The meeting at the Candlelight Speedway in Bridgeport, Connecticut on the 28th of June 1948 featured a "hot dog handicap" novelty race. Race contestants had to run from the pits to the dugout behind home plate, eat a hot dog, drink a container of milk, race two laps around the bicycles, and then travel two laps in midget cars. Bert Lundgren was first, followed by Bob Stuart and Sy Sanders.
Source: Speedway Round-Up, Billboard magazine, July 10, 1948 (yes, this is the Billboard magazine of music fame - they covered racing from after WW2 to the mid-50's).
What other funny/bizarre/unusual novelty races are forum members aware of?
Edited by Graham Clayton, 09 March 2012 - 10:45.