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Originally Posted by PascaLM
There is only one turn named Indianapolis, left and banked, like in Indiana. When cars weren't as fast as they are today in the 1930's, 1950's, the right kink before Indianapolis was considered as belonging to the straight and not as a curve.
So, officially, this right corner as no name yet though we consider this sequence as being "Indianapolis".
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My understanding is that the name comes not from the banking, but from the fact that the corner was once paved with bricks (Indianapolis = The Brickyard) There's a photo in existence which shows the brick road surface.
Generally, Indianapolis is regarded as both the right and left handers.