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.

The Oscar Mayer Wienie 500 was more than a race; it was a chance for one of the six Wienermobiles to earn the title of "Top Dog."

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.

Hailing from the Southeast, Slaw Dog and its copilots, Maddy Mustard and Grill-Master Matthew, just etched their names into history as the inaugural winners of the Wienie 500.

The "Wienie 500" is a first-of-its-kind spectacle where the fleet of Wienermobiles will haul buns to the legendary Indianapolis Motor Speedway for a race unlike any other. The race is scheduled for Friday at 2 p.m. during race week’s annual Carb Day festivities.

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

A new iconic American racing tradition was born at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday as the first-ever Wienie 500 set the track ablaze — or whatever the equivalent is of doing 60 miles per hour in a giant hot dog on wheels.

This Carb Day has a bit of everything. Check out the schedule of Friday events ahead of the 2025 Indianapolis 500.