▁nick name ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁main ▁cor rid or ▁of ▁the ▁gar age ▁area , ▁and ▁eventually ▁was ▁used ▁col lo qu ial ly ▁for ▁the ▁entire ▁gar age ▁complex . ▁The ▁use ▁of ▁gas oline ▁at ▁the ▁Ind y ▁ 5 0 0 ▁was ▁ph ased ▁out ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁m eth an ol ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁( and ▁later ▁eth an ol ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ), ▁but ▁the ▁nick name ▁non eth eless ▁remained . ▁Gas oline ▁was ▁not ▁used ▁again ▁at ▁Ind y ▁until ▁NAS C AR ▁arrived ▁for ▁the ▁Br icky ard ▁ 4 0 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁gar age ▁area ▁consisted ▁of ▁one ▁double - s ided ▁bank ▁of ▁gar ages ▁running ▁east - west . ▁It ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁general ▁location ▁as ▁the ▁present ▁day ▁complex . ▁In ▁the ▁very ▁early ▁years , ▁the ▁foreign ▁entries ▁were ▁hous ed ▁in ▁a ▁second ▁gar age ▁complex ▁outside ▁of ▁turn ▁two . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁a ▁second ▁row ▁of ▁gar ages ▁was ▁constructed ▁alongside ▁the ▁first , ▁creating ▁the ▁soon - to - be ▁familiar ▁Gas oline ▁Al ley ▁cor rid or . ▁The ▁original ▁gar ages ▁were ▁known ▁for ▁their ▁signature ▁green ▁and ▁white ▁bar n ▁doors , ▁and ▁were ▁sometimes ▁vis ually ▁compared ▁to ▁horse ▁st ables , ▁as ▁the ▁complex ▁lo os ely ▁res emble d ▁a ▁horse ▁racing ▁p add ock . ▁ ▁One