Before the checkered flag was waved at Bristol Motor Speedway last weekend, area students were treated to an unforgettable experience of their own. History was made when the Braves and Reds took the field for the Speedway Classic,

Though rain dampened the MLB Speedway Classic, the setting at Bristol Motor Speedway created a spectacle for many memorable images.

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.