FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Thomson Michael J 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 05/30/2008 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SUNOCO INC [SUN] (Last) (First) (Middle) 1735 MARKET STREET 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Senior V.P. 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103-7583 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 75 (1) I ESOP Trust

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Common Stock Unit	  (3)	  (3)	Common Stock Unit (4)	7,000	$ (2)	D	Â
Stock Options (Right to buy)	12/05/2009	12/05/2017	Stock Options (Right to buy) (5)	19,000	$ 63.98	D	Â
Stock Options (Right to buy)	03/30/2009	03/30/2017	Stock Options (Right to buy) (6)	16,000	$ 70.44	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Thomson Michael J 1735 MARKET STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103-7583	Â	Â	  Senior V.P.	Â

Signatures

John J. DiRocco, Jr., Attorney-in-Fact for Michael J. Thomson		06/06/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(3)	Not Applicable
(2)	Conversion rate is 1 for 1.
(6)	Special one-time grant award of Stock options (right to buy Sunoco, Inc. common stock) exercisable two years from the date of grant, pursuant to the Sunoco, Inc. Long Term Performance Enhancement Plan II (LTPEP II), in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3.
(4)	Special one-time retention-based common stock units awarded in 2007 pursuant to the Sunoco, Inc. Long-Term Performance Enhancement Plan II ("LTPEP II") in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3. Payout of these common stock units is contingent only upon the continued employment of the respective recipient with the Company through March 29, 2010.
(1)	Routine, periodic acquisition of share equivalents pursuant to the Sunoco, Inc. Capital Accumulation Plan in transactions exempt under Rule 16(b). This information is provided by the Plan Administrator.
(5)	Stock options (right to buy Sunoco, Inc. common stock) exercisable two years from the date of grant, pursuant to the Sunoco, Inc. Long Term Performance Enhancement Plan II (LTPEP II), in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3.

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