In this post you will only find all-time stats, if you are looking for only active drivers stats or Next Gen stats check out my next article Active/Next Gen Cup Track Stats: Sonoma.
Active means any driver who started a race in the 2026 Cup Series season.
First Winner: Ricky Rudd 06/11/1989
Most Recent Winner: Shane Van Gisbergen 07/13/2025
| Rank | Race | Start Pos. | Driver | Rank | Race | Start Pos. | Driver |
| 1 | 2007-16 | 32 | Juan Pablo Montoya | T6 | 1990-12 | 11 | Rusty Wallace |
| 2 | 2008-16 | 30 | Kyle Busch | T6 | 2006-16 | 11 | Jeff Gordon |
| 3 | 2013-16 | 14 | Martin Truex Jr. | T6 | 2011-16 | 11 | Kurt Busch |
| 4 | 1991-12 | 13 | Davey Allison | T6 | 2015-16 | 11 | Kyle Busch |
| 5 | 2017-16 | 12 | Kevin Harvick | 10 | 2016-16 | 10 | Tony Stewart |
– Only twice in 35 Sonoma races has a driver won when starting out of the Top 15, but both of those times were drivers starting 30th or worse. So, don’t start between 15th and 29th if you want to win this weekend.
| Rank | Race | Finish | Driver | Rank | Race | Finish | Driver |
| T1 | 2007-16 | 37 | Jamie McMurray | T6 | 2000-16 | 26 | Rusty Wallace |
| T1 | 2015-16 | 37 | A.J. Allmendinger | T6 | 2017-16 | 26 | Kyle Larson |
| 3 | 2023-16 | 36 | Denny Hamlin | 8 | 2013-16 | 25 | Jamie McMurray |
| T4 | 2005-16 | 33 | Jeff Gordon | 9 | 2024-16 | 21 | Joey Logano |
| T4 | 2008-16 | 33 | Kasey Kahne | 10 | 2009-16 | 16 | Brian Vickers |
–Winning the Pole is usually a sign of at least a decent finish as only 10 of the Sonoma Pole winners finished the race outside the Top 15.
| Race | Driver | Race | Driver |
| 1994-10 | Ernie Irvan | 1999-16 | Jeff Gordon |
| 1997-09 | Mark Martin | 2004-16 | Jeff Gordon |
| 1998-16 | Jeff Gordon | 2025-20 | Shane Van Gisbergen |
– Last year Shane Van Gisbergen did something no one had done in over 20 years, win the Pole and Race at Sonoma.
| Race | Driver | Race Finish |
| 2021-16 | Kyle Larson | 1st |
| Drivers to win both Stages and Race | Drivers to win Pole, both Stages & Race | ||
| Race | Driver | Race | Driver |
| 2021-16 | Kyle Larson | – | – |
– The 2021 race at Sonoma saw Kyle Larson become the only driver to sweep both stages here, and he won the race as well. He also started 1st, but qualifying was not held.
| Best Laps Led% by Winner | Worst Laps Led% by Winner | ||||||
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver |
| 1 | 1997-09 | 93.24 | Mark Martin | T1 | 1991-12 | 2.70 | Davey Allison |
| 2 | 1994-10 | 91.89 | Ernie Irvan | T1 | 1995-10 | 2.70 | Dale Earnhardt |
| 3 | 2004-16 | 88.18 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 3 | 2002-16 | 2.73 | Ricky Rudd |
| 4 | 2004-16 | 83.64 | Jeff Gordon | 4 | 2007-16 | 6.36 | Juan Pablo Montoya |
| 5 | 1989-12 | 82.43 | Ricky Rudd | 5 | 2001-16 | 9.82 | Tony Stewart |
| 6 | 2003-16 | 73.64 | Robby Gordon | 6 | 1992-12 | 10.81 | Ernie Irvan |
| 7 | 1999-16 | 71.43 | Jeff Gordon | 7 | 2015-16 | 15.45 | Kyle Busch |
| 8 | 2008-16 | 69.64 | Kyle Busch | 8 | 2024-16 | 17.27 | Kyle Larson |
| 9 | 2011-16 | 69.09 | Kurt Busch | 9 | 2016-16 | 20.00 | Tony Stewart |
| 10 | 2019-16 | 65.56 | Martin Truex Jr. | 10 | 2017-16 | 21.82 | Kevin Harvick |
Mark Martin only won 1 race at Sonoma in 21 starts but he still left his mark here, no pun intended, as he led 69 of 74 laps in that win. Image Credit: David Taylor — Allsport
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
| 1 | 1997-09 | 93.24 | Mark Martin | 1st | 6 | 1989-12 | 82.43 | Ricky Rudd | 1st |
| 2 | 1994-10 | 91.89 | Ernie Irvan | 1st | 7 | 2003-16 | 73.64 | Robby Gordon | 1st |
| 3 | 1995-10 | 89.19 | Mark Martin | 2nd | 8 | 1999-16 | 71.43 | Jeff Gordon | 1st |
| 4 | 2025-20 | 88.18 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 1st | 9 | 2008-16 | 69.64 | Kyle Busch | 1st |
| 5 | 2004-16 | 83.64 | Jeff Gordon | 1st | 10 | 2011-16 | 69.09 | Kurt Busch | 1st |
– Continuing with the Mark Martin love (sorta), he is the only driver to lead more than 61% of a race here at Sonoma and not win. So, leading 68 laps this weekend is pretty much a guaranteed win, especially if it’s SVG who does it.
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. |
| 1 | 2021-16 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 149.3 | 1st | 6 | 2013-16 | Martin Truex Jr. | 144.0 | 1st |
| 2 | 2021-16 | Kyle Larson | 149.2 | 1st | 7 | 2023-16 | Martin Truex Jr. | 143.5 | 1st |
| 3 | 2019-16 | Martin Truex Jr. | 148.7 | 1st | 8 | 2018-16 | Martin Truex Jr. | 143.3 | 1st |
| 4 | 2010-16 | Jimmie Johnson | 148.0 | 1st | 9 | 2012-16 | Clint Bowyer | 142.8 | 1st |
| 5 | 2008-16 | Kyle Busch | 147.6 | 1st | 10 | 2005-16 | Tony Stewart | 142.7 | 1st |
Martin Truex Jr. is the only driver to have multiple races at Sonoma with a Driver Rating over 140, and he’s done it an amazing 4 times! Photo by Larry Placido — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
| Most Recent | Driver | Finish | Most Recent | Driver | Finish |
| 2006-16 | Jeff Gordon | 1st | 2015-16 | Kurt Busch | 2nd |
| 2006-16 | Greg Biffle | 4th | 2016-16 | Carl Edwards | 4th |
| 2006-16 | Boris Said | 9th | 2019-16 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1st |
| 2010-16 | Jimmie Johnson | 1st | 2022-16 | Chris Buescher | 2nd |
| 2012-16 | Clint Bowyer | 1st | 2023-16 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1st |
| 2012-16 | Kurt Busch | 3rd | 2025-20 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 1st |
| 2012-16 | Jimmie Johnson | 5th | 2025-20 | Chase Briscoe | 2nd |
– 13 of the 14 drivers to run every lap of a Sonoma race in the Top 15 have went on to finish inside the Top 5.
| Most Lead Lap cars at finish of race | Fewest Lead Lap cars at finish of race | ||||
| Rank | Race | # of cars | Rank | Race | # of cars |
| 1 | 2009-16 | 36 | T1 | 1989-12 | 14 |
| 2 | 2016-16 | 35 | T1 | 1993-10 | 14 |
| T3 | 2005-16 | 34 | 3 | 1991-12 | 18 |
| T3 | 2013-16 | 34 | 4 | 1994-10 | 20 |
| T5 | 2021-16 | 33 | T5 | 1990-12 | 21 |
| T5 | 2025-20 | 33 | T5 | 1992-12 | 21 |
| T7 | 2007-16 | 32 | T5 | 2018-16 | 21 |
| T7 | 2010-16 | 32 | T8 | 2012-16 | 23 |
| T7 | 2011-16 | 32 | |||
| T10 | 2006-16 | 31 | T8 | 2017-16 | 23 |
| T10 | 2008-16 | 31 | |||
| T10 | 2022-16 | 31 | 10 | 2019-16 | 24 |
| T10 | 2023-16 | 31 | |||
– Expect quite a few drivers to be on the lead lap at the end of the race this weekend as there have never been less than 14 drivers on the lead lap, and all but 10 races have seen 25+ drivers on the lead lap.
| Best Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-40) |
Worst Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-40) |
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| Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin | Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin |
| 1 | 1st | 11.22 | 1 | 36th | 30.72 |
| 2 | 4th | 12.11 | 2 | 39th | 29.46 |
| 3 | 7th | 12.28 | 3 | 40th | 28.89 |
| 4 | 2nd | 13.75 | 4 | 37th | 28.68 |
| 5 | 5th | 14.33 | 5 | 31st | 28.44 |
| 6 | 3rd | 15.22 | 6 | 35th | 27.81 |
| 7 | 6th | 15.42 | 7 | 34th | 27.78 |
| 8 | 11th | 15.97 | 8 | 27th | 26.67 |
| 9 | 12th | 16.19 | 9 | 38th | 25.97 |
| 10 | 13th | 16.31 | 10 | 18th | 25.83 |
– Historically starting well has produced good finishes at Sonoma. Meanwhile, starting poorly has produced not so good finishes.
| Best Avg. Driver Rating (since 2005)(3+ starts) |
Best Avg. Top 15% (since 2005)(3+ starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Marcos Ambrose | 106.04 | 7 | 1 | Marcos Ambrose | 80.31 | 7 |
| 2 | Kurt Busch | 102.30 | 17 | 2 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 78.12 | 7 |
| 3 | Jeff Gordon | 101.45 | 11 | 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 77.21 | 15 |
| 4 | Chase Elliott | 100.78 | 9 | 4 | Kurt Busch | 75.53 | 17 |
| 5 | Tony Stewart | 98.82 | 12 | 5 | Chase Elliott | 75.00 | 9 |
| 6 | Jimmie Johnson | 98.18 | 15 | 6 | Tony Stewart | 69.78 | 12 |
| 7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 98.12 | 18 | 7 | Kyle Larson | 69.62 | 11 |
| 8 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 95.46 | 7 | 8 | Jeff Gordon | 68.61 | 11 |
| 9 | Kyle Larson | 93.88 | 11 | 9 | Kevin Harvick | 65.93 | 18 |
| 10 | Kevin Harvick | 93.04 | 18 | 10 | Ross Chastain | 63.99 | 6 |
Marcos Ambrose and Jeff Gordon were some of the best drivers ever at Sonoma as combined they top both tables above and below. Photo by Geoff Burke — Getty Images for NASCAR
| Best Avg. Fin. All-time (5+ Sonoma starts) |
Best Laps Led% All-time (5+ Sonoma starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
| 1 | Jeff Gordon | 8.30 | 23 | 1 | Jeff Gordon | 19.32 | 23 |
| 2 | Dale Earnhardt | 8.58 | 12 | 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 13.60 | 18 |
| 3 | Clint Bowyer | 10.14 | 14 | 3 | Rusty Wallace | 11.00 | 17 |
| 4 | Chase Elliott | 10.22 | 9 | 4 | Ernie Irvan | 10.42 | 10 |
| 5 | Marcos Ambrose | 11.29 | 7 | 5 | Kyle Larson | 9.90 | 11 |
| 6 | Ricky Rudd | 11.72 | 18 | 6 | Robby Gordon | 9.71 | 15 |
| 7 | Tony Stewart | 11.78 | 18 | 7 | Kurt Busch | 9.03 | 21 |
| 8 | Mark Martin | 11.86 | 21 | 8 | Marcos Ambrose | 8.88 | 7 |
| 9 | Jimmie Johnson | 12.39 | 18 | 9 | Mark Martin | 8.06 | 21 |
| 10 | Kevin Harvick | 12.68 | 22 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | 8.05 | 18 |
| Most Sonoma Starts All-time |
Best Laps Completed% (5+ Sonoma starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Lap Comp% | Starts |
| 1 | Jeff Gordon | 23 | T1 | Chris Buescher | 100 | 9 |
| 2 | Kevin Harvick | 22 | T1 | Daniel Suarez | 100 | 8 |
| T3 | Bobby Labonte | 21 | T1 | Christopher Bell | 100 | 5 |
| T3 | Kurt Busch | 21 | T1 | Danica Patrick | 100 | 5 |
| T3 | Mark Martin | 21 | 5 | Kevin Harvick | 99.96 | 22 |
| T3 | Terry Labonte | 21 | 6 | Ryan Newman | 99.95 | 19 |
| T7 | Jeff Burton | 20 | 7 | Alex Bowman | 99.89 | 9 |
| T7 | Kyle Busch | 20 | T8 | Joey Logano | 99.88 | 16 |
| T9 | Dale Jarrett | 19 | ||||
| T9 | Denny Hamlin | 19 | T8 | Johnny Benson | 99.88 | 8 |
| T9 | Michael Waltrip | 19 | ||||
| T9 | Ryan Newman | 19 | 10 | Paul Menard | 99.85 | 12 |
| T9 | Sterling Marlin | 19 | ||||
– Chris Buescher, Daniel Suarez, and Christopher Bell have raced in a total of 22 career Sonoma Cup races, and in those 22 races they have finished a lap down 0 times.
| Most Sonoma Wins All-time |
Best Win% All-time (5+ Sonoma starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Wins | Rank | Driver | Win% | Wins |
| 1 | Jeff Gordon | 5 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 22.22 | 4 |
| 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 4 | 2 | Jeff Gordon | 21.74 | 5 |
| 3 | Tony Stewart | 3 | T3 | Ernie Irvan | 20.00 | 2 |
| T4 | Ernie Irvan | 2 | T3 | Davey Allison | 20.00 | 1 |
| T4 | Kyle Larson | 2 | 5 | Kyle Larson | 18.18 | 2 |
| T4 | Rusty Wallace | 2 | 6 | Tony Stewart | 16.67 | 3 |
| T4 | Ricky Rudd | 2 | 7 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 14.29 | 1 |
| T4 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 8 | Daniel Suarez | 12.50 | 1 |
| T9 | 14 drivers tied | 1 | 9 | Rusty Wallace | 11.76 | 2 |
| 10 | Ricky Rudd | 11.11 | 2 | |||
– Jeff Gordon and Martin Truex Jr. were the masters of winning at Sonoma as they rank Top 2 in both the Win table and the Win% table above.
| Rank | Driver | Poles | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| 1 | Jeff Gordon | 5 | T5 | Kasey Kahne | 2 |
| T2 | Kyle Larson | 4 | T5 | Joey Logano | 2 |
| T2 | Ricky Rudd | 4 | T5 | Rusty Wallace | 2 |
| 4 | Jamie McMurray | 3 | T8 | 13 drivers tied | 1 |
– Only five active drivers have won a Pole here at Sonoma, the two mentioned above, Kyle Larson and Joey Logano, plus A.J. Allmendinger, Denny Hamlin, and SVG.
| Most Sonoma Top 3’s All-time |
Best Top 3% All-time (5+ Sonoma starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
| 1 | Jeff Gordon | 13 | 1 | Jeff Gordon | 56.52 | 13 |
| 2 | Mark Martin | 7 | T2 | Mark Martin | 33.33 | 7 |
| T3 | Ricky Rudd | 6 | T2 | Ricky Rudd | 33.33 | 6 |
| T3 | Tony Stewart | 6 | T2 | Tony Stewart | 33.33 | 6 |
| T5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 5 | 5 | Ernie Irvan | 30.00 | 3 |
| T5 | Kevin Harvick | 5 | 6 | Clint Bowyer | 28.57 | 4 |
| T7 | Clint Bowyer | 4 | 7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 27.78 | 5 |
| T7 | Rusty Wallace | 4 | 8 | Carl Edwards | 25.00 | 3 |
| T7 | Kyle Busch | 4 | 9 | Rusty Wallace | 23.53 | 4 |
| T7 | Kurt Bsuch | 4 | 10 | Kevin Harvick | 22.73 | 5 |
| T7 | Terry Labonte | 4 | ||||
– The top 4 drivers in both tables above are the same drivers, showing just how good they were at Sonoma in their respective careers.
