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Racing flags [1] are traditionally used in auto racing and similar motorsports to indicate track conditions and to communicate important messages to drivers. Typically, the starter, sometimes the grand marshal of a race, waves the flags atop a flag stand near the start-finish line.
In auto racing, this flag can signal the start of the race or end of a caution period when waved from the start tower of the course, or when waved from a marshal post, it can signal the end of a hazardous section of the course.
Five Flags Speedway is a half-mile (0.8 km) paved oval racetrack in Pensacola, Florida. It opened in 1953 and is located on Pine Forest Road. [2] It is christened after the nickname of Pensacola—"City of Five Flags." [3] It runs several local classes during the regular racing season (March–October).
Rain has slowed the Daytona 500 after nine laps. Rain started falling in turns one and two, the West side of the 2 1/2-mile speedway. Officials dropped the yellow flag, with defending race winner ...
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On October 19, 1969, a field of 29 cars took the green flag at the track for the last time. The 4,500 that attended the race only saw two lead changes between Bobby Isaac and Richard Petty. The entire race went caution free. The race time was only 1:16:12 and the average speed was 78.74 mph (126.72 km/h).
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