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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Form 10-Q

(Mark One)

|x |  | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
|- |  | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

For the quarterly period ended October 5, 2002

OR

|o |  | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
|- |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

For the transition period from ________ to ________.

Commission file number  333-56013

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|ADVANCE STORES COMPANY, INCORPORATED                                               
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|(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)                             
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|Virginia                                                                           
|(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)                     
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|5673 Airport Road                                                                  
|Roanoke, Virginia                                                                  
|(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                                           
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|(540) 362-4911                                                                     
|(Registrants telephone number, including area code)                               
|                                                                                   
|Not Applicable                                                                     
|(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report).

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

|Yes | o | No | o
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As of November 13, 2002, the registrant had outstanding
539 shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $100 per share (the only class of common stock of the registrant outstanding).  The registrants Class A Common Stock is not traded in a public market.



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ADVANCE STORES COMPANY, INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES

Twelve and Forty Week Periods Ended October 5, 2002

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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|PART I.   | FINANCIAL INFORMATION |                                                                                                                                
|          |                       |                                                                                                                                
|          | Item 1.               | Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Advance Stores Company, Incorporated and Subsidiaries:                          
|          |                       |                                                                                                                                
|          |                       | Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of October 5, 2002 and December 29, 2001                                              
|          |                       |                                                                                                                                
|          |                       | Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Twelve and Forty Week Periods Ended October 5, 2002 and October 6, 2001
|          |                       |                                                                                                                                
|          |                       | Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Forty Week Periods Ended October 5, 2002 and October 6, 2001           
|          |                       |                                                                                                                                
|          |                       | Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements                                                                       
|          |                       |                                                                                                                                
|          | Item 2.               | Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations                                          
|          |                       |                                                                                                                                
|          | Item 3.               | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risks                                                                    
|          |                       |                                                                                                                                
|          | Item 4.               | Controls and Procedures                                                                                                        
|          |                       |                                                                                                                                
|PART II.  | OTHER INFORMATION     |                                                                                                                                
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|          | Item 1.               | Legal Proceedings                                                                                                              
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|          | Item 6.               | Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                                                                                               
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|          |                       | (a) 
Exhibits                                                                                                                  
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|          |                       | (b) 
Current Reports on Form 8-K                                                                                               
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PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

|ITEM 1. | CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF ADVANCE STORES COMPANY, INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
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Advance Stores Company, Incorporated and SubsidiariesCondensed Consolidated Balance Sheets October 5, 2002 and December 29, 2001(in thousands, except per share data)

|                                                                                 |                                                                                                            | October 5,2002 |           | December 29,2001 |  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- | --------- | ---------------- | -
|                                                                                 |                                                                                                            |                |           |                  |  
|                                                                                 |                                                                                                            | (unaudited)    |           |                  |  
|Assets                                                                           |                                                                                                            |                |           |                  |  
|Current assets:                                                                  |                                                                                                            |                |           |                  |  
|                                                                                 | Cash and cash equivalents                                                                                  |                | $         | 56,254           |  
|                                                                                 | Receivables, net                                                                                           |                |           | 131,892          |  
|                                                                                 | Inventories, net                                                                                           |                |           | 1,078,388        |  
|                                                                                 | Other current assets                                                                                       |                |           | 32,065           |  
|                                                                                 |                                                                                                            |                |           |                  |  
|                                                                                 | Total current assets                                                                                       |                |           | 1,298,599        |  
|Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $292,517 and $239,204 |                                                                                                            |                | 718,352   |                  |  
|Assets held for sale                                                             |                                                                                                            |                | 38,569    |                  |  
|Other assets, net                                                                |                                                                                                            |                | 25,702    |                  |  
|                                                                                 |                                                                                                            |                |           |                  |  
|                                                                                 |                                                                                                            | $              | 2,081,222 |                  | $
|                                                                                 |                                                                                                            |                |           |                  |  
|Liabilities and Stockholders Equity                                             |                                                                                                            |                |           |                  |  
|Current liabilities:                                                             |                                                                                                            |                |           |                  |  
|                                                                                 | Bank overdrafts                                                                                            |                | $         |                 |  
|                                                                                 | Current portion of long-term debt                                                                          |                |           | 11,542           |  
|                                                                                 | Accounts payable                                                                                           |                |           | 554,609          |  
|                                                                                 | Accrued expenses                                                                                           |                |           | 223,670          |  
|                                                                                 | Other current liabilities                                                                                  |                |           | 37,933           |  
|                                                                                 |                                                                                                            |                |           |                  |  
|                                                                                 | Total current liabilities                                                                                  |                |           | 827,754          |  
|                                                                                 |                                                                                                            |                |           |                  |  
|Long-term debt                                                                   |                                                                                                            |                | 671,726   |                  |  
|                                                                                 |                                                                                                            |                |           |                  |  
|Other long-term liabilities                                                      |                                                                                                            |                | 53,807    |                  |  
|                                                                                 |                                                                                                            |                |           |                  |  
|Commitments and contingencies                                                    |                                                                                                            |                |           |                  |  
|Stockholders equity:                                                            |                                                                                                            |                |           |                  |  
|                                                                                 | Common stock, Class A, voting, $100 par value; 5,000 shares authorized; 539 and 538 issued and outstanding |                |           | 54               |  
|                                                                                 | Additional paid-in capital                                                                                 |                |           | 491,535          |  
|                                                                                 | Other comprehensive income (loss)                                                                          |                |           | (289             | )
|                                                                                 | Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)                                                                    |                |           | 36,635           |  
|                                                                                 |                                                                                                            |                |           |                  |  
|                                                                                 | Total stockholders equity                                                                                 |                |           | 527,935          |  
|                                                                                 |                                                                                                            |                |           |                  |  
|                                                                                 |                                                                                                            | $              | 2,081,222 |                  | $
|                                                                                 |                                                                                                            |                |           |                  |  
|                                                                                 |                                                                                                            |                |           |                  |  

The accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these balance sheets.

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Advance Stores Company, Incorporated and SubsidiariesCondensed Consolidated Statements of Operations For the Twelve and Forty Week Periods Ended October 5, 2002 and October 6, 2001(in thousands) (unaudited)

|                                                                                                   |                   | Twelve Week Periods Ended |         | Forty Week Periods Ended |  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------- | ------------------------- | ------- | ------------------------ | -
|                                                                                                   |                   |                           |         |                          |  
|                                                                                                   |                   | October 5, 2002           |         | October 6, 2001          |  
|                                                                                                   |                   |                           |         |                          |  
|Net sales                                                                                          |                   | $                         | 788,662 |                          | $
|Cost of sales, including purchasing and warehousing costs                                          |                   |                           | 439,000 |                          |  
|                                                                                                   |                   |                           |         |                          |  
|                                                                                                   | Gross profit      |                           |         | 349,662                  |  
|Selling, general and administrative expenses                                                       |                   |                           | 278,834 |                          |  
|Expenses associated with merger and integration                                                    |                   |                           | 8,174   |                          |  
|Expenses associated with merger related restructuring                                              |                   |                           | 74      |                          |  
|                                                                                                   |                   |                           |         |                          |  
|                                                                                                   | Operating income  |                           |         | 62,580                   |  
|                                                                                                   |                   |                           |         |                          |  
|Other, net:                                                                                        |                   |                           |         |                          |  
|                                                                                                   | Interest expense  |                           |         | (13,476                  | )
|                                                                                                   | Other income, net |                           |         | 277                      |  
|                                                                                                   |                   |                           |         |                          |  
|                                                                                                   | Total other, net  |                           |         | (13,199                  | )
|                                                                                                   |                   |                           |         |                          |  
|Income before provision for income taxes and extraordinary item                                    |                   |                           | 49,381  |                          |  
|Provision for income taxes                                                                         |                   |                           | 18,139  |                          |  
|                                                                                                   |                   |                           |         |                          |  
|Income before extraordinary item                                                                   |                   |                           | 31,242  |                          |  
|Extraordinary item, loss on debt extinguishment, net of $187 and $4,779 income taxes, respectively |                   |                           | (295    | )                        |  
|                                                                                                   |                   |                           |         |                          |  
|Net income                                                                                         |                   | $                         | 30,947  |                          | $
|                                                                                                   |                   |                           |         |                          |  
|                                                                                                   |                   |                           |         |                          |  

The accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these statements.

