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Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
The Wienie 500 at the Indy 500, explained
The Friday before the Indianapolis 500 will look a little different this year. Thanks to six hot dogs on wheels doing their best to rocket around Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Dubbed the Wienie 500, six Oscar Meyer Wienermobiles will make their racing debut at the iconic track on Friday's 'Carb Day,' in the inaugural Wienie 500. Advertisement Here is what you need to know. What is the Wienie 500? This year marks the first-ever Wienie 500, as all six Oscar Meyer Wienermobiles will race around the historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway. 'The Indy 500 marks the unofficial kickoff of summer and the start of hot dog season,' said Kelsey Rice, Brand Communications Director at Oscar Mayer in a press release earlier this week. 'As a brand known for sparking smiles in disarmingly delightful ways, 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.' Advertisement The Wienermobiles put in some practice laps on Thursday ahead of the big event: We even have a hype video for the inaugural Wienie 500: What a time to be alive. What six Wienermobiles are participating? As noted there are six Wienermobiles in the Wienie 500, each one representing a different region of the United States. Starting in no particular order you have the Chi Dog (Midwest), the New York Dog (East), the Slaw Dog (Southeast), the Sonoran Dog (Southwest), the Chili Dog (South), and the Seattle Dog (Northwest). Why is this happening? Because it is fun. We like fun. Fun is good. Even the drivers themselves are excited. We're having fun out here. Advertisement Also, consider this from the announcement: 'From custom Hotdogger racing suits, to a trophy presentation in the 'Wiener's Circle', complete with a condiment spray and hot dog for the wiener's enjoyment, every moment of the race is designed to spark smiles, serving up a delightful racing event only Oscar Mayer can.' I mean, look at this trophy: We're absolutely going to see someone soaked in mustard, right? Besides, if the Duke's Mayo Bowl can be a big thing, so can this. What is 'Carb Day?' Now it is time for some Indianapolis 500 history. 'Carb Day' harkens back to a bygone era of the Indianapolis 500, referring to the final day the teams would tune the carburetors on their gasoline-powered cars. Carburetors have not been used for decades, but for an event filled with mystique and history, the name remains, even in today's hybrid-powered era of IndyCar. Advertisement Last year I spoke with Alexander Rossi, winner of the 2016 Indianapolis 500, about what happens on Carb Day. For the teams, the race engines go in the cars. For the drivers, you want to do as little as possible. 'Yeah, Friday is a very difficult session, because this will be the largest gap that there's been from cars being on track to cars not being on track. And so a lot of the reads and feelings that you get on Carb Day are kind of poor,' started Rossi last May. 'So it's very hard to not overreact to what you have on Carb Day. I've had a lot of Carb Days where I'm really unhappy and I just decide '[d]on't touch anything. The car's been good all month, it'll be fine on Sunday.' And sure enough it is. Advertisement 'So, the big thing for us on Friday is our race engine goes in. The car has been completely torn apart to kind of analyze everything and crack test everything. So it's really just a shakedown for the car [to] break in the new engine and just make sure all the processes are working as they should. 'And then you try and minimize the laps because every time you're out there, it's a risk and you don't obviously want to hurt the race car.' Better to hurt some Wienermobiles instead. How can I watch the Wienie 500? If you have made it this far, thanks for reading Mom. But joking aside, if you want to watch the Wienie 500 the race will be streamed live on Friday, May 23 at 2:00 p.m. ET on the FOX Sports app and across @INDYCARonFOX social accounts: Fans can also catch highlights from the race during Sunday's Indy 500 pre-race show on FOX.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Hot dog! It's the Wienermobile race!
INDIANAPOLIS, In. (WSAV) — Everybody has a dog in this race! A hotdog, that is. The first-ever Wienermobile race took place at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Friday. Oscar Meyer's famous rolling-hotdog took part in the 'Wienie 500.' The actual Indianapolis 500 takes place on Sunday. The two-lap challenge pitted six Wienermobiles against each other. It was the first meet up — or 'meat up' — for the bright orange hot rods and drivers were up to the challenge. Each Wienermobile represented a hot dog from different regions, like the Chi Dog for Chicago and the Midwest, the New York dog for the East, the Slaw Dog for the Southeast, the Sonoran Dog for the Southwest, the Chili Dog for the South and the Seattle Dog for the Northwest. So which wiener earned bragging rights in the inaugural race? It was the Slaw Dog from the Southeast! Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Fox News
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
5 mouthwatering moments from the Wienie 500
The inaugural Wienie 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was one for the history books. It had all the ingredients of an iconic race: fast cars, dramatic twists, mechanical difficulties and, of course, hot dogs. While the race was jam-packed with fun from the start all the way through to the photo-finish, here were the five best moments from the Wienie 500: "We ask that you rise and place your hand over your stomach," the crowd was advised over the Speedway speakers, "and feel free to sing along as he performs the Oscar Meyer Wienie Song." The crowd happily obliged as the singer belted out the famous tune, with Friday's hot-doggers looking on from behind him with pride. The audience is just as much a part of the fun as the race itself, and the Wienie 500 fans did not disappoint. But one fan stole the show: Granny Smith, who had the best sign of the day and was chosen to be the honorary engine-starter. "Wienies, start your engines," she proclaimed — and the crowd, naturally, went wild. What is a race without a few unexpected hiccups? After starting the race strong, the Sonoran Dog Wienermobile started overheating and was passed by not one, but two of the Wienermobiles trailing it. "That is an over-grilled dog!" Will Buxton said on the broadcast. Indeed, it was. Down but not out, the Sonoran Dog Wienermobile came back with a vengeance at the first turn, passing Chi Dog to take a commanding lead. A historic race deserves a historic finish, and it got the one it deserved. Despite trailing by the length of two whole Wienermobiles, Slaw Dog made a late push to take the lead and never looked back. Chi Dog was left in the dust for the second time in the race, and Slaw Dog went home with the trophy, a moment the team is sure to relish forever. Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account, and follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily! BEST OF FOX SPORTS' INDY 500 COVERAGE:
USA Today
23-05-2025
- Automotive
- USA Today
The Wienie 500 was perfect Friday at-work viewing and social media erupted
The Wienie 500 was perfect Friday at-work viewing and social media erupted The Wienie 500 was the highest drama you could possibly imagine. For a two-lap race between six enormous hot dog-shaped vehicles. Oscar Meyer's public relations team pulled a minor coup Friday, staging the first-ever race between Weinermobiles at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The race, held at 2 p.m. E.T. on what's technically a workday, took over social media and drew upwards of 20,000 live viewers on Fox Sports' YouTube stream alone. The race itself had everything. Exciting passes (at a maximum speed of 60 miles per hour), a dramatic breakdown and a last-second lead change that, sure, was probably scripted. But pro wrestling is scripted and awesome. Are we really going to hold Weinermobile racing to a higher standard than the art that takes place inside the squared circle? No, we are going to enjoy it because it's a Friday before a long holiday weekend and there is nothing more American than six enormous sausage-shaped cars duking it out in the heartland of the nation. In the end, the Sonoran Dog's flameout led to a bold last-second push from Slaw Dog to take home the Borg Weiner Trophy. The final tally was two laps, six cars, one champion and no fewer than 153 hot dog related puns from a broadcast booth clearly reveling in the glory of the dumbest, most beautiful spectacle in racing. Needless to say, this was a hit. There's no official word yet if the Weinie 500 will return in 2026. But it better.
