÷ Rusty Wallace won the inaugural Coors Light pole at Sonoma in 1989 with a speed of 90.041 mph.
÷ 15 drivers have Coors Light poles at Sonoma, led by Jeff Gordon with five.
÷ Three drivers have won consecutive Coors Light poles at Sonoma Ricky Rudd, Jeff Gordon (1998, ’99 and 2004, ’05) and Jamie McMurray (2013, ’14). Ricky Rudd holds the record for most consecutive poles at Sonoma with three; fall 1990 through 1992.
÷ Boris Said posted his first career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coors Light pole at Sonoma Raceway (6/22/2003).
÷ Five of the 26 (19.2%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Sonoma have been won from the Coors Light pole; the most recent was Jeff Gordon in 2004. Gordon is the only NSCS driver to win from the pole at Sonoma more than once (1998, 1999 and 2004).
÷ The Coors Light pole position is the most proficient starting position in the field, producing more wins (five) than any other starting position at Sonoma Raceway.
÷ Eight of the 26 (30.7%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Sonoma have been won from the front row: five from the pole and three from second-place.
÷ 19 of the 26 (73%) NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Sonoma have been won from a top-10 starting position.
÷ Seven of the 26 (26.9%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Sonoma have been won from a starting position outside the top 10.
÷ Two of the 26 (7.6%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Sonoma have been won from a starting position outside the top 20.
÷ The deepest in the field that a race winner has started at Michigan was 32nd, by Juan Pablo Montoya in 2007.
÷ Jeff Gordon leads the series in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in average starting position at Sonoma with a 7.818.
÷ Qualifying has never been cancelled in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Sonoma Raceway.
(NASCAR)(6-27-2015)
