In 1936, the same year the Borg-Warner Trophy was first awarded, third-time champion Louis Meyer sat exhausted atop his car with a bottle of buttermilk in hand, which his mother suggested would cool him off on a hot day. A post-race milk chug would be a quirky, intermittent celebration after the race until 1956, when the dairy industry offered prize money for the 500, and solidified milk as the official "taste of victory."

Vintage heavyweight tees are new to Homefield! See our side-by-side graphic and product guides for details. Products are mocked up on a size S. Graphics may appear smaller on larger sizes. (Model in our side-by-side graphic is 6'3" and wears a size M.)