American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award

The American Ethanol 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 American Ethanol.[1]

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.[2]

Season Winners

Year Winner Race Award Wins
2011 Matt Kenseth 7
2012 Jimmie Johnson 7
2013 Kyle Busch 8
2014 Kevin Harvick 10

2011 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
Chase for the Championship
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

2012 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
Chase for the Championship
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

2013 Individual Race Award Winners

No. Winner Race Title Track Date
Sprint Unlimited[3] Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach February 16[4]
Budweiser Duels February 21[4]
1 Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. Daytona 500 February 24[5]
2 Jimmie Johnson Subway Fresh Fit 500 Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale March 3[6]
3 Kasey Kahne Kobalt Tools 400 Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas March 10[7]
4 Kasey Kahne Food City 500 Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol March 17
5 Kyle Busch Auto Club 400 Auto Club Speedway, Fontana March 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]
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[7]
NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race XXIX Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord May 18[7]
12 Kasey Kahne Coca-Cola 600 May 26[7]
13 Kyle Busch FedEx 400 Dover International Speedway, Dover June 2[9]
14 Jimmie Johnson Pocono 400 Pocono Raceway, Long Pond June 9[10]
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
Chase for the Sprint Cup
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[9]
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[8]
35 Kevin Harvick AdvoCare 500 Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale November 10[6]
36 Matt Kenseth Ford EcoBoost 400 Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead November 17 [11]

2014 Individual Race Award Winners

No. Winner Race Title Track Date
Sprint Unlimited Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach February 15
Budweiser Duels February 20
1 Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. Daytona 500 February 23
2 Kevin Harvick The Profit on CNBC 500 Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale March 2
3 Jimmie Johnson Kobalt 400 Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas March 9
4 Matt Kenseth Food City 500 Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol March 16
5 Jimmie Johnson Auto Club 400 Auto Club Speedway, Fontana March 23
6 Jimmie Johnson STP 500 Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway March 30
7 Brad Keselowski Duck Commander 500 Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth April 6
8 Kevin Harvick Bojangles' Southern 500 Darlington Raceway, Darlington April 12
9 Brad Keselowski Toyota Owners 400 Richmond International Raceway, Richmond April 26
10 Paul Menard Aaron's 499 Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega May 4
11 Kevin Harvick 5-hour Energy 400 Kansas Speedway, Kansas City May 10
NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord May 17
12 Jimmie Johnson Coca-Cola 600 May 25
13 Jimmie Johnson FedEx 400 Dover International Speedway, Dover June 1
14 Brad Keselowski Pocono 400 Pocono Raceway, Long Pond June 8
15 Kevin Harvick Quicken Loans 400 Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn June 15
16 Jamie McMurray Toyota/Save Mart 350 Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma June 22
17 Brad Keselowski Quaker State 400 Kentucky Speedway, Sparta June 28
18 Michael McDowell Coke Zero 400 Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach July 6
19 Brad Keselowski Camping World RV Sales 301 New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon July 13
20 Kasey Kahne Crown Royal 400 Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway July 27
21 Joey Logano Gobowling.com 400 Pocono Raceway, Long Pond August 3
22 Marcos Ambrose Cheez-It 355 at The Glen Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen August 10
23 Joey Logano Pure Michigan 400 Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn August 17
24 Kevin Harvick Irwin Tools Night Race Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol August 23
25 Kevin Harvick AdvoCare 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton August 31
26 Brad Keselowski Federated Auto Parts 400 Richmond International Raceway, Richmond September 6
Chase for the Sprint Cup
27 Jeff Gordon MyAFibStory.com 400 Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet September 14
28 Joey Logano Osram Sylvania 300 New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon September 21
29 Brad Keselowski AAA 400 Dover International Speedway, Dover September 28
30 Kevin Harvick Hollywood Casino 400 Kansas Speedway, Kansas City October 5
31 Kevin Harvick Bank of America 500 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord October 11
32 Austin Dillon Talladega 500 Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega October 19
33 Joey Logano Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500 Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway October 26
34 Jimmie Johnson AAA Texas 500 Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth November 2
35 Kevin Harvick Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale November 9
36 Kevin Harvick Ford EcoBoost 400 Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead November 16

