Word Wide Technology Raceway didn’t produce the most exciting race to watch last week. However, what it lacked in action it made up for in drama as we saw Austin Cindric steal the win away from his Penske teammate, Ryan Blaney, when the latter ran out of fuel on the last lap. Next up on the docket is a place where you better get your fuel mileage right, because if you don’t you probably won’t make it back to pit road at 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.
*NOTE: Due to Iowa being after Sonoma, and this being Iowa’s first Cup race, there will be no Track Stats articles next week. This series will continue in 2 weeks when New Hampshire will be the next race.
Finish | Start | Driver | Laps | Led | S1 Fin | S2 Fin | Driver Rating |
1 | 8 | Martin Truex Jr. | 110 | 51 | 2nd | 7th | 143.5 |
2 | 12 | Kyle Busch | 110 | 17 | – | 1st | 112.0 |
3 | 17 | Joey Logano | 110 | 0 | – | 2nd | 98.5 |
4 | 7 | Chris Buescher | 110 | 0 | 7th | – | 107.2 |
5 | 10 | Chase Elliott | 110 | 7 | – | – | 99.4 |
6 | 5 | A.J. Allmendinger | 110 | 0 | 4th | – | 100.2 |
7 | 3 | Michael McDowell | 110 | 1 | 5th | 8th | 107.5 |
8 | 16 | Kyle Larson | 110 | 0 | – | – | 92.3 |
9 | 4 | Christopher Bell | 110 | 0 | 3rd | 9th | 106.7 |
10 | 15 | Ross Chastain | 110 | 1 | – | 3rd | 82.7 |
11 | 21 | Kevin Harvick | 110 | 0 | – | 10th | 73.7 |
12 | 13 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 110 | 0 | 10th | 5th | 80.5 |
13 | 22 | Ryan Preece | 110 | 0 | – | – | 72.2 |
14 | 26 | William Byron | 110 | 0 | – | 4th | 77.7 |
15 | 14 | Alex Bowman | 110 | 0 | 9th | – | 75.8 |
16 | 25 | Brad Keselowski | 110 | 0 | – | – | 63.5 |
17 | 18 | Bubba Wallace | 110 | 0 | – | – | 61.0 |
18 | 6 | Ty Gibbs | 110 | 0 | 8th | – | 76.2 |
19 | 11 | Austin Dillon | 110 | 0 | – | 6th | 60.3 |
20 | 19 | Corey LaJoie | 110 | 0 | – | – | 62.3 |
21 | 23 | Justin Haley | 110 | 0 | – | – | 56.2 |
22 | 9 | Daniel Suarez | 110 | 0 | – | – | 55.8 |
23 | 27 | Ty Dillon | 110 | 0 | – | – | 43.8 |
24 | 32 | Todd Gilliland | 110 | 0 | – | – | 42.3 |
25 | 34 | Austin Cindric | 110 | 0 | – | – | 36.7 |
26 | 35 | Grant Enfinger | 110 | 0 | – | – | 31.4 |
27 | 36 | Harrison Burton | 110 | 0 | – | – | 35.2 |
28 | 20 | Aric Almirola | 110 | 0 | – | – | 53.0 |
29 | 24 | Chase Briscoe | 110 | 0 | – | – | 46.5 |
30 | 29 | Josh Bilicki | 110 | 0 | – | – | 40.8 |
31 | 31 | Ryan Blaney | 110 | 0 | – | – | 41.5 |
32 | 28 | Erik Jones | 109 | 0 | – | – | 31.5 |
33 | 2 | Tyler Reddick | 109 | 0 | 6th | – | 69.9 |
34 | 30 | Zane Smith | 109 | 0 | – | – | 36.0 |
35 | 33 | Andy Lally | 109 | 0 | – | – | 25.3 |
36 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 92 | 33 | 1st | – | 100.8 |
– Last year Denny Hamlin became the 3rd driver to have a 100+ Driver Rating and finish last in the race (excluding those who were disqualified), and the first to do so since Greg Biffle in 2008.
Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Best | Worst | Starts |
1 | Chase Elliott | 12.14 | 2nd | 37th | 7 |
2 | Jimmie Johnson | 12.39 | 1st | 36th | 18 |
3 | Joey Logano | 12.93 | 3rd | 33rd | 14 |
4 | Daniel Suarez | 13.83 | 1st | 22nd | 6 |
5 | Chris Buescher | 14.14 | 2nd | 30th | 7 |
6 | Ross Chastain | 14.25 | 7th | 33rd | 4 |
7 | Kyle Larson | 14.33 | 1st | 28th | 9 |
8 | Kyle Busch | 14.78 | 1st | 40th | 18 |
T9 | Austin Cindric | 15.00 | 5th | 25th | 2 |
T9 | Daniel Hemric | 15.00 | 15th | 15th | 1 |
11 | Brad Keselowski | 16.08 | 3rd | 35th | 13 |
12 | Ryan Blaney | 16.57 | 3rd | 34th | 7 |
13 | Martin Truex Jr. | 16.71 | 1st | 42nd | 17 |
14 | Austin Dillon | 17.44 | 11th | 24th | 9 |
15 | Erik Jones | 17.50 | 7th | 32nd | 6 |
16 | Alex Bowman | 17.57 | 9th | 31st | 7 |
17 | Ty Gibbs | 18.00 | 18th | 18th | 1 |
18 | Denny Hamlin | 19.00 | 2nd | 37th | 17 |
19 | Chase Briscoe | 19.67 | 13th | 29th | 3 |
20 | Christopher Bell | 20.00 | 9th | 27th | 3 |
21 | William Byron | 20.40 | 9th | 35th | 5 |
22 | Ryan Preece | 21.00 | 13th | 29th | 3 |
23 | A.J. Allmendinger | 22.08 | 6th | 38th | 12 |
24 | Justin Haley | 22.33 | 12th | 34th | 3 |
25 | Michael McDowell | 22.36 | 3rd | 39th | 11 |
26 | Todd Gilliland | 24.00 | 24th | 24th | 2 |
27 | Bubba Wallace | 24.40 | 14th | 36th | 5 |
28 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 25.50 | 12th | 38th | 10 |
29 | Corey LaJoie | 26.00 | 18th | 34th | 4 |
30 | Ty Dillon | 26.80 | 23rd | 33rd | 5 |
31 | Harrison Burton | 27.50 | 27th | 28th | 2 |
32 | Tyler Reddick | 29.00 | 19th | 35th | 3 |
33 | David Ragan | 29.23 | 20th | 39th | 13 |
34 | Anthony Alfredo | 31.00 | 31st | 31st | 1 |
35 | J.J. Yeley | 33.50 | 21st | 42nd | 8 |
T36 | Justin Allgaier | 34.00 | 33rd | 35th | 2 |
T36 | Zane Smith | 34.00 | 34th | 34th | 1 |
38 | Cody Ware | 34.50 | 32nd | 36th | 4 |
– There are 4 drivers that are in the top 6 of the Avg. Finish table above that do not have a victory here at Sonoma.
