The Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds are set to play in front of a record-setting crowd Saturday for Major League Baseball’s new Speedway Classic event at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Bristol Motor Speedway has been transformed for the occasion, featuring a fully constructed MLB field right in the middle of the track. With a capacity just shy of 150,000, this venue is poised to shatter MLB’s single-game attendance record.
The league announced on Monday that the Speedway Classic has already sold over 85,000 tickets, a number that will surpass the previous attendance record of 84,587 set at Cleveland Stadium in 1954.
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Despite Bristol Motor Speedway’s massive capacity dwarfing that of Cincinnati’s Great American Ball Park and Atlanta’s Truist Park combined, attending the Speedway Classic is proving more expensive than a typical baseball game. Beyond the attendance milestone, this marks MLB’s first game on a race track and its inaugural game in Tennessee. The league is pulling out all the stops, with a pregame concert planned and both teams sporting custom NASCAR-themed uniforms. Fans are flocking from everywhere to witness this unique matchup.
Here’s a look at the cost of admission for the first-ever regular season MLB game in Tennessee:
As of Friday evening, the “get-in” price for the Speedway Classic between the Braves and Reds is $67 on TickPick and $75 on SeatGeek. These seats, of course, offer a distant view of the action at Bristol Motor Speedway, which can hold nearly 150,000 spectators.
On Thursday, TickPick reported that the average purchase price for the game was $99. This is a significant 106% increase compared to the average purchase price of $48 for a typical Reds home game at Great American Ball Park.
For fans eager to be closer to the field, seats in the constructed stands adjacent to the race track are available but come at a premium. On SeatGeek, a pair of seats three rows behind the Reds dugout are listed for a staggering $1,273 each. Moving over to a section directly beside the Reds dugout will cost $1,528 per seat. TickPick offers seats behind home plate, near the Braves’ dugout, for up to $1,850 per seat. Those looking for a slightly less expensive floor experience can find two seats on the third-base line, ninth row, for $985 each on SeatGeek.
