Goody's Cool Orange 500

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This article is about the race at Martinsville Speedway. For the race of the same name run at Bristol in 1994 and 1995, see Sharpie 500.

**Goody's Cool Orange 500**

Venue	Martinsville Speedway
Corporate sponsor	Goody's
First race	1949
Distance	263 miles (423 km)
Number of laps	500
Previous names	Unnamed/Unknown (1949-1955) Virginia 500 (1956-1981, 2001-2003) Virginia National Bank 500 (1982-1983) Sovran Bank 500 (1984-1987) Pannill Sweatshirts 500 (1988-1989) Hanes Activewear 500 (1990) Hanes 500 (1991-1995) Goody's Headache Powder 500 (1996-1998) Goody's Body Pain 500 (1999-2000) Advance Auto Parts 500 (2004-2005) DirecTV 500 (2006)

The Goody's Cool Orange 500 is a NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car race held at the Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia.

Long Time sponsor Goody's will return as race sponsor for next year's spring race with their new Orange flavored brand, known as the Goody's Cool Orange 500, though the Goody's 500 was originally the name of the fall race, which is now the Subway 500.

The race will next be run on April 1, 2007. It will be the second race for NASCAR's new car design, called the Car of Tomorrow.