Dover Motorsports (DVD) 8-K Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	For further information, call:
	Patrick J. Bagley, Sr. Vice President-Finance
Dover, Delaware, January 26, 2005	(302) 857-3745

DOVER MOTORSPORTS, INC.

DECLARES REGULAR QUARTERLY DIVIDEND

Dover Motorsports, Inc. (NYSE-Symbol: DVD) Board of Directors today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend on both classes of common stock of $.01 per share. The dividend will be payable on March 10, 2005 to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 10, 2005.

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Dover Motorsports, Inc. is a leading promoter of motorsports events in the United States. Its motorsports subsidiaries operate five motorsports tracks (four permanent facilities and one temporary circuit) in four states and promote motorsports events under the auspices of four of the premier sanctioning bodies in motorsports – NASCAR, NHRA, IRL and Champ Car. The Company owns and operates Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware; Nashville Superspeedway near Nashville, Tennessee; Gateway International Raceway near St. Louis, Missouri; and Memphis Motorsports Park in Memphis, Tennessee. It also organizes and promotes the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach in California.