You just don't get much more American than a car mocked up to look like a giant frankfurter. The famous Oscar Mayer Wienermobiles have been touring America since I was quite young, promoting that company's all-meat hot dogs. And, I mustard-mit, sighting one of these vehicles is kind of a big deal.

But Friday, on the famous Indianapolis Motor Speedway, six of the Wienermobiles squared off in a wiener-take-all event, the first of its kind. Fans, of course, relished the chance to see it.

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 the finish line to win the inaugural Wienie 500 on Friday.

The margin was about a half a bun.

“You are standing in a moment in hot dog history right now,” Sarah Oney, who was co-piloting the Wienermobile representing New York with Connor Wolff, told The Associated Press. “This is the first-ever time we have honestly had all six Wienermobiles together and especially at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.”

The race started, it seems, with the Chicago Wienermobile in the lead. One Wienermobile dropped out with mechanical problems; to be frank, it looks as though that team could use a new mechanic. Later in the race, though, the Wienermobile from the southeast United States, playing ketchup, took the lead and rolled to the win. The winning team, we can be sure, threw a sausage party after the event. They should be proud; their historic win lands them in the honor roll of American sports. The losers, though, may find themselves in a bit of a pickle.

There are unconfirmed reports that some intruders tried to break into the venue without tickets; we are unable to confirm this, but reports say they were caught and charged with several misde-wieners.

An Oscar Mayer spokesman had this to say:

“The Indy 500 marks the unofficial kickoff of summer and the start of hot dog season,” said Kelsey Rice, brand communications director at Chicago-based Oscar Mayer. “It’s only fitting that we bring a race of epic proportions to the Speedway and celebrate a timeless tradition: delicious meats and a little friendly competition to kick off a summer of wieners.”

I've been fortunate to have a Wienermobile sighting, myself. A few years ago, while visiting family back in Iowa, we were headed to a local spot for lunch when, amazingly, there was a Wienermobile, parked unattended in a shopping center parking lot. We pulled over for a look, but there were no Wienermobile personnel around, so we just took some pictures of our grandkids with the iconic vehicle and went on our way. I'm still a bit surprised the Wienermobile was left unattended; that seems like it would land the driver in the dog house.

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Here, see this history-making event for yourself:

I had one final joke prepared for this story, but decided to drop it. It was the wurst.

This seems appropriate.

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