J.B. Morris, motorsports editor, ESPN The Magazine: Probably because that's how they do it at Indy. Ah, Mecca. Donald Davidson, historian, Indianapolis Motor Speedway: Racing counterclockwise definitely predates Indy. [Ed.'s note: Its inaugural race was on May 30, 1911.] The first oval event was at Narragansett Trotting Park in 1896. Electric cars racing on a horse track made left turns, like the horses did. So why do horses turn left? Buz McKim, NASCAR historian: It's because horses ...

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