Exhibit 32.1
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 of Sonic Automotive, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q
for the period ended March 31, 2011 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the
date hereof (the “Report”), I, David P. Cosper, Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of the
Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, that:
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the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
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the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects,
the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
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/s/ DAVID P. COSPER |
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David P. Cosper |
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Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer |
April 28, 2011