Indy 500 to host 1st-ever Oscar Mayer Wienermobile race
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Boing Boing on MSNOscar Mayer's Wienie 500: hot dogs hit the trackOscar Mayer is racing six of its WienerMobiles against one another on the Indy 500 track. Two laps, five miles, six hot dogs, a whole lotta silly! After mistakenly rebranding the WienerMobile as the FrankMobile,
This first-ever “meat-up” of these wieners-on-wheels will take place on Friday, May 23 ahead of the actual Indy 500, and will be streamed live on social media and then with highlights presented on the pre-race show on Sunday. They’ll also be part of the 500 Festival Parade that takes place on Saturday.
Oscar Mayer’s iconic Wienermobile fleet will be “hot dogging” it later this week at the inaugural "Wienie 500.”
Oscar Mayer's Wienermobiles race in the inaugural "Wienie 500" at Indianapolis 500's Carb Day. All six vehicles will compete, each representing a regional hot dog.
As a part of Oscar Mayer’s hot dogs becoming the ‘Official Hot Dog’ of the Indy 500, the six Wienermobiles will represent different hot dogs from various regions of the US. The six cars will each be wrapped in unique liveries with not only racing numbers but also the name of the hot dog and region they represent.