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 from all of the NASCAR Cup races here at Sonoma Raceway ranging from Most Wins to Best Average Finishes by starting position. So read and enjoy these fun fact track stats!
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.
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 Drivers will be highlighted like so
Active means any driver who started a race in the 2024 Cup Series season.
*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.
Active means any driver who started a race in the 2024 Cup Series season.
*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.
First Winner: Ricky Rudd 06/11/1989
Most Recent Winner: Martin Truex Jr. 06/11/2023
| 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 34 races at Sonoma 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 | 2009-16 | 16 | Brian Vickers |
| T4 | 2008-16 | 33 | Kasey Kahne | 10 | 2022-16 | 15 | Kyle Larson |
| Race | Driver | Race | Driver |
| 1994-10 | Ernie Irvan | 1999-16 | Jeff Gordon |
| 1997-09 | Mark Martin | 2004-16 | Jeff Gordon |
| 1998-16 | Jeff Gordon |
– Do not win the Pole this weekend if you want to win the race as only once since 2000 has a driver won the Pole and Race.
| 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 be 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 | 83.64 | Jeff Gordon | 3 | 2002-16 | 2.73 | Ricky Rudd |
| 4 | 1989-12 | 82.43 | Ricky Rudd | 4 | 2007-16 | 6.36 | Juan Pablo Montoya |
| 5 | 2003-16 | 73.64 | Robby Gordon | 5 | 2001-16 | 9.82 | Tony Stewart |
| 6 | 1999-16 | 71.43 | Jeff Gordon | 6 | 1992-12 | 10.81 | Ernie Irvan |
| 7 | 2008-16 | 69.64 | Kyle Busch | 7 | 2015-16 | 15.45 | Kyle Busch |
| 8 | 2011-16 | 69.09 | Kurt Busch | 8 | 2016-16 | 20.00 | Tony Stewart |
| 9 | 2019-16 | 65.56 | Martin Truex Jr. | 9 | 2017-16 | 21.82 | Kevin Harvick |
| 10 | 201-16 | 63.39 | Clint Bowyer | 10 | 2014-16 | 23.64 | Carl Edwards |
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
| 1 | 1997-09 | 93.24 | Mark Martin | 1st | 6 | 2003-16 | 73.64 | Robby Gordon | 1st |
| 2 | 1994-10 | 91.89 | Ernie Irvan | 1st | 7 | 1999-16 | 71.43 | Jeff Gordon | 1st |
| 3 | 1995-10 | 89.19 | Mark Martin | 2nd | 8 | 2008-16 | 69.64 | Kyle Busch | 1st |
| 4 | 2004-16 | 83.64 | Jeff Gordon | 1st | 9 | 2011-16 | 69.09 | Kurt Busch | 1st |
| 5 | 1989-12 | 82.43 | Ricky Rudd | 1st | 10 | 2019-16 | 65.56 | Martin Truex Jr. | 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.
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. |
| 1 | 2021-16 | Kyle Larson | 149.2 | 1st | 6 | 2023-16 | Martin Truex Jr. | 143.5 | 1st |
| 2 | 2019-16 | Martin Truex Jr. | 148.7 | 1st | 7 | 2018-16 | Martin Truex Jr. | 143.3 | 1st |
| 3 | 2010-16 | Jimmie Johnson | 148.0 | 1st | 8 | 2012-16 | Clint Bowyer | 142.8 | 1st |
| 4 | 2008-16 | Kyle Busch | 147.6 | 1st | 9 | 2005-16 | Tony Stewart | 142.7 | 1st |
| 5 | 2013-16 | Martin Truex Jr. | 144.0 | 1st | 10 | 2011-16 | Kurt Busch | 142.6 | 1st |
| Most Recent | Driver | Finish | Most Recent | Driver | Finish |
| 2006-16 | Jeff Gordon | 1st | 2012-16 | Jimmie Johnson | 5th |
| 2006-16 | Greg Biffle | 4th | 2015-16 | Kurt Busch | 2nd |
| 2006-16 | Boris Said | 9th | 2016-16 | Carl Edwards | 4th |
| 2010-16 | Jimmie Johnson | 1st | 2019-16 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1st |
| 2012-16 | Clint Bowyer | 1st | 2022-16 | Chris Buescher | 2nd |
| 2012-16 | Kurt Busch | 3rd | 2023-16 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1st |
– 5 of the 12 drivers to run every lap in the Top 15 of a Sonoma race have went on to win said race, and every one of the 12 has finished in the Top 10.
| 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 | T4 | 1994-10 | 20 |
| 5 | 2021-16 | 33 | T5 | 1990-12 | 21 |
| T6 | 2007-16 | 32 | T5 | 1992-12 | 21 |
| T6 | 2010-16 | 32 | T5 | 2018-16 | 21 |
| T6 | 2011-16 | 32 | T8 | 2012-16 | 23 |
| T9 | 2006-16 | 31 | T8 | 2017-16 | 23 |
| T9 | 2008-16 | 31 | |||
| T9 | 2022-16 | 31 | 10 | 2019-16 | 24 |
| T9 | 2023-16 | 31 | |||
– Expect over 30 drivers to be on the lead lap at the end of the Sonoma race this weekend as there have been 31+ drivers on the lead lap in each of the last 3 races here.
| 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 | 11.24 | 1 | 36th | 30.85 |
| 2 | 7th | 11.53 | 2 | 39th | 29.46 |
| 3 | 4th | 12.00 | 3 | 40th | 28.89 |
| 4 | 2nd | 14.26 | 4 | 37th | 28.59 |
| 5 | 5th | 14.62 | 5 | 35th | 28.41 |
| 6 | 6th | 15.24 | 6 | 31st | 28.24 |
| 7 | 3rd | 15.68 | 7 | 34th | 27.62 |
| 8 | 11th | 15.71 | 8 | 27th | 26.59 |
| 9 | 19th | 16.21 | 9 | 29th | 26.35 |
| 10 | 12th | 16.29 | 10 | 38th | 26.19 |
– The most surprising thing when looking at the tables above is that starting 19th has produced the 9th best Avg. Finish among starting positions here at Sonoma.
| 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 | Tony Stewart | 98.82 | 12 | 4 | Kurt Busch | 75.53 | 17 |
| 5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 98.51 | 17 | 5 | Chase Elliott | 70.08 | 7 |
| 6 | Jimmie Johnson | 98.18 | 15 | 6 | Tony Stewart | 69.78 | 12 |
| 7 | Chase Elliott | 97.89 | 7 | 7 | Kyle Larson | 69.75 | 9 |
| 8 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 95.46 | 7 | 8 | Jeff Gordon | 68.61 | 11 |
| 9 | Kyle Busch | 93.26 | 18 | 9 | Kevin Harvick | 65.93 | 18 |
| 10 | Kevin Harvick | 93.04 | 18 | 10 | Kyle Busch | 61.47 | 18 |
– Marcos Ambrose and Jeff Gordon were some of the best drivers ever at Sonoma as combined they top both tables above and below.
| 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. | 14.36 | 17 |
| 3 | Clint Bowyer | 10.14 | 14 | 3 | Rusty Wallace | 11.00 | 17 |
| 4 | Marcos Ambrose | 11.29 | 7 | 4 | Ernie Irvan | 10.42 | 10 |
| 5 | Ricky Rudd | 11.72 | 18 | 5 | Kyle Larson | 9.87 | 9 |
| 6 | Tony Stewart | 11.78 | 18 | 6 | Robby Gordon | 9.71 | 15 |
| 7 | Mark Martin | 11.86 | 21 | 7 | Kurt Busch | 9.03 | 21 |
| 8 | Chase Elliott | 12.14 | 7 | 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 | 1 | Austin Dillon | 100 | 9 |
| 2 | Kevin Harvick | 22 | 2 | Chris Buescher | 100 | 7 |
| T3 | Bobby Labonte | 21 | 3 | Daniel Suarez | 100 | 6 |
| T3 | Kurt Busch | 21 | 4 | Danica Patrick | 100 | 5 |
| T3 | Mark Martin | 21 | 5 | Kevin Harvick | 99.96 | 22 |
| T3 | Terry Labonte | 21 | 6 | Ryan Newman | 99.95 | 19 |
| 7 | Jeff Burton | 20 | 7 | Kyle Larson | 99.89 | 9 |
| T8 | Dale Jarrett | 19 | 8 | Johnny Benson | 99.88 | 8 |
| T8 | Michael Waltrip | 19 | 9 | Joey Logano | 99.87 | 14 |
| T8 | Ryan Newman | 19 | 10 | Alex Bowman | 99.86 | 7 |
| T8 | Sterling Marlin | 19 | ||||
– Kevin Harvick ran the 2nd most races at Sonoma all-time and in his 22 starts he only finished a lap down once, 2005 he finished one lap down.
