[h=1]Sssssss-ozzled! Inside the Indy 500 'snake pit' where crowds of racing fans gather in patriotic red, white, and blue to guzzle beer and party hard in the baking summer heat of Indiana[/h]
- The Snake Pit is an Indy 500 tradition, bringing tens of thousands of fans to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
- Now the Snake Pit features major DJs spinning through the day as people drink and largely ignore the race
- Has calmed down considerably since 1970s and 80s, when people were known to streak and light cars on fire