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The Sunoco Presents The American Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 is the second of two NASCAR
NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
 Sprint Cup Series stock car races
Stock car racing

Stock car racing is a form of automobile racing found mainly in the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Great Britain and Brazil. Traditionally, races are run on oval track racing measuring approximately ? mile to 2.66 miles length, but are also raced on road courses....
 held at the Pocono Raceway
Pocono Raceway

Pocono Raceway is a superspeedway located in the The Poconos of Pennsylvania at Long Pond, Pennsylvania. It is the site of two annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races held just weeks apart in June and August....
 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania
Long Pond, Pennsylvania

Long Pond, Pennsylvania is a unincorporated location in the The Poconos region of Pennsylvania, a part of the Appalachian Mountains. The zip code is 18334....
, the other being the Pocono 500
Pocono 500

The Pocono 500 is the first of two stock car racing held at the Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, on the NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule in mid-June, the other being the Pennsylvania 500, usually held in July....
. Starting in 2007, the race was moved from its traditional July date into August, swapping dates with the Allstate 400 at The Brickyard
Allstate 400 at the Brickyard

The Allstate 400 at The Brickyard, introduced as the Brickyard 400 in 1994 in NASCAR, is an annual 400-mile NASCAR Sprint Cup points race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana....
.

In 2008, Sunoco
Sunoco

Sunoco is an United States petroleum and petrochemical manufacturer headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States, formerly known as Sun Company Inc. and Sun Oil Co. ....
, the official NASCAR fuel supplier, based in Pennsylvania, and the Philadelphia region of the American Red Cross
American Red Cross

The American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief and education inside the United States, and is the designated U.S....
, agreed to sponsorship of the race and charity events to benefit the American Red Cross South Pennsylvania-Philadelphia region.






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The Sunoco Presents The American Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 is the second of two NASCAR
NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
 Sprint Cup Series stock car races
Stock car racing

Stock car racing is a form of automobile racing found mainly in the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Great Britain and Brazil. Traditionally, races are run on oval track racing measuring approximately ? mile to 2.66 miles length, but are also raced on road courses....
 held at the Pocono Raceway
Pocono Raceway

Pocono Raceway is a superspeedway located in the The Poconos of Pennsylvania at Long Pond, Pennsylvania. It is the site of two annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races held just weeks apart in June and August....
 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania
Long Pond, Pennsylvania

Long Pond, Pennsylvania is a unincorporated location in the The Poconos region of Pennsylvania, a part of the Appalachian Mountains. The zip code is 18334....
, the other being the Pocono 500
Pocono 500

The Pocono 500 is the first of two stock car racing held at the Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, on the NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule in mid-June, the other being the Pennsylvania 500, usually held in July....
. Starting in 2007, the race was moved from its traditional July date into August, swapping dates with the Allstate 400 at The Brickyard
Allstate 400 at the Brickyard

The Allstate 400 at The Brickyard, introduced as the Brickyard 400 in 1994 in NASCAR, is an annual 400-mile NASCAR Sprint Cup points race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana....
.

In 2008, Sunoco
Sunoco

Sunoco is an United States petroleum and petrochemical manufacturer headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States, formerly known as Sun Company Inc. and Sun Oil Co. ....
, the official NASCAR fuel supplier, based in Pennsylvania, and the Philadelphia region of the American Red Cross
American Red Cross

The American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief and education inside the United States, and is the designated U.S....
, agreed to sponsorship of the race and charity events to benefit the American Red Cross South Pennsylvania-Philadelphia region. 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.