Fasten your seat belts, Major League Baseball is coming to Bristol Motor Speedway. Officials from MLB and the track known as the “Thunder Valley' that holds more than 146,000 fans for NASCAR races announced Friday that the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds will play in the Speedway Classic there on Aug. 2, 2025.
Officials from MLB and the track known as the “Thunder Valley" that holds more than 146,000 fans for NASCAR races announced Friday that the
Bristol, located in northeastern Tennessee on the state's border with Virginia, fits into that mission and gives those who can't always get to a baseball game a chance to see how the game has evolved, said Jeremiah Yolkut, MLB vice president of global events. Jones, who played his entire big league career with the Braves, was wowed thinking about a game at Bristol.
Elliott won an All-Star race at Bristol in 2020 and wants to come back in a year for the game. “I just hope I can make it,” said Elliott, the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series champion.
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