▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁horses ho e ▁area ▁located ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁Master ▁Control ▁Tower . ▁The ▁car ▁would ▁be ▁rolled ▁up ▁two ▁check ered ▁ram ps , ▁to ▁a ▁raised ▁platform ▁a ▁few ▁feet ▁above ▁the ▁ground . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁a ▁new ▁victory ▁l ane ▁was ▁constructed , ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁hyd ra ul ic ▁lift ▁in ▁the ▁pit ▁l ane . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁after ▁the ▁pit ▁l ane ▁was ▁re construct ed , ▁victory ▁l ane ▁was ▁moved ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁horses ho e ▁area , ▁this ▁time ▁on ▁a ▁large ▁cyl ind rical ▁platform . ▁ ▁The ▁current ▁victory ▁l ane ▁is ▁located ▁beneath ▁the ▁Vict ory ▁Pod ium ▁stage , ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁P ag oda . ▁The ▁pod ium , ▁which ▁was ▁originally ▁built ▁for ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁ 1 st - 2 nd - 3 rd ▁pod ium ▁for ▁that ▁event , ▁is ▁not ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁pod ium ▁for ▁the ▁Ind y ▁ 5 0 0 ▁or ▁for ▁the ▁Br icky ard ▁ 4 0 0 . ▁Instead ▁it ▁is ▁util ized ▁as ▁a ▁stage ▁for ▁pre - race ▁cer emon ies . ▁ ▁B ott le ▁of ▁milk ▁A ▁long - standing ▁tradition ▁of ▁the ▁Indian apolis ▁ 5 0 0 ▁is ▁for ▁the ▁winner ▁to ▁drink ▁a ▁bott le ▁of ▁milk ▁immediately ▁after ▁the ▁race . ▁This ▁tradition ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁ 1 9 3