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Originally Posted by dirtracer74
I have not seen an answer posted yet, and I get why they have lights on some of the cars. But, why blue lights? And I saw when caution came out, they just started blinking. Even the green lights were blinking. Sure it gets your attention, but not as quick as a yellow light, or a blinking yellow light would. But the blue lights, I can not think what blue would mean.
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As it was explained by the announcer, the lights on the backs of the car are what they are calling “ Track Safe” or “Race Safe” (they used both terms, not sure which is correct) and are still in the trial phase. The way it is supposed to work is they will flash when the yellow flag is displayed. There is also a light on the dash of the race car that will flash when the yellow comes out. They will also be illuminated for the top 3. 1 light will be lit for first place, 2 lights for second, 3 lights for third. If you might have noticed, there are two versions currently in use...green lights that change to yellow and flash when the yellow comes, and blue lights that flash when the yellow comes out. They indicated that in all likelihood, they will transition to the blue light model as that is the driver’s preference.