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The '''2008 [[Pennsylvania 500|Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500]]'''<ref>[http://www.jayski.com/pages/tracks/pocono.htm Pocono race renamed Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500]</ref>, the twenty-first race of the [[2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup season]] and will be held on [[August 3]] of that year at [[Pocono Raceway]] in the hamlet of [[Long Pond, Pennsylvania]]. [[NASCAR on ESPN|ESPN]] will carry the race beginning at 1 PM [[North American Eastern Time Zone|US EDT]] and [[Motor Racing Network|MRN]] along with [[Sirius Satellite Radio]] will have radio coverage of the {{convert|500|mi|km}} race starting at 1:15 PM US EDT. The race is being sponsored by [[Sunoco]] through its' official NASCAR gasoline sponsorship and will benefit the [[American Red Cross]] Southeastern Pennsylvania chapter (covering [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] and the surrounding five-county region), and marks the frist time since 1996 that a race at the {{convert|2.5|mi|km}} track has had a corporate sponsor. |
The '''2008 [[Pennsylvania 500|Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500]]'''<ref>[http://www.jayski.com/pages/tracks/pocono.htm Pocono race renamed Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500]</ref>, the twenty-first race of the [[2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup season]] and will be held on [[August 3]] of that year at [[Pocono Raceway]] in the hamlet of [[Long Pond, Pennsylvania]]. [[NASCAR on ESPN|ESPN]] will carry the race beginning at 1 PM [[North American Eastern Time Zone|US EDT]] and [[Motor Racing Network|MRN]] along with [[Sirius Satellite Radio]] will have radio coverage of the {{convert|500|mi|km}} race starting at 1:15 PM US EDT. The race is being sponsored by [[Sunoco]] through its' official NASCAR gasoline sponsorship and will benefit the [[American Red Cross]] Southeastern Pennsylvania chapter (covering [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] and the surrounding five-county region), and marks the frist time since 1996 that a race at the {{convert|2.5|mi|km}} track has had a corporate sponsor. |
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==Qualifying== |
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Due to [[NASCAR]]'s top 35 owners' points rule, the following teams have already qualified to be in the [[Pennsylvania 500|Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500]]. |
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#18 [[Kyle Busch]] |
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#88 [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]] |
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#31 [[Jeff Burton]] |
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#48 [[Jimmie Johnson]] |
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#99 [[Carl Edwards]] |
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#24 [[Jeff Gordon]] |
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#16 [[Greg Biffle]] |
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#11 [[Denny Hamlin]] |
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#9 [[Kasey Kahne]] |
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#20 [[Tony Stewart]] |
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#17 [[Matt Kenseth]] |
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#07 [[Clint Bowyer]] |
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#29 [[Kevin Harvick]] |
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#6 [[David Ragan]] |
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#83 [[Brian Vickers]] |
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#8 [[Mark Martin]] |
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#12 [[Ryan Newman]] |
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#1 [[Martin Truex Jr.]] |
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#2 [[Kurt Busch]] |
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#43 [[Bobby Labonte]] |
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#26 [[Jamie McMurray]] |
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#19 [[Elliott Sadler]] |
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#42 [[Juan Montoya]] |
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#28 [[Travis Kvapil]] |
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#38 [[David Gilliland]] |
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#5 [[Casey Mears]] |
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#15 [[Paul Menard]] |
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#44 [[David Reutimann]] |
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#41 [[Reed Sorenson]] |
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#22 [[Dave Blaney]] |
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#7 [[Robby Gordon]] |
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#55 [[Michael Waltrip]] |
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#01 [[Regan Smith]] |
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#77 [[Sam Hornish Jr.]] |
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#66 [[Scott Riggs]] |
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=References= |
=References= |
Revision as of 17:02, 30 July 2008
The 2008 Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500[1], the twenty-first race of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup season and will be held on August 3 of that year at Pocono Raceway in the hamlet of Long Pond, Pennsylvania. ESPN will carry the race beginning at 1 PM US EDT and MRN along with Sirius Satellite Radio will have radio coverage of the 500 miles (800 km) race starting at 1:15 PM US EDT. The race is being 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 marks the frist time since 1996 that a race at the 2.5 miles (4.0 km) track has had a corporate sponsor.