▁as ▁well ▁as ▁tent ▁camp ers . ▁The ▁lot ▁typically ▁opens ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁before ▁the ▁race ▁and ▁allows ▁fans ▁to ▁stay ▁through ▁the ▁entire ▁race ▁week end . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁observed ▁by ▁many ▁that ▁the ▁outline ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁par cel ▁of ▁the ▁Co ke ▁Lot ▁coinc ident ally ▁res emb les ▁the ▁outline ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Indiana . ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁Co ke ▁Lot ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁not orious ▁camp ing ▁area , ▁several ▁other ▁camp ing ▁lots ▁are ▁also ▁situated ▁around ▁the ▁vic inity ▁of ▁the ▁Speed way , ▁some ▁foc using ▁on ▁family - friend ly ▁environments , ▁while ▁others ▁are ▁considered ▁prem ium ▁lot ▁for ▁high - end ▁R V ' ers . ▁ ▁In ▁years ▁past , ▁another ▁camp ing ▁area ▁called ▁the ▁" N orth ▁ 4 0 " ▁( named ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁size ▁of ▁approximately ▁ 4 0 ▁acres ) ▁was ▁another ▁scene ▁of ▁inten se ▁over night ▁revel ry . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁its ▁revel ry ▁sur pass ed ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁Co ke ▁Lot . ▁Loc ated ▁directly ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁track ▁off ▁of ▁ 3 0 th ▁Street , ▁in ▁close ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁the ▁Speed way ' s ▁golf ▁course , ▁and ▁back ed ▁up ▁against ▁a ▁neighborhood ▁of ▁homes , ▁it ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁used ▁for ▁camp ing . ▁Currently ▁it ▁is ▁only ▁util ized ▁for ▁day time ▁car ▁par king , ▁and ▁employee ▁par king . ▁During ▁its ▁peak ,