In racing, the checkered flag is the ultimate goal—making it there, and making it there before everyone else. Passing under that flag first is synonymous with sweet, sweet victory, but it wasn ...

One of the rarest flags in NASCAR was shown during the Pocono 400, but what does it mean and why did it get shown to Bubba Wallace? Everyone knows all about the green, white, yellow and checkered ...

The custom of using two checkered flags instead of one started at the Indy 500 in 1980. I think it would be best, all in all, to try not to worry about it. Reach Clay Thompson at clay.thompson ...

This double meaning inspired the judges to use checkered flags to identify themselves at the finish line. By 1906, these flags were being waved to mark the conclusion of a race stage, ...

The misunderstanding that took place on the closing laps of the 2018 Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix may have seemed like a small hiccup to some, but waving the checkered flag on the wrong lap isn ...