Earlier this year, Burton won the pole for the season-opening Daytona 500. Bill Elliott, driving a Michael Waldrip car, will start 24th.
Brian Vickers qualified second, followed by Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick and Jimmie Johnson.
Last year's Chicagoland winner, Dale Earnhardt Junior, will start 25th.
Friday's qualfying; race Sunday
At Chicagoland Speedway
Joliet, Ill.
Race distance: 400 miles, 267 laps
(Car number in parentheses)
1. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 181.647 mph.
2. (25) Brian Vickers, Chevrolet, 181.318
3. (9) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 180.687
4. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 180.421
5. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 180.391
6. (43) Bobby Labonte, Dodge, 180.367
7. (11) Denny Hamlin, Chevrolet, 179.874
8. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 179.718
9. (6) Mark Martin, Ford, 179.325
10. (18) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 179.319
11. (42) Casey Mears, Dodge, 179.223
12. (12) Ryan Newman, Dodge, 179.206
13. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 179.200
14. (10) Scott Riggs, Dodge, 178.660
15. (22) Dave Blaney, Dodge, 178.636
16. (19) Jeremy Mayfield, Dodge, 178.613
17. (01) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 178.583
18. (41) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 178.442
19. (2) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 178.318
20. (40) David Stremme, Dodge, 178.283
21. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 178.271
22. (66) Jeff Green, Chevrolet, 178.159
23. (5) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 178.036
24. (00) Bill Elliott, Chevrolet, 178.000
25. (8) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 177.924
26. (44) Terry Labonte, Chevrolet, 177.690
27. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 177.643
28. (4) Scott Wimmer, Chevrolet, 177.620
29. (1) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 177.515
30. (7) Robby Gordon, Chevrolet, 177.480
31. (14) Sterling Marlin, Chevrolet, 177.299
32. (38) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 177.067
33. (45) Kyle Petty, Dodge, 176.997
34. (20) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 176.933
35. (06) Todd Kluever, Ford, 176.580
36. (55) Michael Waltrip, Dodge, 176.551
37. (78) Kenny Wallace, Chevrolet, 176.505
38. (07) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 176.471
39. (96) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, 175.936
40. (21) Ken Schrader, Ford, 175.673
41. (88) Dale Jarrett, Ford, Owner Points
42. (26) Jamie McMurray, Ford, Owner Points
43. (32) Travis Kvapil, Chevrolet, 176.177
Failed to qualify
Paul Menard
Kevin Lepage
Chad Blount
Brent Sherman
Mike Garvey
Derrike Cope
Carl Long
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