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Oct 9, So when automobile racing started up on American horse tracks, it too was a sign of defiance! Even if NASCAR goes counter-clockwise because other sports go counter-clockwise, that raises the question: "why do other sports turn to the left too? Almost everybody on planet earth reads time from left-to-right. For example, is read as ten-thirty, not thirty-ten. This means that a race going counter-clockwise has its athletes passing the fans like words on a page: from left to right.
It's also believed that track races are run counter-clockwise because it's easier for right-handed people to run in that direction. Biomechanically, a right-handed person has an easier time producing force when turning left - pushing off with their left foot and using their right arm as a counter-balancing weight.
In a world where a majority of people are right-handed, it seems only naturally that tracks would be built with right-handers in mind. Maybe the firmest answer is that left turns are simply safer for drivers - at least in the United States of America. In American cars, the steering wheel and driver's seat are on the left side of the car. If a driver were to crash into the retaining wall on the outside of the track, which can happen often in NASCAR, almost the entire vehicle will impact the wall before they do.
Not to mention, there's more track standing between driver and wall on turns. Since racing started in the northern hemisphere a trend must have been set.
NASCAR etc always turn to the left due to the centrifugal pull of the motor the internals of the motor are always turning in that direction. If you go to the right you will be turning against the pull of your engine. Try it for yourself in your own car. The turn of the motor will push you into the left turn. Against to the right. Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top.
Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group. Create a free Team What is Teams? Learn more. Are all oval-track races done counter-clockwise? If so, why? Ask Question. Asked 9 years, 4 months ago.
Active 4 years, 2 months ago. Viewed 39k times. Improve this question. Re-tagging is certainly welcome - I wasn't sure where to put this. The BBC just ran an article covering this point: bbc. The important question is, do they run counter-clockwise in the northern hemisphere only, and clockwise in Australia?
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