The Indianapolis 500 now has competition for the title "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing." On Carb Day this year, Oscar Mayer's "Hotdoggers" hauled their buns to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the first Wienie 500 race,

Before the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 takes place this weekend, Oscar Mayer got its chance to soak up the spotlight. On Friday afternoon, Oscar Mayer held its first Wienie 500 race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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.

Oscar Mayer’s iconic Wienermobile fleet will be “hot dogging” it later this week at the inaugural "Wienie 500.”

"Drivers, start your engines." The 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500 takes place at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Ind., on Sunday (May 25). In 2025, the Indianapolis 500 airs on Fox and Fox Sports.

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Indianapolis has an incredible weekend of sports on deck. Caitlin Clark and the Fever host the WNBA champion New York Liberty on Saturday. On Sunday, the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500