| 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. | 23.53 | 4 |
| 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 4 | 2 | Jeff Gordon | 21.74 | 5 |
| 3 | Tony Stewart | 3 | 3 | Ernie Irvan | 20.00 | 2 |
| T4 | Ernie Irvan | 2 | 4 | Davey Allison | 20.00 | 1 |
| T4 | Rusty Wallace | 2 | 5 | Tony Stewart | 16.67 | 3 |
| T4 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 6 | Daniel Suarez | 16.67 | 1 |
| T4 | Ricky Rudd | 2 | 7 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 14.29 | 1 |
| T8 | 14 drivers tied | 1 | T8 | Rusty Wallace | 11.76 | 2 |
| T8 | Kyle Busch | 11.11 | 2 | |||
| 10 | Ricky Rudd | 11.11 | 2 | |||
| 10 | Kyle Larson | 11.11 | 1 | |||
– With a win at Sonoma this weekend Martin Truex Jr. would not only extend his Win% lead here, he would also tie Jeff Gordon for most Wins in Sonoma history.
| Rank | Driver | Poles | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| 1 | Jeff Gordon | 5 | T5 | Kasey Kahne | 2 |
| T2 | Kyle Larson | 4 | T5 | Rusty Wallace | 2 |
| T2 | Ricky Rudd | 4 | T7 | 13 drivers tied | 1 |
| 4 | Jamie McMurray | 3 |
– In the Pole list above Gordon, Rudd, and Wallace combined for 9 wins here, meanwhile the other 3 on the list have only combined for 2 Wins here.
| 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 | Kevin Harvick | 5 | 5 | Ernie Irvan | 30.00 | 3 |
| T5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 5 | 6 | Martin Truex Jr. | 29.41 | 5 |
| T7 | Clint Bowyer | 4 | 7 | Clint Bowyer | 28.57 | 4 |
| T7 | Kurt Bsuch | 4 | 8 | Carl Edwards | 25.00 | 3 |
| T7 | Kyle Busch | 4 | 9 | Rusty Wallace | 23.53 | 4 |
| T7 | Rusty Wallace | 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 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | 55.56 | 10 |
| 4 | Clint Bowyer | 8 | 4 | Rusty Wallace | 52.94 | 9 |
| T5 | Kyle Busch | 7 | T5 | Chase Elliott | 42.86 | 3 |
| T5 | Kurt Busch | 7 | T5 | Ernie Irvan | 40.00 | 4 |
| T5 | Mark Martin | 7 | T7 | Kyle Busch | 38.89 | 7 |
| T5 | Kevin Harvick | 7 | T7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 35.29 | 6 |
| T9 | Martin Truex Jr. | 6 | 9 | Kurt Busch | 33.33 | 7 |
| T9 | Tony Stewart | 6 | 10 | Mark Martin | 33.33 | 7 |
| 10 | Tony Stewart | 33.33 | 6 | |||
| T9 | Terry Labonte | 6 | 10 | Carl Edwards | 33.33 | 4 |
| 10 | Dale Earnhardt | 33.33 | 4 | |||
| 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 | Dale Earnhardt | 75.00 | 9 |
| T3 | Ricky Rudd | 11 | T4 | Clint Bowyer | 71.43 | 10 |
| T3 | Kurt Busch | 11 | T4 | Chase Elliott | 71.43 | 5 |
| T3 | Kevin Harvick | 11 | T4 | Rusty Wallace | 64.71 | 11 |
| T7 | Clint Bowyer | 10 | 7 | Mark Martin | 61.90 | 13 |
| T7 | Tony Stewart | 10 | 8 | Ricky Rudd | 61.11 | 11 |
| T9 | Dale Earnhardt | 9 | T10 | Ernie Irvan | 60.00 | 6 |
| T9 | Jimmie Johnson | 9 | T10 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 57.14 | 4 |
| T9 | Kyle Busch | 9 | T10 | Ryan Blaney | 57.14 | 4 |
| 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 | Denny Hamlin | 25.00 | 3 |
