Brad Keselowski won the Chase opening race at Chicagoland Speedway.
The driver of the No. 2 Miller Lite Ford Fusion finished ahead of Jeff Gordon and Kyle Larson.
Kyle Busch began the 267 lap at the 1.5-mile track on the pole after qualifying was rained out. Jamie McMurray would see some early time out front while his teammate Kyle Larson worked his way up from 42nd to the front of the field. Kevin Harvick and Jeff Gordon both established themselves as forces early and with 200 laps down they were running first and third.
With 16 laps to go Larson and Harvick battled for the lead allowing Brad Keselowski to dart in front of them. While a late late crash involving Danica Patrick and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. would bunch up the field no one was able to hang with Keselowski who pulled away from the field.
Keselowski won four races – the most of the regular season – and takes the opener to advance to the next round of the Chase.
NASCAR Results for Chicagoland
- Brad Keselowski
- Jeff Gordon
- Kyle Larson
- Joey Logano
- Kevin Harvick
- Denny Hamlin
- Kyle Busch
- Kurt Busch
- Jamie McMurray
- Matt Kenseth
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Jimmie Johnson
- Kasey Kahne
- Martin Truex Jr.
- Ryan Newman
- Austin Dillon
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- Tony Stewart
- Danica Patrick
- Carl Edwards
- Paul Menard
- AJ Allmendger
- Greg Biffle
- Brian Vickers
- Marcos Ambrose
- Casey Mears
- Justi Allgaier
- Landon Cassill
- Reed Sorenson
- Cole Whitt
- David Ragan
- Michael McDowell
- Josh Wise
- David Gilliland
- Alex Bowman
- Joey Nemechek
- Joey Gase
- Travis Kvapil
- Clint Bowyer
- Michael Annett
- Aric Almirola
- Ryan Truex
- Mike Bliss
