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Indy 500 drivers milk choices revealed
The 33 drivers who will take part in this weekend’s Indianapolis 500 have made their respective choices on the milk they would like to drink in victory lane. It is one of the most peculiar of traditions in the sporting world, but also one of the most coveted by the drivers who attempt the 500-mile race. The tradition began in 1936 when Louis Mayer asked for a glass of buttermilk on the podium after winning his third Indy 500 due to his mother's encouragement on hot days. In the years afterward the tradition fell away but returned in 1956 by the American Dairy Association who now currently pays a $10,000 purse to the winner if the drink the milk in victory lane. There...
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