MLB Speedway Classic between Braves, Reds begins with rain delay at Bristol Motor Speedway

The brave of Atlanta and Cincinnati Reds were ready to start their engines on Saturday evening at the Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee.

Then Mother Nature agitated the red flag.

The MLB Speedway Classic began with a rain delay, deflating the adrenaline that had swelled everyone in one of the most famous songs of Nascar.

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The pre-match festivities included performances of Pitbull and Tim McGraw, musician of the US Navy Kathryn Dobyns by singing the national anthem, teams of NASCAR stands helping to present the starting alignments by serving the brave and the stock cars of Reds and an overview of Virginia Beach.

But the rain started to go down. He poured when the brave chipper Jones icon and the legend of the Reds Johnny Bench participated in the first ceremonial fields.

Jones, eight times All-Star and unique champion of World Series with the Braves, threw the Nascar Chase Elliott driver.

Comrade Nascar, Kyle Busch – A double champion of the Nascar Cup series – was released for bench, an All -Star at 14 times and twice World Series champion with the Reds, and exchanged places, allowing the 77 -year -old bench to manage his former receiver position.

While the rain continued to hit the converted diamond in the heart of the race track, the tarpaulin came out.

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Nevertheless, the fans expected to break MLB in the regular season of all time on Saturday, the presence of attendance in a single match remains excited for a breathtaking experience.

Ken Rosenthal collected interviews for Fox Sports during the delay, showing how the players and coaches of the two teams shared this enthusiasm.

This story is updated.