flag stop
noun
: a point at which a vehicle in public transportation stops only on prearrangement or signal
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So pitting on Lap 5 during a seven-lap caution period meant Dixon both wouldn't lose nearly as much time in the pits as a green flag stop and had slightly less fuel saving to do than had the race stayed green the whole way through.
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Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Aug. 2023
The Frenchman finished six laps down in 23rd Saturday after contact with Takuma Sato flattened his left-rear and forced the No. 60 Honda into an unplanned green flag stop to fix the damage.
—Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 26 July 2022
Typically those races laid out to where there was no stop necessary in Stage 1 and Stage 2, and a green flag stop necessary in Stage 3.
—Kelly Crandall, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2020
The driver of the No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford thinks a green-flag stop that was brought on by a loose wheel was too much to overcome.
—Anthony Andro, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2018
Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Aug. 2023
The Frenchman finished six laps down in 23rd Saturday after contact with Takuma Sato flattened his left-rear and forced the No. 60 Honda into an unplanned green flag stop to fix the damage.
—Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 26 July 2022
Typically those races laid out to where there was no stop necessary in Stage 1 and Stage 2, and a green flag stop necessary in Stage 3.
—Kelly Crandall, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2020
The driver of the No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford thinks a green-flag stop that was brought on by a loose wheel was too much to overcome.
—Anthony Andro, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2018
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“Flag stop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flag%20stop. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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