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 | Martin Truex Jr. | 98.51 | 17 | 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 77.21 | 15 |
2 | Jimmie Johnson | 98.18 | 15 | 2 | Chase Elliott | 70.08 | 7 |
3 | Chase Elliott | 97.89 | 7 | 3 | Kyle Larson | 69.75 | 9 |
4 | Kyle Busch | 93.26 | 18 | 4 | Kyle Busch | 61.47 | 18 |
5 | Kyle Larson | 92.24 | 9 | 5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 61.01 | 17 |
6 | Denny Hamlin | 84.86 | 17 | 6 | Joey Logano | 60.19 | 14 |
7 | Joey Logano | 84.00 | 14 | 7 | Ross Chastain | 56.72 | 4 |
8 | A.J. Allmendinger | 83.45 | 12 | 8 | Chris Buescher | 56.69 | 7 |
9 | Chris Buescher | 81.90 | 7 | 9 | William Byron | 54.69 | 5 |
10 | Daniel Suarez | 81.83 | 6 | 10 | Christopher Bell | 53.85 | 3 |
Best Active Laps Led% | Best Active Laps Completed% | ||||||
Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Comp% | Starts |
1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 14.36 | 17 | T1 | Austin Dillon | 100 | 9 |
2 | Kyle Larson | 9.87 | 9 | T1 | Chris Buescher | 100 | 7 |
3 | Daniel Suarez | 7.56 | 6 | T1 | Daniel Suarez | 100 | 6 |
4 | Denny Hamlin | 7.34 | 17 | T1 | Chase Briscoe | 100 | 3 |
5 | Jimmie Johnson | 7.27 | 18 | T1 | Christopher Bell | 100 | 3 |
6 | Kyle Busch | 6.77 | 18 | T1 | Austin Cindric | 100 | 2 |
7 | Chase Elliott | 6.69 | 7 | T1 | Harrison Burton | 100 | 2 |
8 | William Byron | 5.08 | 5 | T1 | Todd Gilliland | 100 | 2 |
9 | A.J. Allmendinger | 4.90 | 12 | T1 | Anthony Alfredo | 100 | 1 |
10 | Brad Keselowski | 1.94 | 13 | T1 | Daniel Hemric | 100 | 1 |
T1 | Ty Gibbs | 100 | 1 |
Most Active Sonoma Starts | Most Active Sonoma Poles | ||||
Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Poles |
T1 | Jimmie Johnson | 18 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 4 |
T1 | Kyle Busch | 18 | |||
T3 | Denny Hamlin | 17 | T2 | A.J. Allmendinger | 1 |
T3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 17 | |||
5 | Joey Logaon | 14 | T2 | Denny Hamlin | 1 |
T6 | Brad Keselowski | 13 | |||
T6 | David Ragan | 13 | |||
8 | A.J. Allmendinger | 12 | T2 | Joey Logano | 1 |
9 | Michael McDowell | 11 | |||
10 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 10 |
– The 4 active drivers that have won a Pole at Sonoma (table above) have a combined 7 Poles, but have only combined for 1 Win (table below).
Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% |
1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 4 | 23.53 | T3 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 11.11 |
2 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 11.11 | T3 | Jimmie Johnson | 1 | 5.56 |
T3 | Daniel Suarez | 1 | 16.67 |
Most Active Sonoma Top 3’s | Best Active Sonoma Top 3% | |||||
Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 5 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 29.41 | 5 |
2 | Kyle Busch | 4 | 2 | Kyle Busch | 22.22 | 4 |
3 | Joey Logano | 2 | 3 | Daniel Suarez | 16.67 | 1 |
