Their buy-in is off the charts.” The abbreviated evening still featured stunning visuals from the racetrack that opened in 1961 and can seat nearly 150,000 for motorsports: The MLB Speedway Classic game between the Reds and the Braves was suspended after facing a second rain delay.

On Sept. 2, 1961, just 41 days after the Bristol Motor Speedway opened in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the race track hosted an e