Exhibit 99.2

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
June 30, 2002 of Sonic Automotive, Inc. (the "Company") as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I,
Theodore M. Wright, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, that:

     (1)  the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
          15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2)  the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
          material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of
          the Company.

                                                        /s/ Theodore M. Wright
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                                                             Theodore M. Wright
                                                        Chief Financial Officer
                                                                August 14, 2002