The 1990 Atlanta Journal 500 was the 29th and final stock car race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 31st iteration of the event.

In the final laps of the race, Bud Moore Engineering driver Morgan Shepherd would manage to defend the field on the final 21-lap green flag stint of the race to take his third career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.

One of the team members for Elliott, Mike Rich, would die due to a cardiac arrest caused by injuries sustained in the crash.

It has annually hosted NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car races since its inauguration in 1960.

Rusty Wallace, driving for Blue Max Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 31.270 and an average speed of 175.222 miles per hour (281.992 km/h) in the first round.