Sonoma 2026 NASCAR Average Running Positions
| Rank | Driver | Finish Pos. | Average Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 1 | 2.1 |
| 2 | Chase Briscoe | 2 | 4.2 |
| 3 | Kyle Larson | 4 | 4.3 |
| 4 | Ty Gibbs | 3 | 6.9 |
| 5 | Ryan Blaney | 6 | 7.2 |
| 6 | Connor Zilisch | 7 | 8.7 |
| 7 | William Byron | 12 | 9.7 |
| 8 | Michael McDowell | 9 | 9.9 |
| 9 | Christopher Bell | 5 | 10.8 |
| 10 | Carson Hocevar | 11 | 12.9 |
| 11 | Ross Chastain | 14 | 13.5 |
| 12 | AJ Allmendinger | 16 | 14.1 |
| 13 | Ryan Preece | 8 | 14.2 |
| 14 | Chase Elliott | 17 | 16.8 |
| 15 | Austin Cindric | 13 | 16.8 |
| 16 | Alex Bowman | 10 | 16.9 |
| 17 | Denny Hamlin | 26 | 17.4 |
| 18 | Brad Keselowski | 15 | 19.3 |
| 19 | Joey Logano | 24 | 19.4 |
| 20 | Zane Smith | 18 | 19.9 |
| 21 | Austin Hill | 34 | 22.1 |
| 22 | Chris Buescher | 19 | 22.3 |
| 23 | Ty Dillon | 35 | 23.5 |
| 24 | John H. Nemechek | 25 | 23.6 |
| 25 | Cole Custer | 20 | 24.0 |
| 26 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 21 | 24.4 |
| 27 | Bubba Wallace | 22 | 24.8 |
| 28 | Erik Jones | 23 | 24.8 |
| 29 | Riley Herbst | 30 | 26.2 |
| 30 | Josh Berry | 28 | 26.3 |
| 31 | Todd Gilliland | 29 | 26.8 |
| 32 | Daniel Suarez | 31 | 28.4 |
| 33 | Austin Dillon | 27 | 29.2 |
| 34 | Noah Gragson | 32 | 30.9 |
| 35 | Tyler Reddick | 36 | 31.8 |
| 36 | Cody Ware | 33 | 32.1 |
