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Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Oscar Mayer Wienermobiles race ahead of the Indy 500
All 6 Oscar Mayer Wienermobiles, representing different regional hot dog styles, will race on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday, May 23, 2025. View more Video Transcript This weekend, the Indy 500 becomes the Weenie 500. Advertisement On Friday, all 6 Oscar Mayer Wienermobiles, each representing a different regional hot dog style, will race on the legendary Indianapolis Motor Speedway ahead of Sunday's Indy 500. This is the first meetup of all 6 Wienermobiles in over a decade. Look, you can see them converging on the live Wienermobile tracker. So who do you think will be crowned top dog? We have the Chicago style dog representing the Midwest. New York style repping the east, the chili dog out of the South, slaw dog from the Southeast, Sonoran dog from the Southwest, and finally representing the Northwest, we have the Seattle style dog, kind of gross looking if you ask me. Advertisement Cream cheese on a hot dog. Anyways, the fastest wienermobile will receive a special trophy in the wiener circle. The lucky driver will get a condiment spray down instead of the traditional champagne shower.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Hot diggity dog! Wienermobiles put on riveting race in Wienie 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
The Oscar Mayer Wienermobiles head into the first turn as they compete in the Wienie 500 following the practice session for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) The Oscar Mayer Wienermobiles take the checkered flag after completing the Wienie 500 following the practice session for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) The Oscar Mayer Wienermobiles head into the first turn as they compete in the Wienie 500 following the practice session for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) The Oscar Mayer Wienermobiles head into the first turn as they compete in the Wienie 500 following the practice session for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) The Oscar Mayer Wienermobiles head into the first turn as they compete in the Wienie 500 following the practice session for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) The Oscar Mayer Wienermobiles take the checkered flag after completing the Wienie 500 following the practice session for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) The Oscar Mayer Wienermobiles head into the first turn as they compete in the Wienie 500 following the practice session for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Give the Borg-Wiener Trophy at Indianapolis Motor Speedway to the Wienermobile affectionately known as Slaw Dog. In a down-to-the-wire race among the six iconic Wienermobiles that serve as goodwill ambassadors for Oscar Mayer, the hot dog-on-wheels representing the Southeast proved to be the big dog on Carb Day ahead of Sunday's running of the Indianapolis 500. Advertisement It made a dramatic pass of the Wienermobile repping Chicago at the finish line to win the inaugural Wienie 500 on Friday. The margin was about a half a bun. 'You are standing in a moment in hot dog history right now,' Sarah Oney, who was co-piloting the Wienermobile representing New York with Connor Wolff, told The Associated Press. 'This is the first-ever time we have honestly had all six Wienermobiles together and especially at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.' It was the definition of a wiener-take-all race, too: The driver and co-pilot of the No. 3 dog, who managed to roast the rest of the Wienermobiles on a cool, sunny afternoon, got to stick around for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500. Advertisement The Wienermobiles have been around since 1936 as a promotional vehicle for Oscar Mayer — not to be confused with Louis Meyer, the first three-time winner of the Indy 500. They travel around the country, logging about 20,000 miles annually, though none were probably as important to the hotdoggers on board as the 5 miles they drove on Friday. Oney and Wolff jumped into the lead when the green flag flew at the historic yard of bricks, and the six Wienermobiles slowly picked up speed until they reached about 65 mph. They were right in each other's grills down the backstretch, and swapped the lead among themselves several times until the second of two laps, when the No. 4 dog led the field out of Turn 2. That's when smoke began pouring from its rear, and that dog was cooked. The Wienermobile wearing No. 1 assumed the lead as the field headed onto the front stretch, and a crowd of nearly 80,000 fans who had just watched the final practice for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 was standing and cheering. Advertisement That's when the Wienermobile from the Southeast, which had doggedly hung around the lead for most of the race, made its big move. It passed the the Wienermobile repping Chicago just in time to relish in the sweet taste of victory. It might have been the fastest Wieners have gone since Joey Chestnut's heyday on Coney Island. 'The Indy 500 marks the unofficial kickoff of summer and the start of hot dog season,' said Kelsey Rice, brand communications director at Chicago-based Oscar Mayer. 'It's only fitting that we bring a race of epic proportions to the Speedway and celebrate a timeless tradition: delicious meats and a little friendly competition to kick off a summer of wieners.' ___ AP auto racing:
Indianapolis Star
23-05-2025
- Automotive
- Indianapolis Star
Oscar Mayer Wienermobiles will race in the 'Wienie 500.' Here's how to watch the race for top dog
Get ready to start your barbecue. Oscar Mayer will be heating things up at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with a new Carb Day tradition: The Wienie 500. The famous Oscar Mayer Wienermobiles will race at the IMS for the very first time to see who is really the top dog. Here's what to know and how to catch the race. The inaugural Wienie 500 will be a showdown between six different Oscar Mayer Wienermobiles representing different regions of the U.S. based on local styles of hotdog. According to a press release from Oscar Mayer, The Wienie 500 lineup will be: Oscar Mayer is trading the highway for the speedway this Carb Day (Fri. May 23) with the inaugural 'Wienie 500' — a first-of-its-kind showdown where all six Wienermobiles will make their racing debut at the iconic Indianapolis Motor Speedway. If you're not planning on being at the track on Carb Day, no worries. You can still tune in to watch the Wienermobile race at home. The Wienie 500 will be streaming live on Friday, May 23 at 2 p.m. via the FOX Sports app, or tune into the FOX Sports Indy 500 pre-show on Sunday to see highlights from the race. Yes; race fans can even place bets on which Oscar Mayer Wienermobile will be the "wiener" of the inaugural Wienie 500. Starting May 20, fans can predict everything from the final race time to which condiment is sprayed on the winner in a free-to-play pool via Carb Day will take place at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday, May 23, 2025, just two days before the 109th running of the Indy 500.
