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 500 miles (800 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 2.5 miles (4.0 km) track has had a corporate sponsor.

Pre-Race News

Qualifying

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

RANK[3] DRIVER NBR CAR TIME SPEED
1  Jimmie Johnson 48 Chevrolet 53.503   168.215  
2  Mark Martin 8 Chevrolet 53.712   167.560  
3  David Gilliland 38 Ford 53.832   167.187  
4  Jeff Gordon 24 Chevrolet 53.858   167.106  
5  Matt Kenseth 17 Ford 53.930   166.883  
6  Ryan Newman 12 Dodge 53.962   166.784  
7  Kasey Kahne 9 Dodge 54.047   166.522  
8  Brian Vickers 83 Toyota 54.047   166.522  
9  Greg Biffle 16 Ford 54.049   166.516  
10  Kurt Busch 2 Dodge 54.072   166.445  
11  Bobby Labonte 43 Dodge 54.089   166.392  
12  Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 88 Chevrolet 54.103   166.349  
13  Juan Pablo Montoya 42 Dodge 54.152   166.199  
14  Denny Hamlin 11 Toyota 54.167   166.153  
15  Carl Edwards 99 Ford 54.192   166.076  
16  David Ragan 6 Ford 54.239   165.932  
17  Martin Truex, Jr. 1 Chevrolet 54.245   165.914  
18  Tony Raines 70 Chevrolet 54.260   165.868   *
19  Travis Kvapil 28 Ford 54.273   165.828  
20  Tony Stewart 20 Toyota 54.291   165.773  
21  Kevin Harvick 29 Chevrolet 54.293   165.767  
22  Paul Menard 15 Chevrolet 54.346   165.606  
23  Joe Nemechek 78 Chevrolet 54.352   165.587   *
24  Dave Blaney 22 Toyota 54.358   165.569  
25  Terry Labonte 10 Dodge 54.374   165.520   *
26  Sam Hornish, Jr. 77 Dodge 54.376   165.514  
27  Kyle Busch 18 Toyota 54.381   165.499  
28  David Reutimann 44 Toyota 54.392   165.466  
29  Elliott Sadler 19 Dodge 54.403   165.432  
30  Clint Bowyer 07 Chevrolet 54.423   165.371  
31  A. J. Allmendinger 84 Toyota 54.479   165.201   *
32  Reed Sorenson 41 Dodge 54.490   165.168  
33  Casey Mears 5 Chevrolet 54.493   165.159  
34  Chad McCumbee 45 Dodge 54.536   165.029   *
35  Michael McDowell 00 Toyota 54.542   165.010   *
36  Regan Smith 01 Chevrolet 54.628   164.751  
37  Bill Elliott 21 Ford 54.643   164.705   *
38  Robby Gordon 7 Dodge 54.650   164.684  
39  Jeff Burton 31 Chevrolet 54.658   164.660  
40  Scott Riggs 66 Chevrolet 54.696   164.546  
41  Jamie McMurray 26 Ford 54.703   164.525  
42  Michael Waltrip 55 Toyota 54.819   164.177  
43  J. J. Yeley 96 Toyota 55.123   163.271   *
44  Chad Chaffin 34 Chevrolet 55.791   161.316   *

OP: qualified via owners points

PC: qualified as past champion

PR: provisional

QR: via qualifying race

* - had to qualify on time

Failed to Qualify: Chad Chaffin (#34).

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.

Results

POS[4] ST # DRIVER CAR LAPS STATUS LED PTS
1 15 99   Carl Edwards Ford 200 running 53 190
2 20 20   Tony Stewart Toyota 200 running 0 170
3 1 48   Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 200 running 34 170
4 21 29   Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 200 running 0 160
5 16 6   David Ragan Ford 200 running 1 160
6 30 07   Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 200 running 0 150
7 7 9   Kasey Kahne Dodge 200 running 41 151
8 2 8   Mark Martin Chevrolet 200 running 55 152
9 41 26   Jamie McMurray Ford 200 running 2 143
10 4 24   Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 200 running 0 134
11 5 17   Matt Kenseth Ford 200 running 3 135
12 12 88   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Chevrolet 200 running 1 132
13 9 16   Greg Biffle Ford 200 running 2 129
14 6 12   Ryan Newman Dodge 200 running 0 121
15 17 1   Martin Truex, Jr. Chevrolet 200 running 0 118
16 19 28   Travis Kvapil Ford 200 running 0 115
17 34 45   Chad McCumbee Dodge 200 running 0 112
18 18 70   Tony Raines Chevrolet 200 running 0 109
19 31 84   A. J. Allmendinger Toyota 200 running 0 106
20 37 21   Bill Elliott Ford 200 running 1 108
21 39 31   Jeff Burton Chevrolet 200 running 0 100
22 33 5   Casey Mears Chevrolet 200 running 0 97
23 14 11   Denny Hamlin Toyota 200 running 0 94
24 35 00   Michael McDowell Toyota 200 running 0 91
25 36 01   Regan Smith Chevrolet 200 running 0 88
26 26 77   Sam Hornish, Jr. Dodge 200 running 0 85
27 29 19   Elliott Sadler Dodge 200 running 0 82
28 8 83   Brian Vickers Toyota 200 running 0 79
29 40 66   Scott Riggs Chevrolet 199 running 1 81
30 28 44   David Reutimann Toyota 199 running 0 73
31 24 22   Dave Blaney Toyota 199 running 0 70
32 25 10   Terry Labonte Dodge 199 running 0 67
33 11 43   Bobby Labonte Dodge 199 running 0 64
34 3 38   David Gilliland Ford 199 running 0 61
35 32 41   Reed Sorenson Dodge 199 running 0 58
36 27 18   Kyle Busch Toyota 199 running 0 55
37 38 7   Robby Gordon Dodge 198 running 0 52
38 10 2   Kurt Busch Dodge 198 running 5 54
39 43 96   J. J. Yeley Toyota 196 out of fuel 0 46
40 13 42   Juan Pablo Montoya Dodge 146 engine 0 43
41 23 78   Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 138 crash 0 40
42 22 15   Paul Menard Chevrolet 137 crash 0 37
43 42 55   Michael Waltrip Toyota 24 engine 1 39
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
POS NAME NBR OWNER
44 Chad Chaffin 34 Bob Jenkins

References

  1. ↑ "Weather History for Long Pond, PA | Almanac.com". www.almanac.com. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
  2. ↑ Pocono race renamed Sunoco Presents The American Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 Presented By Cheez-Its
  3. ↑ "Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Sunoco_Red_Cross_Pennsylvania_500