The 40th Annual Bassmaster Classic was held on Lay Lake in 2010, marking the fourth time the tournament has been held at the Lake. The tournament has been held there in 1996, 2002, 2007 and 2010.
Beeswax Creek on Lay Lake continues to host The Alabama Bass Trail Fishing Tournament as one of its prime fishing locations on the 10-lake trail series.
More than 350 triathletes from 12 countries and 42 U.S. states traveled to Shelby County for the fifth of 10 events on the XTERRA Pan America Tour and the first of 3 majors on the XTERRA America Tour.
The Alabama High School Mountain Bike League part of the National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) is a mountain biking league for high school and middle school students.