A strong final pit spot spelled a victory for Brad Keselowski and the Miller Lite No. 2 car team, as the Roger Penske driver took the victory away from Jimmie Johnson, who led 171 laps on the night.
Johnson ended up finishing second, followed by Kasey Kahne, Kyle Busch and Ryan Newman.
After just barely qualifying for the Chase, Jeff Gordon had trouble all night, and finished 35th.
Here's the full, official finishing order from Chicago:
| Finish | Driver | Behind |
| 1 | Brad Keselowski | -- |
| 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 3.171 sec |
| 3 | Kasey Kahne | 10.585 sec |
| 4 | Kyle Busch | 13.757 sec |
| 5 | Ryan Newman | 17.409 sec |
| 6 | Tony Stewart | 18.893 sec |
| 7 | Joey Logano | 20.105 sec |
| 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 21.105 sec |
| 9 | Martin Truex Jr. | 21.406 sec |
| 10 | Clint Bowyer | 22.419 sec |
| 11 | Sam Hornish Jr. | 23.923 sec |
| 12 | Kevin Harvick | 27.937 sec |
| 13 | Greg Biffle | 27.968 sec |
| 14 | Mark Martin | 28.835 sec |
| 15 | Paul Menard | 31.581 sec |
| 16 | Denny Hamlin | 33.690 sec |
| 17 | Aric Almirola | 1 lap(s) |
| 18 | Matt Kenseth | 1 lap(s) |
| 19 | Carl Edwards | 1 lap(s) |
| 20 | Trevor Bayne | 1 lap(s) |
| 21 | Jamie McMurray | 1 lap(s) |
| 22 | David Ragan | 1 lap(s) |
| 23 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 2 lap(s) |
| 24 | Jeff Burton | 2 lap(s) |
| 25 | Danica Patrick | 2 lap(s) |
| 26 | Bobby Labonte | 3 lap(s) |
| 27 | Marcos Ambrose | 4 lap(s) |
| 28 | David Gilliland | 4 lap(s) |
| 29 | Landon Cassill | 5 lap(s) |
| 30 | T.J. Bell | 6 lap(s) |
| 31 | Travis Kvapil | 8 lap(s) |
| 32 | Kurt Busch | 22 lap(s) |
| 33 | Dave Blaney | 68 lap(s) |
| 34 | Regan Smith | 70 lap(s) |
| 35 | Jeff Gordon | 77 lap(s) |
| 36 | Casey Mears | 121 lap(s) |
| 37 | Cole Whitt | 197 lap(s) |
| 38 | Josh Wise | 201 lap(s) |
| 39 | David Stremme | 207 lap(s) |
| 40 | Joe Nemechek | 215 lap(s) |
| 41 | Scott Speed | 218 lap(s) |
| 42 | Mike Bliss | 226 lap(s) |
| 43 | Michael McDowell | 229 lap(s) |
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