RICHMOND, Va. -- Kasey Kahne had been so close so many times in his first 46 races in NASCAR's premier series, it was starting to hurt.

But the 25-year-old driver outran another brush with agony by outrunning Tony Stewart on two restarts in the last 14 laps Saturday night, and put the domination of Roush Racing and Hendrick Motorsports to rest for a night.

"Tonight's just the night," said Kahne, a six-time pole-sitter with six career second-place finishes. "We've come so close and always thought when it comes the time, we're going to win a race."

Even better was how he did it.

Kahne's crew gave him a lot of help, getting his Dodge off pit road just ahead of Stewart with about 67 laps to go.