NASCAR to clear up ‘Red Flag’ rule? Fox’s Jeff Hammond says NASCAR expects to do a better job next year of letting fans know when the sanctioning body might red-flag a race. “There’s going to be a better and clearer definition of a red-flag situation, so the fans should know what to expect if track conditions warrant a red flag near the end of a race,” Hammond writes today on the Fox Sports Web site. “I’m really excited about NASCAR’s new approach to let fans know that their decisions aren’t pulled out of their hats at the last second.” Hammond says that the Fox broadcast team learned of the intention when they met with NASCAR President Mike Helton and Vice Presidents George Pyne and Jim Hunter last week. They talked about the green, white, checkered situation, and while that’s not going to happen in the near future in Winston Cup.(FoxSports)(12-10-2002)
