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Top five average running position (per loop data from 2005 to present):
| Driver | Average Running Position |
| Kurt Busch | 9.960 |
| Jimmie Johnson | 11.428 |
| Kyle Larson | 12.834 |
| Kevin Harvick | 13.538 |
| Ryan Newman | 14.062 |
Top five in stage points earned at Sonoma in 2017:
| Driver | Stage points | Stage wins |
| Denny Hamlin | 13 | 0 |
| Ryan Blaney | 11 | 0 |
| Joey Logano | 11 | 0 |
| Martin Truex Jr. | 10 | 1 |
| Jimmie Johnson | 10 | 1 |
Top five in points earned at Sonoma in last two years:
| Driver | Race points | Race win |
| Denny Hamlin | 87 | 0 |
| Kevin Harvick | 76 | 1 |
| Joey Logano | 74 | 0 |
| Brad Keselowski | 69 | 0 |
| Kyle Busch | 67 | 0 |
Most laps led in last two races at Sonoma:
| Driver | Laps led |
| Denny Hamlin | 44 |
| Kevin Harvick | 27 |
| Martin Truex Jr. | 25 |
| AJ Allmendinger | 24 |
| Brad Keselowski | 17 |
Average starting position for last 10 winners: 10.5; five of last seven winners started between 10th and 14th.
Active drivers to win pole: Jamie McMurray (3), Kasey Kahne (2), Kurt Busch (1), Joey Logano (1), Kyle Larson (1), AJ Allmendinger (1)
Active drivers to win at Sonoma: Kyle Busch (2), Jimmie Johnson (1), Kevin Harvick (1), Kasey Kahne (1), Kurt Busch (1), Clint Bowyer (1), Martin Truex Jr. (1)
Most recent pole winner: Kyle Larson, June of 2017
Last time pole-sitter won here: Jeff Gordon, June of 2004
Where stage winners started from: Third, 24th
Winning manufacturers of last 10 races: Toyota-4, Ford-2, Chevrolet-2, Dodge-2