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Advance Stores Company, Incorporated and SubsidiariesCondensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows For the Forty Week Periods Ended October 5, 2002 and October 6, 2001(in thousands) (unaudited)

|                                                     |                                                                                   | Forty Week Periods Ended |       
|---------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------ | ------
|                                                     |                                                                                   |                          |       
|                                                     |                                                                                   | October 5, 2002          |       
|                                                     |                                                                                   |                          |       
|Cash flows from operating activities:                |                                                                                   |                          |       
|                                                     | Net income                                                                        |                          | $     
|                                                     | Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |                          |       
|                                                     | Depreciation and amortization                                                     |                          |       
|                                                     | Amortization of stock option compensation                                         |                          |       
|                                                     | Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs                                      |                          |       
|                                                     | Amortization of bond discount                                                     |                          |       
|                                                     | Compensation for stock issued under the Parents employee stock purchase plan     |                          |       
|                                                     | (Gain) loss on disposal of property and equipment, net                            |                          |       
|                                                     | Impairment of assets held for sale                                                |                          |       
|                                                     | Provision for deferred income taxes                                               |                          |       
|                                                     | Tax benefit related to exercise of stock options                                  |                          |       
|                                                     | Extraordinary loss on extinguishment of debt, net of tax                          |                          |       
|                                                     | Net increase in:                                                                  |                          |       
|                                                     | Receivables, net                                                                  |                          |       
|                                                     | Inventories, net                                                                  |                          |       
|                                                     | Other assets                                                                      |                          |       
|                                                     | Net increase (decrease) in:                                                       |                          |       
|                                                     | Accounts payable                                                                  |                          |       
|                                                     | Accrued expenses                                                                  |                          |       
|                                                     | Other liabilities                                                                 |                          |       
|                                                     |                                                                                   |                          |       
|                                                     | Net cash provided by operating activities                                         |                          |       
|                                                     |                                                                                   |                          |       
|Cash flows from investing activities:                |                                                                                   |                          |       
|                                                     | Purchases of property and equipment                                               |                          |       
|                                                     | Acquisition, net of cash acquired                                                 |                          |       
|                                                     | Proceeds from sales of property and equipment                                     |                          |       
|                                                     |                                                                                   |                          |       
|                                                     | Net cash used in investing activities                                             |                          |       
|                                                     |                                                                                   |                          |       
|Cash flows from financing activities:                |                                                                                   |                          |       
|                                                     | Decrease in bank overdrafts                                                       |                          |       
|                                                     | Payment of note payable                                                           |                          |       
|                                                     | Early extinguishment of debt                                                      |                          |       
|                                                     | Borrowings under credit facilities                                                |                          |       
|                                                     | Payments on credit facilities                                                     |                          |       
|                                                     | Payment of debt related costs                                                     |                          |       
|                                                     | Proceeds from issuance of common stock to Advance Auto Parts, Inc.                |                          |       
|                                                     | Increase in borrowings secured by trade receivables                               |                          |       
|                                                     |                                                                                   |                          |       
|                                                     | Net cash used in financing activities                                             |                          |       
|                                                     |                                                                                   |                          |       
|Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |                                                                                   |                          | 38,137
|Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period       |                                                                                   |                          | 18,117
|                                                     |                                                                                   |                          |       
|Cash and cash equivalents, end of period             |                                                                                   | $                        | 56,254
|                                                     |                                                                                   |                          |       
|                                                     |                                                                                   |                          |       

The accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these statements.

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Advance Stores Company, Incorporated and Subsidiaries Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows  (continued) For the Forty Week Periods
Ended October 5, 2002 and October 6, 2001(in thousands) (unaudited)

|                                    |                                                 | Forty Week Periods Ended |  
|----------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------- | ------------------------ | -
|                                    |                                                 |                          |  
|                                    |                                                 | October 5, 2002          |  
|                                    |                                                 |                          |  
|Supplemental cash flow information: |                                                 |                          |  
|                                    | Interest paid                                   |                          | $
|                                    | Income tax payments, net                        |                          |  
|Non-cash transactions:              |                                                 |                          |  
|                                    | Accrued purchases of property and equipment     |                          |  
|                                    | Short-term note received on sale of fixed asset |                          |  
|                                    | Other comprehensive income (loss)               |                          |  
|                                    |                                                 |                          |  

The accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements are an
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Advance Stores Company, Incorporated and SubsidiariesNotes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements For the Twelve and Forty Week Periods Ended October 5, 2002 and October 6, 2001(in thousands, except per store data)

1.       Basis of Presentation:

Advance Stores Company, Incorporated is a
wholly owned subsidiary of Advance Auto Parts, Inc., or Advance.  The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Advance Stores Company, Incorporated and its wholly owned subsidiaries, or the Company. 
All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The condensed consolidated balance sheet as
of October 5, 2002, the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the twelve and forty week periods ended October 5, 2002 and October 6, 2001 and the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the forty week periods ended October
5, 2002 and October 6, 2001, have been prepared by the Company and have not been audited.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial
position of the Company, the results of its operations and cash flows have been made.

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally
included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted.  These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial
statements and notes thereto included in the Companys consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2001.

The results of operations for the twelve and forty week periods are not necessarily indicative of the operating results to be expected for the full fiscal
year.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the
reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Change in Accounting Method

Effective December 31, 2000, the Company changed its method of accounting for unrestricted cooperative advertising funds received from certain vendors to recognize
these payments as a reduction to the cost of inventory acquired from these vendors.  Previously, these funds were accounted for as a reduction to selling, general and administrative expenses as advertising expense was incurred.  The new
method was adopted to better align the reporting of these payments with the Companys and the vendors use of these payments as reductions to the price of inventory acquired from the vendors.  The effect of the change for the twelve
and forty weeks ended October 6, 2001 was to decrease income from continuing operations by $273 and $3,680, respectively.

Hedge
Activities

On September 25, 2002, the Company entered into a hedge agreement in the form of a zero-cost collar, which will protect the
Company from interest rate fluctuations in the LIBOR rate on $150 million of the Companys variable rate debt under its credit facility.  The collar consists of an interest rate ceiling at 4.5% and an interest rate floor of 1.56% for a
term of twenty-four months.  Under this hedge, the Company will continue to pay interest at prevailing rates plus any spread, as defined by the credit facility, but will be reimbursed for any amounts paid on the LIBOR rate, in excess of the
ceiling.  Conversely, the Company will be required to pay the originator if the LIBOR rate is less than the floor.

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Advance Stores Company, Incorporated and Subsidiaries Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements For the Twelve and Forty Week Periods
Ended October 5, 2002 and October 6, 2001(in thousands, except per store data)

In accordance with SFAS 133,
Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, the fair value of the hedge arrangement is recorded as an asset or liability in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet at October 5, 2002.  The Company has
assumed no ineffectiveness in this hedge and plans to use the matched terms accounting method as provided by Derivative Implementation Group (DIG) Issue No. G20, Assessing and Measuring the Effectiveness of a Purchased
Option Used in a Cash Flow Hedge.  Under this method the Company will include all adjustments to fair value in other comprehensive income (loss) caption of stockholders equity on the condensed consolidated balance sheet.  Any
amounts received or paid under this hedge will be recorded in the statement of operations as earned or incurred.

Recent Accounting
Pronouncements

In June 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards, or
SFAS, No. 143, Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations.  SFAS No. 143 establishes accounting standards for recognition and measurement of an asset retirement obligation and an associated asset retirement cost.  This
statement applies to all entities that have legal obligations associated with the retirement of long-lived assets that result from the acquisition, construction, development or normal use of the assets and is effective for fiscal years beginning
after June 15, 2002.  The Company does not expect SFAS No. 143 to have a material impact on its financial position or the results of its operations.