| Most Sonoma Top 5’s All-time |
Best Top 5% All-time (5+ Sonoma starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
| 1 | Jeff Gordon | 14 | 1 | Jeff Gordon | 60.87 | 14 |
| 2 | Ricky Rudd | 10 | 2 | Clint Bowyer | 57.14 | 8 |
| 3 | Rusty Wallace | 9 | T3 | Ricky Rudd | 55.56 | 10 |
| 4 | Clint Bowyer | 8 | T3 | Chase Elliott | 55.56 | 5 |
| T5 | Kyle Busch | 7 | 5 | Rusty Wallace | 52.94 | 9 |
| T5 | Kurt Busch | 7 | 6 | Ernie Irvan | 40.00 | 4 |
| T5 | Mark Martin | 7 | 7 | Kyle Busch | 35.00 | 7 |
| T5 | Kevin Harvick | 7 | T8 | 7 drivers tied | 33.33 | 3-7 |
| T9 | Martin Truex Jr. | 6 | ||||
| T9 | Tony Stewart | 6 | ||||
| T9 | Terry Labonte | 6 | ||||
Jeff Gordon was so good at Sonoma that he has the most Wins, Poles, Top 3’s, Top 5’s, and Top 10’s in the tables above and below. In addition, he has the best Top 3% and Top 5% as well. Photo by Todd Warshaw — Getty Images for NASCAR
| Most Sonoma Top 10’s All-time |
Best Top 10% All-time (5+ Sonoma starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top10% | Top10’s |
| 1 | Jeff Gordon | 18 | 1 | Marcos Ambrose | 85.71 | 6 |
| 2 | Mark Martin | 13 | 2 | Jeff Gordon | 78.26 | 18 |
| T3 | Rusty Wallace | 11 | 3 | Chase Elliott | 77.78 | 7 |
| T3 | Ricky Rudd | 11 | 4 | Dale Earnhardt | 75.00 | 9 |
| T3 | Kurt Busch | 11 | 5 | Clint Bowyer | 71.43 | 10 |
| T3 | Kevin Harvick | 11 | 6 | Ross Chastain | 66.67 | 4 |
| T7 | Clint Bowyer | 10 | 7 | Rusty Wallace | 64.71 | 11 |
| T7 | Tony Stewart | 10 | 8 | Mark Martin | 61.90 | 13 |
| T7 | Kyle Busch | 10 | 9 | Ricky Rudd | 61.11 | 11 |
| T10 | Dale Earnhardt | 9 | T10 | Ernie Irvan | 60.00 | 6 |
| T10 | Jimmie Johnson | 9 | T10 | Christopher Bell | 60.00 | 3 |
| Most Sonoma Stage Wins All-time (since 2017) |
Best Stage Win% All-time (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stage W’s | Rank | Driver | Stage W% | Stage W’s |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 3 | 1 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 50.00 | 1 |
| T1 | Kyle Larson | 3 | T2 | Denny Hamlin | 18.75 | 3 |
| T3 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 1 | T2 | Kyle Larson | 18.75 | 3 |
| T3 | Jimmie Johnson | 1 | 4 | Jimmie Johnson | 16.67 | 1 |
| T3 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 5 | Tyler Reddick | 10.00 | 1 |
| T3 | A.J. Allmendinger | 1 | T6 | A.J. Allmendinger | 8.33 | 1 |
| T3 | Ross Chastain | 1 | T6 | Ross Chastain | 8.33 | 1 |
| T3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | T8 | Martin Truex Jr. | 7.14 | 1 |
| T3 | William Byron | 1 | T8 | William Byron | 7.14 | 1 |
| T3 | Chris Buescher | 1 | T10 | Chris Buescher | 6.25 | 1 |
| T3 | Joey Logano | 1 | T10 | Joey Logano | 6.25 | 1 |
| T3 | Kyle Busch | 1 | T10 | Kyle Busch | 6.25 | 1 |
– Denny Hamlin and Kyle Larson have combined to win 6 of the 16 stages run here at Sonoma (Stage 3 does not count), but the last 5 Stage Wins have come by drivers getting their 1st Sonoma Stage Win.
