The 'green-white-checkered’ rule was first used in the Craftsman Truck Series. Under unfavorable circumstances, if a race reached the scheduled distance under a caution flag, the sanctioning ...

Kevin Harvick weighed in on one of the larger controversies coming out of last weekend’s race in Atlanta, where NASCAR decided to throw the caution on the final lap, instead of allowing the field to ...

According to a NASCAR release on Thursday: “A race may be concluded with overtime, consisting of a new procedure for a green-white-checkered flag finish featuring an 'overtime line.' ...

The white flag signifies that there is only ... the checkered flag can also be displayed in green during a race. This green checkered flag signifies the end of a race stage. NASCAR races are ...

Without the red flag, the race would have ended under caution with Dale ... Nearly three months later, NASCAR instituted the green-white-checkered rule, and it first came into play at the 2004 ...

The green and white checkered flag has become a familiar site since stage racing went into effect, and the red flag is an unfortunate fact of life after huge wrecks or when rain hits. But there ...

The same feeling of a green-white-checkered is produced every year inside of the final 10 laps of The Greatest Spectacle in Racing because everyone knows the next flag will (naturally) end it.

NASCAR has simplified its overtime procedures after the introduction of an "overtime line" on the backstretch in 2016 resulted in controversial calls over the past 17 months, leaving fans ...

Roger Penske seemed supportive of race control’s decision to red flag the race multiple times ... The concern with a green-white-checkered finish is safety as drivers will get more aggressive ...

One postulated a naval origin for the chequered flag and claimed it came from the flags used in ship-to-ship communications. However, the only nautical flag that comes close is blue-and-white (not ...