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| Sport | Auto Racing |
|---|---|
| League | NASCAR |
| Competition | NASCAR Cup Series |
| Sponsored by | American Ethanol |
| History | |
| First award | 2011 |
| Editions | 12 |
| First winner | Matt Kenseth |
| Most wins | Kevin Harvick |
| Most recent | Christopher Bell |
| Website | americanethanolracing |
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]
For the 2023 season, NASCAR and Growth Energy changed the name of the award to "Get Bioethanol Green Flag Restart Award."
- ^ American Ethanol becomes an official partner, NASCAR.com 2 December 2010. http://www.nascar.com/news/101202/american-ethanol-growth-energy-official-partner/index.html
- ^ 2011 Official Race Results : Daytona 500, NASCAR.com 20 February 2011 http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2011/1/data/results_official.html Archived February 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine