Speedway Classic became MLB's WORST Nightmare

[TMC]

The MLB got more of the NASCAR experience than it bargained for when heavy rain in Bristol, Tennessee culminated in a late start of the Speedway Classic Saturday, and finally a complete rainout with the game set to resume at 1:00 PM EST on Sunday. The Reds lead the Braves 1-0.

In 2024, more than half of the weekends that NASCAR raced were affected by rain, starting with the Daytona 500 being rained out until Monday. Fox Sports' Bob Pockrass pointed out in a post on Twitter that this rain delay comes in a NASCAR season that has defied odds, as there have been zero races in a NASCAR national series postponed to the next date nearly two-thirds of the way into the season.

There were more than 85,000 tickets sold for the game, breaking the league record of 84,587 set on September 12, 1954, when Cleveland Stadium hosted the New York Yankees, as reported by NASCAR earlier this week.

Hopefully, fans will make the trip back to Bristol on Sunday, following more than three hours of sitting in the rain while waiting to watch baseball.

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[TJ]

I'm surprised they even tried to start it in a downpour. If it was a game at a regular stadium, they would have suspended/postponed it a lot quicker. At least they got the game in today. It looked like many fans didn't stick around for it. The seats seemed very expensive for being so far away from the field.

Tampa Jay was there to document it for posterity.

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