The 1990 Goody's 500 was the 24th stock car race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 42nd iteration of the event.

The race was held on Sunday, September 23, 1990, before an audience of 44,000 in Martinsville, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526 miles (0.847 km) permanent oval-shaped short track.

In the final stages of the race, Junior Johnson & Associates driver Geoff Bodine would manage to mount a late-race comeback, passing for the lead with 42 laps left in the race after being involved in an incident on lap 320.

At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series.

Mark Martin, driving for Roush Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 20.679 and an average speed of 91.571 miles per hour (147.369 km/h) in the first round.