Two weeks ago at Pocono we saw Denny Hamlin pick up his 3rd straight win, and 4th on the season. Then, last week at San Diego we saw a new course and a new winner as the Toyota dominance continue with Corey Heim picking up his first career Cup Series victory. Next, we head to another Road Course, the last Road Course of the season, Sonoma. Down below you will find different statistics for active drivers and Next Gen races of the NASCAR Cup series here at Sonoma Raceway ranging from Most Wins to Best Average Finishes by starting position in the Next Gen era. So read and enjoy these fun fact track stats!
In this post you will only find active and Next Gen stats, if you are looking for all-time stats check out my previous article All-Time Cup Track Stats: Sonoma.
| Finish | Start | Driver | Laps | Led | S1 Fin | S2 Fin | Driver Rating |
| 1 | 1 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 110 | 97 | 2nd | 1st | 149.3 |
| 2 | 2 | Chase Briscoe | 110 | 2 | 7th | 6th | 119.6 |
| 3 | 13 | Chase Elliott | 110 | 0 | 10th | 11th | 108.6 |
| 4 | 15 | Michael McDowell | 110 | 3 | 23rd | 13th | 93.0 |
| 5 | 10 | Christopher Bell | 110 | 1 | 18th | 12th | 107.0 |
| 6 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | 110 | 0 | 19th | 20th | 89.7 |
| 7 | 6 | Ty Gibbs | 110 | 0 | 9th | 19th | 100.5 |
| 8 | 3 | William Byron | 110 | 0 | 5th | 10th | 111.9 |
| 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | 110 | 0 | 28th | 28th | 77.7 |
| 10 | 17 | Kyle Busch | 110 | 0 | 29th | 3rd | 62.0 |
| 11 | 21 | Brad Keselowski | 110 | 0 | 25th | 23rd | 84.1 |
| 12 | 20 | Ryan Preece | 110 | 0 | 22nd | 14th | 86.8 |
| 13 | 25 | Josh Berry | 110 | 0 | 34th | 16th | 56.2 |
| 14 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | 110 | 0 | 27th | 34th | 63.5 |
| 15 | 29 | Justin Haley | 110 | 0 | 16th | 18th | 48.7 |
| 16 | 14 | Chris Buescher | 110 | 0 | 20th | 8th | 93.2 |
| 17 | 26 | Ty Dillon | 110 | 0 | 6th | 7th | 58.5 |
| 18 | 5 | A.J. Allmendinger | 110 | 0 | 15th | 32nd | 71.0 |
| 19 | 9 | Alex Bowman | 110 | 0 | 21st | 25th | 73.2 |
| 20 | 16 | Denny Hamlin | 110 | 0 | 35th | 35th | 44.5 |
| 21 | 33 | Austin Dillon | 110 | 0 | 14th | 15th | 56.7 |
| 22 | 35 | Todd Gilliland | 110 | 0 | 12th | 31st | 51.8 |
| 23 | 27 | Cole Custer | 110 | 0 | 11th | 29th | 44.7 |
| 24 | 4 | Ross Chastain | 110 | 4 | 1st | 24th | 82.5 |
| 25 | 28 | Riley Herbst | 110 | 0 | 32nd | 30th | 53.7 |
| 26 | 30 | Bubba Wallace | 110 | 0 | 3rd | 4th | 56.7 |
| 27 | 12 | Zane Smith | 110 | 0 | 33rd | 27th | 63.9 |
| 28 | 18 | John Hunter Nemechek | 110 | 0 | 30th | 33rd | 38.7 |
| 29 | 31 | Erik Jones | 110 | 0 | 13th | 21st | 31.8 |
| 30 | 24 | Austin Cindric | 110 | 0 | 26th | 26th | 56.5 |
| 31 | 37 | Katherine Legge | 110 | 0 | 37th | 22nd | 28.0 |
| 32 | 23 | Carson Hocevar | 110 | 0 | 36th | 37th | 38.7 |
| 33 | 34 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 110 | 0 | 4th | 5th | 52.3 |
| 34 | 36 | Cody Ware | 108 | 0 | 24th | 36th | 27.8 |
| 35 | 11 | Kyle Larson | 108 | 3 | 31st | 2nd | 65.5 |
| 36 | 7 | Ryan Blaney | 106 | 0 | 8th | 9th | 82.1 |
| 37 | 32 | Noah Gragson | 99 | 0 | 17th | 17th | 32.7 |
– Getting Stage Points may not be necessary for a good finish this weekend as last years Sonoma race saw just 3 drivers finish Top 10 in all 3 stages.