T4 | Daniel Suarez | 1 | T4 | Joey Logano | 14.29 | 2 |
T4 | Chase Elliott | 1 | T4 | Chase Elliott | 14.29 | 1 |
T4 | Chris Buescher | 1 | T4 | Chris Buescher | 14.29 | 1 |
T4 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | T4 | Ryan Blaney | 14.29 | 1 |
T4 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 8 | Kyle Larson | 11.11 | 1 |
T4 | Michael McDowell | 1 | 9 | Michael McDowell | 9.09 | 1 |
T4 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | ||||
T4 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 10 | Brad Keselowski | 7.69 | 1 |
T4 | Jimmie Johnson | 1 |
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 | Austin Cindric | 50.00 | 1 |
2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 6 | 2 | Chase Elliott | 42.86 | 3 |
T3 | Joey Logano | 4 | 3 | Kyle Busch | 38.89 | 7 |
T3 | Denny Hamlin | 4 | 4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 35.29 | 6 |
T3 | Jimmie Johnson | 4 | T5 | Joey Logano | 28.57 | 4 |
6 | Chase Elliott | 3 | T5 | Chris Buescher | 28.57 | 2 |
7 | Chris Buescher | 2 | 7 | Denny Hamlin | 23.53 | 4 |
T8 | Austin Cindric | 1 | 8 | Jimmie Johnson | 22.22 | 4 |
T8 | Daniel Suarez | 1 | ||||
T8 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 9 | Daniel Suarez | 16.67 | 1 |
T8 | Kyle Larson | 1 | ||||
T8 | Michael McDowell | 1 | 10 | Ryan Blaney | 14.29 | 1 |
T8 | Brad Keselowski | 1 |
Most Active Sonoma Top 10’s | Best Active Sonoma Top 10% | |||||
Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top 10% | Top 10’s |
T1 | Jimmie Johnson | 9 | 1 | Ross Chastain | 75.00 | 3 |
T1 | Kyle Busch | 9 | 2 | Chase Elliott | 71.43 | 5 |
T3 | Denny Hamlin | 7 | 3 | Ryan Blaney | 57.14 | 4 |
T3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 7 | T4 | Jimmie Johnson | 50.00 | 9 |
5 | Joey Logano | 6 | T4 | Kyle Busch | 50.00 | 9 |
6 | Chase Elliott | 5 | T4 | Austin Cindric | 50.00 | 1 |
7 | Ryan Blaney | 4 | 7 | Joey Logano | 42.86 | 6 |
T8 | Ross Chastain | 3 | T8 | Denny Hamlin | 41.18 | 7 |
T8 | Kyle Larson | 3 | T8 | Martin Truex Jr. | 41.18 | 7 |
T8 | A.J. Allmendinger | 3 | T10 | Kyle Larson | 33.33 | 3 |
T8 | Brad Keselowski | 3 | T10 | Erik Jones | 33.33 | 2 |
T10 | Christopher Bell | 33.33 | 1 |
– After this weekend it will be either Ross Chastain or Chase Elliott that leads the active Top 10% table above, unless someone in their 1st start gets a Top 10.
Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% |
T1 | Denny Hamlin | 3 | 25.00 | T3 | William Byron | 1 | 10.00 |
T1 | Kyle Larson | 3 | 25.00 | T3 | Joey Logano | 1 | 8.33 |
T3 | Jimmie Johnson | 1 | 16.67 | T3 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 8.33 |
T3 | A.J. Allmendinger | 1 | 12.50 | T3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | 8.33 |
– Watch for Denny Hamlin and Kyle Larson to be strong in stages this weekend as they have a combined 6 Stage Wins and 14 Stage T10’s in 12 stages run at Sonoma.
Most Active Sonoma Stage T10’s | Best Active Sonoma Stage T10% | |||||
Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Rank | Driver | Stage T10% | Stage T10’s |
1 | Joey Logano | 8 | T1 | Joey Logano | 66.67 | 8 |
T2 | Denny Hamlin | 7 | T1 | Jimmie Johnson | 66.67 | 4 |
T2 | Kyle Larson | 7 | T3 | Denny Hamlin | 58.33 | 7 |
4 | Chase Elliott | 6 | T3 | Kyle Larson | 58.33 | 7 |
T5 | Alex Bowman | 5 | T5 | Chase Elliott | 50.00 | 6 |
T5 | Brad Keselowski | 5 | T5 | Alex Bowman | 50.00 | 5 |
T5 | Chris Buescher | 5 | T5 | Christopher Bell | 50.00 | 3 |
T5 | Kyle Busch | 5 | T5 | Harrison Burton | 50.00 | 2 |
T5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 5 | T5 | Ty Gibbs | 50.00 | 1 |
T5 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 5 | T10 | 5 drivers tied | 41.67 | 5 |
Most Active Sonoma Starts without Win | Most Active Sonoma Starts without Pole | ||||
Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
1 | Denny Hamlin | 17 | T1 | Jimmie Johnson | 18 |
2 | Joey Logano | 14 | T1 | Kyle Busch | 18 |
T3 | Brad Keselowski | 13 | 3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 17 |
T3 | David Ragan | 13 | T4 | Brad Keselowski | 13 |
5 | A.J. Allmendinger | 12 | T4 | David Ragan | 13 |
6 | Michael McDowell | 11 | 6 | Michael McDowell | 11 |
7 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 10 | 7 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 10 |
8 | Austin Dillon | 9 | 8 | Austin Dillon | 9 |
9 | J.J. Yeley | 8 | 9 | J.J. Yeley | 8 |
T10 | Alex Bowman | 7 | T10 | Alex Bowman | 7 |
T10 | Chase Elliott | 7 | T10 | Chase Elliott | 7 |
T10 | Chris Buescher | 7 | T10 | Chris Buescher | 7 |
T10 | Ryan Blaney | 7 | T10 | Ryan Blaney | 7 |
– Brad Keselowski has ran 13 races at Sonoma, and in those 13 races he’s failed to win a Pole or race. This is 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 | David Ragan | 13 | 1 | David Ragan | 13 |
2 | A.J. Allmendinger | 12 | 2 | A.J. Allmendinger | 12 |
3 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 10 | 3 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 10 |
4 | Austin Dillon | 9 | 4 | Austin Dillon | 9 |
5 | J.J. Yeley | 8 | 5 | J.J. Yeley | 8 |
Rank | Driver | Starts |
1 | David Ragan | 13 |
2 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 10 |
3 | Austin Dillon | 9 |
4 | J.J. Yeley | 8 |
T5 | Bubba Wallace | 5 |
T5 | Ty Dillon | 5 |
Most Active Sonoma Stages without Stage Win | Most Active Sonoma Stages without Stage T10 | ||||
Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Stages |
T1 | Austin Dillon | 12 | 1 | Ty Dillon | 10 |
T1 | Brad Keselowski | 12 | 2 | Corey LaJoie | 8 |
T1 | Chase Elliott | 12 | T3 | Chase Briscoe | 6 |
T1 | Chris Buescher | 12 | T3 | David Ragan | 6 |
T1 | Daniel Suarez | 12 | T3 | Ryan Preece | 6 |
T1 | Erik Jones | 12 | 6 | Austin Cindric | 4 |
T1 | Michael McDowell | 12 | T7 | Anthony Alfredo | 2 |
T1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 12 | T7 | Daniel Hemric | 2 |
T1 | Ryan Blaney | 12 | T7 | J.J. Yeley | 2 |
T10 | Alex Bowman | 10 | |||
T10 | Bubba Wallace | 10 | T7 | Zane Smith | 2 |
T10 | Ty Dillon | 10 |
– Out of the 37 active drivers to run a Sonoma race since 2017 only the 10 drivers in the right table above have not gotten a Top 10 in a stage.
Driver | Streak | Category | Driver | Streak | Category |
Chris Buescher | 2 | Top 5’s | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 4 | Stage T10’s |
Chase Elliott | 3 | Top 10’s | Michael McDowell | 3 | Stage T10’s |
Ross Chastain | 3 | Top 10’s | Christopher Bell | 2 | Stage T10’s |
Michael McDowell | 2 | Top 10’s | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | Stage T10’s |
Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
1 | 2023-16 | 46.36 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1st | 6 | 2023-16 | 15.45 | Kyle Busch | 2nd |
2 | 2022-16 | 42.73 | Daniel Suarez | 1st | 7 | 2023-16 | 6.36 | Chase Elliott | 5th |
3 | 2023-16 | 30.00 | Denny Hamlin | 36th | T8 | 2022-16 | 3.64 | Chris Buescher | 2nd |
T4 | 2022-16 | 23.64 | Chase Elliott | 8th | T8 | 2022-16 | 3.64 | Joey Logano | 17th |
T4 | 2022-16 | 23.64 | Kyle Larson | 15th | 10 | 2022-16 | 2.73 | Brad Keselowski | 10th |
– Based on the tables above and below two things are clear, someone will dominate this weekend and that person will go on to win the race.
Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. |
1 | 2023-16 | Martin Truex Jr. | 143.5 | 1st | 6 | 2022-16 | Kevin Harvick | 110.8 | 4th |
2 | 2022-16 | Daniel Suarez | 137.5 | 1st | 7 | 2023-16 | Michael McDowell | 107.5 | 7th |
3 | 2022-16 | Chris Buescher | 128.1 | 2nd | 8 | 2023-16 | Chris Buescher | 107.2 | 4th |
4 | 2022-16 | Michael McDowell | 114.8 | 3rd | 9 | 2023-16 | Christopher Bell | 106.7 | 9th |
5 | 2023-16 | Kyle Busch | 112.0 | 2nd | 10 | 2022-16 | Chase Elliott | 105.9 | 8th |
Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. |
T1 | 2022-16 | Chris Buescher | 100 | 2nd | 6 | 2023-16 | Christopher Bell | 96.36 | 9th |
T1 | 2023-16 | Martin Truex Jr. | 100 | 1st | T7 | 2022-16 | Daniel Suarez | 95.45 | 1st |
3 | 2023-16 | Michael McDowell | 99.09 | 7th | T7 | 2022-16 | Ryan Blaney | 95.45 | 6th |
4 | 2023-16 | Chris Buescher | 98.18 | 4th | T9 | 2023-16 | Chase Elliott | 93.64 | 5th |
5 | 2022-16 | Michael McDowell | 97.27 | 3rd | T9 | 2023-16 | A.J. Allmendinger | 93.64 | 6th |
– In the 2 Next Gen races at Sonoma no driver has ran over 80% of a race in the Top 15 and not finished in the Top 10.
Best Next Gen Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-36) |
Worst Next Gen Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-36) |
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Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin | Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin |
1 | 8th | 1.00 | 1 | 30th | 34.00 |
2 | 3rd | 4.50 | T2 | 27th | 29.50 |
3 | 7th | 5.50 | T2 | 29th | 29.50 |
4 | 4th | 6.00 | T2 | 35th | 29.50 |
T5 | 14th | 10.50 | T2 | 36th | 29.50 |
T5 | 25th | 10.50 | T6 | 28th | 29.00 |
T7 | 13th | 11.50 | T6 | 31st | 29.00 |
T7 | 15th | 11.50 | 8 | 33rd | 28.50 |
T7 | 17th | 11.50 | 9 | 24th | 26.50 |
T7 | 22nd | 11.50 | 10 | 1st | 25.50 |
–Â If you want to win this weekend then make sure you start in 8th place, and by all means do not start 1st as drivers that have been on pole have not finished well.
