In racing, the checkered flag is the ultimate goal—making it there, and making it there before everyone else. Passing under that flag first is synonymous with sweet, sweet victory, but it wasn't ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Daytona International Speedway’s checkered-flag crosswalks outside the famed motorsports track must be removed, the latest ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gone are the checkered flags that once adorned the crosswalks outside Daytona International Speedway, but social media reactions ...

SPEEDWAY, Ind. — The checkered flag is an icon of racing. It decorates homes across Indiana in the month of May. But the two checkered flags that really matter will be in the hands of Aaron Likens on ...

When, where and how did the checkered flag come to be used at the end of racing events to indicate the winner and the end of the race? Some housekeeping first: People. People. People, people. Ever ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SPEEDWAY, Ind. — The checkered flag is an ...