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