Why are NASCAR races going in counter clockwise?

May be...

help protect the driver by keeing the drivers side of the car away from the outside wall

The father the driver is away from the wall, the more likely he'll survive a crash

That is the way horse races always went. When the first race cars appeared they raced on the horse racing tracks.

The first early race cars mostly had the driver centered and many had mechanics on the right side. Racing of Modified passenger cars was several years later when the common person could afford a car. They always went counter clockwise even before there were walls.

Because we drive on the right side of the road and the driver's seat is on the left in the U.S.

Because we are in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere they might run clockwise.

What's wrong with counter clockwise??

Ummmmm, Yeah...

They go that way to keep the drivers away from the outside wall.

Well... why do clocks go in the opposite direction from NASCAR?

they never race counter clockwise in the US, they race clockwise because it puts the driver on the inside on the corner, puts the driver in less danger due to crash

2 reasons.. safety and cost effective.

safety because 4 feet of car between u and the wall is better then 6 inches and cost because to set up cars the opposite way would take more money then they want to spend

To keep the Driver away from the outside wall!!!!!