Slaw Dog snatched victory from the jaws of defeat at the first-ever Wienie 500 Oscar Mayer Wienermobile race during the Indianapolis 500 on Friday.
With six Wienermobiles in the mix, Slaw Dog mastered the meat draft and clinched the win by a wiener’s length—marking the closest finish in Wienie 500 history… and, well, the only one so far, according to Autoweek.
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Every year on the Sunday before Memorial Day, 33 thunderous IndyCars roar across the Yard of Bricks at 230 mph, kicking off the legendary Indy 500 in a blaze of speed and glory. But this year, before the pros chase the coveted Borg-Warner Trophy, something far more… delicious is hitting the track.
On May 23, six of Oscar Mayer’s iconic Wienermobiles threw down in a meat-fueled melee, each one repping a different regional hot dog in what’s sure to have been the most savory showdown the Speedway has ever seen, according to Car and Driver.
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Oscar Mayer is dubbing the event the “Wienie 500,” and it marks the first time in over a decade that all six Wienermobiles—usually busy cruising coast to coast spreading hot dog cheer—will reunite for one epic, bun-believable battle. It’s like a family reunion… but with more mustard and horsepower.
The Slaw Dog Wienermobile ketchup’d to the Chi Dog in the final stretch, pulling off a last-second pass to relish the win—snagging the first-ever Wienie 500 victory by a nose at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Friday night, Mlive said.
The Wienermobile has been cruising the streets since 1936 as Oscar Mayer’s rolling billboard of bun-believable branding—not to be confused with Louis Meyer, the Indy 500’s first three-time champ (no relation, just similar seasoning).
While these sausage-shaped chariots usually rack up 20,000 miles a year spreading smiles and snack envy, none of those compare to the five glorious, high-stakes miles they racked up Friday night. For the hotdoggers behind the wheel, it was the drive of a lunchtime.
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