In August 2001, the FASB also issued SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment and Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.  This statement replaces both
SFAS No. 121, Accounting for the Impairment of Long-lived Assets and for Long-lived Assets to be Disposed Of and Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 30, Reporting the Results of Operations  Reporting the Effects of
Disposal of a Segment of a Business, and Extraordinary, Unusual and Infrequently Occurring Events and Transactions.  SFAS No. 144 retains the basic provisions from both SFAS No. 121 and APB No. 30, but includes changes to improve
financial reporting and comparability among entities.  The provisions of SFAS No. 144 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2001.  The Company adopted SFAS No. 144 during the first quarter of fiscal 2002 with no
material impact on its financial position or the results of its operations.

In April 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 145, Rescission
of FASB Statements No. 4, 44 and 64, Amendment of FASB Statement No. 13 and Technical Corrections.  As a result of rescinding FASB Statement No. 4, Reporting Gains Losses from Extinguishment of Debt, gains and losses from
extinguishment of debt should be classified as extraordinary items only if they meet the criteria in APB No. 30.  This statement also amends FASB Statement No. 13, Accounting for Leases, to eliminate an inconsistency between the
required accounting for sale-leaseback transactions and the required accounting for certain lease modifications that have economic effects that are similar to sale-leaseback transactions.  Additional amendments include changes to other existing
authoritative pronouncements to make various technical corrections, clarify meanings or describe their applicability under changed conditions.  The Company will adopt the provisions of SFAS No. 145 during the first quarter of fiscal 2003. 
For the twelve and forty week periods ended October 5, 2002, the Company recorded extraordinary losses on the extinguishment of debt, net of tax, of $295 and $7,538, respectively.  Accordingly, reclassifications of these losses to income from
continuing operations will be made throughout fiscal 2003 to maintain comparability for the reported periods.

In June 2002, the FASB issued
SFAS No. 146, Accounting for Cost Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities.  This statement nullifies Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 94-3, Liability Recognition for Certain Employee Termination Benefits and Other
Costs to Exit an Activity (including Certain Costs Incurred in a Restructuring).  This statement requires that a liability for costs associated with an exit or disposal activity be recognized when the liability is incurred instead of at
the date an entity commits to an exit plan.  The statement is effective for exit and disposal activities entered into after December 31, 2002.  The Company does not expect

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Advance Stores Company, Incorporated and Subsidiaries Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements For the Twelve and Forty Week Periods
Ended October 5, 2002 and October 6, 2001(in thousands, except per store data)

adopting this statement will have a material impact on its financial position or the results of its
operations.

Reclassifications

Certain 2001 amounts have been reclassified to conform with their 2002 presentation.

2.       Discount Acquisition:

On November 28, 2001, Advance acquired 100%
of the outstanding common stock of Discount Auto Parts, Inc., or Discount.  Discounts shareholders received $7.50 per share in cash plus 0.2577 shares of Advances common stock for each share of Discount common stock. Advance issued
4,310 shares of common stock to the former Discount shareholders, which represented 13.2% of Advances total shares outstanding immediately following the acquisition.

In accordance with SFAS No. 141, the acquisition has been accounted for under the purchase method of accounting and was effective for accounting purposes on December
2, 2001.  The purchase price has been allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based upon their respective fair values.  The initial purchase price allocation resulted in excess fair value over the purchase price of
$75,724, and was allocated proportionately as a reduction to certain noncurrent assets, primarily property and equipment.  During the forty weeks ended October 5, 2002, the Company reduced the excess fair value by $18,709 due to purchase
accounting adjustments made primarily to adjust the fair market value of certain inventory and property and equipment and the related deferred income tax effects.

Total acquisition costs related to the transaction were approximately $9,451.  During the forty weeks ended October 5, 2002, the Company also incurred $26,442 of
merger and integration expenses.  These expenses represent non-recurring costs associated with integrating the Discount operations.

The following unaudited pro forma information presents the results of operations of the Company as if the acquisition had taken place December 31, 2000:

|                                 |  | Twelve Weeks Ended October 6, 2001 |         | Forty Weeks Ended October 6, 2001 |  
|-------------------------------- |  | ---------------------------------- | ------- | --------------------------------- | -
|                                 |  |                                    |         |                                   |  
|Net sales                        |  | $                                  | 757,400 |                                   | $
|Income before extraordinary item |  |                                    | 17,080  |                                   |  
|                                 |  |                                    |         |                                   |  

The pro forma amounts give effect to
certain adjustments, including changes in interest expense, depreciation and amortization and related income tax effects.  These amounts are based on certain assumptions and estimates and do not reflect any benefit from efficiencies that might
be achieved from combined operations.  The pro forma results of operations have been prepared for comparative purposes only.

3.       Restructuring and
Closed Store Liabilities:

The Companys restructuring activities relate to the ongoing analysis of the profitability of store
locations and the settlement of restructuring activities undertaken as a result of mergers and acquisitions, including the fiscal

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Advance Stores Company, Incorporated and Subsidiaries Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements For the Twelve and Forty Week Periods
Ended October 5, 2002 and October 6, 2001(in thousands, except per store data)

1998 merger with Western Auto Supply Company, or Western, and the fiscal 2001 acquisitions of Carport
Auto Parts, Inc., or Carport, and Discount. The Company recognizes a provision for future obligations at the time a decision is made to close a facility, primarily store locations.  The provision for closed facilities includes the present value
of the remaining lease obligations, reduced by the present value of estimated revenues from subleases, and managements estimate of future costs of insurance, property tax and common area maintenance.  The Company uses discount rates
ranging from 6.5% to 7.7%.  Expenses associated with the ongoing restructuring program are included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.  From time to time
these estimates require revisions that affect the amount of the recorded liability.  The effect of these changes in estimates is netted with new provisions and included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying
condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Closed Store Liabilities

During the forty weeks ended October 5, 2002, the Company closed or relocated nine of the 12 stores identified in 2001 as not meeting profitability objectives and
decided to close or relocate 49 additional stores that did not meet profitability objectives, 28 of which closed or relocated at October 5, 2002.  As part of the integration of Discount, the Company has closed substantially all of the Advance
Auto Parts stores that were identified in overlapping markets with certain Discount Auto Parts stores at December 29,2001.

In connection
with the Western merger and the Discount acquisition, the Company assumed the restructuring reserves related to the acquired operations.  As of October 5, 2002, these restructuring reserves relate primarily to ongoing lease obligations for
closed store locations.

A reconciliation of activity with respect to these restructuring accruals is as follows:

|                                     |  | Other ExitCosts |       
|------------------------------------ |  | --------------- | ------
|                                     |  |                 |       
|Balance, December 29, 2001           |  | $               | 9,643 
|New provisions                       |  |                 | 3,212 
|Change in estimates                  |  |                 | 386   
|Reserves utilized                    |  |                 | (4,479
|                                     |  |                 |       
|Balance, October 5, 2002 (unaudited) |  | $               | 8,762 
|                                     |  |                 |       

As of October 5, 2002, this liability
represents the current value required for certain facility exit costs, which will be settled over the remaining terms of the underlying lease agreements.  This liability, along with those associated with mergers and acquisitions, is recorded in
accrued expenses (current portion) and other long-term liabilities (long-term portion) in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Restructuring Associated with Mergers and Acquisitions

As a result of the Western merger, the Company established restructuring reserves in connection with the decision to close certain retail stores, to relocate certain
Western administrative functions, to exit certain facility leases and to terminate certain team members of Western. Additionally, the Carport acquisition resulted in restructuring reserves for closing certain acquired stores not expected to meet
long-term profitability objectives and the termination of certain administrative team members.  At October 5, 2002, the remaining liabilities associated with these activities primarily relate to the settlement of facility exit costs.

As of the date of the Discount acquisition, management formalized a plan to close certain Discount Auto

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Advance Stores Company, Incorporated and Subsidiaries Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements For the Twelve and Forty Week Periods
Ended October 5, 2002 and October 6, 2001(in thousands, except per store data)

Parts stores in overlapping markets or stores not meeting the Companys profitability objectives,
to relocate certain Discount administrative functions to the Companys headquarters and to terminate certain management, administrative and support team members of Discount.  During the forty weeks ended October 5, 2002, the Company
reduced its purchase price liabilities for severance and relocation costs by $2,715, primarily for voluntary terminations and certain Discount team members that accepted positions with the Company. Additionally, the Company reduced its liabilities
for store and other exit costs, previously recorded in purchase accounting, by $1,042 as a result of executing lease buyouts or subleases. At October 5, 2002, 107 Discount stores were closed, 105 of which were closed during the first, second and
third quarters of fiscal 2002.  The Company has substantially completed the closure of Discount Auto Parts stores in overlapping markets.  Additionally, the Company has finalized its plan for termination of Discount team members and
expects to terminate the last team members in 2003. Additionally, changes in the established liabilities for severance, relocation, store and other facility exit costs, primarily including lease settlements, may result in an adjustment to the
purchase price.

