ut ▁shell s ▁in ▁the ▁co ck pit . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁however , ▁pe an uts ▁are ▁sold ▁at ▁track side ▁con cess ions , ▁and ▁the ▁myth ▁has ▁lost ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁its ▁following . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 6 0 s ▁until ▁her ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁Mary ▁Catherine ▁" M om " ▁Un ser ▁( m other ▁of ▁Jerry , ▁Bobby , ▁and ▁Al ) ▁was ▁a ▁well - known ▁fi xture ▁at ▁the ▁race . ▁She ▁became ▁famous ▁for ▁her ▁sp icy ▁ch ili . ▁Each ▁year , ▁she ▁would ▁treat ▁the ▁participants ▁to ▁a ▁cook - out ▁in ▁the ▁gar age ▁area . ▁ ▁Several ▁local ▁restaur ants , ▁both ▁current ▁and ▁former , ▁have ▁been ▁popular ▁gather ing ▁places ▁for ▁participants ▁and ▁fans ▁during ▁the ▁month ▁of ▁May . ▁Est ab lish ments ▁include ▁St . ▁El mo ▁Ste ak ▁House , ▁Charlie ▁Brown ' s ▁Pan ca ke ▁and ▁Ste ak ▁House , ▁M ug - n - B un ▁Drive - in ▁R estaur ant , ▁and ▁Long ' s ▁Bak ery . ▁The ▁a for ement ioned ▁Tom ▁Be alle ' s ▁din er ▁was ▁a ▁fi xture ▁of ▁the ▁gar age ▁area ▁for ▁many ▁years . ▁R ede velop ment ▁of ▁Main ▁Street ▁in ▁Speed way ▁has ▁created ▁a ▁area ▁of ▁popular ▁establish ments ▁and ▁night life , ▁including ▁Sarah ▁Fish er ' s ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁Gr