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 2025 Cup Series season.
First Winner: Ricky Rudd 06/11/1989
Most Recent Winner: Kyle Larson 06/09/2024
| 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 at Sonoma may be cursed as the last two drivers to win the Pole here have ended up in the table above, and only one Pole winner since 2000 has won the race as shown in the table below.
| Race | Driver | Race | Driver |
| 1994-10 | Ernie Irvan | 1999-16 | Jeff Gordon |
| 1997-09 | Mark Martin | 2004-16 | Jeff Gordon |
| 1998-16 | Jeff Gordon |
| 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 | 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 | 2024-16 | 17.27 | Kyle Larson |
| 9 | 2019-16 | 65.56 | Martin Truex Jr. | 9 | 2016-16 | 20.00 | Tony Stewart |
| 10 | 2012-16 | 63.39 | Clint Bowyer | 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 | 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 |

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 | 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 | 4 | 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 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 or more 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 | 11.51 | 1 | 36th | 30.63 |
| 2 | 7th | 11.60 | 2 | 39th | 29.46 |
| 3 | 4th | 11.77 | 3 | 40th | 28.89 |
| 4 | 2nd | 14.09 | 4 | 37th | 28.61 |
| 5 | 5th | 14.23 | 5 | 31st | 28.43 |
| T6 | 3rd | 15.43 | 6 | 35th | 27.97 |
| T6 | 11th | 15.43 | 7 | 34th | 27.63 |
| 8 | 6th | 15.66 | 8 | 27th | 26.77 |
| 9 | 12th | 15.89 | 9 | 38th | 25.97 |
| 10 | 19th | 16.49 | 10 | 29th | 25.94 |
– Historically starting well has produced good finishes at Sonoma, while 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 | 99.80 | 8 | 4 | Kurt Busch | 75.53 | 17 |
| 5 | Tony Stewart | 98.82 | 12 | 5 | Chase Elliott | 72.21 | 8 |
| 6 | Jimmie Johnson | 98.18 | 15 | 6 | Kyle Larson | 71.94 | 10 |
| 7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 98.12 | 18 | 7 | Tony Stewart | 69.78 | 12 |
| 8 | Kyle Larson | 96.72 | 10 | 8 | Jeff Gordon | 68.61 | 11 |
| 9 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 95.46 | 7 | 9 | Kevin Harvick | 65.93 | 18 |
| 10 | Kyle Busch | 93.57 | 19 | 10 | Ross Chastain | 62.30 | 5 |

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 | 11.13 | 8 | 4 | Kyle Larson | 10.64 | 10 |
| 5 | Marcos Ambrose | 11.29 | 7 | 5 | Ernie Irvan | 10.42 | 10 |
| 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 | Ross Chastain | 12.40 | 5 | 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 | 8 |
| 2 | Kevin Harvick | 22 | T1 | Daniel Suarez | 100 | 7 |
| T3 | Bobby Labonte | 21 | T1 | Danica Patrick | 100 | 5 |
| T3 | Kurt Busch | 21 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | 99.96 | 22 |
| T3 | Mark Martin | 21 | 5 | Ryan Newman | 99.95 | 19 |
| T3 | Terry Labonte | 21 | 6 | Kyle Larson | 99.91 | 10 |
| 7 | Jeff Burton | 20 | T7 | Alex Bowman | 99.88 | 8 |
| T8 | Dale Jarrett | 19 | T7 | Johnny Benson | 99.88 | 8 |
| T8 | Kyle Busch | 19 | T7 | Joey Logano | 99.88 | 15 |
| T8 | Michael Waltrip | 19 | ||||
| T8 | Ryan Newman | 19 | 10 | Paul Menard | 99.85 | 12 |
| T8 | Sterling Marlin | 19 | ||||
– With Austin Dillon wrecking out of last years race he went from being tied for 1st in the Best Laps Completed% table above running 100% of the laps, to being ranked 76th and running 93.31% of the laps available to him.
