International Speedway Corporation (ISC) doesn't believe in slow and steady. The company is the top motorsports operator in the US with more than a dozen racetracks hosting more than 100 events annually. Its race facilities include Daytona International Speedway (home of the Daytona 500), Talladega Superspeedway, and Michigan International Speedway. In addition, ISC operates the Daytona 500 EXperience theme park and museum and it owns 50% of motorsports merchandiser Motorsports Authentics with rival Speedway Motorsports. Former CEO James France and his family own about 70% control of the company. Events sanctioned by NASCAR, also controlled by the France family, account for about 90% of sales.

You don't have to be a member of the politburo to join the party at these bars. Inventive Leisure is a leading nightclub operator with a chain of about 60 vodka bars operating throughout the UK under the name Revolution. Specializing in flavored, imported, and infused vodkas, the trendy night spots offer food and drinks along with music and dancing. Most of the Revolution Vodka Bars feature rooms and lounge areas for private parties. Inventive Leisure was founded in 1991 by CEO Roy Ellis and Neil Macleod and opened its first Revolution bar in 1996. It is controlled by private equity firm Alchemy Partners.

Cooking up some Old World flavors is bringing in the dough for Il Fornaio (America). Il Fornaio (America) Corporation operates a chain of more than 20 upscale Italian restaurants under the Il Fornaio (Italian for "the baker") banner. The dining spots, located mostly in California, offer authentic regional cuisine for lunch and dinner (some locations also feature a breakfast menu), along with catering and banquet services. Many of the locations also sport an in-restaurant market offering baked goods, coffee, and other food items. In addition, the company owns Corner Baker Cafe operator CBC Restaurant Corp. Il Fornaio was established in Italy in 1972; Il Fornaio (America) Corporation is owned by private equity firm Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill, & Co.

This company adds a touch of Southern hospitality to the family dining scene. Shoney's North America operates and franchises about 250 family-style restaurants in about 20 states, mostly in Tennessee and states to the southeast. Popular for breakfast, the chain offers such morning fare as bacon and eggs, biscuits and gravy, and pancakes, while it lunch and dinner menu includes burgers, chicken, seafood, and steak. Many Shoney's locations also offer an all-you-can-eat buffet. Most of the eateries are operated by franchisees. The Shoney's chain was founded by Alex Schoenbaum in the 1940s. It is part of Royal Hospitality Corp., an Atlanta-based foodservice operator controlled by David Davoudpour.

In 1974, Randy Norton and Jim Farley opened a 16 table pizza place in Fairfax City, VA. Mike Ranney joined them a year later, and with the opening of Fantastic Fritzbe’s Flying Food Factory (now Silverado) in 1976, Great American Restaurants was born. Over the past 34 years, their partnership has thrived as a result of their entrepreneurial spirit, enthusiasm for hospitality, and a ton of hard work by thousands of the best team players in the industry. “GAR is fun because our people take pride in being part of something special and love what we do. Our restaurants are filled with guests and staff that want to have a good time. GAR helps everyone feel great. GAR cares about our people on a whole different level than anyone else… and is also obsessive about the details. A unique combination.”

Inspired Gaming Group Limited hopes to inspire a few punters to part with their money. Inspired Gaming Group is a leading supplier of casino gaming systems in the UK. It makes server-based gaming systems and terminals used in casinos and other gaming venues; its product portfolio includes fixed-odds games, table games, and sports-betting terminals. Inspired Gaming also makes systems for the entertainment and leisure market, as well as bingo terminals and digital vending machines. In addition to gaming systems, the company provides maintenance, installation, and other allied services. Inspired Gaming was taken private by investment firm Vitruvian Partners in 2010.

These chefs are busy boiling seafood. Chefs International operates about a dozen casual dining restaurants in New Jersey and Florida mostly doing business under the Lobster Shanty name, such as Point Pleasant Lobster Shanty, Toms River Lobster Shanty, and its flagship Jack Baker's Lobster Shanty. Other locations include Jack Baker's Wharfside & Patio Bar and The Sunset Ballroom event and banquet hall. The restaurants serve a variety of seafood dishes in a casual setting. Jack Baker, a New Jersey fisherman, opened his first Jack Baker's Lobster Shanty in 1979. Chairman Robert Lombardi and his family control the company.

Playboy is one of the most recognized and popular consumer brands in the world. Playboy Enterprises, Inc. (PEI) (NYSE: PLA, PLA.A) is a media and lifestyle company that markets the brand through a wide range of media properties and licensing initiatives. Playboy Entertainment Group, Inc. publishes Playboy magazine in the United States and abroad and creates content for distribution via television networks, websites, mobile platforms and radio. Through licensing agreements, the Playboy brand appears on a wide range of consumer products in more than 150 countries as well as on retail stores and entertainment venues. Playboy Entertainment Group, Inc. three business groups are Entertainment, Print/Digital and Licensing.

Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club (1986) owns and operates Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C., a soccer team that competes in the UK leagues. The club was formed as St. Luke's FC in 1877 (it merged with a cricket and football club two years later and changed its name) and plays host at Molineux Stadium in west central England. Known to its supporters as Wolves, the football team boasts three First Division titles (its last in 1959) and four FA Cups (most recently in 1960). Real estate developer Steve Morgan, who founded homebuilder Redrow, has owned Wolverhampton Wanderers since 2007.

The Pasta House operates and franchises more than 20 full-service Italian restaurants mostly in the St. Louis area. The casual-dining spots offer a variety of pasta dishes, as well as sandwiches, salads, and appetizers, as well as specialty entrees and low fat items. In addition to its full-service dining locations, The Pasta House offers catering services and it operates a small number of Pasta House Pronto quick-service units that offer take-out meals. The regional restaurant chain was founded in 1974 by company president Kim Tucci, VP Joe Fresta, and John Ferrara.

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