A reconciliation of activity with respect to these restructuring accruals is as follows:

|                                     |  | Severance |        | Relocation |   | OtherExit  Costs |   | Total |       
|------------------------------------ |  | --------- | ------ | ---------- | - | ---------------- | - | ----- | ------
|                                     |  |           |        |            |   |                  |   |       |       
|Balance, December 29, 2001           |  | $         | 8,455  |            | $ | 611              |   | $     | 4,903 
|Purchase accounting adjustments      |  |           | (2,496 | )          |   | (219             | ) |       | (1,042
|Reserves utilized                    |  |           | (3,422 | )          |   | (281             | ) |       | (1,187
|                                     |  |           |        |            |   |                  |   |       |       
|Balance, October 5, 2002 (unaudited) |  | $         | 2,537  |            | $ | 111              |   | $     | 2,674 
|                                     |  |           |        |            |   |                  |   |       |       

Severance and relocation liabilities
will be settled in fiscal 2003.  Other exit cost liabilities will primarily be settled over the remaining terms of the underlying lease agreements.

4.Trak Auto Acquisition:

On July 23, 2002, the Company
announced that it had received bankruptcy court approval to acquire certain assets of Trak Auto Corporation, or Trak, including the leases on 55 stores in Virginia, Washington, D.C. and Maryland.  The closing of the acquisition occurred July
26, 2002, although the legal transfer and conversion of these stores will take place over time through the end of November 2002.  On September 20, 2002, the Company agreed to acquire two additional Trak stores.  Under this agreement, the
Company will pay up to $16,000 to purchase inventory and fixtures for all the acquired stores.  The acquisition will be accounted for under the purchase method of accounting and, accordingly, each stores results of operations will be
included in the Companys financial records from the date transferred to the Company.  As of October 5, 2002, the Company had taken ownership and converted 22 of the 57 stores for $2,764 and assumed the respective lease
obligations.

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5.Receivables:

Receivables consist of the following:

|                                       |           | October 5, 2002 |         | December 29, 2001 |  
|-------------------------------------- | --------- | --------------- | ------- | ----------------- | -
|                                       |           |                 |         |                   |  
|                                       |           | (unaudited)     |         |                   |  
|Trade:                                 |           |                 |         |                   |  
|                                       | Wholesale |                 | $       | 9,015             |  
|                                       | Retail    |                 |         | 21,688            |  
|Vendor                                 |           |                 | 93,981  |                   |  
|Installment                            |           |                 | 16,031  |                   |  
|Related parties                        |           |                 | 931     |                   |  
|Employees                              |           |                 | 552     |                   |  
|Other                                  |           |                 | 847     |                   |  
|                                       |           |                 |         |                   |  
|Total receivables                      |           |                 | 143,045 |                   |  
|Less - Allowance for doubtful accounts |           |                 | (11,153 | )                 |  
|                                       |           |                 |         |                   |  
|Receivables, net                       |           | $               | 131,892 |                   | $
|                                       |           |                 |         |                   |  

6.Inventories, net:

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market.  Inventory quantities are tracked through a perpetual inventory system.  The Company uses a
cycle counting program to ensure the accuracy of the perpetual inventory quantities and establishes reserves for estimated shrink based on historical accuracy of the cycle counting program.  Cost is determined using the last-in, first-out, or
LIFO, method.  An actual valuation of inventory under the LIFO method can be made only at the end of each fiscal year based on the inventory levels and costs at that time.  Accordingly, interim LIFO calculations must be based on
managements estimates of expected fiscal year-end inventory levels and costs.   The Company capitalizes certain purchasing and warehousing costs into inventory.  Purchasing and warehousing costs included in inventory at October
5, 2002 and December 29, 2001 were $67,192 and $69,398, respectively.  The nature of the Companys inventory is such that the risk of obsolescence is minimal.  In addition, the Company has historically been able to return excess items
to the vendor for credit.  The Company  provides reserves where less than full credit will be received for such returns and where the Company anticipates that items will be sold at retail for prices that are less than recorded cost. 
Inventories consist of the following:

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Ended October 5, 2002 and October 6, 2001(in thousands, except per store data)

|                                         |  | October 5, 2002 |           | December 29, 2001 |  
|---------------------------------------- |  | --------------- | --------- | ----------------- | -
|                                         |  |                 |           |                   |  
|                                         |  | (unaudited)     |           |                   |  
|Inventories at FIFO                      |  | $               | 1,021,405 |                   | $
|Adjustments to state inventories at LIFO |  |                 | 56,983    |                   |  
|                                         |  |                 |           |                   |  
|Inventories at LIFO                      |  | $               | 1,078,388 |                   | $
|                                         |  |                 |           |                   |  

Replacement cost
approximated FIFO cost at October 5, 2002 and December 29, 2001.

7.Assets Held for Sale:

The Company applies SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment and Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, which requires that long-lived assets and certain
identifiable intangible assets to be disposed of be reported at the lower of the carrying amount or the fair market value less selling costs.  At October 5, 2002 and December 29, 2001, the Companys assets held for sale were $38,569 and
$60,512, respectively, primarily consisting of real property acquired in the Western merger and Discount acquisition.

8.Long-term
Debt:

Long-term debt consists of the following:

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Ended October 5, 2002 and October 6, 2001(in thousands, except per store data)

|                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | October 5, 2002 |         | December 29, 2001 |  
|----------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------- | ------- | ----------------- | -
|                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |                 |         |                   |  
|                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | (unaudited)     |         |                   |  
|Senior Debt:                              |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |                 |         |                   |  
|                                          | Tranche A, Senior Secured Term Loan at variable interest rates (4.56% at October 5, 2002), due November 2006                                                                                                                                                                         |                 | $       | 89,611            |  
|                                          | Tranche B, Senior Secured Term Loan at variable interest rates (7.00% at December 29, 2001), repaid June 2002                                                                                                                                                                        |                 |         |                  |  
|                                          | Tranche C, Senior Secured Term Loan at variable interest rates (4.38% at October 5, 2002), due November 2007                                                                                                                                                                         |                 |         | 249,873           |  
|                                          | Revolving facility at variable interest rates (4.56% at October 5, 2002), due November 2006                                                                                                                                                                                          |                 |         |                  |  
|                                          | McDuffie County Authority taxable industrial development revenue bonds, issued December 31,1997, interest due monthly at an adjustable rate
established by the Remarketing Agent (1.92% at October 5, 2002),principal due on November 1, 2002 (repaid subsequent to October 5, 2002) |                 |         | 10,000            |  
|Subordinated Debt:                        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |                 |         |                   |  
|                                          | Senior subordinated notes payable, interest due semi-annually at 10.25%, due April 2008                                                                                                                                                                                              |                 |         | 166,200           |  
|                                          | Senior subordinated notes payable, interest due semiannually at 10.25%, due April 2008, face amount of $179,115 less unamortized discount of $11,531 and $14,087 at
October 5, 2002 and December 29, 2001, respectively                                                              |                 |         | 167,584           |  
|                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |                 |         |                   |  
|                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |                 | 683,268 |                   |  
|Less: Current portion of long-term debt   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |                 | (11,542 | )                 |  
|                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |                 |         |                   |  
|Long-term debt, excluding current portion |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | $               | 671,726 |                   | $
|                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |                 |         |                   |  
|                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |                 |         |                   |  

During the second quarter of fiscal 2002, the Company repaid a portion of its Tranche A and Tranche B term loans and
refinanced the remaining portion of its Tranche B term loan under its credit facility by amending and restating the credit facility to add a new $250,000 Tranche C term loan facility.  The Tranche B term loan was initially issued for $305,000
in fiscal 2001 and had a balance of $265,000 prior to the refinancing.  The Company also repurchased and retired a portion of its senior subordinated notes at prices approximating 107 percent on the total face value purchased of
$20,630.   Additionally, during the third quarter, the Company repaid a portion of its Tranche A and Tranche C term loans and repurchased and retired a portion of its senior subordinated notes.  In conjunction with the extinguishment
of this debt, the Company wrote-off deferred financing costs in accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 96-19, Debtors Accounting for a Modification or Exchange of Debt Instruments.  The write-off of these costs
and the premiums paid are classified as an extraordinary loss of  $7,538, net of $4,779 income taxes, in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.

