
The Indianapolis 500 takes place this Sunday and it is a spectacle to behold.
But this year, ahead of the big race, the “Wienie 500” will take place, pitting Oscar Meyer’s entire fleet of Wienermobiles against each other at the legendary Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday, May 23 at 2 p.m. ET.
This is the first “meat-up” of all six Wienermobiles in over a decade and the first competitive race for the Wienermobile fleet.
Wienermobile racing seems fun (and odd) enough. But to make the Wiener 500 even more interesting, each Wienermobile will represent a different regional dog, including the Chi Dog (Midwest), New York Dog (East), Slaw Dog (Southeast), Sonoran Dog (Southwest), Chili Dog (South) and Seattle Dog (Northwest).
To round out the fun, there will be custom Hotdogger racing suits and a trophy presentation in the ‘Wiener’s Circle’, complete with a hot dog for the “wiener” and a post-race spray of condiments instead of champagne or the traditional drink of milk.