He moved right to the rear bumper of Ryan Newman -- but never touched him -- and then drove past with four laps left to win the Nextel All-Star Challenge on Saturday night, taking home the six-figure prize.

When it was over, Kenseth stepped out of character a bit and celebrated by doing doughnuts by the finish line with his Ford.

"A million bucks, boys!" he screamed to his crew over the two-way radio. "You guys are the best!"

Kenseth beat Newman by about five car-lengths, with the Chevrolets of Tony Stewart, Michael Waltrip and Dale Earnhardt Jr. rounding out the top five. More