Athlon Sports. Tonight's MLB Speedway Classic matchup between the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds at the Bristol Motor Speedway promised to be a historic night, with over 85,000 tickets sold for the game inside the legendary venue.

Men's Fitness. Attendees are calling MLB's Speedway Classic a "major league fail" with some even comparing it to Fyre Fest. On Saturday, August 2, heavy rain forced the Cincinnati Reds and Atlanta Braves game to be suspended after one inning,

It spanned two days and featured nearly as many hours of pregame rain delay (2 hours, 17 minutes) as game play (2:41), but the MLB Speedway Classic did not flounder in the stands.