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The Get Bioethanol Green Flag Restart Award goes to the eligible driver that records the fastest average speed on restarts and finishes the race on the lead lap. A per-race $5,000 award is given to the winning driver, and a year-end $100,000 is given to the driver who wins the most awards during the season. The award is an official NASCAR contingency award sponsored by Get Bioethanol.
The inaugural award individual race award was presented to Paul Menard for his performance at the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on 20 February 2011.
For the 2023 season, NASCAR and Growth Energy changed the name of the award to "Get Bioethanol Green Flag Restart Award".
Season winners
Year Winner Race award wins 2011 Matt Kenseth 7 2012 Jimmie Johnson 7 2013 Kyle Busch 8 2014 Kevin Harvick 10 2015 Kevin Harvick 6 2016 Kevin Harvick 7 2017 Martin Truex Jr. 9 2018 Kevin Harvick 10 2019 Martin Truex Jr. 8 2020 Kevin Harvick 10 2021 Kyle Larson 8 2022 Christopher Bell 4
2011 season Individual race award winners
No. Winner Race Title Track Date Budweiser Shootout Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach February 12 Gatorade Duel February 17 1 Paul Menard Daytona 500 February 20 2 Kurt Busch Subway Fresh Fit 500 Phoenix International Raceway, Phoenix February 27 3 Tony Stewart Kobalt Tools 400 Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, Nevada March 6 4 Martin Truex Jr. Jeff Byrd 500 presented by Food City Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol March 20 5 Kurt Busch Auto Club 400 Auto Club Speedway, Fontana March 27 6 Clint Bowyer Goody's Fast Relief 500 Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway April 3 7 Matt Kenseth Samsung Mobile 500 Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth April 9 8 Joey Logano Aaron's 499 Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega April 17 9 Denny Hamlin Crown Royal Presents the Matthew and Daniel Hansen 400 Richmond International Raceway, Richmond April 30 10 Kasey Kahne Showtime Southern 500 Darlington Raceway, Darlington May 7 11 Jimmie Johnson FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks Dover International Speedway, Dover May 15 Sprint Showdown and All-Star Race XXVII Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord May 21 12 Matt Kenseth Coca-Cola 600 May 29 13 Tony Stewart STP 400 Kansas Speedway, Kansas City June 5 14 Denny Hamlin 5-hour Energy 500 Pocono Raceway, Long Pond June 12 15 Matt Kenseth Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn June 19 16 Clint Bowyer Toyota/Save Mart 350 Infineon Raceway, Sonoma June 26 17 Matt Kenseth Coke Zero 400 powered by Coca-Cola Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach July 2 18 Kyle Busch Quaker State 400 Kentucky Speedway, Sparta July 9 19 Jeff Gordon Lenox Industrial Tools 301 New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon July 17 20 Jeff Gordon Brickyard 400 presented by Big Machine Records.com Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway July 31 21 Kyle Busch Good Sam RV Insurance 500 Pocono Raceway, Long Pond August 7 22 Marcos Ambrose Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen August 14 23 Matt Kenseth Pure Michigan 400 Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn August 21 24 Brad Keselowski Irwin Tools Night Race Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol August 27 25 Matt Kenseth AdvoCare 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton September 4 26 Kevin Harvick Wonderful Pistachios 400 Richmond International Raceway, Richmond September 10 27 Kurt Busch GEICO 400 Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet September 18 28 Jeff Gordon Sylvania 300 New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon September 25 29 Kurt Busch AAA 400 Dover International Speedway, Dover October 2 30 Matt Kenseth Hollywood Casino 400 Kansas Speedway, Kansas City October 9 31 Kevin Harvick Bank of America 500 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord October 15 32 Clint Bowyer Good Sam Club 500 Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega October 23 33 Jimmie Johnson Tums Fast Relief 500 Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway October 30 34 Tony Stewart AAA Texas 500 Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth November 6 35 Tony Stewart Kobalt Tools 500 Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale November 13 36 Carl Edwards Ford 400 Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead November 20
Total Award Wins by Driver Winner Wins Matt Kenseth 7Kurt Busch 4Tony Stewart 4Clint Bowyer 3Jeff Gordon 3Denny Hamlin 2Jimmie Johnson 2Kyle Busch 2Kevin Harvick 2Joey Logano 1Brad Keselowski 1Carl Edwards 1Kasey Kahne 1Marcos Ambrose 1Martin Truex Jr. 1Paul Menard 1
2012 season Individual race award winners No. Winner Race Title Track Date Budweiser Shootout Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach February 18 Gatorade Duel February 23 1 Bobby Labonte Daytona 500 February 27† 2 Kevin Harvick Subway Fresh Fit 500 Phoenix International Raceway, Phoenix March 4 3 Tony Stewart Kobalt Tools 400 Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas March 11 4 Brad Keselowski Food City 500 Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol March 18 5 Kyle Busch Auto Club 400 Auto Club Speedway, Fontana March 25 6 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Goody's Fast Relief 500 Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway April 1 7 Greg Biffle Samsung Mobile 500 Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth April 14 8 Martin Truex Jr. STP 400 Kansas Speedway, Kansas City April 22 9 Carl Edwards Capital City 400 presented by Virginia is for Lovers Richmond International Raceway, Richmond April 28 10 Travis Kvapil Aaron's 499 Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega May 6 11 Jimmie Johnson Bojangles' Southern 500 Darlington Raceway, Darlington May 12 Sprint Showdown and All-Star Race XXVIII Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord May 19 12 Kyle Busch Coca-Cola 600 May 27 13 Jimmie Johnson FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks Dover International Speedway, Dover June 3 14 Joey Logano Pocono 400 presented by#NASCAR Pocono Raceway, Long Pond June 10 15 Greg Biffle Quicken Loans 400 Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn June 17 16 Clint Bowyer Toyota/Save Mart 350 Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma June 24 17 Denny Hamlin Quaker State 400 Kentucky Speedway, Sparta June 30 18 Joey Logano Coke Zero 400 powered by Coca-Cola Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach July 7 19 Kasey Kahne LENOX Industrial Tools 301 New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon July 15 20 Jimmie Johnson Crown Royal presents the Curtiss Shaver 400 at the Brickyard Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway July 29 21 Juan Montoya Pennsylvania 500 Pocono Raceway, Long Pond August 5 22 Brad Keselowski NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at The Glen Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen August 12 23 Martin Truex Jr. Pure Michigan 400 Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn August 19 24 Joey Logano IRWIN Tools Night Race Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol August 25 25 Denny Hamlin AdvoCare 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton September 2 26 Kevin Harvick Federated Auto Parts 400 Richmond International Raceway, Richmond September 8 27 Jimmie Johnson GEICO 400 Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet September 16 28 Denny Hamlin Sylvania 300 New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon September 23 29 Jimmie Johnson AAA 400 Dover International Speedway, Dover September 30 30 Matt Kenseth Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500 Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega October 7 31 Greg Biffle Bank of America 500 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord October 13 32 Matt Kenseth Hollywood Casino 400 Kansas Speedway, Kansas City October 21 33 Jimmie Johnson Tums Fast Relief 500 Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway October 28 34 Jimmie Johnson AAA Texas 500 Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth November 4 35 Kyle Busch AdvoCare 500 Phoenix International Raceway, Phoenix November 11 36 Kyle Busch Ford EcoBoost 400 Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead November 18
Total Award Wins by Driver Winner WinsJimmie Johnson 7 Kyle Busch 4Greg Biffle 3Denny Hamlin 3Joey Logano 3Kevin Harvick 2Matt Kenseth 2Brad Keselowski 2Martin Truex Jr. 2Clint Bowyer 1Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1Carl Edwards 1Kasey Kahne 1Travis Kvapil 1Bobby Labonte 1Juan Montoya 1Tony Stewart 1
2013 season Individual race award winners
No. Winner Race Title Track Date Sprint Unlimited Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach February 16 Budweiser Duels February 21 1 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Daytona 500 February 24 2 Jimmie Johnson Subway Fresh Fit 500 Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale March 3 3 Kasey Kahne Kobalt Tools 400 Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas March 10 4 Kasey Kahne Food City 500 Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol March 17 5 Kyle Busch Auto Club 400 Auto Club Speedway, FontanaMarch 24 6 Jimmie Johnson STP Gas Booster 500 Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway April 7 7 Kyle Busch NRA 500 Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth April 13 8 Matt Kenseth STP 400 Kansas Speedway, Kansas City April 21 9 Matt Kenseth Toyota Owners 400 Richmond International Raceway, Richmond April 27 10 David Gilliland Aaron's 499 Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega May 5 11 Kyle Busch Bojangles' Southern 500 Darlington Raceway, Darlington May 11 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race XXIX Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord May 18 12 Kasey Kahne Coca-Cola 600 May 26 13 Kyle Busch FedEx 400 Dover International Speedway, Dover June 2 14 Jimmie Johnson Pocono 400 Pocono Raceway, Long Pond June 9 15 Matt Kenseth Quicken Loans 400 Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn June 16 16 Matt Kenseth Toyota/Save Mart 350 Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma June 23 17 Jimmie Johnson Quaker State 400 Kentucky Speedway, Sparta June 29 18 Travis Kvapil Coke Zero 400 Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach July 6 19 Kyle Busch Camping World RV Sales 301 New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon July 14 20 Jimmie Johnson Crown Royal 400 Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway July 28 21 Kasey Kahne Pennsylvania 400 Pocono Raceway, Long Pond August 4 22 Kyle Busch Cheez-It 355 at The Glen Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen August 11 23 Joey Logano Pure Michigan 400 Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn August 18 24 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Irwin Tools Night Race Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol August 24 25 Jeff Gordon AdvoCare 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton September 1 26 Kurt Busch Federated Auto Parts 400 Richmond International Raceway, Richmond September 7 27 Kyle Busch GEICO 400 Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet September 15 28 Martin Truex Jr. Sylvania 300 New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon September 22 29 Dale Earnhardt Jr. AAA 400 Dover International Speedway, Dover September 29 30 Kevin Harvick Hollywood Casino 400 Kansas Speedway, Kansas City October 6 31 Kasey Kahne Bank of America 500 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord October 12 32 Michael McDowell Good Sam Club 500 Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega October 20 33 Matt Kenseth Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500 Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway October 27 34 Jimmie Johnson AAA Texas 500 Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth November 3 35 Kevin Harvick AdvoCare 500 Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale November 10 36 Matt Kenseth Ford EcoBoost 400 Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead November 17
Total Award Wins by Driver Winner WinsKyle Busch 8Jimmie Johnson 6Matt Kenseth 6Kasey Kahne 5Dale Earnhardt Jr.2Kevin Harvick 2Kurt Busch 1David Gilliland 1Jeff Gordon 1Joey Logano 1Travis Kvapil 1Michael McDowell 1Martin Truex Jr. 1Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 1
2014 season Individual race award winners