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Best | Worst | Starts |
| 1 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 1.00 | 1st | 1st | 1 |
| 2 | Chase Elliott | 10.22 | 2nd | 37th | 9 |
| 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 12.39 | 1st | 36th | 19 |
| 4 | Chris Buescher | 13.11 | 2nd | 30th | 9 |
| 5 | Joey Logano | 13.19 | 3rd | 33rd | 16 |
| 6 | Daniel Suarez | 13.88 | 1st | 22nd | 8 |
| 7 | Ross Chastain | 14.33 | 5th | 33rd | 6 |
| 8 | Kyle Busch | 14.40 | 1st | 40th | 20 |
| 9 | Christopher Bell | 14.80 | 5th | 27th | 5 |
| 10 | Kyle Larson | 15.00 | 1st | 35th | 11 |
| 11 | Brad Keselowski | 15.53 | 3rd | 35th | 15 |
| 12 | Alex Bowman | 17.44 | 9th | 31st | 9 |
| 13 | Ryan Blaney | 17.67 | 3rd | 36th | 9 |
| 14 | Ryan Preece | 18.60 | 12th | 29th | 5 |
| 15 | Chase Briscoe | 19.00 | 2nd | 34th | 5 |
| 16 | Erik Jones | 19.13 | 7th | 32nd | 8 |
| 17 | Michael McDowell | 19.38 | 2nd | 39th | 13 |
| 18 | Austin Dillon | 19.45 | 11th | 36th | 11 |
| T19 | William Byron | 20.00 | 8th | 35th | 7 |
| T19 | Todd Gilliland | 20.00 | 10th | 24th | 4 |
| 21 | Denny Hamlin | 20.05 | 2nd | 38th | 19 |
| 22 | Tyler Reddick | 20.20 | 6th | 35th | 5 |
| 23 | Austin Cindric | 20.50 | 5th | 30th | 4 |
| 24 | Casey Mears | 20.62 | 5th | 38th | 13 |
| 25 | A.J. Allmendinger | 20.64 | 6th | 38th | 14 |
| 26 | Ty Gibbs | 20.67 | 7th | 37th | 3 |
| 27 | Cole Custer | 21.33 | 20th | 23rd | 3 |
| 28 | Josh Berry | 22.50 | 13th | 32nd | 2 |
| 29 | Bubba Wallace | 24.00 | 14th | 36th | 7 |
| 30 | Carson Hocevar | 24.50 | 17th | 32nd | 2 |
| 31 | Riley Herbst | 25.00 | 25th | 25th | 1 |
| 32 | Ty Dillon | 25.17 | 17th | 33rd | 6 |
| 33 | Zane Smith | 25.67 | 16th | 34th | 3 |
| 34 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 26.00 | 12th | 38th | 12 |
| 35 | John Hunter Nemechek | 28.50 | 28th | 29th | 2 |
| T36 | Anthony Alfredo | 31.00 | 31st | 31st | 1 |
| T36 | Josh Bilicki | 31.00 | 29th | 36th | 4 |
| T36 | Katherine Legge | 31.00 | 31st | 31st | 1 |
| 39 | Noah Gragson | 31.50 | 26th | 37th | 2 |
| 40 | J.J. Yeley | 33.50 | 21st | 42nd | 8 |
| 41 | Justin Allgaier | 34.00 | 33rd | 35th | 2 |
| 42 | Cody Ware | 34.40 | 32nd | 36th | 5 |
Based on the Avg. Finish table above this is how the NASCAR In-Season Challenge will look heading into Chicagoland next week.
