USA and the Darlington and Talladega tracks.(for more info see the full story at: Daytona Beach News Journal or my Collectible Links page)(7-31-2001)
