Bristol Motor Speedway to host MLB game in 2025
BRISTOL, Tenn. — The Atlanta Braves and the Cincinnati Reds will visit Bristol Motor Speedway next August for the first-ever MLB game at the famed NASCAR track.
The MLB Speedway Classic at Bristol is scheduled for Saturday, August 2, 2025, reportedly at 7 p.m. ET on FOX. Officials say in-person attendance could exceed 100,000 people. They also have August 3 as a makeup/rain date, if need be.
Here is what the field will look like:
Tickets will go on-sale to the general public in early December. There are ways to get in on tickets earlier than that. Click here for more details.
This won’t be the first time the historic 0.533-mile track will host a major non-NASCAR sporting event.
In 2016, a record 156,990 people packed in to watch the Tennessee Volunteers beat the Virginia Tech Hokies in a 45-24 victory during the September 10, 2016, “Battle at Bristol” college football game.
About 55 years before, Sept. 2, 1961, the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Washington Commanders (née Redskins) in a 17-10 NFL exhibition win.
You can watch the full announcement of the Speedway Classic ’25 by clicking here.
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Jonathan Fjeld is the co-owner of the The Racing Experts, LLC. He has been with TRE since 2010.
A Twin Valley, MN, native, Fjeld became a motorsports fan at just three years old (first race was the 2002 Pennsylvania 500). He worked as a contributor and writer for TRE from 2010-18. Since then, he has stepped up and covered 24 NASCAR race weekends and taken on a larger role with TRE. He became the co-owner and managing editor in 2023 and has guided the site to massive growth in that time.
Fjeld has covered a wide array of stories and moments over the years, including Kevin Harvick's final Cup Series season, the first NASCAR national series disqualification in over 50 years, Shane van Gisbergen's stunning win in Chicago and the first Cup Series race at Road America in 66 years – as well as up-and-coming drivers' stories and stories from inside the sport, like the tech it takes for Hendrick Motorsports to remain a top-tier team.
Currently, he resides in Albuquerque, N.M., where he works for KOB 4, an NBC station. He works as a digital producer and does on-air reports. He loves spending time with friends and family, playing and listening to music, exploring new places, being outdoors, reading books and writing among other activities. You can email him at fjeldjonathan@gmail.com