| Best Active Sonoma Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Active Sonoma Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 149.3 | 1 | 1 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 100 | 1 |
| 2 | Chase Elliott | 100.78 | 9 | 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 77.21 | 15 |
| 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 98.18 | 15 | 3 | Chase Elliott | 75.00 | 9 |
| 4 | Kyle Larson | 93.88 | 11 | 4 | Kyle Larson | 69.62 | 11 |
| 5 | Kyle Busch | 91.99 | 20 | 5 | Ross Chastain | 63.99 | 6 |
| 6 | Chris Buescher | 87.14 | 9 | 6 | Tyler Reddick | 63.35 | 5 |
| 7 | A.J. Allmendinger | 84.34 | 14 | 7 | Christopher Bell | 62.59 | 5 |
| 8 | Christopher Bell | 83.88 | 5 | 8 | Chris Buescher | 61.76 | 9 |
| 9 | Joey Logano | 82.43 | 16 | 9 | Kyle Busch | 59.34 | 20 |
| 10 | Ross Chastain | 82.05 | 6 | 10 | Ryan Blaney | 57.14 | 9 |
– SVG is most definitely the driver to beat this weekend based on the fact that he’s either 1st or T1st in both tables above and both tables below.
| Best Active Laps Led% | Best Active Laps Completed% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Comp% | Starts |
| 1 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 88.18 | 1 | T1 | Chris Buescher | 100 | 9 |
| 2 | Kyle Larson | 9.90 | 11 | T1 | Daniel Suarez | 100 | 8 |
| 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 7.27 | 18 | T1 | Christopher Bell | 100 | 5 |
| 4 | Tyler Reddick | 6.58 | 5 | T1 | Austin Cindric | 100 | 4 |
| 5 | Denny Hamlin | 6.56 | 19 | T1 | Todd Gilliland | 100 | 4 |
| 6 | Kyle Busch | 6.13 | 20 | T1 | Cole Custer | 100 | 3 |
| 7 | Daniel Suarez | 5.58 | 8 | T1 | Carson Hocevar | 100 | 2 |
| 8 | Chase Elliott | 5.46 | 9 | T1 | Anthony Alfredo | 100 | 1 |
| 9 | A.J. Allmendinger | 4.40 | 14 | T1 | Katherine Legge | 100 | 1 |
| 10 | Chris Buescher | 4.20 | 9 | T1 | Riley Herbst | 100 | 1 |
| T1 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 100 | 1 | ||||
| Most Active Sonoma Starts | Most Active Sonoma Poles | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| 1 | Kyle Busch | 20 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 4 |
| 2 | Denny Hamlin | 19 | |||
| 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 18 | 2 | Joey Logano | 2 |
| 4 | Joey Logano | 16 | |||
| 5 | Brad Keselowski | 15 | T3 | A.J. Allmendinger | 1 |
| 6 | A.J. Allmendinger | 14 | |||
| T7 | Casey Mears | 13 | T3 | Denny Hamlin | 1 |
| T7 | Michael McDowell | 12 | |||
| 9 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 12 | T3 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 1 |
| T10 | Austin Dillon | 11 | |||
| T10 | Kyle Larson | 11 | |||
– Only 2 drivers racing this weekend have won multiple Cup Poles at Sonoma, but there are three drivers looking to add their name to that list this weekend.
