, ▁in ▁prepar ations ▁for ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Grand ▁Prix . ▁Although ▁the ▁p its ide ▁gar ages ▁are ▁used ▁during ▁the ▁Br icky ard ▁ 4 0 0 ▁for ▁NAS C AR ▁ins pection ▁and ▁top ▁Cup ▁Series ▁teams ▁( lower ▁teams ▁and ▁the ▁X fin ity ▁Series ▁teams ▁use ▁Gas oline ▁Al ley ), ▁they ▁are ▁specifically ▁not ▁considered ▁part ▁of ▁Gas oline ▁Al ley . ▁Today ▁in ▁total , ▁there ▁are ▁ 1 3 3 ▁gar age ▁st alls . ▁With ▁Gas oline ▁Al ly ▁util izing ▁ 3 ▁buildings ▁with ▁ 3 2 ▁st alls ▁each , ▁and ▁the ▁main ▁straight ▁gar ages ▁areas ▁with ▁ 3 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁S nake ▁Pit ▁ ▁The ▁in field ▁of ▁the ▁track ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity ▁of ▁turn ▁one ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" S nake ▁Pit ." ▁( s ometimes ▁" S nake pit "). ▁Long ▁known ▁for ▁a ▁reputation ▁of ▁row d iness , ▁heavy ▁alco hol ▁consumption , ▁b ik ers , ▁stre aking , ▁flash ing , ▁and ▁an ▁overall ▁Wood stock / M ardi ▁Gr as ▁atmosphere , ▁the ▁S nake ▁Pit ▁was ▁a ▁popular ▁location ▁for ▁college - age ▁and ▁counter c ulture ▁fans ▁to ▁spend ▁time ▁at ▁the ▁track , ▁many ▁of ▁whom ▁had ▁little ▁or ▁no ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁actual ▁racing ▁activities . ▁Like ▁the ▁in field ▁at ▁the ▁Kentucky ▁Derby , ▁the ▁S nake ▁Pit ▁was ▁often ▁considered ▁a ▁r ite ▁of ▁spring , ▁and ▁an ▁exc use ▁to