| 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 | Kyle Larson | 20.00 | 2 |
| T4 | Kyle Larson | 2 | T3 | Davey Allison | 20.00 | 1 |
| T4 | Rusty Wallace | 2 | 6 | Tony Stewart | 16.67 | 3 |
| T4 | Ricky Rudd | 2 | T7 | Daniel Suarez | 14.29 | 1 |
| T4 | Kyle Busch | 2 | T7 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 14.29 | 1 |
| T9 | 13 drivers tied | 1 | 9 | Rusty Wallace | 11.76 | 2 |
| 10 | Ricky Rudd | 11.11 | 2 | |||

With a win this weekend Kyle Larson would become just the 4th Cup driver with 3+ Wins here at Sonoma and would become the leader in the all-time Win% table above as well. Photo by Bob Kupbens — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
| Rank | Driver | Poles | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| 1 | Jeff Gordon | 5 | T5 | Joey Logano | 2 |
| T2 | Kyle Larson | 4 | T5 | Kasey Kahne | 2 |
| T2 | Ricky Rudd | 4 | T5 | Rusty Wallace | 2 |
| 4 | Jamie McMurray | 3 | T8 | 12 drivers tied | 1 |
– Only four active drivers have won a Pole here at Sonoma, the two mentioned above with Kyle Larson and Joey Logano, plus A.J. Allmendinger and Denny Hamlin.
| 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 | T8 | Carl Edwards | 25.00 | 3 |
| T7 | Kyle Busch | 4 | T8 | Chris Buescher | 25.00 | 2 |
| T7 | Kurt Bsuch | 4 | 10 | Rusty Wallace | 23.53 | 4 |
| 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 | 5 | Chase Elliott | 50.00 | 4 |
| T5 | Kurt Busch | 7 | 6 | Ernie Irvan | 40.00 | 4 |
| T5 | Mark Martin | 7 | 7 | Chris Buescher | 37.50 | 3 |
| T5 | Kevin Harvick | 7 | 8 | Kyle Busch | 36.84 | 7 |
| T9 | Martin Truex Jr. | 6 | T9 | 6 drivers tied | 33.33 | 4-7 |
| 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, and 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 | Ross Chastain | 80.00 | 4 |
| T3 | Rusty Wallace | 11 | 3 | Jeff Gordon | 78.26 | 18 |
| T3 | Ricky Rudd | 11 | T4 | Dale Earnhardt | 75.00 | 9 |
| T3 | Kurt Busch | 11 | T4 | Chase Elliott | 75.00 | 6 |
| T3 | Kevin Harvick | 11 | 6 | Clint Bowyer | 71.43 | 10 |
| T7 | Clint Bowyer | 10 | 7 | Rusty Wallace | 64.71 | 11 |
| T7 | Tony Stewart | 10 | 8 | Ryan Blaney | 62.50 | 5 |
| T9 | Dale Earnhardt | 9 | 9 | Mark Martin | 61.90 | 13 |
| T9 | Jimmie Johnson | 9 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | 61.11 | 11 |
| T9 | Kyle Busch | 9 | ||||
| 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 | T1 | Denny Hamlin | 21.43 | 3 |
| T1 | Kyle Larson | 3 | T1 | Kyle Larson | 21.43 | 3 |
| T3 | Jimmie Johnson | 1 | 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 16.67 | 1 |
| T3 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 4 | Tyler Reddick | 12.50 | 1 |
| T3 | A.J. Allmendinger | 1 | 5 | A.J. Allmendinger | 10.00 | 1 |
| T3 | William Byron | 1 | 6 | William Byron | 8.33 | 1 |
| T3 | Chris Buescher | 1 | T7 | Chris Buescher | 7.14 | 1 |
| T3 | Joey Logano | 1 | T7 | Joey Logano | 7.14 | 1 |
| T3 | Kyle Busch | 1 | T7 | Kyle Busch | 7.14 | 1 |
| T3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | T7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 7.14 | 1 |
– Denny Hamlin and Kyle Larson have combined to win 6 of the 14 stages run here at Sonoma (Stage 3 does not count), but they haven’t won any of the last 3 stages here.
| 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 | 9 | 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 66.67 | 4 |
| 2 | Kyle Larson | 8 | 2 | Joey Logano | 64.29 | 9 |
| T3 | Chase Elliott | 7 | 3 | Kyle Larson | 57.14 | 8 |
| T3 | Denny Hamlin | 7 | T4 | Chase Elliott | 50.00 | 7 |
| T5 | Alex Bowman | 6 | T4 | Denny Hamlin | 50.00 | 7 |
| T5 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | T4 | Alex Bowman | 50.00 | 6 |
| T5 | Chris Buescher | 6 | T4 | Aric Almirola | 50.00 | 5 |
| T5 | Kyle Busch | 6 | T4 | Harrison Burton | 50.00 | 3 |
| T5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 6 | T4 | Todd Gilliland | 50.00 | 3 |
| T10 | Aric Almirola | 5 | T4 | Kasey Kahne | 50.00 | 2 |
| T10 | Michael McDowell | 5 | T4 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 50.00 | 1 |
| T10 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 5 | T4 | Matt Kenseth | 50.00 | 1 |
| T10 | Ryan Blaney | 5 | ||||
– Of the 41 drivers to get 1+ Stage T10 here at Sonoma, 9 of them have a 50.00 Stage T10%.