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% |
| T1 | Kyle Larson | 2 | 18.18 | T3 | Daniel Suarez | 1 | 12.50 |
| T1 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 10.00 | T3 | Jimmie Johnson | 1 | 5.56 |
| T3 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 1 | 100 |
– This weekend Daniel Suarez and Shane Van Gisbergen look to become just the 3rd active driver to win multiple races at Sonoma.
| Most Active Sonoma Top 3’s | Best Active Sonoma Top 3% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
| 1 | Kyle Busch | 4 | 1 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 100 | 1 |
| T2 | Chase Elliott | 2 | T2 | Chase Elliott | 22.22 | 2 |
| T2 | Chris Buescher | 2 | T2 | Chris Buescher | 22.22 | 2 |
| T2 | Kyle Larson | 2 | T4 | Kyle Busch | 20.00 | 4 |
| T2 | Michael McDowell | 2 | T4 | Chase Briscoe | 20.00 | 1 |
| T2 | Joey Logano | 2 | 6 | Kyle Larson | 18.18 | 2 |
| T7 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 1 | 7 | Michael McDowell | 15.38 | 2 |
| T7 | Chase Briscoe | 1 | T8 | Joey Logano | 12.50 | 2 |
| T7 | Daniel Suarez | 1 | ||||
| T7 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | T8 | Daniel Suarez | 12.50 | 1 |
| T7 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | ||||
| T7 | Jimmie Johnson | 1 | 10 | Ryan Blaney | 11.11 | 1 |
| T7 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | ||||
– Top 3 finishes are up for grabs this weekend as there are no drivers racing this weekend that have more than 2 Top 3 finishes here.
| Most Active Sonoma Top 5’s | Best Active Sonoma Top 5% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
| 1 | Kyle Busch | 7 | 1 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 100 | 1 |
| 2 | Chase Elliott | 5 | 2 | Chase Elliott | 55.56 | 5 |
| T3 | Joey Logano | 4 | 3 | Kyle Busch | 35.00 | 7 |
| T3 | Jimmie Johnson | 4 | 4 | Chris Buescher | 33.33 | 3 |
| T3 | Denny Hamlin | 4 | T5 | Joey Logano | 25.00 | 4 |
| T6 | Chris Buescher | 3 | T5 | Austin Cindric | 25.00 | 1 |
| T6 | Michael McDowell | 3 | 7 | Michael McDowell | 23.08 | 3 |
| 8 | Kyle Larson | 2 | 8 | Jimmie Johnson | 22.22 | 4 |
| T9 | 9 drivers tied | 1 | 9 | Denny Hamlin | 21.05 | 4 |
| T10 | Chase Briscoe | 20.00 | 1 | |||
| T10 | Christopher Bell | 20.00 | 1 | |||
– Unless Austin Hill or Connor Zilisch get a Top 10 finish this weekend then it is a guarantee that either SVG or Chase Elliott will have the best Sonoma Top 5% among active drivers.
| Most Active Sonoma Top 10’s | Best Active Sonoma Top 10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top 10% | Top 10’s |
| 1 | Kyle Busch | 10 | 1 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 100 | 1 |
| 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 9 | 2 | Chase Elliott | 77.78 | 7 |
| T3 | Chase Elliott | 7 | 3 | Ross Chastain | 66.67 | 4 |
| T3 | Denny Hamlin | 7 | 4 | Christopher Bell | 60.00 | 3 |
| T3 | Joey Logano | 7 | 5 | Ryan Blaney | 55.56 | 5 |
| 6 | Ryan Blaney | 5 | T6 | Kyle Busch | 50.00 | 10 |
| T7 | A.J. Allmendinger | 4 | T6 | Jimmie Johnson | 50.00 | 9 |
| T7 | Kyle Larson | 4 | 8 | Joey Logano | 43.75 | 7 |
| T7 | Michael McDowell | 4 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | 40.00 | 2 |
| T7 | Ross Chastain | 4 | 10 | Denny Hamlin | 36.84 | 7 |
– The top 4 drivers in the Top 10% table above have 21 combined Sonoma Cup starts and have only finished out of the Top 10 a combined 6 times.
