| LONG POND, Pa. -- Bill Elliott finally converted qualifying prowess into a trip to Victory Lane on Sunday when he passed Sterling Marlin's dominant Dodge with 19 laps remaining and won the shortened Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway.
The scheduled 200-lap run on the 2.5-mile tri-oval was cut to 175 laps by impending darkness and a threat of more rain. The race previously was delayed for more than three hours by two red flags.
After a 75-lap green flag run in the middle of the event, two cautions in the last 36 laps ultimately set up Elliott's first victory in 22 races, since last fall's Pennzoil 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Elliott -- who started from the Bud Pole for the series leading fourth time this season -- steadily pulled away after making a stunning outside pass in Turn 1 on the 157th lap and was 1.721 seconds ahead of Kurt Busch at the finish.
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