BRISTOL, TN — Major League Baseball history will be made as the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds face off in the Speedway Classic, the first-ever MLB game played in the state of Tennessee and set to break the league’s all-time attendance record.

First pitch is scheduled for 7:15 p.m. at Bristol Motor Speedway, where organizers expect more than 85,000 fans to fill the iconic half-mile racetrack, surpassing any crowd ever recorded for a major league game.

To transform the 1961-built racing venue into a baseball stadium, crews removed pit walls, poles, gas pumps, and even part of a building. The custom-built symmetrical field measures 330 feet down the lines and 400 feet to center field, with the playing surface positioned between Turns 3 and 4 and the infield.

The evening will include star-studded pre-game festivities, with musical performances by Tim McGraw, Pitbull, and Jake Owen. Braves legend and Hall of Famer Chipper Jones will throw out the ceremonial first pitch.

WSB’s Bill Caiaccio contributed to this story