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.

Here’s what all the other Indy 500 flag colors mean. Scott Horner. ... often because of a serious accident that will require a lot of attention or weather that makes racing unsafe.