Approx 1pm (eastern); depending in weather and pageantry.
On May 12, 2012, the green flag dropped at 7:16PM for the Nascar Sprint Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway.
The Green flag is usually waved when race starts and when race is back on when security car leaves the track
May 10, 1997 at Talladega, Mark Martin won, flag to flag.
It is an attempt to finish the race under green flag conditions. If the race ends under caution, they will give the green, then the white flag to signigy one lap, then the checker. Only 3 attempts are made at this, and if a car takes the white flag, one to go, that constitutes a finish.
The Red On The Flag Represents The Blood. The Black On The Flag Represents The Race (Skin Color). The Green Represents The Land.
The checkered flag signifies the end of the race. It also just symbolizes racing in general.
This year the Daytona 500 ran in the month of February. Most of the drivers that qualified were ready to go by the time the green flag dropped. The winner of the race this year was Buddy Baker.
There are many color flags used in F1 racing. Some important flags are: a. Green flag - Start or Restart of a race b. Yellow flag - Caution (Usually in parts of the circuit where accidents have happened) c. Red flag - Race stopped d. Blue flag - To allow overtaking of the following car which is one lap ahead e. Chequered flag - Successful completion of race For bringing a driver to the pits there is no specific flag. The driver is contacted through the radio and asked to drive into the Pits.
There are many color flags used in F1 racing. Some important flags are: a. Green flag - Start or Restart of a race b. Yellow flag - Caution (Usually in parts of the circuit where accidents have happened) c. Red flag - Race stopped d. Blue flag - To allow overtaking of the following car which is one lap ahead e. Chequered flag - Successful completion of race
Green - Race is starting/retstarting Yellow - Race is under caution Red - Race must stop White - 1 lap left to go Black - Driver must come to pits Black w/ a white X - Driver has not come to pits within 5 laps and they are no longer being scored Blue - "courtesy" flag or the "move over" flag. It is the only flag that is optional. A driver may, at his discretion, ignore this flag. Checkered - Race it over == ==
Pakistan's Flag is medium green and white in color, with a crescent and a star in the green portion. Green represents the Muslim population, which is in majority. The white color is the representation of the minorities. The green and white colors are also representative of the ideology of Pakistan, which is about freedom from differences created by religion, race or color. White and green color also represents peace and harmony.
The pace car leads the cars around the track for one lap and then a green flag is waved signifying the start of the race.