Indianapolis Motor Speedway Unveils Awesome New Winner Jackets Ahead of Indianapolis 500

Move over, Masters' green jacket. 

Get bent, Pro Football Hall of Fame gold jacket. 

Go to hell, t-shirt you win for eating a really big steak.

There's a new piece of exclusive menswear on the block and its name is the Indianapolis 500 Winner Jacket.

Per the IndyStar, Indianapolis Motor Speedway announced on Friday that it had kicked off a new tradition by commissioning 24 navy jackets with the Speedway's iconic logo. 23 of them were given to drivers who have won the Indianapolis 500, while the other belongs to Roger Penske who owns the Speedway, the NTT IndyCar Series, and Team Penske. The Captain — as he's known — is a bonafide motorsport legend and has won the Greatest Spectacle in racing as an owner.

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Those who got the brand-new jackets gathered for a photo on the legendary Yard of Bricks.

Damn. A lot of icons in that photo.

Now, I know what you're thinking: "I have a navy jacket and all I had to do was buy it off the rack."

Oh, how naive you are…

These aren't simply navy jackets with an IMS patch sewn to them. Let me ask you this: does your navy jacket have a custom liner featuring photos from when you won the Indianapolis 500?

..No? Really? That's funny because these do. Check out four-time winner AJ Foyt's jacket.

He may be getting tired of seeing himself, but I sure wish all of my suit jackets had Super Tex lining in them. That'd be cool.

This is a great new tradition to go along with the milk, winners getting their face on the Borg-Warner Trophy, and taking home their own miniature version.

So, this year, will we see someone earn a jacket? Or will someone get another jacket with an updater liner? 

I don't know about you, but I can't wait to find out.

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