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.

Six iconic Oscar Meyer Wienermobiles raced against each other in the first ever Oscar Meyer Wienie 500, which took place during “Carb Day” at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway during the weekend of The Indianapolis 500.

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.