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The Pennsylvania 500 is the second of two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car races held at the Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, the other being the Pocono 500. Starting in 2007, the race was moved from its traditional July date into August, swapping dates with the Allstate 400 at The Brickyard.

In 2008, Sunoco, the official NASCAR fuel supplier, based in Pennsylvania, and the Philadelphia region of the American Red Cross, agreed to sponsorship of the race and charity events to benefit the American Red Cross South Pennsylvania-Philadelphia region.^[1] It marked the first time since 1996 that the event carried a title sponsor.

In July 2008, it was speculated that the Democratic Nominee Barack Obama may sponsor a car at the Pennsylvania 500, becoming the first presidential candidate in NASCAR history to provide sponsorship for one of its teams.

Past winners

Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500

2008 - Carl Edwards

Pennsylvania 500

2007 - Kurt Busch
2006 - Denny Hamlin
2005 - Kurt Busch (203 laps / 507.5 miles because of green-white-checker finish)
2004 - Jimmie Johnson
2003 - Ryan Newman
2002 - Bill Elliott (175 laps / 437.5 miles due to darkness after two lengthy red flags)
2001 - Bobby Labonte
2000 - Rusty Wallace
1999 - Bobby Labonte
1998 - Jeff Gordon
1997 - Dale Jarrett

Miller 500

1996 - Rusty Wallace

Miller Genuine Draft 500

1995 - Dale Jarrett
1994 - Geoffrey Bodine
1993 - Dale Earnhardt
1992 - Darrell Waltrip
1991 - Rusty Wallace (179 laps / 447.5 miles due to rain)

AC Spark Plug 500

1990 - Geoffrey Bodine
1989 - Bill Elliott
1988 - Bill Elliott

Summer 500

1987 - Dale Earnhardt
1986 - Tim Richmond (150 laps / 375 miles due to rain)
1985 - Bill Elliott

Like Cola 500

1984 - Harry Gant
1983 - Tim Richmond

Mountain Dew 500

1982 - Bobby Allison
1981 - Darrell Waltrip

Coca-Cola 500

1980 - Neil Bonnett
1979 - Cale Yarborough
1978 - Darrell Waltrip
1977 - Benny Parsons

Purolator 500

1976 - Richard Petty
1975 - David Pearson
1974 - Richard Petty (180 laps / 450 miles due to energy crisis)

NASCAR/USAC Acme Super Saver 500 (exhibition race)

1973 - Richard Petty

References

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