When Larry Carrier opened what would become Bristol Motor Speedway in 1961, this image never crossed his mind: an MLB player standing at home plate near the racing surface waiting on a fastball from the mound 60 feet,

A record crowd for a regular-season Major League Baseball game got to see all the pomp and pageantry with the MLB Speedway Classic before the rain washed out the game itself in the bottom of the first inning.

The Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds will continue the 2025 MLB Speedway Classic on Sunday afternoon after the game was suspended due to rain Saturday night. The game is being played at Bristol Motor Speedway,