Everything to know about the first-ever Wienie 500 on Indy 500 Carb Day

The day is lastly right here. On Friday afternoon, Oscar Mayer’s six iconic Wienermobiles will hit the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the first-ever “Wienie 500” race, in celebration of Sunday’s Indianapolis 500 (12:30 p.m. ET on FOX).

It marks the primary time in a decade all six automobiles within the firm fleet will probably be on the identical location, and it’s the primary time they’ve ever raced.

This is all the pieces you’ll want to know in regards to the Wienie 500.

What’s the Wienie 500?

The “Wienie 500” is a first-of-its-kind spectacle the place the fleet of Wienermobiles will haul buns to the legendary Indianapolis Motor Speedway for a race not like another.

When is the Wienie 500?

The race is scheduled for Friday at 2 p.m. throughout race week’s annual Carb Day festivities.

How can I watch the Wienie 500?

The race will probably be streamed stay on Friday, Might 23 at 2 p.m. ET on the FOX Sports activities app and throughout @INDYCARonFOX social accounts, and followers can catch highlights from the race throughout Sunday’s Indy 500 pre-race present on FOX.

Who’s racing within the Wienie 500?

Every Wienermobile will signify a regional favourite:

New York Canine for the East
Slaw Canine for the Southeast
Chilli Canine for the South
Chi Canine for the Midwest
Seattle Canine for the Northwest
Sonoran Canine for the Southwest

Can I wager on the Wienie 500?

Sure. DraftKings Sportsbook is providing a free-to-play contest the place followers can have the chance to win massive by simply answering questions forward of the race on Friday. The entries that rack up essentially the most factors can have a possibility to share a chunk of the entire money prize of $10,000. Go to DraftKings Sportsbook to submit your entry.

Why sizzling canines?

“The Indy 500 marks the unofficial kickoff of summer time and the beginning of sizzling canine season,” said Kelsey Rice, model communications director at Oscar Mayer. “As a model recognized for sparking smiles in disarmingly pleasant methods, it’s solely becoming that we carry a race of epic proportions to the Speedway and have fun a timeless custom: scrumptious meats and a little bit pleasant competitors to kick off a summer time of wieners.”

Roughly 42,000 sizzling canines have been served eventually 12 months’s Indy 500.

The Related Press contributed to this report.

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