Newman elected not to take part in a flurry of pit stops with 65 laps to go, then held off a furious challenge from Bill Elliott to win the Banquet 400 -- his series-leading eighth victory of the year.

Jeremy Mayfield, who stayed out of the pits along with Newman, was third as Dodges took the top three spots.

Elliott, third after a restart with 14 laps to go on the 1.5-mile tri-oval, got held up momentarily by Mike Skinner's lapped car. He passed Mayfield with 11 laps to go but could not manage a serious challenge to Newman. More