BRISTOL, TN — This town of 28,000 year-round residents is typically a little on the sleepy side. When NASCAR comes to Bristol Motor Speedway two weekends a year, the place explodes with visitors from every corner of the country.

A record crowd for a regular-season Major League Baseball game got to see all the pomp and pageantry with the MLB Speedway Classic before the rain washed out the game itself in the bottom of the first inning.

Eli White belted two home runs to propel the Atlanta Braves across the finish line with a 4-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds in Major League Baseball's "Speedway Classic" at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday.