Overview

• The Speedway Classic drew a combined crowd of more than 176,000 over two days, setting a Sunday MLB regular-season attendance record of 91,032.
• Organizers held postgame debriefs to examine rain delays and concession shortages, adopting clear-bag policies to improve future event operations.
• Speedway Motorsports crews are dismantling dugouts, grandstands and field installations, earmarking materials for flood-relief projects in Unicoi, Greene and Cocke counties.
• A tight renovation schedule aims to complete the conversion back to a NASCAR facility by September 7 ahead of the Cup Series playoff race on September 13.
• The original infield build required a 400-person crew and 17,000 tons of gravel, 340 tons of clay and 124,000 ft² of AstroTurf, all now being recycled into track and relief efforts.