The flag colors in motor racing play a significant role, as each one conveys a particluar message. Here's what each solid and patterned flag means.

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.

Red: This flag is the stop sign.All cars are ordered to the pits, often because of a serious accident that will require a lot of attention or weather that makes racing unsafe.

What do the different IndyCar flag colors mean? By Anmol. Modified Apr 29, 2025 17:32 IST. Follow Us. Share. ... which results in a plethora of racing incidents bringing out various flags.

Interestingly, any racing event consists of two types of flags -- solid colors and patterned flags -- each type having a different meaning. For instance, there's a flag that signals racers to slow ...

The name of the game is speed – it is the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, after all – but race officials give drivers other commands, too.And they're often communicated by flags. Here's what each ...

The last of those red flags allowed a one-lap, green-flag shootout in which Josef Newgarden passed Marcus Ericsson and hung on to win. Ericsson, the 2022 race winner, blasted that move .

Red: This flag is the stop sign.All cars are ordered to the pits, often because of a serious accident that will require a lot of attention or weather that makes racing unsafe.

Red: This flag is the stop sign.All cars are ordered to the pits, often because of a serious accident that will require a lot of attention or weather that makes racing unsafe.