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The white flag signals that a slow moving vehicle ahead in FIA-sanctioned races, or the start of the final lap in NASCAR and IndyCar In Formula One, the white flag is waved on the last corner and the pit straight at the end of free practice sessions on Friday and Saturday, indicating to drivers that there are drivers doing practice starts on ...
Starting in 2013, the tradition was expanded where another celebrity or special guest(s) arrives on race morning by helicopter to ceremoniously deliver the green flag or the checkered flag. The official starter (or "flagman"), however, is a trained race official, and handles the remainder of the flagging duties during the race.
In 1929, WKBF and WFBM carried a 5 + 1 ⁄ 2-hour full race broadcast. [7] [8] The first major coverage came in 1928 [4] [6] when NBC covered the final hour of the race live, with Graham McNamee as anchor. [3] [5] There was no radio coverage in 1932, as Speedway officials decided to allow newspapers exclusive coverage of the race. [9]
"White Flag" was awarded the 2004 Ivor Novello Award in the category International Hit of the Year. Also, in the same year, Life for Rent earned Dido's first Grammy nomination, at the 46th Grammy Awards , in the category Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for the song " White Flag ".
"White Flag" is a song by English singer-songwriter Dido, released as the lead single from her second studio album, Life for Rent (2003). The song was first released to US radio on 7 July 2003 and was issued in the United Kingdom as a physical single on 1 September 2003.
Championship points for the 1982 Indy 500 were not awarded towards the CART title and the race was considered a non-championship race in that series. For the first and only time in Indy 500 history, a trio of brothers qualified for the same race. Don, Bill, and Dale Whittington all made the field, with Don finishing a strong 6th. Dale crashed ...
Tony Stewart is the only driver to complete all 1,100 miles of both the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 without being a lap down. He achieved this in 2001. Double Duty [1] (also referred to as the Indy-Charlotte Double [2] or Memorial Day Double [2]) is an American auto racing term used to describe one of the most difficult feats in motorsport: in a single day, competing in both the ...
Tinglestad crash in turn 1 (9 minutes, 32 seconds) Crowe crash in turn 2 65: Duane Carter brushed wall in turn 2 (2 minutes, 5 seconds) 121–128: Eddie Johnson crash on backstretch (5 minutes) Lloyd Ruby spun in turn 4 160: Duane Carter smoking in turn 1 179: Eddie Sachs spun in turn 2 (1 minutes 1 second) 190–192