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 September 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. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 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

Theodore M. Wright
Chief Financial Officer
November 13, 2002