{"id":9976,"date":"2025-05-30T08:13:50","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T06:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toyfinder.es\/?p=9976"},"modified":"2025-05-30T08:13:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T06:13:52","slug":"%f0%9f%a5%9bwhy-did-alex-palou-drink-milk-after-winning-the-indianapolis-500","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toyfinder.es\/en\/%f0%9f%a5%9bpor-que-alex-palou-bebio-leche-tras-ganar-las-500-millas-de-indianapolis\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83e\udd5bWhy did Alex Palou drink milk after winning the Indianapolis 500?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Indianapolis 500 is not only one of the most iconic races in world motorsports\u2026 it also has one of the most unusual and beloved traditions among fans: The winner drinks milk on the podium<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, you read that right. Instead of champagne like in Formula 1, the Indy 500 champion it is soaked in very cold milk<\/strong>Where does this custom come from? And what does Alex Palou have to do with all this?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83c\udfc1 The origin: a champion's promise<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The story begins in 1936<\/strong>, when the pilot Louis Meyer<\/strong>, winner of that edition, asked a glass of buttermilk<\/strong> after crossing the finish line. He'd done this since he was a child whenever he won something important, because his mother gave it to him as a symbol of energy and success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A photo of the moment with Meyer drinking milk was so popular that from 1956 the Indiana Dairy Association<\/strong> turned the scene into an official tradition. Since then, the winner chooses the type of milk (whole, semi-skimmed, or skimmed) they want. before<\/strong> of the race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 Alex Palou and the taste of victory<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

At 2025<\/strong>, Alex Palou<\/strong>, the Catalan driver who is already an IndyCar icon, won the Indianapolis 500 for the first time<\/strong>He did so after an impressive, strategic race and a perfect final shift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Palou, who had already been achieving great results and titles in the category, He made history at the Indy 500 and joined the exclusive club of those who have lifted the Borg-Warner trophy\u2026 and drunk milk at the finish line.<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His choice was clear: very cold whole milk<\/strong>\u201cIt\u2019s a tradition, and I\u2019ll take it with pride,\u201d he declared with a laugh after the victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83c\udfce\ufe0f More than a drink: a symbol of greatness<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In an age where everything becomes a spectacle, drinking milk may seem strange\u2026 but in Indianapolis it is a badge of honor<\/strong>, respect for history and connection with the essence of sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each bottle raised is a tribute to the greats of the past, such as Foyt, Unser, Mears\u2026 and now also Palou<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83d\udce6 Are you an IndyCar fan?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Explore our sections of 1:64 scale diecast<\/strong>, where you can find models inspired by motorsport legends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visit us in store (Plaza Mayor, 10 \u2013 Torrej\u00f3n de Ardoz) or in ToyFinder.es<\/a> and feel the speed in your display cases!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Las 500 Millas de Indian\u00e1polis no solo son una de las carreras m\u00e1s emblem\u00e1ticas del automovilismo mundial\u2026 tambi\u00e9n tienen una de las tradiciones m\u00e1s curiosas y queridas por los fans: el ganador bebe leche en el podio. S\u00ed, has le\u00eddo bien. En vez de champ\u00e1n como en la F\u00f3rmula 1, el campe\u00f3n de la Indy […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9977,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9976","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/toyfinder.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9976","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/toyfinder.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/toyfinder.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toyfinder.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toyfinder.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9976"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/toyfinder.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9976\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9978,"href":"https:\/\/toyfinder.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9976\/revisions\/9978"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toyfinder.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/toyfinder.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toyfinder.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toyfinder.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}