Jeffrey C Rachor

Jeffrey C. Rachor was appointed a director of Sonic in May 1999. Mr. Rachor served as the President and Chief Operating Officer of Sonic from April 2004 until March 2007. Prior to his promotion to President in April 2004, Mr. Rachor served as Sonic's Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, a position he had held since October 2002. In November 1999, Mr. Rachor was promoted to executive officer status as Executive Vice President of Retail Operations. He originally joined Sonic as its Regional Vice President--Mid-South Region upon Sonic's 1997 acquisition of dealerships in Chattanooga, Tennessee and was subsequently promoted to Vice President of Retail Operations in September 1998 and again promoted to Executive Vice President--Retail Operations in October 1999. Mr. Rachor has over 21 years of experience in automobile retailing and was the Chief Operating Officer of the Chattanooga dealerships from 1989 until their acquisition by Sonic in 1997. Mr. Rachor currently serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer and as a director of The Pep Boys--Manny, Moe & Jack, a public company traded on the NYSE.