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 3 | 18.75 | T3 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 8.33 |
| T1 | Kyle Larson | 3 | 18.75 | T3 | William Byron | 1 | 7.14 |
| T3 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 1 | 50.00 | T3 | Chris Buescher | 1 | 6.25 |
| T3 | Jimmie Johnson | 1 | 16.67 | T3 | Joey Logano | 1 | 6.25 |
| T3 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 10.00 | T3 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 6.25 |
| T3 | A.J. Allmendinger | 1 | 8.33 |
Keep an eye out for Kyle Larson to be strong in Stage 1 and 2 this weekend as he’s tied for most Stage Wins in the table above and most Stage T10’s in the table below. Photo by Trinity Machan — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
| Most Active Sonoma Stage T10’s | Best Active Sonoma Stage T10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Rank | Driver | Stage T10% | Stage T10’s |
| T1 | Joey Logano | 9 | 1 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 100 | 2 |
| T1 | Kyle Larson | 9 | 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 66.67 | 4 |
| 3 | Chase Elliott | 8 | T3 | Joey Logano | 56.25 | 9 |
| T4 | Chris Buescher | 7 | T3 | Kyle Larson | 56.25 | 9 |
| T4 | Denny Hamlin | 7 | 5 | Chase Elliott | 50.00 | 8 |
| T4 | Kyle Busch | 7 | T6 | Chris Buescher | 43.75 | 7 |
| T4 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 7 | T6 | Denny Hamlin | 43.75 | 7 |
| T4 | Ryan Blaney | 7 | T6 | Kyle Busch | 43.75 | 7 |
| T9 | Alex Bowman | 6 | T6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 43.75 | 7 |
| T9 | William Byron | 6 | T6 | Ryan Blaney | 43.75 | 7 |
| T9 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | ||||
| Most Active Sonoma Starts without Win | Most Active Sonoma Starts without Pole | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 19 | 1 | Kyle Busch | 20 |
| 2 | Joey Logano | 16 | T2 | Jimmie Johnson | 18 |
| 3 | Brad Keselowski | 15 | 3 | Brad Keselowski | 15 |
| 4 | A.J. Allmendinger | 14 | T4 | Casey Mears | 13 |
| T5 | Casey Mears | 13 | T4 | Michael McDowell | 13 |
| T5 | Michael McDowell | 13 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 12 |
| 7 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 12 | 7 | Austin Dillon | 11 |
| 8 | Austin Dillon | 11 | T8 | Alex Bowman | 9 |
| T9 | Alex Bowman | 9 | T8 | Chase Elliott | 9 |
| T9 | Chase Elliott | 9 | T8 | Chris Buescher | 9 |
| T9 | Chris Buescher | 9 | T8 | Ryan Blaney | 9 |
| T9 | Ryan Blaney | 9 | |||
– Brad Keselowski has ran 15 races at Sonoma, and in those 15 races he’s failed to win a Pole or race. This is the most starts without both among active drivers.
| Most Active Sonoma Starts without Top 3 | Most Active Sonoma Starts without Top 5 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | A.J. Allmendinger | 14 | 1 | A.J. Allmendinger | 14 |
| 2 | Casey Mears | 13 | 2 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 12 |
| 3 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 12 | 3 | Austin Dillon | 11 |
| 4 | Austin Dillon | 11 | 4 | Alex Bowman | 9 |
| 5 | Alex Bowman | 9 | T5 | Erik Jones | 8 |
| T5 | J.J. Yeley | 8 | |||
A.J. Allmendinger may be known for his Road Course prowess, but he’s struggled at Sonoma as he’s on top of both tables above. Photo by Larry Placido –Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
| Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 12 |
| 2 | Austin Dillon | 11 |
| 3 | J.J. Yeley | 8 |
| 4 | Bubba Wallace | 7 |
| 5 | Ty Dillon | 6 |
– There are 11 drivers to make 11+ starts at Sonoma, and only Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Austin Dillon have yet to score a Top 10 finish here.