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 | Chris Buescher | 117.65 | 2 | 1 | Chris Buescher | 99.09 | 2 |
2 | Michael McDowell | 111.15 | 2 | 2 | Michael McDowell | 98.18 | 2 |
3 | Chase Elliott | 102.65 | 2 | 3 | Chase Elliott | 84.55 | 2 |
4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 101.35 | 2 | 4 | Kyle Larson | 76.82 | 2 |
5 | Daniel Suarez | 96.65 | 2 | 5 | Ross Chastain | 75.91 | 2 |
6 | Kevin Harvick | 92.25 | 2 | 6 | Cole Custer | 66.36 | 1 |
T7 | Ross Chastain | 91.55 | 2 | T7 | Denny Hamlin | 65.91 | 2 |
T7 | Kyle Larson | 91.55 | 2 | T7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 65.91 | 2 |
9 | Joey Logano | 84.45 | 2 | 9 | Kevin Harvick | 65.00 | 2 |
10 | Denny Hamlin | 82.20 | 2 | T10 | A.J. Allmendinger | 61.36 | 2 |
T10 | Alex Bowman | 61.36 | 2 |
Best Next Gen Sonoma Avg. Finish | Best Next Gen Sonoma Laps Led% | ||||||
Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
1 | Chris Buescher | 3.00 | 2 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 23.18 | 2 |
2 | Michael McDowell | 5.00 | 2 | 2 | Daniel Suarez | 21.36 | 2 |
3 | Chase Elliott | 6.50 | 2 | T3 | Chase Elliott | 15.00 | 2 |
4 | Kevin Harvick | 7.50 | 2 | T3 | Denny Hamlin | 15.00 | 2 |
5 | Ross Chastain | 8.50 | 2 | 5 | Kyle Larson | 11.82 | 2 |
6 | Joey Logano | 10.00 | 2 | 6 | Kyle Busch | 7.73 | 2 |
T7 | Daniel Suarez | 11.50 | 2 | T7 | Chris Buescher | 1.82 | 2 |
T7 | Kyle Larson | 11.50 | 2 | T7 | Joey Logano | 1.82 | 2 |
T7 | William Byron | 11.50 | 2 | 9 | Brad Keselowski | 1.36 | 2 |
10 | A.J. Allmendinger | 12.50 | 2 | T10 | Michael McDowell | 0.45 | 2 |
T10 | Ross Chastain | 0.45 | 2 |
Next Gen Sonoma Win List | Next Gen Sonoma Pole List | |||||
Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Poles |
T1 | Daniel Suarez | 1 | 50.00 | T1 | Denny Hamlin | 1 |
T1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | 50.00 | T1 | Kyle Larson | 1 |
– In the first Next Gen race here Chevy won the Pole and Race, last year it was Toyota sweeping both, will this year be Ford’s year to win the Pole and Race at Sonoma?
Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Top 3% |
T1 | Chris Buescher | 1 | 50.00 |
T1 | Daniel Suarez | 1 | 50.00 |
T1 | Joey Logano | 1 | 50.00 |
T1 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 50.00 |
T1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | 50.00 |
T1 | Michael McDowell | 1 | 50.00 |
– The 6 drivers above have a chance to become the first driver to get multiple Top 3 finishes at Sonoma in the Next Gen car.
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% |
1 | Chris Buescher | 2 | 100 | T1 | Chase Ellliott | 2 | 100 |
T2 | Austin Cindric | 1 | 50.00 | T1 | Chris Buescher | 2 | 100 |
T2 | Chase Elliott | 1 | 50.00 | T1 | Michael McDowell | 2 | 100 |
T2 | Daniel Suarez | 1 | 50.00 | T1 | Ross Chastain | 2 | 100 |
T2 | Joey Logano | 1 | 50.00 | T5 | 12 drivers tied |
1 | 50.00 |
T2 | Kevin Harvick | 1 | 50.00 | ||||
T2 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 50.00 | ||||
T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | 50.00 | ||||
T2 | Michael McDowell | 1 | 50.00 |
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 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 50.00 | 1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 4 | 100 |
T2 | Joey Logano | 3 | 75.00 | ||||
T1 | Joey Logano | 1 | 50.00 | T2 | Michael McDowell | 3 | 75.00 |
T4 | Aric Almirola | 2 | 50.00 | ||||
T1 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 50.00 | T4 | Chris Buescher | 2 | 50.00 |
T4 | Christopher Bell | 2 | 50.00 | ||||
T4 | Harrison Burton | 2 | 50.00 | ||||
T1 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 50.00 | T4 | Kevin Harvick | 2 | 50.00 |
T4 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 50.00 | ||||
T4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | 50.00 |
– Ricky Stenhouse Jr. may not have a Top 10 finish here at Sonoma, but he is the only driver to finish all 4 Next Gen stages here in the Top 10.