INDIANAPOLIS — "Slaw Dog" won the inaugural "Wienie 500" on Carb Day, Friday, May 23 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway . The famous Oscar Mayer Wienermobiles competed in a two-lap race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the first time ever.

The top dog in a race among the six iconic Wienermobiles from Oscar Mayer proved to be the one representing the Southeast.

The top dog in a race among the six iconic Wienermobiles from Oscar Mayer proved to be the one representing the Southeast.

Friday afternoon marked the inaugural running of the Wienie 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, pitting six Oscar Mayer wienermobiles against each other for two laps around the fabled Brickyard. While the top speed of the wienermobiles was considerably less than The Greatest Spectacle in Racing -- they topped out at about 60 mph -- the Wienie 500 nonetheless featured thrilling racing and the sort of last lap dramatics that Sunday's 109th Indianapolis 500 could only hope to provide.

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 ...

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