Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
DARNALL ROBERT J
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SUNOCO INC [SUN]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1735 MARKET STREET
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/09/2005
(Street)

PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103-7583
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Deferred Share Units (1) 09/09/2005   A(2)   18.806   08/08/1988 08/08/1988 Common Stock 18.806 $ 71.835 595.282 (3) D  
Phantom Stock Units (1) 09/09/2005   A(4)   18.347   08/08/1988 08/08/1988 Common Stock 18.347 $ 71.835 857.365 (5) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
DARNALL ROBERT J
1735 MARKET STREET
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103-7583
  X      

Signatures

 John J. DiRocco, Jr., Attorney-in-fact for Robert J. Darnall   09/13/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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).
(5) Total of 6,607.981 Phantom Stock Units beneficially owned following reported transaction. Reported item reflects the 2-for-1 split of Sunoco, Inc.'s Common Stock effectuated on August 1, 2005. This stock split resulted in a doubling of the shares of Sunoco Common Stock, and related derivative securities, previously reported as being beneficially owned by the reporting person. Also, as a result of the split, the trading price of Sunoco Common Stock and the exercise or conversion price of related derivative securities was effectively halved.
(2) Dividend equivalents credited as restricted share units acquired pursuant to the Sunoco, Inc. Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan, in transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3(d).
(3) Total of 6,773.520 Restricted Share Units beneficially owned following reported transaction. Reported item reflects the 2-for-1 split of Sunoco, Inc.'s Common Stock effectuated on August 1, 2005. This stock split resulted in a doubling of the shares of Sunoco Common Stock, and related derivative securities, previously reported as being beneficially owned by the reporting person. Also, as a result of the split, the trading price of Sunoco Common Stock and the exercise or conversion price of related derivative securities was effectively halved.
(4) Crediting of dividend equivalents on voluntary deferred compensation account pursuant to the Sunoco, Inc. Directors Deferred Compensation Plan, in transactions exempt under Rule 16b-3(d).
(1) The conversion rate is 1 for 1.

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