Indianapolis Star
23-05-2025
- Automotive
- Indianapolis Star
Let's be frank about the Wienie 500. Here's how to watch 6 Wienermobiles face off
Today is the day race fans have been for: The Wienie 500!🌭 The famous Oscar Mayer Wienermobiles will race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Carb Day for the very first time to see who is really the top dog. Here's what to know and how to catch the race. The inaugural Wienie 500 will be a showdown between six different Oscar Mayer Wienermobiles representing different regions of the U.S. based on local styles of hotdog. According to a press release from Oscar Mayer, The Wienie 500 lineup will be: Oscar Mayer is trading the highway for the speedway this Carb Day (Fri. May 23) with the inaugural 'Wienie 500' — a first-of-its-kind showdown where all six Wienermobiles will make their racing debut at the iconic Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Meat the dogs. 6 teams that are ready to take the Wienermobiles out on iconic asphalt at the #Wienie500. Tune in to the FOX Sports app at 1:45pm ET 5/23. If you're not planning on being at the track on Carb Day, no worries. You can still tune in to watch the Wienermobile race at home. The Wienie 500 will be streaming live on Friday, May 23 at 2 p.m. via the FOX Sports app, or tune into the FOX Sports Indy 500 pre-show on Sunday to see highlights from the race. What if we kissed at the Wienie 500 Yes; race fans can even place bets on which Oscar Mayer Wienermobile will be the "wiener" of the inaugural Wienie 500. Fans can predict everything from the final race time to which condiment is sprayed on the winner in a free-to-play pool via Carb Day at the IMS is Friday, May 23, 2025, just two days before the 109th running of the Indy 500.
Indianapolis Star
20-05-2025
- Automotive
- Indianapolis Star
Oscar Meyer Wienermobiles will race in the 'Wienie 500.' Here's how to watch the race for top dog
Get ready to start your barbecue. Oscar Mayer will be heating things up at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with a new Carb Day tradition: The Wienie 500. The famous Oscar Mayer Wienermobiles will race at the IMS for the very first time to see who is really the top dog. Here's what to know and how to catch the race. The inaugural Wienie 500 will be a showdown between six different Oscar Mayer Wienermobiles representing different regions of the U.S. based on local styles of hotdog. According to a press release from Oscar Mayer, The Wienie 500 lineup will be: Oscar Mayer is trading the highway for the speedway this Carb Day (Fri. May 23) with the inaugural 'Wienie 500' — a first-of-its-kind showdown where all six Wienermobiles will make their racing debut at the iconic Indianapolis Motor Speedway. If you're not planning on being at the track on Carb Day, no worries. You can still tune in to watch the Wienermobile race at home. The Wienie 500 will be streaming live on Friday, May 23 at 2 p.m. via the FOX Sports app, or tune into the FOX Sports Indy 500 pre-show on Sunday to see highlights from the race. Yes; race fans can even place bets on which Oscar Mayer Wienermobile will be the "wiener" of the inaugural Wienie 500. Starting May 20, fans can predict everything from the final race time to which condiment is sprayed on the winner in a free-to-play pool via Carb Day will take place at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday, May 23, 2025, just two days before the 109th running of the Indy 500.
