The Associated Press

JOLIET, Ill. - Ryan Newman's gamble paid off. Kevin Harvick's didn't.

Newman and an empty gas tank spoiled Harvick's bid for three straight Chicagoland Speedway victories, with Newman pulling away at the end to win the Tropicana 400 on Sunday.

Newman and Harvick both pitted to top off their tanks on lap 198 of the 267-lap race, hoping to stretch the fuel to the end. Newman made it, and Harvick didn't.

Newman got out of the pits first and took the lead for good on lap 210 when the drivers ahead of him all pitted under caution. Harvick worked his way to second on lap 225 and was close behind when the green flag waved on lap 240 for a restart following the last of seven caution flags in the race.

Newman moved out to a lead of more than one second before Harvick's Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet slowed three laps from the end.

"He had a fast race car and I was really worried about him until he ran out of gas," Newman said.

Dale Earnhardt Jr., who came in second in the season standings, ran among the leaders most of the day. But he lost control and backed hard into the wall on lap 208.

Jeff Gordon, who finished fourth, moved past Earnhardt into second, getting within 165 points of Matt Kenseth, who was a lap down in 12th. Earnhardt fell to third, 258 points behind.

CART: Paul Tracy looked around his hometown track, tears of joy blurring his vision. Thousands of his loyal fans were on their feet, making Tracy the toast of Toronto.

Tracy lead every lap of the Molson Indy Sunday and easily beat Michel Jourdain Jr. to win on his home track for the first time in 10 years.

Tracy's victory widened his lead in the CART series standings to 15 points over Bruno Junqueira.

"This is the most important win in the world for me," Tracy said. "To come back and win with a Canadian sponsor, a Canadian team and a lot of Canadians on the team, it's the defining win of my career."