| NASCAR Flags have been around as long as the | | | | finish line. Here is what the different |
| sport of auto racing itself. Before there | | | | colored flags mean: |
| were two-way radios in NASCAR race cars, the | | | | |
| only method of communicating with drivers | | | | Green Flag: The green flag is used to signal |
| during the extremely loud racing action was | | | | the beginning of the race or a race restart. |
| with the use of colored flags. These large, | | | | Green means that the track is clear and the |
| colorful flags gain the attention of drivers | | | | race cars may continue. |
| and are easy to see. | | | | |
| | | | Yellow Flag: This Nascar flag is used to |
| Almost every auto racing series uses the same | | | | signal an accident, debris on the track, a |
| combination of flag colors. NASCAR drivers | | | | mechanical failure or bad weather. The yellow |
| can see the status of the race by looking at | | | | flag means that the track is not clear. It |
| the flag. Just as signal lights at a traffic | | | | signals drivers to slow down and hold their |
| intersection let drivers know what to do, | | | | position. Drivers are allowed to group up |
| flags communicate racing conditions to the | | | | behind the leader. A yellow flag during a |
| Nascar drivers. The NASCAR flags are usually | | | | practice race means the race cars should go |
| waved by a flagman on a platform at the start | | | | to their pit stop immediately. |