The Goody's Cool Orange 500 is a NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car race held at the Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series is NASCARs top racing series. ... This article is about the sport of stock car racing. ... Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Martinsville, Virginia. ... Martinsville is an independent city located within the confines of Henry County, Virginia. ... Official language(s) English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Area  Ranked 35th  - Total 42,793 sq mi (110,862 km²)  - Width 200 miles (320 km)  - Length 430 miles (690 km)  - % water 7. ...

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. Goodys Powder is an over-the-counter pain reliever, in elemental powder form, marketed and sold by GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals. ... The Subway 500 is a NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car race held at the Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia. ...

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. April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... The Toyota Camry Car of Tomorrow body. ...

Past winners

• 2007 Jimmie Johnson (first COT win at Martinsville)-
• 2006 Tony Stewart
• 2005 Jeff Gordon
• 2004 Rusty Wallace
• 2003 Jeff Gordon
• 2002 Bobby Labonte
• 2001 Dale Jarrett
• 2000 Mark Martin
• 1999 John Andretti
• 1998 Bobby Hamilton
• 1997 Jeff Gordon
• 1996 Rusty Wallace
• 1995 Rusty Wallace (356 laps due to rain)
• 1994 Rusty Wallace
• 1993 Rusty Wallace
• 1992 Mark Martin
• 1991 Dale Earnhardt
• 1990 Geoffrey Bodine
• 1989 Darrell Waltrip
• 1988 Dale Earnhardt
• 1987 Dale Earnhardt
• 1986 Ricky Rudd
• 1985 Harry Gant
• 1984 Geoffrey Bodine
• 1983 Darrell Waltrip
• 1982 Harry Gant
• 1981 Morgan Shepherd
• 1980 Darrell Waltrip
• 1979 Richard Petty
• 1978 Darrell Waltrip
• 1977 Cale Yarborough (384 laps due to rain)
• 1976 Darrell Waltrip
• 1975 Richard Petty
• 1974 Cale Yarborough
• 1973 David Pearson
• 1972 Richard Petty
• 1971 Richard Petty
• 1970 Bobby Isaac (376 laps)
• 1969 Richard Petty
• 1968 Cale Yarborough
• 1967 Richard Petty
• 1966 Jim Paschal
• 1965 Fred Lorenzen
• 1964 Fred Lorenzen
• 1963 Richard Petty
• 1962 Richard Petty
• 1961 Junior Johnson
• 1960 Richard Petty
• 1959 Lee Petty
• 1958 Bob Welborn
• 1957 Buck Baker
• 1956 Buck Baker
• 1955 Tim Flock
• 1954 Jim Paschal
• 1953 Lee Petty
• 1952 Dick Rathmann
• 1951 Curtis Turner
• 1950 Curtis Turner
• 1949 Red Byron

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External links

• Crittenden Automotive Library: Sovran Bank 500