| T1 | Kyle Larson | 3 | T2 | Kyle Larson | 25.00 | 3 |
| T3 | Jimmie Johnson | 1 | T2 | Jimmie Johnson | 16.67 | 1 |
| T3 | A.J. Allmendinger | 1 | 4 | A.J. Allmendinger | 12.50 | 1 |
| T3 | William Byron | 1 | 5 | William Byron | 10.00 | 1 |
| T3 | Joey Logano | 1 | 6 | Joey Logano | 8.33 | 1 |
| T3 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 7 | Kyle Larson | 8.33 | 1 |
| T3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | 8 | Martin Truex Jr. | 8.33 | 1 |
– Denny Hamlin and Kyle Larson have combined to win half of the stages run at Sonoma, but they’ve only won 1 of the 6 races here since stages were implemented.
| 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 |
| 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 | Aric Almirola | 5 | T5 | Alex Bowman | 50.00 | 5 |
| T5 | Brad Keselowski | 5 | T5 | Aric Almirola | 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 | Kasey Kahne | 50.00 | 2 |
| T5 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 50.00 | 1 | |||
| T5 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 5 | T5 | Matt Kenseth | 50.00 | 1 |
| T5 | Ty Gibbs | 50.00 | 1 | |||
– There have been 74 drivers to compete in a race at Sonoma with stages and out of the 74 only 4 drivers have finished more than half their stages 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 | 29 drivers tied |
1 | 1989-2023 |
| T4 | Dale Jarrett | 19 | ||||
| T4 | Michael Waltrip | 19 | ||||
| T4 | Ryan Newman | 19 | ||||
| T4 | Sterling Marlin | 19 | ||||
| T8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 18 | ||||
| T8 | Ken Schrader | 18 | ||||
| T8 | Matt Kenseth | 18 | ||||
– The only drivers to win multiple races in a row at Sonoma will not change after this weekend since Martin Truex Jr. won this race last year.
| 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 |
| 3 | Jeff Burton | 20 | T3 | Jeff Gordon | 2 | 1998-99 |
| T4 | Dale Jarrett | 19 | T3 | Jeff Gordon | 2 | 2004-05 |
| T4 | Michael Waltrip | 19 | T3 | Jamie McMurray | 2 | 2013-14 |
| T4 | Ryan Newman | 19 | T6 | 21
drivers tied |
1 | 1989-2023 |
| T4 | Sterling Marlin | 19 | ||||
| T8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 18 | ||||
| T8 | Jimmie Johnson | 18 | ||||
| T8 | Ken Schrader | 18 | ||||
| T8 | Kyle Busch | 18 | ||||
| T8 | 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 | 2 | Ricky Rudd | 3 | 1989-91 |
| T2 | Michael Waltrip | 19 | T3 | Rusty Wallace | 3 | 1989-91 |
| T4 | Ken Schrader | 18 | T3 | Ernie Irvan | 3 | 1992-94 |
| T4 | Matt Kenseth | 18 | T3 | Mark Martin | 3 | 1995-97 |
| T6 | Boris Said | 17 | T3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 3 | 2018-21 |
| T6 | Kyle Petty | 17 | T9 | 11 drivers tied |
2 | 1993-2018 |
| 8 | Joe Nemechek | 16 | ||||
| T9 | Brett Bodine | 14 | ||||
| T9 | Greg Biffle | 14 | ||||
– Jeff Gordon’s 5 straight Top 3 finish streak here at Sonoma is pretty safe as no other driver has even had a streak longer than 3 straight Top 3 finishes.
