6 , ▁the ▁event ▁was ▁rev amp ed ▁once ▁again . ▁For ▁many ▁years ▁the ▁Night ▁Before ▁the ▁ 5 0 0 ▁classic ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁night ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁as ▁the ▁Little ▁ 5 0 0 , ▁splitting ▁fans ▁( and ▁some ▁compet itors ) ▁between ▁both ▁events . ▁It ▁was ▁decided ▁to ▁move ▁the ▁event ▁perman ently ▁to ▁Friday ▁night ▁of ▁Memorial ▁Day ▁week end . ▁Once ▁again , ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁held ▁under - the - light s , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁Car b ▁Night ▁Classic ... The ▁Race ▁Before ▁the ▁ 5 0 0 . ▁The ▁name ▁derived ▁from ▁Car b ▁Day ▁at ▁the ▁Indian apolis ▁Motor ▁Speed way , ▁the ▁traditional ▁final ▁day ▁of ▁practice ▁for ▁the ▁Indian apolis ▁ 5 0 0 , ▁which ▁was ▁earlier ▁in ▁the ▁afternoon . ▁The ▁move ▁made ▁for ▁four ▁US AC ▁events ▁over ▁four ▁consecutive ▁night s , ▁leading ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁Indian apolis ▁ 5 0 0 ▁on ▁Sunday . ▁The ▁H ul man ▁Classic ▁would ▁be ▁scheduled ▁for ▁Wed nes day ▁night , ▁the ▁Ho os ier ▁H undred ▁Th urs day ▁night , ▁the ▁Car b ▁Night ▁Classic ▁Friday ▁night , ▁and ▁the ▁Little ▁ 5 0 0 ▁on ▁Saturday ▁night . ▁ ▁After ▁former ▁winner ▁Dave ▁Ste ele ' s ▁death , ▁the ▁track ▁began , ▁starting ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁to ▁name ▁the ▁event ▁in ▁his ▁memory . ▁ ▁Race ▁w inners ▁ ▁A AA ▁M idget