| Most Active Sonoma Stages without Stage Win | Most Active Sonoma Stages without Stage T10 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Stages |
| T1 | Austin Dillon | 16 | 1 | Austin Cindric | 8 |
| T1 | Brad Keselowski | 16 | T2 | Cole Custer | 6 |
| T1 | Chase Elliott | 16 | T2 | Zane Smith | 6 |
| T1 | Daniel Suarez | 16 | T4 | Carson Hocevar | 4 |
| T1 | Erik Jones | 16 | T4 | John H. Nemechek | 4 |
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 16 | T4 | Josh Berry | 4 |
| T1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 16 | T4 | Noah Gragson | 4 |
| T1 | Ryan Blaney | 16 | T8 | Anthony Alfredo | 2 |
| T9 | Alex Bowman | 14 | T8 | J.J. Yeley | 2 |
| T9 | Bubba Wallace | 14 | T8 | Katherine Legge | 2 |
| T8 | Riley Herbst | 2 | |||
– 8 of the 13 drivers to start every Sonoma race with stages have yet to get a Stage Win here.
| Driver | Streak | Category | Driver | Streak | Category |
| Chase Elliott | 3 | Top 5’s | Chase Briscoe | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Michael McDowell | 2 | Top 5’s | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Chase Elliott | 5 | Top 10’s | Ryan Blaney | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Michael McDowell | 4 | Top 10’s | Shane Van Gisbergen | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Christopher Bell | 3 | Top 10’s | Ty Dilon | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Tyler Reddick | 2 | Top 10’s | William Byron | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Bubba Wallace | 2 | Stage T10’s |
Chase Elliott and Michael McDowell have been pretty good at Sonoma of late as both of them come into this weekend with a multiple race streak of Top 5’s and Top 10’s. Photo by Logan Riely — Getty Images
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
| 1 | 2025-20 | 88.18 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 1st | 6 | 2024-16 | 29.09 | Chris Buescher | 3rd |
| 2 | 2023-16 | 46.36 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1st | T7 | 2022-16 | 23.64 | Chase Elliott | 8th |
| 3 | 2022-16 | 42.73 | Daniel Suarez | 1st | T7 | 2022-16 | 23.64 | Kyle Larson | 15th |
| 4 | 2024-16 | 31.82 | Tyler Reddick | 8th | 9 | 2024-16 | 17.27 | Kyle Larson | 1st |
| 5 | 2023-16 | 30.00 | Denny Hamlin | 36th | 10 | 2023-16 | 15.45 | Kyle Busch | 2nd |
– Leading laps at Sonoma in the Next Gen has proven to be beneficial as every driver that has led over 32% of the laps in a race has went on to win.
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. |
| 1 | 2025-20 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 149.3 | 1st | 6 | 2025-20 | Chase Briscoe | 119.6 | 2nd |
| 2 | 2023-16 | Martin Truex Jr. | 143.5 | 1st | 7 | 2024-16 | Chris Buescher | 117.8 | 3rd |
| 3 | 2022-16 | Daniel Suarez | 137.5 | 1st | 8 | 2022-16 | Michael McDowell | 114.8 | 3rd |
| 4 | 2024-16 | Kyle Larson | 137.0 | 1st | 9 | 2024-16 | Chase Elliott | 113.2 | 4th |
| 5 | 2022-16 | Chris Buescher | 128.1 | 2nd | 10 | 2023-16 | Kyle Busch | 112.0 | 2nd |
– Every driver that has won a Next Gen Sonoma race was great in the race as they each had the best Driver Rating in the race, and they hold the top 4 spots in the table above as well.
