BRISTOL, Tenn. (WJHL) — It’s less than two months before baseball comes to Bristol. The Cincinnati Reds will play the Atlanta Braves in the Speedway Classic on Aug. 2 at Bristol Motor Speedway.

The clock is ticking on preparing the infield by deconstructing the front of the Goodyear building, removing overhead lights, gas pumps and even knocking down the pit walls.

This all has to be completed before the actual field can be built.

“MLB construction teams are coming June the 16th, and that’s a big piece of that puzzle, is the field build, because the grade has to change and it has to rise, so that’s the bulk of the work,” explained Stephen Swift, BMS VP of Operations Development. “There’s a lot of dump trucks and things that will be moving in.”

“Once the field is built, that leaves about 30 days to complete the rest of the elements, which include the dugouts, the clubhouses, and more seating. Everyone’s hoping for good construction weather, but if not, work will continue,” Swift told News Channel 11.

“Every hour is accounted for, and all things are taken into account, knowing that there will be some float times and whatnot. There’s areas that you can work when it is raining.”

As impressive as building a baseball stadium in a couple of months may be, the real trick is rebuilding a NASCAR track, including the pit walls and Goodyear building, in less than a month before the next race in September.

The Bass Pro Shops Night Race is set for Sept. 13, with several other races in the days leading up to that main event.

“I mean, we are a racetrack and motorsports is our core business, and we love having these other events, but we got to make sure that we’re ready for the NASCAR community whenever it gets back here in September,” President of BMS Jerry Caldwell told reporters at a news conference on Wednesday.

Caldwell adds, though, that in addition to NASCAR, Bristol is becoming known for its unique non-racing events at the track.

“There’s so much excitement around unique events, and that’s from people in this region, but it’s also people outside this region that was in Nashville this past weekend for the NASCAR race and having conversations there about these unique events that we’re able to host at Bristol and really solidify in Bristol, known as a place to put on unique event to put on some of the biggest events in the world,” said Caldwell.

Tickets are on sale now for the Speedway Classic on the speedway’s website.

Although no official number has been given for expected fans, the last time there was a ballgame at the track, it was the largest attendance for a football game ever. The Battle at Bristol, played between the Tennessee Volunteers and the Virginia Tech Hokies, drew a record crowd of 156,990 according to speedway officials.