▁Later , ▁the ▁original ▁turn ▁one ▁location ▁was ▁also ▁raz ed ▁to ▁make ▁room ▁for ▁road ▁course ▁modifications , ▁a ▁section ▁sometimes ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁" S nake ▁Pit " ▁section . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁turn ▁three ▁in field ▁was ▁officially ▁named ▁the ▁[ New ] ▁S nake ▁Pit , ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁be ▁organized ▁and ▁officially ▁market ed ▁by ▁management . ▁On ▁race ▁day , ▁a ▁concert ▁stage ▁is ▁ere cted , ▁and ▁popular ▁music ▁acts , ▁and ▁DJ ' s ▁perform ▁to ▁entertain ▁the ▁in field ▁crowd ▁in ▁a ▁controlled ▁and ▁fest ive ▁environment . ▁While ▁rock ▁music ▁typically ▁head lines ▁the ▁Car b ▁Day ▁concert , ▁and ▁country ▁music ▁head lines ▁the ▁Leg ends ▁Day ▁concert , ▁ED M ▁is ▁featured ▁at ▁the ▁S nake ▁Pit . ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 2 0 1 0 s , ▁the ▁revel ry ▁in ▁the ▁S nake ▁Pit ▁has ▁somewhat ▁re - int ens ified , ▁however , ▁not ▁to ▁the ▁levels ▁witness ed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁the ▁S nake ▁Pit ▁is ▁in ▁doubt ; ▁ ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁NAS C AR ▁week end , ▁the ▁track ▁announced ▁that ▁a ▁two - fif th s ▁mile ▁( 3 2 2 m ) ▁d irt ▁o val ▁in ▁that ▁section ▁used ▁during ▁the ▁NAS C AR ▁week end ▁for ▁the ▁Bry an ▁Cla us