| 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 | 30 drivers tied |
1 | 1989-2024 |
| T4 | Dale Jarrett | 19 | ||||
| T4 | Michael Waltrip | 19 | ||||
| T4 | Ryan Newman | 19 | ||||
| T4 | Sterling Marlin | 19 | ||||
| T8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 18 | ||||
| T8 | Denny Hamlin | 18 | ||||
| T8 | Ken Schrader | 18 | ||||
| T8 | Matt Kenseth | 18 | ||||
– Kyle Larson has a chance to do something only two other drivers have done in the history of Cup racing at Sonoma, win back-to-back races.
| 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 | Kyle Busch | 19 | T3 | Jamie McMurray | 2 | 2013-14 |
| T4 | Michael Waltrip | 19 | T6 | 22
drivers tied |
1 | 1989-2024 |
| T4 | Ryan Newman | 19 | ||||
| T4 | 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 | 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 in the history of Sonoma.
| 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 |
| T5 | A.J. Allmendinger | 13 | T5 | Rusty Wallace | 3 | 1989-91 |
| T5 | David Ragan | 13 | T5 | Dale Earnhardt | 3 | 1994-96 |
| T7 | Dave Blaney | 12 | T5 | Mark Martin | 3 | 1995-97 |
| T7 | 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 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 11 | T5 | Kurt Busch | 3 | 2011-13 |
| T9 | Ward Burton | 11 | T5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 3 | 2018-21 |
| T5 | Chris Buescher | 3 | 2022-24 | |||

Without a Top 5 this weekend Ricky Stenhouse Jr. would be T7th in the “without Top 5” table above, and without a Top 10 he would be T3rd in the “without” Top 10 table below. Photo by Chris Williams — Sonoma Raceway via Icon Sportswire
| 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 |
| 4 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 11 | T3 | Jimmie Johnson | 7 | 2009-15 |
| T5 | Austin Dillon | 10 | T5 | Dale Earnhardt | 6 | 1991-96 |
| T5 | Derrike Cope | 10 | T5 | Ken Schrader | 6 | 1991-96 |
| T7 | 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 | 14 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 3 | 2021.16 s1- 2022.16 s1 |
| T1 | Brad Keselowski | 14 | T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | 2017.16 s1 |
| T1 | Chase Elliott | 14 | T2 | Jimmie Johnson | 1 | 2017.16 s2 |
| T1 | Daniel Suarez | 14 | T2 | A.J. Allmendinger | 1 | 2018.16 s1 |
| T1 | Erik Jones | 14 | T2 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 2018.16 s2 |
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 14 | T2 | William Byron | 1 | 2019.16 s1 |
| T1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 14 | T2 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 2019.16 s2 |
| T1 | Ryan Blaney | 14 | T2 | Joey Logano | 1 | 2022.16 s2 |
| T9 | Alex Bowman | 12 | T2 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 2023.16 s1 |
| T9 | Bubba Wallace | 12 | T2 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 2023.16 s2 |
| T9 | Kevin Harvick | 12 | T2 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 2024.16 s1 |
| T2 | Chris Buescher | 1 | 2024.16 s2 | |||
– 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 | Ty Dillon | 10 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 5 | 2019.16 s1- 2022.16 s1 |
| 2 | Chase Briscoe | 8 | T2 | Jimmie Johnson | 4 | 2017.16 s2- 2019.16 s1 |
| T3 | Austin Cindric | 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 |
| T5 | Cole Custer | 4 | T2 | Michael McDowell | 4 | 2022.16 s2- 2024.16 s1 |
| T5 | Cole Whitt | 4 | T6 | 9 drivers tied | 3 | — |
| T5 | Daniel Hemric | 4 | ||||
| T5 | Jamie McMurray | 4 | ||||
| T5 | Landon Cassill | 4 | ||||
| T5 | Parker Kligerman | 4 | ||||
| T5 | Scott Heckert | 4 | ||||
| T5 | Zane Smith | 4 | ||||
– There are 24 drivers that have 10+ Stage starts at Sonoma, but only In Season Challenge darling, Ty Dillon, has yet to record a Stage T10 here.