▁of ▁the ▁fi xt ures ▁of ▁the ▁gar age ▁area ▁in ▁the ▁pre - W W II ▁years ▁was ▁Tom ▁Be alle ' s ▁din er , ▁an ▁out door ▁restaurant ▁and ▁gather ing ▁place , ▁popular ▁with ▁drivers , ▁mechan ics , ▁officials , ▁and ▁fans . ▁Be alle ▁often ▁allowed ▁drivers ▁to ▁run ▁up ▁a ▁tab ▁during ▁the ▁month ▁of ▁May , ▁allowing ▁them ▁to ▁pay ▁their ▁bill ▁once ▁they ▁received ▁their ▁prize ▁money ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁month . ▁Ar ound ▁ 1 9 7 4 - 1 9 7 5 , ▁since ▁the ▁entry ▁fee ▁was ▁still ▁relatively ▁small , ▁Jim ▁H urt ub ise ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁entering ▁three ▁cars ▁( des p ite ▁perhaps ▁only ▁having ▁one ▁or ▁two ▁cars ▁in ▁running ▁condition ) ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁rent ▁three ▁gar ages . ▁He ▁would ▁convert ▁the ▁third ▁gar age ▁st all ▁into ▁a ▁bar ▁& ▁l oun ge ▁to ▁entertain ▁himself ▁and ▁his ▁team ▁and ▁friends , ▁although ▁officials ▁and ▁track ▁management ▁took ▁a ▁dim ▁view ▁of ▁it . ▁In ▁later ▁years , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁cur tail ▁similar ▁actions , ▁entry ▁fe es ▁were ▁substantial ly ▁increased ▁and ▁entr ants ▁were ▁required ▁to ▁show ▁proof ▁of ▁the ▁car ( s ) ▁existence ▁before ▁their ▁entry ▁was ▁accepted . ▁In ▁addition , ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁teams ▁began ▁setting ▁up ▁hospital ity ▁t ents ▁specifically ▁for ▁that ▁purpose , ▁and ▁further more , ▁an ▁abund ance ▁of ▁permanent ▁hospital ity ▁su