Exhibit 10.44

          REAFFIRMATION AGREEMENT, dated as of November 3, 2004, among ADVANCE
STORES COMPANY, INCORPORATED, a Virginia corporation (the “Borrower”), ADVANCE
AUTO PARTS, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), each subsidiary of
Holdings listed on the signature pages hereof (collectively, the “Subsidiary
Loan Parties” and, together with the Borrower and Holdings, the “Reaffirming
Parties”) and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK (“JPMCB”), as Administrative Agent and
Collateral Agent under the Restated Credit Agreement referred to below.

        WHEREAS Holdings, the Borrower, the Lenders party thereto, and JPMCB
have entered into an Amendment and Restatement Agreement (the “Amendment and
Restatement Agreement”), dated as of November 3, 2004, which amends and restates
the Credit Agreement dated as of November 28, 2001, as amended and restated as
of June 28, 2002, as amended and restated as of March 6, 2003, as amended and
restated as of December 5, 2003 (the “Existing Credit Agreement”, and, as
amended and restated after giving effect to the Amendment and Restatement
Agreement, the “Restated Credit Agreement”), among Holdings, the Borrower, the
Lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMCB, as Administrative Agent;

        WHEREAS each of the Reaffirming Parties is party to one or more of the
Security Documents (such term and each other capitalized term used but not
defined herein having the meaning assigned in the Restated Credit Agreement),
the Guarantee Agreement and the Indemnity, Subrogation and Contribution
Agreement (the Security Documents, the Guarantee Agreement and the Indemnity,
Subrogation and Contribution Agreement are collectively referred to herein as
the “Reaffirmed Documents”);

        WHEREAS each Reaffirming Party expects to realize, or has realized,
substantial direct and indirect benefits as a result of the Amendment and
Restatement Agreement becoming effective and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated thereby; and

        WHEREAS the execution and delivery of this Agreement is a condition
precedent to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Amendment
and Restatement Agreement.

        NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

Reaffirmation/Amendment and Restatement

        SECTION 1.01. Reaffirmation. (a) Each of the Reaffirming Parties hereby
consents to the Amendment and Restatement Agreement and the transactions
contemplated thereby and hereby confirms its respective guarantees, pledges,
grants of security interests and other agreements, as applicable, under each of
the Reaffirmed Documents to which it is party, and agrees that notwithstanding
the effectiveness of the Amendment and Restatement Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, such guarantees, pledges,
grants of security interests and other agreements shall continue to be in full
force and effect and shall accrue to the benefit of the Lenders under the
Restated Credit Agreement. Each of the Reaffirming Parties further agrees to
take any action that may be required or that is reasonably requested by the
Administrative Agent to ensure compliance by Holdings and the Borrower with
Sections 5.12 and 5.13 of the Restated Credit Agreement to the extent such
covenant pertains to such Reaffirming Party and hereby reaffirms its obligations
under each similar provision of each Reaffirmed Document to which it is party.

        (b)        Each of the Reaffirming Parties hereby confirms and agrees
that the obligations of the Borrower in respect of the Tranche A Term Loans, the
Tranche B Term Loans, Delayed Draw Term Loans and Revolving Exposure of each
Lender and the DVA Obligations constitute Obligations under each of the
Reaffirmed Documents.

        SECTION 1.02. Amendment and Restatement. On and after the effectiveness
of the Amendment and Restatement Agreement, (i) each reference in each
Reaffirmed Document to the “Credit Agreement”, “thereunder”, “thereof” or words
of like import shall mean and be a reference to the Restated Credit Agreement as
such agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented and in effect from time
to time and (ii) the definition of any term defined in any Reaffirmed Document
by reference to the terms defined in the “Credit Agreement” shall be amended to
be defined by reference to the defined term in the Restated Credit Agreement, as
the same may be amended, modified or supplemented and in effect from time to
time.

ARTICLE II

Representations and Warranties

        Each Reaffirming Party hereby represents and warrants, which
representations and warranties shall survive execution and delivery of this
Agreement, as follows:

        SECTION 2.01. Organization. Such Reaffirming Party is duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
organization.

        SECTION 2.02. Authority; Enforceability. Such Reaffirming Party has the
power and authority to execute, deliver and carry out the terms and provisions
of this Agreement and has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution,
delivery and performance by it of this Agreement. Such Reaffirming Party has
duly executed and delivered this Agreement, and this Agreement constitutes its
legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with
its terms.

        SECTION 2.03. Reaffirmed Documents. The representations and warranties
of such Reaffirming Party contained in each Reaffirmed Document are true and
correct on and as of the date hereof with the same effect as though made on and
as of such date, except to the extent such representations and warranties
expressly relate to an earlier date (in which case such representations and
warranties shall have been true and correct as of such earlier date).