The amended Tranche A term loan facility amortization schedule currently reflects required repayments of $1,549 on May 31, 2003, $7,804 on November 30, 2003, $12,418
million in May and November 2004 and $13,956 each May and November in 2005 and 2006 through maturity on November 30, 2006. The Tranche C term loan facility requires scheduled repayments of $2,083 semi-annually beginning November 30, 2003 through May
31, 2007, at which time the Company will be required to pay the remaining balance at maturity on November 30, 2007.

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The interest rate on the Tranche C term loan facility is based,
at the Company's option, on either an adjusted LIBOR rate, plus a margin, or an alternate base rate, plus a margin. The interest rate under the Tranche C term loan facility is subject to adjustment according to a pricing grid based upon the
Company's leverage ratio (as defined in our credit facility). The initial margins for the Tranche C term loan facility are 2.5% and 1.5% per annum for the adjusted LIBOR rate and alternative base rate borrowings, respectively, and can step down to
2.25% and 1.25% per annum, respectively, if the Company's leverage ratio is less than 2.00 to 1.00. The initial margins can step up to a maximum of 3.00% and 2.00% per annum, respectively, if the Company's leverage ratio is greater than 3.50 to
1.00. Subsequent to October 5, 2002, the Company applied for a reduction in these rates based on its leverage ratio being 1.95 to 1.00 at October 5, 2002. The amended credit facility contains the prepayment provisions, covenant requirements and
guarantees from the previous credit agreement entered into November in 2001.

9.Related Party Transactions:

The following table presents the related party transactions with Sears, Roebuck and Co., or Sears, included in the condensed consolidated statements of operations for
the twelve and forty week periods ended October 5, 2002 and October 6, 2001 and the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of October 5, 2002 and December 29, 2001:

|                         |  | Twelve Week Periods Ended |       | Forty Week Periods Ended |  
|------------------------ |  | ------------------------- | ----- | ------------------------ | -
|                         |  |                           |       |                          |  
|                         |  | October 5, 2002           |       | October 6, 2001          |  
|                         |  |                           |       |                          |  
|                         |  | (unaudited)               |       | (unaudited)              |  
|Net sales to Sears       |  | $                         | 1,760 |                          | $
|Credit card fees expense |  |                           | 57    |                          |  
|                         |  |                           |       |                          |  
|                         |  | October 5, 2002           |       | December 29, 2001        |  
|                         |  |                           |       |                          |  
|                         |  | (unaudited)               |       |                          |  
|Receivables from Sears   |  | $                         | 931   |                          | $
|Payables to Sears        |  |                           | 1,322 |                          |  

The Company also enters into
intercompany transactions with Advance in the normal course of its business.  These transactions are primarily related to intercompany loans and current and deferred income tax assets and liabilities.  As of October 5, 2002 and December
29, 2001, the Company had a net payable to Advance of $1,987 and $1,102, respectively.

10.Segment and Related Information:

The Company has the following operating segments: Retail and Wholesale.  Retail consists of the retail operations of the Company, operating under the trade names
Advance Auto Parts, Discount Auto Parts and Western Auto in the United States and Western Auto in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.  Wholesale consists of the wholesale operations, including
distribution services to independent dealers and franchisees primarily  operating under the Western Auto trade name.

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Ended October 5, 2002 and October 6, 2001(in thousands, except per store data)

|                                                                |  | Twelve Week Periods Ended |          
|--------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------- | ---------
|                                                                |  |                           |          
|October 5, 2002 (unaudited)                                     |  |                           | Retail   
|                                                                |  |                           |          
|Net sales                                                       |  | $                         | 772,723  
|Income before provision for income taxes and extraordinary item |  |                           | 47,361   
|Segment assets (a)                                              |  |                           | 2,072,626
|                                                                |  |                           |          
|October 6, 2001 (unaudited)                                     |  | Retail                    |          
|                                                                |  |                           |          
|Net sales                                                       |  | $                         | 580,105  
|Income (loss) before provision for income taxes                 |  |                           | 27,913   
|Segment assets (a)                                              |  |                           | 1,338,783
|                                                                |  |                           |          
|                                                                |  | Forty Week Periods Ended  |          
|                                                                |  |                           |          
|October 5, 2002(unaudited)                                      |  | Retail                    |          
|                                                                |  |                           |          
|Net sales                                                       |  | $                         | 2,514,945
|Income before provision for income taxes and extraordinary item |  |                           | 112,321  
|Segment assets (a)                                              |  |                           | 2,072,626
|                                                                |  |                           |          
|October 6, 2001 (unaudited)                                     |  | Retail                    |          
|                                                                |  |                           |          
|Net sales                                                       |  | $                         | 1,855,687
|Income (loss) before (provision) benefit for income taxes       |  |                           | 65,304   
|Segment assets (a)                                              |  |                           | 1,338,783

(a)     Excludes investment in and equity in net earnings or losses of
subsidiaries.

11.Subsequent Events:

On November 1,
2002, Advance filed a registration statement on Form S-3 with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission to register the sale of 9,442,331 shares of its common stock, of which 8,596,937 shares will be offered by certain selling
stockholders and 858,394 shares will be offered by Advance and one of the selling stockholders to cover over-allotments of shares, if any.  Neither Advance nor the Company will receive any of the proceeds from the shares sold in the offering by
the selling stockholders.  The Company intends to use the net proceeds it receives form the sale of Advances shares in the over-allotment option, if any, to repay outstanding indebtedness.

Additionally, on November 1, 2002, the Company purchased $10,000 of indebtedness under the McDuffie County Authority industrial revenue bonds, from which the
proceeds were used to construct one of our distribution centers.  The Company has leased this facility since its opening in 1999. Upon repayment of this indebtedness, the Company also exercised its option to purchase the distribution center for
a nominal amount.  Subsequent to the end of the third quarter, the Company also repurchased and retired $8,500 in face value of the 10.25% senior subordinated notes.

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Ended October 5, 2002 and October 6, 2001(in thousands, except per store data)

12.    Guarantor Subsidiaries:

The Company has wholly owned subsidiaries senior, Advance Trucking Corporation, Discount and Western, or the Guarantor Subsidiaries, that are guarantors of the
Companys senior subordinated notes and senior credit facility.  The guarantees are joint and several in addition to full and unconditional.  Advance Trucking Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary that holds substantially all of
the Companys inventory delivery vehicles.  The Guarantor Subsidiaries comprise all direct and indirect subsidiaries.  Combined condensed financial information for the guarantor subsidiaries is as follows:

