DOVER, DE - MAY 13: Matt Crafton, driver of the #88 Chi-Chi’s/Menards Toyota, celebrates after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series JACOB Companies 200 at Dover International Speedway on May ...

SPEEDWAY, Ind. — The checkered flag is an icon of racing. It decorates homes across Indiana in the month of May. But the two checkered flags that really matter will be in the hands of Aaron Likens on ...

Racing flags play an integral role in the world of motorsports, offering critical communication between race officials and drivers. These flags enhance both safety and excitement on the track. By ...

In addition to having excellent control over the wheels, a racer must be aware of the racetrack during any motorsport event so they can make informed decisions about their next move. They typically ...

Correspondent. "CBS News Sunday Morning" and "48 Hours" Tracy Smith is an award-winning correspondent for "CBS News Sunday Morning" and "48 Hours," who joined CBS News in 2000. Smith has covered a ...

If you’re new to watching NASCAR, you might be surprised to learn there’s a little more to a race than simply “cars driving in circles” as the joke often goes. You’ll quickly hear about things like ...

When Sunday's AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 500 came to its merciful end, the finish was fairly calm. Tyler Reddick's No. 8 car made its way over the finish line with nothing but clean air around him ...

The race officials directly communicate with the drivers using flags to indicate track conditions and relay critical communications. Racing Flags indicate caution and danger, and more often than not, ...

When, where and how did the checkered flag come to be used at the end of racing events to indicate the winner and the end of the race? Some housekeeping first: People. People. People, people. Ever ...

While racing series such as Formula 1 use the white flag to indicate that a slow-moving car is on the track, NASCAR utilizes it differently. The stock car racing series primarily waves the white flag ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SPEEDWAY, Ind. — The checkered flag is an ...