Aaron Likens waved his first checkered racing flag when he was 3 years old. He’s never stopped — even 35 years later. Likens, a St. Louis resident, is now at the top of his profession, serving ...

Tim Cook got the honor of waving the checkered flag at Formula One's United States Grand Prix Sunday. People across the world of F1 were quick to roast for his apparent lack of enthusiasm however.

INDIANAPOLIS — The man who will wave the checkered flag on the 200th lap of the 105th Running of the Indianapolis 500 is living a dream even he didn't think was possible. Aaron Likens, who has ...

In motorsports, from Formula 1 to NASCAR, the waving of the checkered flag signals the end of the race. But the story of how this iconic flag became a racing tradition dates back to the early ...