

Therefore, the officials will wave the yellow flag for preventable purposes also. Also, there are situations like the one at the Atlanta Motor Speedway (during the 2009 Kobalt Tools 500) when a tire from the pits is approaching the racetrack and could cause a racing incident.

There are a considerable amount of things that can force the officials to deploy the pace car, from a severe crash as a result of a racing incident to an animal being spotted on the track or nearby. The pace car is immediately deployed by the race officials, and all drivers are obliged to stay behind it until the car returns to the pits. Yellow Flag When they are waved the yellow flag, all NASCAR drivers are warned that an unusual or hazardous situation is awaiting them on the track and that they should slow down. The green flag is used during both oval and road-course events for all NASCAR-sanctioned series.


In both cases, the NASCAR drivers are informed that they are allowed to resume racing on track. Either at the beginning of the race, after the formation laps, or after a caution has ended. Moving forward, I will definitely know better than to post my personal beliefs on my social media platforms.The green flag is waved by the race officials on two occasions. “Through this process, I’ve learned that. “My focus from the get-go should have been doing my job and being accepting of everyone’s decisions and views in life,” Bass added. “But I stand by my personal beliefs,” Bass said, “and everyone is entitled to their personal beliefs, right? Also, I mean no harm towards any groups of people. When I look back at it, I can see how people would view it that way and that’s why I was apologetic.”īass said he chose to delete the post because “it was the right thing to do,” and because he didn’t want it to be a distraction to the team. However, Bass later said he didn’t believe the post, which described the sale of LGBTQ+ merchandise as “evil” and “demonic,” should be considered hateful. “I just want them to know that I’m working hard on myself, a lot of self-reflection.” Bass has been booed by Toronto fans in his two home appearances since the apology.
