1990 Hanes Activewear 500

, the venue where the race was held. Martinsville Speedway is a NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948. Entry list • (R) denotes rookie driver. == Qualifying ==

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, April 27, at 3:00 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 20 drivers in the round would be guaranteed a starting spot in the race. If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round, they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run, held on Saturday, April 28, at 12:30 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-30 would be decided on time, and depending on who needed it, a select amount of positions were given to cars who had not otherwise qualified but were high enough in owner's points; up to two were given. Geoff Bodine, driving for Junior Johnson & Associates, would win the pole, setting a time of 20.644 and an average speed of in the first round. No drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results == Race results ==

== Standings after the race ==

;Drivers' Championship standings • Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. == References ==