Reds pitcher Andrew Abbott showed up Saturday afternoon at Bristol wearing a cut-off version of a NASCAR race suit. Born in Lynchburg, Virginia, Abbott said he wanted something to wear in for a special game.

It was a spectacle, to be sure, but unfortunately a wet one for Major League Baseball's attempt at an all-time attendance record.

Atlanta Braves great Chipper Jones threw the ceremonial first pitch to Cincinnati Reds great Johnny Bench ahead of the MLB Speedway Classic.