| Most Sonoma Stage T10’s All-time (since 2017) |
Best Stage T10% All-time (since 2017) |
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| 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 | T5 | Chase Elliott | 50.00 | 8 |
| T4 | Kyle Busch | 7 | T5 | Aric Almirola | 50.00 | 5 |
| T4 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 7 | T5 | Harrison Burton | 50.00 | 3 |
| T4 | Ryan Blaney | 7 | T5 | Kasey Kahne | 50.00 | 2 |
| T9 | Alex Bowman | 6 | T5 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 50.00 | 1 |
| T9 | Martin Truex Jr. | 6 | ||||
| T9 | William Byron | 6 | T5 | Matt Kenseth | 50.00 | 1 |
| T9 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | ||||
– Out of the 84 drivers to run in a race with stages at Sonoma only 4 drivers have finished more than half of their stages here in the Top 10.
| Most Sonoma Starts without Win |
Longest Sonoma Win Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| T1 | Bobby Labonte | 21 | 1 | Jeff Gordon | 3 | 1998-2000 |
| T1 | Terry Labonte | 21 | 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 3 | Jeff Burton | 20 | T3 | 31 drivers tied |
1 | 1989-2025 |
| T4 | Dale Jarrett | 19 | ||||
| T4 | Denny Hamlin | 19 | ||||
| T4 | Michael Waltrip | 19 | ||||
| T4 | Ryan Newman | 19 | ||||
| T4 | Sterling Marlin | 19 | ||||
| T9 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 18 | ||||
| T9 | Ken Schrader | 18 | ||||
| T9 | Matt Kenseth | 18 | ||||
SVG has a chance this weekend to do something only 2 drivers have done in the history of Sonoma, win back-to-back races here in the Cup Series. Photo by Matthew Huang — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
| Most Sonoma Starts without Pole |
Longest Sonoma Pole Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Kevin Harvick | 22 | T1 | Ricky Rudd | 3 | 1990-92 |
| 2 | Bobby Labonte | 21 | T1 | Kyle Larson | 3 | 2017-19 |
| T3 | Jeff Burton | 20 | T3 | Jeff Gordon | 2 | 1998-99 |
| T3 | Kyle Busch | 20 | T3 | Jeff Gordon | 2 | 2004-05 |
| T5 | Dale Jarrett | 19 | T3 | Jamie McMurray | 2 | 2013-14 |
| T5 | Michael Waltrip | 19 | T6 | 23
drivers tied |
1 | 1989-2025 |
| T5 | Ryan Newman | 19 | ||||
| T5 | Sterling Marlin | 19 | ||||
| T9 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 18 | ||||
| T9 | Jimmie Johnson | 18 | ||||
| T9 | Ken Schrader | 18 | ||||
| T9 | Martin Truex Jr. | 18 | ||||
| T9 | Matt Kenseth | 18 | ||||
– The two longest Pole streaks above brought about 0 wins for Rudd and Larson in the 6 races that made up those two streaks.
