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Wiene 500: Slaw Dog, N.Y. Dog Favored in Six-Wienermobile Field
- Oscar Mayer held the inaugural Wienie 500 race on Friday, May 23, 2025, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with six Wienermobiles competing.
- The race followed a tradition of Oscar Mayer promoting regional hot dog styles through Wienermobiles, which have been goodwill ambassadors since 1936.
- The 27-foot-long, fiberglass Wienermobiles raced two laps at about 60 mph, with the Slaw Dog overtaking Chicago Dog in a photo finish after a final lap draft.
- Oddsmakers listed Slaw Dog and New York Dog as favorites, while other Wienermobiles had longer odds, and Oscar Mayer framed the event as a kickoff to hot dog season.
- The Wienie 500 established a new Speedway tradition, providing notable racing excitement before the 109th Indianapolis 500 and celebrating a friendly competition of iconic hot dog styles.
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Slaw Dog triumphs in first-ever Wienie 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
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. It made a dramatic pass of the Wienermobile repping Chicago at th…
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