black-flagged; black-flagging; black-flags
: to signal (a race-car driver) to go immediately to the pits
: a pirate's flag usually bearing a skull and crossbones
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Natalie Decker parked her truck during Friday's race at Dover after just 81 laps after NASCAR black-flagged her for being too slow.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
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“Black-flag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black-flag. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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