| Most Sonoma Starts without Top 3 |
Longest Sonoma Top 3 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Bobby Labonte | 21 | 1 | Jeff Gordon | 5 | 1997-2001 |
| T2 | Dale Jarrett | 19 | T2 | Ricky Rudd | 3 | 1989-91 |
| T2 | Michael Waltrip | 19 | T2 | Rusty Wallace | 3 | 1989-91 |
| T4 | Ken Schrader | 18 | T2 | Ernie Irvan | 3 | 1992-94 |
| T4 | Matt Kenseth | 18 | T2 | Mark Martin | 3 | 1995-97 |
| T6 | Boris Said | 17 | T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 3 | 2018-21 |
| T6 | Kyle Petty | 17 | T7 | 11 drivers tied |
2 | 1993-2018 |
| 8 | Joe Nemechek | 16 | ||||
| T9 | A.J. Allmendinger | 14 | ||||
| T9 | Brett Bodine | 14 | ||||
| T9 | Greg Biffle | 14 | ||||
A.J. Allmendinger has always been known for his Road Course prowess, but he’s struggled at Sonoma as he is tied for the 9th most Sonoma starts without a Top 3 finish in the table above. Furthermore he’s tied for 4th most starts without a Top 5 finish here in the table below. Photo by Larry Placido –Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
| Most Sonoma Starts without Top 5 |
Longest Sonoma Top 5 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Matt Kenseth | 18 | T1 | Ricky Rudd | 5 | 1989-93 |
| 2 | Boris Said | 17 | T1 | Jeff Gordon | 5 | 1997-2001 |
| 3 | Joe Nemechek | 16 | T3 | Ernie Irvan | 4 | 1991-94 |
| T4 | A.J. Allmendinger | 14 | T3 | Kyle Busch | 4 | 2017-21 |
| T4 | Brett Bodine | 14 | T5 | 10
drivers tied |
3 | 1989-2025 |
| 6 | David Ragan | 13 | ||||
| T7 | Dave Blaney | 12 | ||||
| T7 | Elliott Sadler | 12 | ||||
| T7 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 12 | ||||
| T10 | Aric Almirola | 11 | ||||
| T10 | Austin Dillon | 11 | ||||
| T10 | Jeremy Mayfield | 11 | ||||
| T10 | Ward Burton | 11 | ||||
| Most Sonoma Starts without Top 10 |
Longest Sonoma Top 10 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Joe Nemechek | 16 | T1 | Mark Martin | 9 | 1994-2002 |
| 2 | David Ragan | 13 | T1 | Jeff Gordon | 9 | 2006-14 |
| T3 | Dave Blaney | 12 | T3 | Jeff Gordon | 7 | 1995-01 |
| T3 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 12 | T3 | Jimmie Johnson | 7 | 2009-15 |
| 5 | Austin Dillon | 11 | T5 | Dale Earnhardt | 6 | 1991-96 |
| 6 | Derrike Cope | 10 | T5 | Ken Schrader | 6 | 1991-96 |
| 7 | Dave Marcis | 9 | T5 | Marcos Ambrose | 6 | 2009-14 |
| T8 | Butch Gilliland | 8 | T5 | Kyle Busch | 6 | 2015-21 |
| T8 | J.J. Yeley | 8 | T9 | 7 drivers tied | 5 | 1989-2025 |
| T8 | Johnny Benson | 8 | ||||
| T8 | P.J. Jones | 8 | ||||
| Most Sonoma Stages without Stage Win |
Longest Sonoma Stage Win Streak (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Streak | Race |
| T1 | Austin Dillon | 16 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 3 | 2021.16 s1- 2022.16 s1 |
| T1 | Brad Keselowski | 16 | T2 | 13 drivers tied | 1 | — |
| T1 | Chase Elliott | 16 | ||||
| T1 | Daniel Suarez | 16 | ||||
| T1 | Erik Jones | 16 | ||||
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 16 | ||||
| T1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 16 | ||||
| T1 | Ryan Blaney | 16 | ||||
| T9 | Alex Bowman | 14 | ||||
| T9 | Bubba Wallace | 14 | ||||
– Kyle Larson is the only driver to win more than 1 stage in a row at Sonoma, and he won 3 stages in a row!
| Most Sonoma Stages without Stage T10 |
Longest Sonoma Stage T10 Streak (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Streak | Race |
| 1 | Austin Cindric | 8 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 5 | 2019.16 s1- 2022.16 s1 |
| T2 | Cole Custer | 6 | T2 | Jimmie Johnson | 4 | 2017.16 s2- 2019.16 s1 |
| T2 | David Ragan | 6 | T2 | Kyle Busch | 4 | 2019.16 s2- 2022.16 s1 |
| T2 | Zane Smith | 6 | T2 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 4 | 2022.16 s1- 2023.16 s2 |
| T5 | 10 drivers tied | 4 | T2 | Michael McDowell | 4 | 2022.16 s2- 2024.16 s1 |
| T6 | 9 drivers tied | 3 | — | |||
– As you can see in the tables above Ricky Stenhouse Jr. has not had much success at Sonoma, but he does have some stage success here as he ranks T2nd in the Stage T10 streak table above.