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The two major public companies host NASCAR races have seen ticket revenues drop about 10 percent for 14 events since the Daytona 500.Speedway Motorsports, in releasing Wednesday its 2016 financials through June, showed its admissions revenue down 11 percent this year. That includes its seven major NASCAR weekends, but it also includes some impact from the suspended IndyCar race at Texas in June that will be completed in August.Earlier this month, International Speedway Corp. reported its ticket sales were down 8.3 percent for March through May.[Improving attendance] is a combination of the improved racing that fans are being [able] to see and enjoy and also more certainty in the economy -- particularly, the middle class needs to feel more certain and confident in their economic position to travel more, SMI CEO Marcus Smith told financial analysts in a conference call Wednesday morning.SMI showed a $25.6 million profit through June and said its March estimate of earnings of $0.90-$1.10 per share for 2016 is still an accurate estimate for the year.Its profits from general operations have dropped 15 percent in 2016. SMI chief financial officer Bill Brooks said bad weather at four of its major race weekends (Las Vegas, Texas and both Charlotte weekends) impacted profits. Without that bad weather, he estimated overall profits would have dropped 3-4 percent.In addition to a decrease in general ticket sales, SMI saw decreased demand for suites and corporate entertainment as well as fewer track rentals, Brooks said. The June race at Sonoma also saw a decrease in revenues in part, Brooks said, because last year was Jeff Gordons final race at the track that is just 15 miles from Gordons hometown.With Tony Stewart retiring after this season, Smith said the sport can absorb the loss of its stars.NASCAR has an amazing group of young and upcoming drivers that are really going to be great for the sport. ... [They are] drivers with a lot of charisma and fantastic talent, Smith said.Following the SMI and ISC trends, Dover Motorsports released its financials Thursday, and it had a 12.6 percent drop in admissions revenue for its May weekend at Dover International Speedway. Dover CEO Denis McGlynn said bad weather, which followed a weather-impacted fall 2015 race, and kids in the area still being in school hurt attendance. Next years spring race will be in early June.Weve upgraded our concessions and hospitality offerings ... [and] expanded access opportunities for fans along with outdoor movie nights, fireworks and concerts are also part of the effort, McGlynn said.Were getting very positive feedback from our fans. Of course, getting our blue collar audience back to work would be very helpful, too.While attendance has dropped, tracks have seen an increase in television revenues. SMI reported a 3.1 percent increase. Combined with ISC, the tracks reported television net income of $199.6 million from the NASCAR television contract. Their ticket sales, which include other racing events (NHRA, IndyCar, sports-car races, etc.) totaled $107.4 million for the first half of their fiscal years.Our initiatives include promotions and at-track amenities and access that target families, younger generation, first-time fans and our longtime fans all at the same time, Smith said.The first 19 Sprint Cup races of the NASCAR season, according to Smith, attracted an average of 5.3 million viewers on television. That would be a drop of 7 percent from the average of 5.7 million viewers that Smith, when speaking on the conference call a year ago, said had watched the first 19 races in 2015.Chuck Howley Jersey .C. -- Chris Thorburn thinks one of the reasons the Winnipeg Jets have been successful under new coach Paul Maurice is that theyre playing together as a team. Ezekiel Elliott Womens Jersey . 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Jason Witten Womens Jersey . -- Al Jefferson found a groove just in time for the Charlotte Bobcats.Adelaide Ovals carefully prepared day/night Test pitch has been tweaked as a result of last summers day three finish to offer less to bowlers - two millimetres less to be precise.The height of the grass on the surface was a major talking point in the aftermath of the inaugural floodlit Test, with Australias captain Steven Smith and his New Zealand counterpart Brendon McCullum both reasoning the experimental pink ball would be no worse off for more extensive use of the lawn mower.What would change, though, was the amount of seam movement on offer to the bowlers. Batsmen, administrators, broadcasters and sponsors would all prefer a match that lasts until the fourth evening at least, meaning the seamers who prospered last year will likely be the chief parties disappointed by the curator Damian Houghs latest creation.Preparation-wise still leaving a bit of grass on it, he said. Were bringing the starting height down and the finished height will be down another 2mm from last year.In review of last year, which was a good learning experience, leaving the grass on it assisted the quicks a little bit more. We were really happy with the game but feel a couple millimetres less will hopefully still keep it a good contest between bat and ball - thats what were after.It mightnt nip around quite as much. You still think it will hoop around a bit at night with the ball but we thought maybe well get that balance a bit better.Houghs work with Adelaides drop-in surfaces has evolved considerably since they were first installed for the summer of 2013-14. The surface then was prepared to be dry after the fashion of Adelaides original square, but a lack of thee desired deterioration pushed Hough to take a different approach in which thatchy grass coverage could assist both pacemen and spinners throughout a match.ddddddddddddOur game plan with leaving the grass on is to leave a coarse thatchy grass, the ball will bite into for the quicks it should also do the same for the spinner, Hough said. Weve ben doing that for two years now and the feedback has been the spinners have still been able to get purchase out of that grass and get a bit of turn.The grass we leave on it, were not going to get a lot of breaking up. We havent had that for 3-4 years. Were going down that path, dont get that natural deterioration so well get the grass to assist the ball biting in and moving around a little bit.While Hough has been lauded about his work with drop-in surfaces, he admitted there was still much unknown about them, for wickets can take years of use to mature in their characteristics.Its still new. Is it the drop-in pitch thats preventing the pitch from deteriorating or is it a brand new wicket area and brand new soil that needs time to mature? Who knows, he said. Weve got different pitches that weve remade, or rebuilt some drop-in pitches with a different grass variety that is opening up. Well keep working on it and keep assessing it and adjusting as we see fit.Where were at now, were really comfortable with the feedback from all the visiting players, coaches at Shield level has been really positive. Were trying to produce a pitch with a really good contest from bat and ball. ' ' '