| 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 |
| 4 | Brett Bodine | 14 | T3 | Kyle Busch | 4 | 2017-21 |
| 5 | David Ragan | 13 | T5 | Rusty Wallace | 3 | 1989-91 |
| T6 | A.J. Allmendinger | 12 | T5 | Dale Earnhardt | 3 | 1994-96 |
| T6 | Dave Blaney | 12 | T5 | Mark Martin | 3 | 1995-97 |
| T6 | Elliott Sadler | 12 | T5 | Terry Labonte | 3 | 1995-97 |
| T9 | Aric Almirola | 11 | T5 | Ricky Rudd | 3 | 2000-02 |
| T9 | Jeremy Mayfield | 11 | T5 | Clint Bowyer | 3 | 2011-13 |
| T9 | Ward Burton | 11 | T5 | Kurt Busch | 3 | 2011-13 |
| T5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 3 | 2018-21 | |||
| 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 |
| 3 | Dave Blaney | 12 | T3 | Jeff Gordon | 7 | 1995-01 |
| T4 | Derrike Cope | 10 | T3 | Jimmie Johnson | 7 | 2009-15 |
| T4 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 10 | T5 | Dale Earnhardt | 6 | 1991-96 |
| T6 | Austin Dillon | 9 | T5 | Ken Schrader | 6 | 1991-96 |
| T6 | 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 | 6 drivers tied | 5 | 1989-2021 |
| 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 | 12 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 3 | 2021.16 s1- 2022.16 s1 |
| T1 | Brad Keselowski | 12 | T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | 2017.16 s1 |
| T1 | Chase Elliott | 12 | T2 | Jimmie Johnson | 1 | 2017.16 s2 |
| T1 | Chris Buescher | 12 | T2 | A.J. Allmendinger | 1 | 2018.16 s1 |
| T1 | Daniel Suarez | 12 | T2 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 2018.16 s2 |
| T1 | Erik Jones | 12 | T2 | William Byron | 1 | 2019.16 s1 |
| T1 | Kevin Harvick | 12 | T2 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 2019.16 s2 |
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 12 | T2 | Joey Logano | 1 | 2022.16 s2 |
| T1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 12 | T2 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 2023.16 s1 |
| T1 | Ryan Blaney | 12 | T2 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 2023.16 s2 |
– Kyle Larson is the only driver to win more than 1 stage in a row at Sonoma, and he did 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 | Ty Dillon | 10 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 5 | 2019.16 s1- 2022.16 s1 |
| 2 | Corey LaJoie | 8 | T2 | Jimmie Johnson | 4 | 2017.16 s2- 2019.16 s1 |
| T3 | Chase Briscoe | 6 | T2 | Kyle Busch | 4 | 2019.16 s2- 2022.16 s1 |
| T3 | David Ragan | 6 | T2 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 4 | 2022.16 s1- 2023.16 s2 |
| T3 | Ryan Preece | 6 | T5 | 10 drivers tied | 3 | — |
| T6 | Austin Cindric | 4 | ||||
| T6 | Cole Custer | 4 | ||||
| T6 | Cole Whitt | 4 | ||||
| T6 | Jamie McMurray | 4 | ||||
| T6 | Landon Cassill | 4 | ||||
| T6 | Parker Kligerman | 4 | ||||
| T6 | Scott Heckert | 4 | ||||
– Ricky Stenhouse Jr. has a chance to tie Kyle Larson for longest Stage T10 streak at Sonoma with a Top 10 finish in Stage 1, and part of the 10 way tie for 5th is an active Michael McDowell streak as well.
