. ▁Green ▁cars : ▁A ▁long - time ▁super st ition ▁at ▁Indian apolis ▁has ▁been ▁against ▁painting ▁cars ▁the ▁color ▁green . ▁Many ▁drivers ▁and ▁team ▁prefer ▁not ▁to ▁allow ▁the ▁color ▁green ▁on ▁their ▁cars , ▁even ▁if ▁just ▁on ▁small ▁de cal s ▁or ▁p inst rip ing . ▁A pro pos ▁to ▁that , ▁there ▁have ▁been ▁two ▁green ▁winning ▁cars ▁( 1 9 2 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 5 ). ▁Pe an uts : ▁Pe an uts ▁are ▁considered ▁bad ▁luck ▁( see ▁Food ▁above ). ▁An ▁ambigu ous , ▁long - standing ▁super st ition ▁against ▁e ating ▁pe an uts ▁at ▁the ▁race ▁track ▁has ▁domin ated ▁Indian apolis ▁d ating ▁back ▁to ▁at ▁least ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s . ▁Mis cell any : ▁N umer ous ▁other ▁and ▁sometimes ▁ambigu ous ▁super st itions ▁have ▁been ▁prom ul g ated ▁by ▁a ▁my ri ad ▁of ▁drivers . ▁However , ▁many ▁have ▁lost ▁much ▁if ▁not ▁all ▁of ▁their ▁following . ▁Some ▁included ▁not ▁allowing ▁women ▁and ▁children ▁near ▁the ▁cars , ▁entering ▁and ▁exit ing ▁the ▁co ck pit ▁on ▁a ▁particular ▁side , ▁not ▁allowing ▁photograph s ▁prior ▁to ▁going ▁out ▁on ▁the ▁track , ▁and ▁carrying ▁good ▁luck ▁char ms . ▁ ▁Cur se ▁of ▁the ▁Smith s ▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁over ▁ 7 7 5 ▁drivers ▁who ▁have ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Ind y ▁ 5 0 0 , ▁none ▁have ▁had ▁the ▁last ▁name ▁Smith ,