| If you have seen any of the professional NASCAR | | | | staying behind the 'pace car' to ensure the safety of |
| racing sports events, you may be wondering about | | | | the vehicle on a hazardous track on the course of |
| the meaning of the different flags used during the | | | | the race. The instances when a yellow flag is waved |
| races. If you do not know any better, you may think | | | | is during accidents such as crashes, or other problems |
| that there is only one type of flag used to signify | | | | on the track like rain, or if there is a need for a tire |
| the start of the race, which is the same flag used | | | | check, or if an object which can prove to be |
| once the winning driver first reaches the finish line. | | | | hazardous to the drivers is placed on the track. |
| However, in professional racing scene such as the | | | | NASCAR flags also take the black-and-white scenario. |
| series of NASCAR events, there are several flags | | | | A white flag in a NASCAR race means that there is |
| used and each color and type of flag has a different | | | | an official car in the racing circuit. However, it is more |
| meaning. If you want to be a certified NASCAR fan, | | | | commonly used to indicate that there is only one |
| you should at least take the time to learn about the | | | | more lap to go before the race is finished, and the |
| meanings of the different NASCAR flags used in a | | | | white NASCAR flag is raced only once during the |
| race. | | | | entire competition. On the other hand, a black flag |
| For NASCAR or the National Association for Stock | | | | means that a driver is being sent to the 'pits'. This is |
| Car Auto Racing, the rules are as follows: First, when | | | | a consequence of not following or breaking the rules |
| a green NASCAR flag is waved, this signals the | | | | of the race. But a black NASCAR flag can also |
| beginning of the competition. It is also used to signify | | | | indicate that there is a car which is currently in flame, |
| that the race is resumed if there is an interruption or | | | | or if there is a serious mechanical problem with the |
| a 'caution period' to tell the drivers that it is safe for | | | | car's engine or body. There are other multi-colored |
| them to resume position. Another solid-colored | | | | flags aside from these, but the most important one |
| NASCAR flag is the yellow one, which is also called | | | | is the checkered flag. Once you see a |
| the 'caution flag'. Once a professional NASCAR driver | | | | black-and-white checkered flag waved at your |
| sees this, it means that he needs slow down | | | | vehicle, it means that the race is officially over and |
| because there is a hazard on the track. In cases | | | | you have successfully raced your way towards the |
| where the yellow flag is waved, the driver will be | | | | finish line. |