For the first time ever, a game featuring American or National League teams will be played in Tennessee. 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, one of NASCAR's most iconic tracks.   

"I think it will be pretty sweet. Growing up watching NASCAR races, and being able to play in the center of it is pretty cool," Braves righty Grant Holmes told MLB.com. "... There's going to be a lot of people there. It'll be pretty loud. Those NASCAR fans get pretty rowdy."

First pitch was delayed two hours and 17 minutes by rain Saturday. The rain quickly returned once the game got underway, so MLB suspended it with one out in the bottom of the first inning. The Reds will have a 1-0 lead with runners on first and second when the game resumes Sunday (GameTracker).

The Speedway Classic is being played on the infield at Bristol Motor Speedway. Several changes had to be made to accommodate a baseball diamond. Pit walls, gas pumps, and even part of a building had to be taken down. Here's how you can watch Sunday's continuation of the suspended game:

2025 MLB Speedway Classic

Date: Sunday, August 3 | Time: 1 p.m. ET
Location: Bristol Motor Speedway (Bristol, Tennessee)
Live stream: Fubo (Start watching, save $20!) | TV channel: FOX
Teams: Atlanta Braves vs. Cincinnati Reds
Odds: Braves (-172), Reds (+142), O/U 9 at FanDuel

Sunday's game will be the final game of a three-game series for the Braves and Reds. The first two games were played on Thursday and Friday at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. The Reds are the home team for the Speedway Classic. Here now is what you need to know about Saturday's historic game in Tennessee.

The field of play

The baseball field is set on the Bristol Motor Speedway infield between Turns 3 and 4 of the race track. The dimensions of the field are almost symmetrical. It is 330 feet down the right and left field lines, and 400 feet to center. It is a little deeper to the left-center field gap (384 feet) than it is to right-center (375 feet). The bullpens are tucked away in the outfield corners.

The field itself is Diamond Series AstroTurf, the same surface used at Rogers Centre, home of the Toronto Blue Jays. Following the game, the playing surface will be donated to East Tennessee State University in nearby Johnson City, Tennessee.

An attendance record will be broken

Bristol Motor Speedway seats 146,000 for NASCAR events. For the Speedway Classic, approximately two-thirds of the facility's seats will be used, and temporary seating has been installed behind the plate and along the first and third baselines. Over 85,000 tickets have been sold, which is a new record for an MLB game. The previous record was 84,587 tickets for a game between Cleveland and the New York Yankees at Cleveland Stadium on Sept. 14, 1954.

Unlike the intimate settings of the Field of Dreams Game in Iowa or last year's Rickwood Field game in Birmingham, Alabama, Saturday's Speedway Classic will be a spectacle of grandeur. The field is surrounded by the race track and the sheer size of the facility will make for an atmosphere never before seen for an MLB game.

The teams will wear special uniforms

As a nod to motorsports, the Braves and Reds will wear special caps and uniforms with race car style numbers Saturday, among other neat features. Check it out:

The disappointing Braves are 46-63 and 14 ½ games behind the third wild card spot. The Reds are 58-53 and 3 ½ games out of a postseason berth. Sunday will be a unique experience, but an important game for the Reds nonetheless.