Major League Baseball 's single-game attendance record will fall on Saturday, Aug. 2, with more than 85,000 tickets sold for the Cincinnati Reds vs. Atlanta Braves contest at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennnessee, MLB announced.

Bristol Motor Speedway’s MLB Speedway Classic is expected to set a record for the largest crowd to ever watch a regular-season baseball game. Bristol, Tennessee police are making plans to handle the traffic.

On August 2, the Cincinnati Reds and Atlanta Braves will face off at Bristol Motor Speedway as part of MLB's new Speedway Classic series. It will be the first regular season American or National League game ever played in the state of Tennessee and will feature unique race-themed uniforms for both teams to wear.

The trouble with playing a regulation MLB game at Bristol Motor Speedway is that, well, the venue is what the name suggests: A motor speedway.

Billboard and MLB teamed up in Nashville at CMA Fest 2025 to talk with country’s biggest stars their favorite baseball memories & MLB Speedway Classic

BrightView Landscapes has worked to transform Bristol Motor Speedway, in Bristol, Tenn., into a world-class, regulation-sized field for the MLB Speedway Classic presented by BuildSubmarines.com on Aug. 2 between the Cincinnati Reds and Atlanta Braves.

The sports industry has plenty of big ideas; BaAM Productions is bringing them to life as a key partner to Major League Baseball and the National Hockey League, as well as FIFA. BaAM is the company behind MLB games at Fort Bragg,