9 7 6 , ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁have ▁preserved ▁the ▁br icks ▁in ▁place ▁under ne ath . ▁However , ▁the ▁yard ▁of ▁br icks ▁exposed ▁at ▁the ▁start / fin ish ▁line ▁has ▁been ▁d ug ▁up ▁in ▁those ▁instances ▁by ▁mill ing ▁operations . ▁D ifferent ▁br icks ▁- ▁ost ens ibly ▁br icks ▁that ▁were ▁d ug ▁up ▁at ▁one ▁point ▁from ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁track ▁- ▁were ▁clean ly ▁re - la id ▁in ▁that ▁place , ▁both ▁for ▁safety ▁and ▁a est h etic ▁reasons . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁when ▁the ▁new ▁P ag oda ▁and ▁P ag oda ▁Pla za ▁were ▁built , ▁the ▁yard ▁of ▁br icks ▁was ▁extended ▁from ▁the ▁track ▁surface ▁across ▁the ▁pit ▁l ane ▁and ▁then ▁through ▁to ▁the ▁spect ator ▁areas ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁P ag oda ▁Pla za . ▁ ▁Gas oline ▁Al ley ▁The ▁gar age ▁area ▁at ▁the ▁Indian apolis ▁Motor ▁Speed way ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁" G as oline ▁Al ley ." ▁The ▁nick name ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁early ▁dec ades ▁of ▁the ▁race , ▁and ▁for ▁a ▁time , ▁referred ▁specifically ▁to ▁one ▁particular ▁spot ▁in ▁the ▁back ▁where ▁cars ▁would ▁ref uel . ▁Though ▁the ▁exact ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁is ▁unclear , ▁it ▁may ▁be ▁lo os ely ▁linked ▁to ▁the ▁e pon ym ous ▁com ic ▁strip . ▁Later , ▁the