in the united states district court for the - Hoosier Racing Tire
in the united states district court for the - Hoosier Racing Tire
in the united states district court for the - Hoosier Racing Tire
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Case 2:07-cv-01294-TFM Document 263 Filed 09/15/2009 Page 7 of 34<br />
Pla<strong>in</strong>tiffs allege that sanction<strong>in</strong>g companies, <strong>in</strong> exchange <strong>for</strong> payments from <strong>Hoosier</strong>,<br />
have adopted and promulgated “<strong>Hoosier</strong>-only” tire(s) rules, pursuant to exclusive deal<strong>in</strong>g<br />
agreements with <strong>Hoosier</strong>. Accord<strong>in</strong>g to Pla<strong>in</strong>tiffs, <strong>the</strong>se <strong>Hoosier</strong>-only tire(s) rules <strong>for</strong>eclose<br />
competition <strong>in</strong> a substantial portion of each of <strong>the</strong> categories of cars that compete <strong>in</strong> dirt oval<br />
track rac<strong>in</strong>g. Pla<strong>in</strong>tiffs contend that <strong>the</strong>re is no legitimate bus<strong>in</strong>ess justification <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
exclusive <strong>Hoosier</strong>-only s<strong>in</strong>gle tire(s) rules.<br />
DMS is one of three major sanction<strong>in</strong>g companies <strong>in</strong> dirt oval track rac<strong>in</strong>g; <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
two are International Motor Contest Association (“IMCA”) and WISSOTA Promotions, Inc.<br />
(“WISSOTA”). Accord<strong>in</strong>g to Pla<strong>in</strong>tiffs, <strong>the</strong>se three sanction<strong>in</strong>g companies sanction modified,<br />
late model, spr<strong>in</strong>t, or stock car races at over 70% of <strong>the</strong> 636 weekly tracks <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> United States.<br />
Third Amended Compla<strong>in</strong>t, at 37. DMS sanctions over 5,000 races per year at over 200 dirt<br />
oval tracks <strong>in</strong> twenty-one (21) <strong>states</strong>; IMCA sanctions races at approximately 112 dirt oval<br />
tracks; and WISSOTA sanctions races at approximately 57 dirt oval tracks. Id. at 35-36.<br />
DMS is <strong>the</strong> only sanction<strong>in</strong>g company named as a defendant <strong>in</strong> this lawsuit.<br />
A. The Parties<br />
Pla<strong>in</strong>tiff Specialty <strong>Tire</strong>s of America, Inc. (“Speciality”) is a Pennsylvania corporation<br />
with its pr<strong>in</strong>cipal place of bus<strong>in</strong>ess and manufactur<strong>in</strong>g facility <strong>in</strong> Indiana, Pennsylvania.<br />
Pla<strong>in</strong>tiff Race <strong>Tire</strong>s America, Inc. (“RTA”) is a division of Specialty that designs, develops,<br />
markets and sells race tires which are manufactured by Speciality, Specialty <strong>Tire</strong>s of America<br />
(Pennsylvania) and Speciality <strong>Tire</strong>s of America (Tennessee) LLC. Pla<strong>in</strong>tiffs (collectively<br />
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