0000950168-00-000923 4 1 20000331 20000404 SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC 0001043509 5500 562010790 DE 1231 4 34 001-13395 593175 5401 EAST INDEPENDENCE BLVD PO BOX 18747 CHARLOTTE NC 28212 7045323354 5401 EAST INDEPENDENCE BLVD CHARLOTTE NC 28212 IUPPENLATZ MARK J 0001093574 OFFICER 4 SONIC AUTOMOTIVE 6407 IDLEWILD RD, BLDG 2, STE 111 CHARLOTTE NC 28212 SONIC AUTOMOTIVE 6407 IDLEWILD RD, BLDG 2, STE 111 CHARLOTTE NC 28212 4 1 000095016800000923-001-seq1-4.txt FORM 4 FOR MARK J. IUPPENLATZ