2015 Individual Race Award Winners

No. Winner Race Title Track Date Time (EST) TV
Sprint Unlimited Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach February 14 8:00 p.m. Fox
Budweiser Duels February 19 7:00 p.m. FS1
1 Sam Hornish Jr. Daytona 500 February 22 1:00 p.m. Fox
2 Joey Logano Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton March 1 1:00 p.m.
3 Kevin Harvick Kobalt 400 Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas March 8 3:30 p.m.
4 Kevin Harvick CampingWorld.com 500 Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale March 15 3:30 p.m.
5 Kurt Busch Auto Club 400 Auto Club Speedway, Fontana March 22 3:30 p.m.
6 Kevin Harvick STP 500 Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway March 29 1:00 p.m. FS1
7 Kevin Harvick Duck Commander 500 Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth April 11 7:30 p.m. Fox
8 Matt Kenseth Food City 500 Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol April 19 1:00 p.m.
9 Kurt Busch Toyota Owners 400 Richmond International Raceway, Richmond April 26 1:00 p.m.
10 GEICO 500 Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln May 3 1:00 p.m.
11 SpongeBob SquarePants 400 Kansas Speedway, Kansas City May 9 7:30 p.m. FS1
Sprint Showdown Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord May 15 7:00 p.m.
NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race May 16 7:00 p.m.
12 Coca-Cola 600 May 24 6:00 p.m. Fox
13 Dover 400 Dover International Speedway, Dover May 31 1:00 p.m. FS1
14 Axalta "We Paint Winners" 400 Pocono Raceway, Long Pond June 7 1:00 p.m.
15 Quicken Loans 400 Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn June 14 1:00 p.m.
16 Toyota/Save Mart 350 Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma June 28 3:00 p.m.
17 Coke Zero 400 Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach July 5 7:45 p.m. NBC
18 Quaker State 400 Kentucky Speedway, Sparta July 11 7:30 p.m. NBCSN
19 New Hampshire 301 New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon July 19 1:30 p.m.
20 Crown Royal 400 at the Brickyard Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway July 26 3:30 p.m.
21 Pennsylvania 400 Pocono Raceway, Long Pond August 2 1:30 p.m.
22 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen August 9 2:00 p.m.
23 Pure Michigan 400 Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn August 16 2:30 p.m.
24 Irwin Tools Night Race Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol August 22 7:30 p.m.
25 Bojangles' Southern 500 Darlington Raceway, Darlington September 6 7:00 p.m. NBC
26 Federated Auto Parts 400 Richmond International Raceway, Richmond September 12 7:30 p.m. NBCSN
Chase for the Sprint Cup
Challenger Round
27 MyAFibStory.com 400 Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet September 20 3:00 p.m. NBCSN
28 Sylvania 300 New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon September 27 2:00 p.m.
29 AAA 400 Dover International Speedway, Dover October 4 2:30 p.m.
Contender Round
30 Bank of America 500 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord October 10 7:00 p.m. NBC
31 Hollywood Casino 400 Kansas Speedway, Kansas City October 18 2:15 p.m.
32 Alabama 500 Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln October 25 2:30 p.m. NBCSN
Eliminator Round
33 Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500 Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway November 1 1:15 p.m. NBCSN
34 AAA Texas 500 Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth November 8 2:00 p.m. NBC
35 Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale November 15 2:30 p.m.
Championship
36 Ford EcoBoost 400 Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead November 22 3:00 p.m. NBC

References

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  2. ↑ 2011 Official Race Results : Daytona 500, NASCAR.com 20 February 2011 http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2011/1/data/results_official.html
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