▁ ▁Old er ▁super st itions ▁that ▁have ▁been ▁popular ▁at ▁Indian apolis ▁include ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁following : ▁Number ▁ 1 3 : ▁Tr iska ide k aph ob ia ▁- ▁fear ▁of ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁Number ▁ 1 3 ▁- ▁has ▁pre va iled ▁at ▁Indian apolis ▁d ating ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁ 5 0 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁In ▁that ▁year , ▁the ▁car ▁assigned ▁ 1 3 ▁did ▁not ▁make ▁the ▁race . ▁Only ▁one ▁driver ▁carried ▁# 1 3 ▁on ▁their ▁car ▁for ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁George ▁Mason ▁started ▁ 1 3 th ▁and ▁finished ▁ 2 3 rd . ▁From ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁# 1 3 ▁was ▁officially ▁dis allowed ▁by ▁the ▁rules . ▁Most ▁drivers ▁avoided ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁number ▁ 1 3 , ▁however ▁after ▁changes ▁in ▁the ▁rules , ▁Greg ▁Ray ▁used ▁the ▁number ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁It ▁was ▁only ▁the ▁second ▁time ▁the ▁number ▁ 1 3 ▁had ▁been ▁used ▁over ▁the ▁first ▁ 8 7 ▁ed itions ▁of ▁the ▁race . ▁Sub sequently ▁only ▁two ▁other ▁drivers ▁have ▁used ▁# 1 3 : ▁E . ▁J . ▁Vis o ▁( 2 0 0 9 ) ▁and ▁Dan ica ▁Patrick ▁( 2 0 1 8 ). ▁Both ▁Vis o ▁and ▁Patrick ▁dropped ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁respective ▁races