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Encyclopedia > Wiener Nationals

The Wiener Nationals are the United States national dachshund racing championships sponsored by Wienerschnitzel. Regional qualifiers are held in the Southwestern United States (California, Texas, Arizona, Nevada), with the final 8 Dachshunds racing for the national title every December in San Diego as part of the Holiday Bowl. Dachshund Racing aka Wiener Dog Racing traces its origins to a 1993 Miller Lite television commercial that listed odd possibilities for sports (The Miss Perfect Face Off, Sumo Platform Diving, and Wiener Dog Drag Races). While cross-checking beauty queens or 300 pound Olympic cannonball diving never caught on, a... Relatively new Wienerschnitzel restaurant (which does not have a steeply pitched roof) Wienerschnitzel is an American fast food chain that specializes in hot dogs. ... December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... San Diego County in the Southwest corner of California. ... The Holiday Bowl is a post-season NCAA-sanctioned Division I-A college football bowl game that has been played annually at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California, since 1978. ...


External link

  • Official Website of the Holiday Bowl
  • Wienerschnitzel Homepage
  • "Wiener Takes All" - a Wiener Nationals documentary


 

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