|October 5, 2002 (unaudited)             |                                            | Advance  Stores  Company |         | Guarantor  Subsidiaries (a) |   | Eliminations |          | Consolidated  Advance  Stores  Company |         
|--------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ | ------------------------ | ------- | --------------------------- | - | ------------ | -------- | -------------------------------------- | --------
|                                        |                                            |                          |         |                             |   |              |          |                                        |         
|Current assets:                         |                                            |                          |         |                             |   |              |          |                                        |         
|Cash and cash equivalents               |                                            | $                        | 55,250  |                             | $ | 4,541        |          | $                                      | (3,537  
|Receivables, net                        |                                            |                          | 102,651 |                             |   | 29,241       |          |                                        |        
|Inventories                             |                                            |                          | 922,973 |                             |   | 155,415      |          |                                        |        
|Other current assets                    |                                            |                          | 21,377  |                             |   | 104,644      |          |                                        | (93,956 
|                                        |                                            |                          |         |                             |   |              |          |                                        |         
|                                        | Total current assets                       |                          |         | 1,102,251                   |   |              | 293,841  |                                        |         
|Investment in subsidiaries              |                                            |                          | 282,025 |                             |   |             |          |                                        | (282,025
|Property and equipment, net             |                                            |                          | 412,936 |                             |   | 305,416      |          |                                        |        
|Assets held for sale                    |                                            |                          | 29,435  |                             |   | 9,134        |          |                                        |        
|Due from affiliates                     |                                            |                          | 117,132 |                             |   |             |          |                                        | (117,132
|Other assets, net                       |                                            |                          | 24,026  |                             |   | 22,249       |          |                                        | (20,573 
|                                        |                                            |                          |         |                             |   |              |          |                                        |         
|                                        | Total assets                               |                          | $       | 1,967,805                   |   | $            | 630,640  |                                        | $       
|                                        |                                            |                          |         |                             |   |              |          |                                        |         
|Current liabilities:                    |                                            |                          |         |                             |   |              |          |                                        |         
|Bank overdrafts                         |                                            | $                        |        |                             | $ | 3,537        |          | $                                      | (3,537  
|Current portion of long-term debt       |                                            |                          | 11,542  |                             |   | 11,542       |          |                                        | (11,542 
|Accounts payable                        |                                            |                          | 500,113 |                             |   | 54,496       |          |                                        |        
|Accrued expenses                        |                                            |                          | 178,083 |                             |   | 252,413      |          |                                        | (206,826
|Other current liabilities               |                                            |                          | 36,853  |                             |   |             |          |                                        | 1,080   
|                                        |                                            |                          |         |                             |   |              |          |                                        |         
|                                        | Total current liabilities                  |                          |         | 726,591                     |   |              | 321,988  |                                        |         
|Long-term debt                          |                                            |                          | 671,726 |                             |   | 661,726      |          |                                        | (661,726
|Due to affiliates                       |                                            |                          |        |                             |   | 89,973       |          |                                        | (89,973 
|Other long-term liabilities             |                                            |                          | 42,719  |                             |   | 19,519       |          |                                        | (8,431  
|Stockholders equity (deficit)          |                                            |                          |         |                             |   |              |          |                                        |         
|Common stock                            |                                            |                          | 54      |                             |   | 10           |          |                                        | (10     
|Additional paid-in capital              |                                            |                          | 490,369 |                             |   | (339,682     | )        |                                        | 340,848 
|Other comprehensive income (loss)       |                                            |                          | (289    | )                           |   |             |          |                                        |        
|Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) |                                            |                          | 36,635  |                             |   | (122,894     | )        |                                        | 122,894 
|                                        |                                            |                          |         |                             |   |              |          |                                        |         
|                                        | Total stockholders equity (deficit)       |                          |         | 526,769                     |   |              | (462,566 | )                                      |         
|                                        |                                            |                          |         |                             |   |              |          |                                        |         
|                                        | Total liabilities and stockholders equity |                          | $       | 1,967,805                   |   | $            | 630,640  |                                        | $       
|                                        |                                            |                          |         |                             |   |              |          |                                        |         
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Ended October 5, 2002 and October 6, 2001(in thousands, except per store data)

|December 29, 2001                       |                                            | Advance Stores Company |         | Guarantor Subsidiaries (a) |   | Eliminations |          | Consolidated Advance Stores Company |         
|--------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ | ---------------------- | ------- | -------------------------- | - | ------------ | -------- | ----------------------------------- | --------
|                                        |                                            |                        |         |                            |   |              |          |                                     |         
|Current assets:                         |                                            |                        |         |                            |   |              |          |                                     |         
|Cash and cash equivalents               |                                            | $                      | 11,235  |                            | $ | 6,882        |          | $                                   |        
|Receivables, net                        |                                            |                        | 52,366  |                            |   | 41,165       |          |                                     |        
|Inventories                             |                                            |                        | 852,002 |                            |   | 129,998      |          |                                     |        
|Other current assets                    |                                            |                        | 26,367  |                            |   | 86,551       |          |                                     | (70,891 
|                                        |                                            |                        |         |                            |   |              |          |                                     |         
|                                        | Total current assets                       |                        |         | 941,970                    |   |              | 264,596  |                                     |         
|Investment in subsidiaries              |                                            |                        | 350,789 |                            |   |             |          |                                     | (350,789
|Property and equipment, net             |                                            |                        | 422,319 |                            |   | 288,963      |          |                                     |        
|Assets held for sale                    |                                            |                        | 41,872  |                            |   | 18,640       |          |                                     |        
|Due from affiliates                     |                                            |                        | 8,342   |                            |   | 19,692       |          |                                     | (28,034 
|Other assets, net                       |                                            |                        | 8,452   |                            |   | 44,675       |          |                                     | (23,853 
|                                        |                                            |                        |         |                            |   |              |          |                                     |         
|                                        | Total assets                               |                        | $       | 1,773,744                  |   | $            | 636,566  |                                     | $       
|                                        |                                            |                        |         |                            |   |              |          |                                     |         
|Current liabilities:                    |                                            |                        |         |                            |   |              |          |                                     |         
|Bank overdrafts                         |                                            | $                      | 19,698  |                            | $ | 15,425       |          | $                                   |        
|Current portion of long-term debt       |                                            |                        | 23,715  |                            |   | 23,715       |          |                                     | (23,715 
|Accounts payable                        |                                            |                        | 358,691 |                            |   | 70,350       |          |                                     |        
|Accrued expenses                        |                                            |                        | 118,835 |                            |   | 217,581      |          |                                     | (160,222
|Other current liabilities               |                                            |                        | 31,055  |                            |   |             |          |                                     | 74      
|                                        |                                            |                        |         |                            |   |              |          |                                     |         
|                                        | Total current liabilities                  |                        |         | 551,994                    |   |              | 327,071  |                                     |         
|Long-term debt                          |                                            |                        | 836,648 |                            |   | 826,648      |          |                                     | (826,648
|Other long-term liabilities             |                                            |                        | 16,482  |                            |   | 21,675       |          |                                     | (1,884  
|Stockholders equity (deficit)          |                                            |                        |         |                            |   |              |          |                                     |         
|Common stock                            |                                            |                        | 54      |                            |   | 10           |          |                                     | (10     
|Additional paid-in capital              |                                            |                        | 396,503 |                            |   | (534,645     | )        |                                     | 534,645 
|(Accumulated deficit) retained earnings |                                            |                        | (27,937 | )                          |   | (4,193       | )        |                                     | 4,193   
|                                        |                                            |                        |         |                            |   |              |          |                                     |         
|                                        | Total stockholders equity (deficit)       |                        |         | 368,620                    |   |              | (538,828 | )                                   |         
|                                        |                                            |                        |         |                            |   |              |          |                                     |         
|                                        | Total liabilities and stockholders equity |                        | $       | 1,773,744                  |   | $            | 636,566  |                                     | $       
|                                        |                                            |                        |         |                            |   |              |          |                                     |         
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Ended October 5, 2002 and October 6, 2001(in thousands, except per store data)

