GREEN—Start
This flag is used to start the race and restart after a stoppage.
YELLOW—Caution
Yellow signals a caution period, due to an incident or debris. Cars must slow down and stay in line behind the pace car under this flag.
RED—Stop
This tells drivers the race is being stopped for safety reasons or inclement weather.
BLUE with DIAGONAL YELLOW STRIPE—Yield
Slower, lapped drivers must yield to faster, lead-lap cars under this flag.
BLACK—Penalty
This penalty flag indicates that a driver must report to the pits immediately due to mechanical or disciplinary reasons.
BLACK with DIAGONAL WHITE CROSS—Scoring Penalty
Tells the driver that their car will not be scored until they answer to officials.
WHITE—One To Go
Indicates a race’s final lap is beginning.
CHECKERED—Finish
Indicates the end of the race, when the first-place car crosses the finish line.
"Green-White-Checkered" Finish
If a race’s final scheduled lap takes place under caution, the race automatically goes into "overtime." Commonly called a "green-white-checkered" finish, it’s an additional two laps that can produce some of the most exciting finishes in racing.
No comments:
Post a Comment