BRISTOL, Tenn. — Major League Baseball is taking the game to the track this summer with the inaugural MLB Speedway Classic, scheduled for Aug. 2 at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. This event marks the first time an MLB game will be played in the Volunteer State.

We've got our first look at the backdrop for next weekend's highly anticipated MLB Speedway Classic between the Braves and Reds.

Workers have some finishing touches to put on the field inside the racetrack at Bristol Motor Speedway, where officials are expecting a record crowd to watch the Cincinnati Reds play the Atlanta Brave