MLB Speedway Classic time-lapse video: Watch Bristol Motor Speedway become baseball venue

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MLB is in Tennessee this weekend, playing the league's first game in the state.The game, called the MLB Speedway Classic, is expected to set the league's single-game attendance record when the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds play at Bristol Motor Speedway.Jeremiah Yolkut, the senior vice president of global events for MLB, visited the racetrack in 2022 to explore the possibility of hosting a baseball game at the venue. Three years later, it has become a reality.The transformation from a NASCAR track to a baseball stadium took approximately two months.
Watch Bristol Motor Speedway transform into a baseball venue
Bristol Motor Speedway provided a time-lapse video of the transformation.
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