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 ...
The Machiavellian among us insist everything has its price, and when it comes to Formula 1’s race-concluding checkered flag, it’s affirmative. Starting with Independence Day weekend’s Austrian Grand ...
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Why Do Races End with a Checkered Flag?
In motorsports, from Formula 1 to NASCAR, the waving of the checkered flag signals the end of the race. But the story of how this iconic flag became a racing tradition dates back to the early 1900s, ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 ...
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