‘ Brad Keselowski earned his eigth career win in his 116th start.
‘ The fourth win by Brad Keselowski ties Denny Hamlin for most in Cup in 2012.
‘ It’s Brad Keselowski’s first-ever Chase win.
‘ Brad Keselowski is the 21st different driver to win a Chase race.
‘ A driver in the Chase has won each of the nine opening ‘postseason’ races.
‘ Brad Keselowski is atop the points for the first time in his career.
‘ Brad Keselowski led four times, 76 total laps and the last 26 turns.
‘ It’s the 75th Cup win for Penske Racing, the fourth of 2012 and the second at Chicago.
‘ Jimmie Johnson (second) led 171 laps ‘ the fourth time in 16 Chase races he led over 100 laps and didn ‘t win.
‘ Kasey Kahne (third) matched his best Chicagoland finish in his ninth start.
‘ Kyle Busch (fourth) grabbed his third top-10 finish in eight Chicagoland races.
‘ Ryan Newman (fifth) had his 10th top-10 finish of 2012, including seven of last 10 races.
‘ Tony Stewart (sixth) started 29th, only his second top-10 finish in the last six races.
‘ Dale Earnhardt Jr. (eighth) started 42nd after an engine change.
‘ Jeff Gordon (35th) was the worst finishing Chase driver.
(Racing Resources and Services ‘ Statistics Racing Recall / nascar.com)(9-16-2012)
