▁security ▁had ▁to ▁begin ▁using ▁giant ▁search light s ▁to ▁keep ▁North ▁ 4 0 ▁camp ers ▁from ▁il leg ally ▁wand ering ▁onto ▁the ▁golf ▁course ▁property ▁late ▁into ▁the ▁night . ▁ ▁Food ▁ ▁A ▁traditional ▁food ▁of ▁choice ▁at ▁the ▁Indian apolis ▁Motor ▁Speed way ▁is ▁the ▁p ork ▁tender lo in ▁sand wich . ▁The ▁sand wich ▁is ▁a ▁well - known ▁mid western ▁creation , ▁and ▁is ▁sold ▁at ▁the ▁track ▁con cess ions . ▁ ▁Be er ▁( larg ely ▁domestic ) ▁is ▁consum ed ▁in ▁considerable ▁amounts ▁at ▁the ▁track . ▁Un like ▁most ▁sports ▁stad iums ▁and ▁aren as , ▁at ▁Indian apolis ▁( and ▁most ▁speed ways ), ▁spect ators ▁are ▁allowed ▁to ▁bring ▁their ▁own ▁alco hol ic ▁be ver ages ▁into ▁the ▁track ▁for ▁consumption . ▁Be er ▁is ▁also ▁sold ▁at ▁con cess ions . ▁G lass ▁bott les , ▁however , ▁are ▁strictly ▁prohib ited ▁at ▁the ▁track . ▁Bro ken ▁glass ▁is ▁considered ▁an ▁extreme ▁ha z ard ▁to ▁the ▁race ▁cars ▁( cut ▁t ires ) ▁on ▁the ▁track . ▁ ▁Pe an uts ▁are ▁considered ▁bad ▁luck . ▁An ▁ambigu ous , ▁long - standing ▁super st ition ▁against ▁e ating ▁pe an uts ▁at ▁the ▁race ▁track ▁has ▁domin ated ▁Indian apolis ▁d ating ▁back ▁to ▁at ▁least ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s . ▁Leg end ▁says , ▁though ▁un conf ir med , ▁that ▁a ▁crash ed ▁car ▁was ▁found ▁with ▁pe an