Getting by with just a little help from his friend Kurt Busch, Ryan Newman edged forward at just the right time to take the checkered flag at the 50th running of NASCAR's Daytona 500 last night.

Newman ended a streak of 81 winless races on Sunday, but only after getting a needed hand from his Penske Racing teammate Busch on the last lap. Busch forfeited his own hopes for a Daytona win, by choosing to help block Tony Stewart on the last lap, allowing Newman a clear path to the victory.

Said Newman of his teammate’s move, “Without a doubt, he could have easily gone three wide and split us through the center and made one heck of a mess there going into three, but he chose to be a teammate.