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. |
| T1 | 2022-16 | Chris Buescher | 100 | 2nd | T5 | 2025-20 | William Byron | 99.09 | 8th |
| T1 | 2023-16 | Martin Truex Jr. | 100 | 1st | 7 | 2023-16 | Chris Buescher | 98.18 | 4th |
| T1 | 2025-20 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 100 | 1st | 8 | 2022-16 | Michael McDowell | 97.27 | 3rd |
| T1 | 2025-20 | Chase Briscoe | 100 | 2nd | T9 | 2023-16 | Christopher Bell | 96.36 | 9th |
| T5 | 2023-16 | Michael McDowell | 99.09 | 7th | T9 | 2025-20 | Chase Elliott | 96.36 | 3rd |
– Running every lap in the Top 15 at Sonoma with the Next Gen car is very beneficial as all 4 drivers to do so have finished in the Top 2.
| Best Next Gen Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-38) |
Worst Next Gen Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-38) |
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| Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin | Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin |
| 1 | 8th | 5.75 | 1 | 31st | 30.50 |
| 2 | 3rd | 6.00 | 2 | 37th | 30.00 |
| 3 | 15th | 9.00 | 3 | 32nd | 29.50 |
| 4 | 4th | 10.00 | 4 | 36th | 29.00 |
| 5 | 13th | 10.75 | 5 | 27th | 28.75 |
| 6 | 17th | 11.00 | 6 | 24th | 28.50 |
| 7 | 14th | 11.75 | 7 | 30th | 28.00 |
| 8 | 2nd | 12.75 | 8 | 34th | 27.25 |
| 9 | 22nd | 14.25 | 9 | 28th | 26.25 |
| 10 | 5th | 15.00 | 10 | 33rd | 25.50 |
– Starting in the Top 10 this weekend isn’t a guarantee for a good finish as only half of the Top 10 starting positions are in the “best” table above, but you definitely don’t want to start 30th or worse as 7 of those positions are in the “worst” table.
| Best Next Gen Sonoma Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Next Gen Sonoma Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 149.3 | 1 | 1 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 100 | 1 |
| 2 | Chris Buescher | 111.58 | 4 | 2 | Chris Buescher | 88.86 | 4 |
| 3 | Chase Elliott | 106.78 | 4 | 3 | Chase Elliott | 87.95 | 4 |
| 4 | Michael McDowell | 104.73 | 4 | 4 | Michael McDowell | 86.59 | 4 |
| 5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 98.07 | 3 | 5 | Ross Chastain | 76.59 | 4 |
| 6 | Kyle Larson | 96.40 | 4 | 6 | Kyle Larson | 72.95 | 4 |
| 7 | Ross Chastain | 92.58 | 4 | 7 | Tyler Reddick | 66.82 | 4 |
| 8 | Kevin Harvick | 92.25 | 2 | 8 | Martin Truex Jr. | 66.67 | 3 |
| 9 | Christopher Bell | 86.78 | 4 | 9 | Kevin Harvick | 65.00 | 2 |
| 10 | A.J. Allmendinger | 85.25 | 4 | 10 | Christopher Bell | 63.41 | 4 |
It wouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone if SVG dominates this weekend as he’s overwhelmingly the leader in both tables above and both tables below. Photo by Matthew Huang — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
| Best Next Gen Sonoma Avg. Finish | Best Next Gen Sonoma Laps Led% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
| 1 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 88.18 | 1 |
| 2 | Michael McDowell | 4.00 | 4 | 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 15.76 | 3 |
| 3 | Chase Elliott | 5.00 | 4 | 3 | Kyle Larson | 10.91 | 4 |
| 4 | Chris Buescher | 6.25 | 4 | 4 | Daniel Suarez | 10.68 | 4 |
| 5 | Kevin Harvick | 7.50 | 2 | T5 | Chase Elliott | 8.18 | 4 |
| 6 | Ross Chastain | 11.50 | 4 | T5 | Chris Buescher | 8.18 | 4 |
| 7 | A.J. Allmendinger | 12.25 | 4 | 7 | Tyler Reddick | 7.95 | 4 |
| T8 | Brad Keselowski | 12.50 | 4 | 8 | Denny Hamlin | 7.50 | 4 |
| T8 | Christopher Bell | 12.50 | 4 | 9 | Joey Logano | 4.55 | 4 |
| T8 | Joey Logano | 12.50 | 4 | 10 | Kyle Busch | 4.09 | 4 |
| Next Gen Sonoma Win List | Next Gen Sonoma Pole List | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| T1 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 1 | 100 | T1 | Denny Hamlin | 1 |
| T1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | 33.33 | T1 | Joey Logano | 1 |
| T1 | Daniel Suarez | 1 | 25.00 | T1 | Kyle Larson | 1 |
| T1 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 25.00 | T1 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 1 |
– There are two drivers, Kyle Larson and Shane Van Gisbergen, that have won both a race and a Pole at Sonoma in the 4 Next Gen races here.
