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The Goody's Cool Orange 500, formerly known as the DirecTV 500 and the Advance Auto Parts 500 is a NASCAR Nextel Cup race that takes place at the Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia.

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Started in 1949, the race covers 500 laps over 263 miles. The race is preceded by the Food City 500 and followed by the Samsung 500. Goody's returned as sponsor in 2007 after sponsoring the race from 1996 to 2000. Hanes preceded Goody's from 190-1995, and it was also known as the Pannill Sweatshirts 500 from 1988-89, the Sovran Bank 500 from 1984-87, the Virginia National Bank 500 from 1982-83, Virginia 500 from 1956-81 and again from 2001-03. From 1949 to 1955 the race was unnamed.

The 2006 winner was Tony Stewart, following Jeff Gordon's 2005 win. Gordon also took the race in 2003 and 1997. Rusty Wallace won in 2004, after a four year consecutive winning streak from 1993 to 1996. The 2007 race will showcase the Car of Tomorrow, a five-year design project that started after the death of Dale Earnhardt. Primary concerns were safety, competition and performance, and cost efficiency. Improved handling and more "crushability" are also built into the car's template, which will be the same for each car.