In racing, the checkered flag is the ultimate goal—making it there, ... a bold black-and-white checkered pattern was easier to spot in the mess than something of a less-striking nature.

INDIANAPOLIS — When someone dies in the family tree of Arthur Hauselman, a tiny black-and-white checkered flag is placed in their casket. The word Godspeed is repeated.

A black-and-white checkered flag showed up well against the dust and the crowd colors. ... The custom of using two checkered flags instead of one started at the Indy 500 in 1980.

white and black flag Different from the iconic checkered flag, Formula 1 viewers and drivers may see a variety of white and/or black flags throughout the race, which all mean different things.

- The white flag, signifying the final lap of a race, did not wave in Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race and winner Justin Allgaier admitted to a brief bout of panic when he didn’t see it. The race ...

We had seven or eight green-white-checkered finishes. And then, we went to three attempts and we just wrecked in all three of them. Especially when you get to the superspeedway races.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The green-white-checkered flag finish, which often led to unsatisfying finishes under caution, has been amended by NASCAR, the governing body announced this morning. There ...