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Top 3% |
| T1 | Chris Buescher | 2 | 50.00 |
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 2 | 50.00 |
| T3 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 1 | 100 |
| T3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | 33.33 |
| T3 | Chase Briscoe | 1 | 25.00 |
| T3 | Chase Elliott | 1 | 25.00 |
| T3 | Daniel Suarez | 1 | 25.00 |
| T3 | Joey Logano | 1 | 25.00 |
| T3 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 25.00 |
| T3 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 25.00 |
– Chris Buescher and Michael McDowell are the only drivers that have multiple Top 3 finishes at Sonoma in the Next Gen.
| Most Next Gen Sonoma Top 5’s | Most Next Gen Sonoma Top 10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Top 5% | Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Top 10% |
| T1 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 75.00 | T1 | Chase Elliott | 4 | 100 |
| T1 | Chris Buescher | 2 | 75.00 | T1 | Michael McDowell | 4 | 100 |
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 2 | 75.00 | T3 | Chris Buescher | 3 | 75.00 |
| T4 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 1 | 100 | T3 | Christopher Bell | 3 | 75.00 |
| T4 | Kevin Harvick | 1 | 50.00 | T3 | Ross Chastain | 3 | 75.00 |
| T4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | 33.33 | T6 | A.J. Allmendinger | 2 | 50.00 |
| T4 | 8 drivers tied with same % | 1 | 25.00 | T6 | Joey Logano | 2 | 50.00 |
| T6 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 50.00 | ||||
| T6 | Kyle Larson | 2 | 50.00 | ||||
| T6 | Ryan Blaney | 2 | 50.00 | ||||
| T6 | Tyler Reddick | 2 | 50.00 | ||||
| T6 | William Byron | 2 | 50.00 | ||||
– Through 4 Next Gen races at Sonoma only Chase Elliott and Michael McDowell have finished every race here inside the Top 10.
| Most Next Gen Sonoma Stage Wins | Most Next Gen Sonoma Stage T10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Stage T10% |
| T1 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 1 | 50.00 | 1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 6 | 75.00 |
| T1 | Chris Buescher | 1 | 12.50 | T2 | Chris Buescher | 4 | 50.00 |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 12.50 | T2 | Joey Logano | 4 | 50.00 |
| T1 | Joey Logano | 1 | 12.50 | T2 | Kyle Busch | 4 | 50.00 |
| T1 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 12.50 | T2 | Michael McDowell | 4 | 50.00 |
| T2 | Ryan Blaney | 4 | 50.00 | ||||
| T1 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 12.50 | T7 | Harrison Burton | 3 | 50.00 |
| T7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 3 | 50.00 | ||||
| T1 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 12.50 | T7 | Kyle Larson | 3 | 37.50 |
| T7 | Ross Chastain | 3 | 37.50 | ||||
| T1 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 12.50 | T7 | Todd Gilliland | 3 | 37.50 |
| T7 | William Byron | 3 | 37.50 | ||||
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. only has 2 Top 10 finishes on Road Courses in his Cup career, with zero of those coming at Sonoma. However stages here in the Next Gen are a different story as he tops the Stage T10’s table above. Photo by Matthew Huang — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images