ARTICLE III

Miscellaneous

        SECTION 3.01. Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder
shall be made at the addresses, in the manner and with the effect provided in
Article IX of the Restated Credit Agreement; provided that, for this purpose,
the address of each Reaffirming Party shall be the one specified for the
Borrower under the Restated Credit Agreement.

        SECTION 3.02. Expenses. Each Reaffirming Party agrees to pay all
reasonable costs, fees and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and
time charges of attorneys for JPMCB or any Lender, which attorneys may be
employees of JPMCB or any Lender) incurred by JPMCB or any Lender in collecting
or enforcing any Reaffirming Party’s obligations under this Agreement.

        SECTION 3.03. Loan Document. This Agreement is a Loan Document executed
pursuant to the Restated Credit Agreement and shall (unless otherwise expressly
indicated herein) be construed, administered and applied in accordance with the
terms and provisions thereof.

        SECTION 3.04. Section Captions. Section captions used in this Agreement
are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction of
this Agreement.

        SECTION 3.05. Severability. Wherever possible each provision of this
Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under
applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement shall be prohibited by or
invalid under such law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of
such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such
provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

        SECTION 3.06. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the
benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective
successors and assigns.

        SECTION 3.07. Amendment. This Agreement may be waived, modified or
amended only by a written agreement executed by each of the parties hereto.

        SECTION 3.08. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number
of counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts,
each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original but all of
which shall together constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an
executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or other
electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed
counterpart of this Agreement.

        SECTION 3.09. No Novation. Neither this Agreement nor the execution,
delivery or effectiveness of the Amendment and Restatement Agreement shall
extinguish the obligations for the payment of money outstanding under the
Amendment and Restatement Agreement or the Restated Credit Agreement or
discharge or release the Lien or priority of any Security Document or any other
security therefor. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as a substitution
or novation of the obligations outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement
or instruments securing the same, which shall remain in full force and effect,
except to any extent modified hereby or by instruments executed concurrently
herewith. Nothing implied in this Agreement, the Amendment and Restatement
Agreement or in any other document contemplated hereby or thereby shall be
construed as a release or other discharge of Holdings, the Borrower or any
Subsidiary Loan Party under any Loan Document from any of its obligations and
liabilities as “Holdings”, the “Borrower”, a “Subsidiary Loan Party”, a
“Pledgor” or a “Grantor” under the Restated Credit Agreement or the Loan
Documents. Each of the Existing Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents shall
remain in full force and effect, until (as applicable) and except to any extent
modified hereby or by the Amendment and Restatement Agreement or in connection
herewith and therewith.

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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Reaffirming Party and JPMCB, as Administrative
Agent for the benefit of the Lenders, have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

  ADVANCE AUTO PARTS, INC.,

  by

  /s/ Jeffrey T. Gray

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  Name:  Jeffrey T. Gray   Title:  SVP, CFO & Asst. Secretary

  ADVANCE STORES COMPANY, INCORPORATED,

  by

  /s/ Jeffrey T. Gray

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  Name:  Jeffrey T. Gray   Title:  SVP, CFO & Asst. Secretary

  ADVANCE TRUCKING CORPORATION,

  by

  /s/ Jeffrey T. Gray

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  Name:  Jeffrey T. Gray   Title:  SVP

  WESTERN AUTO SUPPLY COMPANY,

  by

  /s/ Jeffrey T. Gray

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  Name:  Jeffrey T. Gray   Title:  SVP, CFO & Asst. Secretary

  WESTERN AUTO OF PUERTO RICO, INC.,

  by

  /s/ Jeffrey T. Gray

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  Name:  Jeffrey T. Gray   Title:  SVP

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  WESTERN AUTO OF ST. THOMAS, INC.,

  by

  /s/ Jeffrey T. Gray

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  Name:  Jeffrey T. Gray   Title:  SVP

  ADVANCE MERCHANDISING COMPANY, INC.,

  by

  /s/ Jeffrey T. Gray

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  Name:  Jeffrey T. Gray   Title:  Treasurer & Asst. Secretary

  ADVANCE AIRCRAFT COMPANY, INC.,

  by

  /s/ Jeffrey T. Gray

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  Name:  Jeffrey T. Gray   Title:  Treasurer & Asst. Secretary

  DISCOUNT AUTO PARTS, INC.,

  by

  /s/ Jeffrey T. Gray

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  Name:  Jeffrey T. Gray   Title:  VP & Treasurer

  JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, as Administrative Agent,

  by

  /s/ Neil R. Boylan

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  Name:  Neil R. Boylan   Title:  Managing Director