On Sept. 2, 1961, just 41 days after the Bristol Motor Speedway opened in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the race track hosted an e ...

Under cloudy but dry skies, Braves outfielder Eli White hit a pair of home runs and minor-league call-up Hurston Waldrep pitched 5⅔ innings of one-run ball to lead the Braves to a 4-2 victory.