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MLB Speedway Classic Set to Break Single-Game Attendance Record at Bristol Motor Speedway

Crews have completed final field preparations with seating for over 85,000 ahead of a one-of-a-kind baseball spectacle on Aug. 2.

Apr 9, 2023; Bristol, Tennessee, USA; Fans enter the race at the Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt Course. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports/ File Photo
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Overview

  • The August 2 matchup between the Cincinnati Reds and Atlanta Braves will mark MLB’s first regular-season game in Tennessee and the first held on a NASCAR racetrack.
  • Ticket sales have topped 85,000, surpassing the 84,587 single-game record set in 1954 at Cleveland Stadium.
  • Organizers cleared pit walls, poles and gas pumps to install a symmetrical infield ballpark with 330-foot foul lines and a 400-foot center field between Turns 3 and 4.
  • Players will enter through NASCAR-style introductions, special between-inning racing activations and an on-field Victory Lane celebration for the winning team.
  • Pregame festivities feature Hall of Famers Chipper Jones and Johnny Bench, U.S. Navy anthem performances, a four-jet F/A-18 flyover and concerts by Tim McGraw, Pitbull and Jake Owen in a 220,000-square-foot fan zone.