|Twelve Week Period ended October 5, 2002 (unaudited)                      |                                    | Advance Stores Company |         | Guarantor Subsidiaries (a) |   | Eliminations |         | Consolidated Advance Stores Company |        
|------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------- | ---------------------- | ------- | -------------------------- | - | ------------ | ------- | ----------------------------------- | -------
|                                                                          |                                    |                        |         |                            |   |              |         |                                     |        
|Net sales                                                                 |                                    | $                      | 607,532 |                            | $ | 184,541      |         | $                                   | (3,411 
|Cost of sales, including purchasing and warehousing costs                 |                                    |                        | 331,303 |                            |   | 107,697      |         |                                     |       
|                                                                          |                                    |                        |         |                            |   |              |         |                                     |        
|                                                                          | Gross profit                       |                        |         | 276,229                    |   |              | 76,844  |                                     |        
|Selling, general and administrative expenses                              |                                    |                        | 202,798 |                            |   | 79,447       |         |                                     | (3,411 
|Expenses associated with merger and integration                           |                                    |                        | 8,174   |                            |   |             |         |                                     |       
|Expenses associated with merger related restructuring                     |                                    |                        | 74      |                            |   |             |         |                                     |       
|                                                                          |                                    |                        |         |                            |   |              |         |                                     |        
|                                                                          | Operating income (loss)            |                        |         | 65,183                     |   |              | (2,603  | )                                   |        
|Other, net:                                                               |                                    |                        |         |                            |   |              |         |                                     |        
|                                                                          | Interest expense                   |                        |         | (12,731                    | ) |              | (13,511 | )                                   |        
|                                                                          | Equity in earnings of subsidiaries |                        |         | 18,104                     |   |              |        |                                     |        
|                                                                          | Other (expense) income, net        |                        |         | (35,613                    | ) |              | 35,890  |                                     |        
|                                                                          |                                    |                        |         |                            |   |              |         |                                     |        
|                                                                          | Total other, net                   |                        |         | (30,240                    | ) |              | 22,379  |                                     |        
|Income before provision for income taxes and extraordinary item           |                                    |                        | 34,943  |                            |   | 19,776       |         |                                     | (5,338 
|Provision for income taxes                                                |                                    |                        | 3,701   |                            |   | 9,588        |         |                                     | 4,850  
|                                                                          |                                    |                        |         |                            |   |              |         |                                     |        
|Income before extraordinary item                                          |                                    |                        | 31,242  |                            |   | 10,188       |         |                                     | (10,188
|Extraordinary item, loss on debt extinguishment, net of $187 income taxes |                                    |                        | (295    | )                          |   | (295         | )       |                                     | 295    
|                                                                          |                                    |                        |         |                            |   |              |         |                                     |        
|Net income                                                                |                                    | $                      | 30,947  |                            | $ | 9,893        |         | $                                   | (9,893 
|                                                                          |                                    |                        |         |                            |   |              |         |                                     |        
|                                                                          |                                    |                        |         |                            |   |              |         |                                     |        
|Twelve Week Period ended October 6, 2001 (unaudited)                      |                                    | Advance Stores Company |         | Guarantor Subsidiaries (a) |   | Eliminations |         | ConsolidatedAdvance Stores Company  |        
|                                                                          |                                    |                        |         |                            |   |              |         |                                     |        
|Net sales                                                                 |                                    | $                      | 535,519 |                            | $ | 65,882       |         | $                                   | (2,608 
|Cost of sales, including purchasing and warehousing costs                 |                                    |                        | 296,385 |                            |   | 45,674       |         |                                     |       
|                                                                          |                                    |                        |         |                            |   |              |         |                                     |        
|                                                                          | Gross profit                       |                        |         | 239,134                    |   |              | 20,208  |                                     |        
|Selling, general and administrative expenses                              |                                    |                        | 211,118 |                            |   | 11,093       |         |                                     | (2,608 
|                                                                          |                                    |                        |         |                            |   |              |         |                                     |        
|                                                                          | Operating income                   |                        |         | 28,016                     |   |              | 9,115   |                                     |        
|Other, net:                                                               |                                    |                        |         |                            |   |              |         |                                     |        
|                                                                          | Interest expense                   |                        |         | (9,945                     | ) |              | (9,554  | )                                   |        
|                                                                          | Equity in earnings of subsidiaries |                        |         | (1,358                     | ) |              |        |                                     |        
|                                                                          | Other income, net                  |                        |         | 195                        |   |              | 1,648   |                                     |        
|                                                                          |                                    |                        |         |                            |   |              |         |                                     |        
|                                                                          | Total other, net                   |                        |         | (11,108                    | ) |              | (7,906  | )                                   |        
|Income before (benefit) provision for income taxes                        |                                    |                        | 16,908  |                            |   | 1,209        |         |                                     | 9,776  
|(Benefit) provision for income taxes                                      |                                    |                        | (27     | )                          |   | 7,702        |         |                                     | 3,283  
|                                                                          |                                    |                        |         |                            |   |              |         |                                     |        
|Net income (loss)                                                         |                                    | $                      | 16,935  |                            | $ | (6,493       | )       | $                                   | 6,493  
|                                                                          |                                    |                        |         |                            |   |              |         |                                     |        
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Advance Stores Company, Incorporated and Subsidiaries Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements For the Twelve and Forty Week Periods
Ended October 5, 2002 and October 6, 2001(in thousands, except per store data)

|Forty Week Period ended October 5, 2002 (unaudited)                         |                                    | Advance  Stores  Company |           | Guarantor  Subsidiaries (a) |   | Eliminations |         | Consolidated  Advance  Stores  Company |        
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------- | ------------------------ | --------- | --------------------------- | - | ------------ | ------- | -------------------------------------- | -------
|                                                                            |                                    |                          |           |                             |   |              |         |                                        |        
|Net sales                                                                   |                                    | $                        | 1,965,183 |                             | $ | 631,356      |         | $                                      | (11,073
|Cost of sales, including purchasing and warehousing costs                   |                                    |                          | 1,076,982 |                             |   | 373,300      |         |                                        |       
|                                                                            |                                    |                          |           |                             |   |              |         |                                        |        
|                                                                            | Gross profit                       |                          |           | 888,201                     |   |              | 258,056 |                                        |        
|Selling, general and administrative expenses                                |                                    |                          | 681,560   |                             |   | 269,990      |         |                                        | (11,073
|Expenses associated with merger and integration                             |                                    |                          | 25,917    |                             |   |             |         |                                        |       
|Expenses associated with merger related restructuring                       |                                    |                          | 525       |                             |   |             |         |                                        |       
|                                                                            |                                    |                          |           |                             |   |              |         |                                        |        
|                                                                            | Operating income (loss)            |                          |           | 180,199                     |   |              | (11,934 | )                                      |        
|Other, net:                                                                 |                                    |                          |           |                             |   |              |         |                                        |        
|                                                                            | Interest expense                   |                          |           | (49,716                     | ) |              | (53,707 | )                                      |        
|                                                                            | Equity in earnings of subsidiaries |                          |           | 61,003                      |   |              |        |                                        |        
|                                                                            | Other (expense) income, net        |                          |           | (115,236                    | ) |              | 116,103 |                                        |        
|                                                                            |                                    |                          |           |                             |   |              |         |                                        |        
|                                                                            | Total other, net                   |                          |           | (103,949                    | ) |              | 62,396  |                                        |        
|Income before provision for income taxes and extraordinary item             |                                    |                          | 76,250    |                             |   | 50,462       |         |                                        | (11,172
|Provision for income taxes                                                  |                                    |                          | 4,140     |                             |   | 20,355       |         |                                        | 18,935 
|                                                                            |                                    |                          |           |                             |   |              |         |                                        |        
|Income before extraordinary item                                            |                                    |                          | 72,110    |                             |   | 30,107       |         |                                        | (30,107
|Extraordinary item, loss on debt extinguishment, net of $4,779 income taxes |                                    |                          | (7,538    | )                           |   | (7,538       | )       |                                        | 7,538  
|                                                                            |                                    |                          |           |                             |   |              |         |                                        |        
|Net income                                                                  |                                    | $                        | 64,572    |                             | $ | 22,569       |         | $                                      | (22,569
|                                                                            |                                    |                          |           |                             |   |              |         |                                        |        
|                                                                            |                                    |                          |           |                             |   |              |         |                                        |        

