Brad Keselowski will leave the first of ten Chase races as the points leader in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
With his win on Sunday Keselowski will advance to the second round of the Chase which will also feature drivers with a win in the next two races and enough drivers via points to fill up 12 spots.
The final two races of the opening round in the Chase for the Sprint Cup will be held at New Hampshire and Dover.
Sprint Cup Series Points following Chicagoland
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| RK | DRIVER | POINTS |
| 1 | Brad Keselowski | 2059 |
| 2 | Jeff Gordon | 2052 |
| 3 | Joey Logano | 2050 |
| 4 | Kevin Harvick | 2047 |
| 5 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 2042 |
| 6 | Jimmie Johnson | 2041 |
| 7 | Kyle Busch | 2041 |
| 8 | Denny Hamlin | 2041 |
| 9 | Kurt Busch | 2039 |
| 10 | Kasey Kahne | 2034 |
| 11 | Matt Kenseth | 2034 |
| 12 | Carl Edwards | 2030 |
| 13 | Ryan Newman | 2029 |
| 14 | AJ Allmendinger | 2025 |
| 15 | Greg Biffle | 2021 |
| 16 | Aric Almirola | 2007 |
| 17 | Kyle Larson | 779 |
| 18 | Clint Bowyer | 751 |
| 19 | Jamie McMurray | 742 |
| 20 | Austin Dillon | 726 |
| 21 | Paul Menard | 724 |
| 22 | Brian Vickers | 701 |
| 23 | Marcos Ambrose | 664 |
| 24 | Casey Mears | 614 |
| 25 | Martin Truex Jr. | 610 |
| 26 | Tony Stewart | 595 |
| 27 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 583 |
| 28 | Danica Patrick | 553 |
| 29 | Justin Allgaier | 476 |
| 30 | David Gilliland | 417 |
| 31 | Michael Annett | 404 |
| 32 | David Ragan | 394 |
| 33 | Cole Whitt | 381 |
| 34 | Reed Sorenson | 370 |
| 35 | Josh Wise | 330 |
| 36 | Alex Bowman | 319 |
| 37 | Ryan Truex | 193 |
| 38 | Michael McDowell | 178 |
| 39 | Travis Kvapil | 155 |
| 40 | Jeff Burton | 87 |
| 41 | Terry Labonte | 77 |
| 42 | David Stremme | 64 |
| 43 | Bobby Labonte | 54 |
| 44 | Parker Kligerman | 54 |
| 45 | Michael Waltrip | 48 |
| 46 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 47 |
| 47 | Alex Kennedy | 47 |
| 48 | Dave Blaney | 46 |
| 49 | Brett Moffitt | 44 |
| 50 | David Reutimann | 37 |
