ill , ▁and ▁A . ▁J . ▁Fo yt ' s ▁Fo yt ▁W ine ▁V ault . ▁A ▁White ▁Castle ▁used ▁to ▁stand ▁across ▁the ▁street ▁from ▁the ▁track , ▁as ▁did ▁a ▁Ste ak ▁' n ▁Sh ake , ▁but ▁both ▁have ▁since ▁been ▁demol ished . ▁From ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁Mate ' s ▁White ▁Front ▁Ta vern ▁was ▁a ▁popular ▁hang out ▁for ▁drivers ▁and ▁cre ws . ▁Loc ated ▁just ▁a ▁few ▁blocks ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁Speed way , ▁it ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁new ▁management ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁and ▁was ▁kept ▁open ▁until ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s . ▁A ▁T aco ▁Bell ▁just ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁Speed way ▁has ▁gained ▁subt le ▁not or iety ▁with ▁fans ▁after ▁Ind y ▁drivers ▁Scott ▁D ixon ▁and ▁D ario ▁Fran ch itt i ▁were ▁m ug ged ▁in ▁the ▁par king ▁lot ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁Super st itions ▁ ▁N umer ous ▁super st itions ▁have ▁developed ▁at ▁the ▁Indian apolis ▁ 5 0 0 ▁over ▁the ▁years . ▁Most ▁date ▁back ▁many ▁dec ades , ▁although ▁some ▁have ▁lost ▁a ▁considerable ▁amount ▁of ▁following . ▁Among ▁the ▁prev ail ing ▁super st itions ▁in ▁the ▁modern ▁day ▁include ▁the ▁on going ▁" And rett i ▁cur se " ▁and ▁" Cur se ▁of ▁the ▁Smith s " ▁( see ▁below ).