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.
Indy 500 flags: What do they mean?
Why was there a red flag in the Indy 500?
There were three red flags in the final 15 laps of the 2023 Indy 500 because of accidents. 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.
Zion Brown is IndyStar’s motorsports reporter. Follow him at @z10nbr0wn. Get IndyStar’s motor sports coverage sent directly to your inbox with our Motor Sports newsletter.
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Reporting by Scott Horner and Zion Brown, Indianapolis Star / Indianapolis Star
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