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2008 Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500

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Pre-Race News
Qualifying
Race Recap
References

{{NASCAR race season infobox
| Type = CUST
| Description = Race 21 of 36 in the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season
| country = United States
| Race Name = Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500
| Details ref =
| Fulldate = {{Start date|2008|August|3}}
| Year = 2008
| Race_No = 21
| Season_No = 36
| Image = Pocono Raceway.svg
| Caption = Pocono Raceway, the race track where the race was held.
| Official name = Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500
| Location = Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania
| Course_mi = 2.5
| Course_km = 4.023
| Distance_laps = 200
| Distance_mi = 500
| Distance_km = 804.672
| Weather = Temperatures reaching up to {{convert|80.1|F|C}}; average wind speeds of {{convert|17.1|mph|km/h}} with {{convert|0.23|in|cm}} of rain within 24 hours of the race^[1]
| Avg = {{convert|130.567|mi/h}}
| Pole_Driver = Jimmie Johnson
| Pole_Team = Hendrick Motorsports
| Pole_Time = 53.503
| Most_Driver = Mark Martin
| Most_Team = Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
| Most_laps = 55
| Car = 99
| First_Driver = Carl Edwards
| First_Team = Roush Fenway Racing
| Network = ESPN
| Announcers = Jerry Punch, Andy Petree and Dale Jarrett
}}

The 2008 Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500,^[2] the twenty-first race of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup season and was held on August 3 of that year at Pocono Raceway in the village of Long Pond, Pennsylvania. ESPN carried the race beginning at 1 PM US EDT and MRN along with Sirius Satellite Radio had radio coverage of the {{convert|500|mi|km}} race starting at 1:15 PM US EDT. The race was sponsored by Sunoco through its official NASCAR gasoline sponsorship and will benefit the American Red Cross Southeastern Pennsylvania chapter (covering Philadelphia and the surrounding five-county region), and marked the first time since 1996 that a race at the {{convert|2.5|mi|km}} track has had a corporate sponsor.

Pre-Race News

Terry Labonte will pinch hit this week for Patrick Carpentier in the #10 Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge while Chad McCumbee will drive the #45 Petty Enterprises ride. Carpentier is running in the NAPA Auto Parts 200 on Saturday (8/2) in Montreal, Quebec.

Qualifying

Jimmie Johnson took the pole position with Mark Martin and David Gilliland in the second and third positions, and Jeff Gordon starting fourth.

Race Recap

After "Happy Hour" was washed out on Saturday due to rain, a mandatory caution would be flying at Lap 20, however two accidents predated them. A rain delay held up the race with 69 laps left, and Carl Edwards would win his fourth race of the season.

Failed to Qualify: Chad Chaffin (#34).

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/PA/Long%20Pond/2008-08-03 |title=2008 Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 weather information |work=The Old Farmers' Almanac |accessdate=2013-06-17 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6HYhdeSoi?url=http://m.almanac.com/weather/history/PA/Long%20Pond/2008-08-03 |archivedate=2013-06-22 |deadurl=no |df= }}
2. ^Pocono race renamed Sunoco Presents The American Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 Presented By Cheez-Its

{{NASCAR next race
| Series = Sprint Cup Series
| Season = 2008
| Previous_race = 2008 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard
| Next_race = 2008 Centurion Boats at the Glen
}}{{2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup}}

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