The Sausage Race is a race of sausage mascots held before the bottom of the sixth inning at every home game of the Milwaukee Brewers. The Sausage Race began as a promotion for the Klement's Sausage Company, located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, whose sausages were served at American Family Field (and previously at Milwaukee County Stadium), the home of the Brewers. In 2021, Johnsonville sausages began being served at American Family Field and today are officially known as the Famous Racing Sausages. Famous Racing Sausages The race started in the early 1990s with just three sausages – the bratwurst, the Polish sausage (kielbasa), and the Italian sausage. Since then, two new sausages have joined the race – the hot dog, introduced in the mid-1990s, and the chorizo, which was unveiled and eventually joined the race in the mid-2000s. Today, the five racing sausages are known as "Brat", "Polish", "Italian", "Hot Dog" and "Chorizo". Employees of the Milwaukee Brewers or American Family Field usually run the race. Donning over-sized foam sausage costumes that measure from the top of the head to the knees of the runners, the contestants start their race between the dugout and the baseline around third base. They sprint down the warning track, around home plate and continue toward first base. On Sunday afternoon home games, the Sausages tag off to miniature versions of themselves, dubbed the Little Weenies, who finish the remainder of the race. The sausages appear at many local charity events, including an annual 5K run/walk in their honor, with proceeds going to Brewers Community Foundation, and are available for personal appearances on non-game days. They also have a twice-yearly home-and-home relay race against their Pittsburgh Pirates counterparts, the Racing Pierogies. The sausages have starred in two SportsCenter spots for ESPN. The first, set at ESPN's cafeteria, was shown at American Family Field on 19 May 2006. The second features them in a parody of the Running of the Bulls with ESPN employees. History Origins The Famous Sausage Race began as a scoreboard animation in the early 1990s with just three characters – The Bratwurst, The Polish and The Italian – running toward Milwaukee County Stadium against a backdrop of the city of Milwaukee. In the fall of 1992, Milwaukee graphic designer Michael Dillon of McDill Design presented an idea to Gabe Paul, who was the Vice President of Operations for the Brewers, to transform the