|Forty Week Period ended October 6, 2001 (unaudited)       |                                    | Advance  Stores  Company |           | Guarantor  Subsidiaries (a) |   | Eliminations |         | Consolidated  Advance  Stores  Company |       
|--------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------- | ------------------------ | --------- | --------------------------- | - | ------------ | ------- | -------------------------------------- | ------
|                                                          |                                    |                          |           |                             |   |              |         |                                        |       
|Net sales                                                 |                                    | $                        | 1,708,949 |                             | $ | 235,719      |         | $                                      | (9,038
|Cost of sales, including purchasing and warehousing costs |                                    |                          | 944,019   |                             |   | 166,199      |         |                                        |      
|                                                          |                                    |                          |           |                             |   |              |         |                                        |       
|                                                          | Gross profit                       |                          |           | 764,930                     |   |              | 69,520  |                                        |       
|Selling, general and administrative expenses              |                                    |                          | 693,521   |                             |   | 41,528       |         |                                        | (9,038
|                                                          |                                    |                          |           |                             |   |              |         |                                        |       
|                                                          | Operating income                   |                          |           | 71,409                      |   |              | 27,992  |                                        |       
|Other, net:                                               |                                    |                          |           |                             |   |              |         |                                        |       
|                                                          | Interest expense                   |                          |           | (37,119                     | ) |              | (36,812 | )                                      |       
|                                                          | Equity in earnings of subsidiaries |                          |           | 9,930                       |   |              |        |                                        |       
|                                                          | Other income, net                  |                          |           | 490                         |   |              | 5,863   |                                        |       
|                                                          |                                    |                          |           |                             |   |              |         |                                        |       
|                                                          | Total other, net                   |                          |           | (26,699                     | ) |              | (30,949 | )                                      |       
|Income (loss) before provision for income taxes           |                                    |                          | 44,710    |                             |   | (2,957       | )       |                                        | 21,813
|Provision for income taxes                                |                                    |                          | 5,868     |                             |   | 6,476        |         |                                        | 12,380
|                                                          |                                    |                          |           |                             |   |              |         |                                        |       
|Net income (loss)                                         |                                    | $                        | 38,842    |                             | $ | (9,433       | )       | $                                      | 9,433 
|                                                          |                                    |                          |           |                             |   |              |         |                                        |       
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Advance Stores Company, Incorporated and Subsidiaries Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements For the Twelve and Forty Week Periods
Ended October 5, 2002 and October 6, 2001(in thousands, except per store data)

|Forty Week Period ended October 5, 2002 (unaudited)  |                                                                    | Advance  Stores  Company |         | Guarantor  Subsidiaries (a) |   | Eliminations |          | Consolidated  Advance  Stores  Company |       
|---------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------ | ------- | --------------------------- | - | ------------ | -------- | -------------------------------------- | ------
|                                                     |                                                                    |                          |         |                             |   |              |          |                                        |       
|Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities  |                                                                    | $                        | 204,613 |                             | $ | (73,028      | )        | $                                      | 86,423
|                                                     |                                                                    |                          |         |                             |   |              |          |                                        |       
|Cash flows from investing activities:                |                                                                    |                          |         |                             |   |              |          |                                        |       
|                                                     | Purchases of property and equipment                                |                          |         | (55,280                     | ) |              | (13,244  | )                                      |       
|                                                     | Acquisition, net of cash acquired                                  |                          |         | (3,411                      | ) |              |         |                                        |       
|                                                     | Proceeds from sales of property and equipment                      |                          |         | 10,882                      |   |              | 9,107    |                                        |       
|                                                     |                                                                    |                          |         |                             |   |              |          |                                        |       
|                                                     | Net cash used in investing activities                              |                          |         | (47,809                     | ) |              | (4,137   | )                                      |       
|                                                     |                                                                    |                          |         |                             |   |              |          |                                        |       
|Cash flows from financing activities:                |                                                                    |                          |         |                             |   |              |          |                                        |       
|                                                     | Decrease in bank overdrafts                                        |                          |         | (19,698                     | ) |              | (11,888  | )                                      |       
|                                                     | Early extinguishment of debt                                       |                          |         | (418,261                    | ) |              | (418,261 | )                                      |       
|                                                     | Borrowings under credit facilities                                 |                          |         | 286,700                     |   |              | 286,700  |                                        |       
|                                                     | Payments on credit facilities                                      |                          |         | (46,700                     | ) |              | (46,700  | )                                      |       
|                                                     | Payment of debt issuance costs                                     |                          |         | (7,333                      | ) |              | (7,333   | )                                      |       
|                                                     | Proceeds from issuance of common stock to Advance Auto Parts, Inc. |                          |         | 90,022                      |   |              | 90,022   |                                        |       
|                                                     | Equity impact of debt pushdown                                     |                          |         |                            |   |              | 182,284  |                                        |       
|                                                     | Other comprehensive income                                         |                          |         | (289                        | ) |              |         |                                        |       
|                                                     | Other                                                              |                          |         | 2,770                       |   |              |         |                                        |       
|                                                     |                                                                    |                          |         |                             |   |              |          |                                        |       
|                                                     | Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities                |                          |         | (112,789                    | ) |              | 74,824   |                                        |       
|                                                     |                                                                    |                          |         |                             |   |              |          |                                        |       
|Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |                                                                    |                          | 44,015  |                             |   | (2,341       | )        |                                        | (3,537
|Cash and cash equivalents, December 29, 2001         |                                                                    |                          | 11,235  |                             |   | 6,882        |          |                                        |      
|                                                     |                                                                    |                          |         |                             |   |              |          |                                        |       
|Cash and cash equivalents, October 5, 2002           |                                                                    | $                        | 55,250  |                             | $ | 4,541        |          | $                                      | (3,537
|                                                     |                                                                    |                          |         |                             |   |              |          |                                        |       
|                                                     |                                                                    |                          |         |                             |   |              |          |                                        |       

|Forty Week Period ended October 6, 2001(unaudited) |                                               | Advance  Stores  Company |         | Guarantor  Subsidiaries (a) |   | Eliminations |          | Consolidated  Advance  Stores  Company |    
|-------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------- | ------------------------ | ------- | --------------------------- | - | ------------ | -------- | -------------------------------------- | ---
|                                                   |                                               |                          |         |                             |   |              |          |                                        |    
|Net cash provided by operating activities          |                                               | $                        | 123,446 |                             | $ | 2,149        |          | $                                      |   
|                                                   |                                               |                          |         |                             |   |              |          |                                        |    
|Cash flows from investing activities:              |                                               |                          |         |                             |   |              |          |                                        |    
|                                                   | Purchases of property and equipment           |                          |         | (45,711                     | ) |              | (3,839   | )                                      |    
|                                                   | Acquisition, net of cash acquired             |                          |         | (21,472                     | ) |              |         |                                        |    
|                                                   | Proceeds from sales of property and equipment |                          |         | 1,650                       |   |              | 667      |                                        |    
|                                                   |                                               |                          |         |                             |   |              |          |                                        |    
|                                                   | Net cash used in investing activities         |                          |         | (65,533                     | ) |              | (3,172   | )                                      |    
|                                                   |                                               |                          |         |                             |   |              |          |                                        |    
|Cash flows from financing activities:              |                                               |                          |         |                             |   |              |          |                                        |    
|                                                   | Decrease in bank overdrafts                   |                          |         | (1,919                      | ) |              | (871     | )                                      |    
|                                                   | Payment of note payable                       |                          |         | (784                        | ) |              |         |                                        |    
|                                                   | Borrowings under credit facilities            |                          |         | 171,400                     |   |              | 171,400  |                                        |    
|                                                   | Payments on credit facilities                 |                          |         | (233,601                    | ) |              | (233,601 | )                                      |    
|                                                   | Equity impact of debt pushdown                |                          |         |                            |   |              | 62,201   |                                        |    
|                                                   | Other                                         |                          |         | 2,860                       |   |              |         |                                        |    
|                                                   |                                               |                          |         |                             |   |              |          |                                        |    
|                                                   | Net cash used in financing activities         |                          |         | (62,044                     | ) |              | (871     | )                                      |    
|                                                   |                                               |                          |         |                             |   |              |          |                                        |    
|Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents          |                                               |                          | (4,131  | )                           |   | (1,894       | )        |                                        | (66
|Cash and cash equivalents, December 30, 2000       |                                               |                          | 14,258  |                             |   | 3,751        |          |                                        |   
|                                                   |                                               |                          |         |                             |   |              |          |                                        |    
|Cash and cash equivalents, October 6, 2001         |                                               | $                        | 10,127  |                             | $ | 1,857        |          | $                                      | (66
|                                                   |                                               |                          |         |                             |   |              |          |                                        |    
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(a)     Reflects the push down of guaranteed debt, deferred debt issuance costs and related interest and amortization.

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|ITEM 2. | MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
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Certain statements in this Form 10-Q are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which are usually identified by the use of words such as will, anticipates, believes, estimates, expects, projects,
forecasts, plans, intends, should or similar expressions.  We intend those forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are included in this Form 10-Q for purposes of complying with these safe harbor provisions.

These forward-looking statements reflect current views about our plans, strategies and prospects, which are based on the information currently available and on
current assumptions.

Although, we believe that our plans, intentions and expectations as reflected in or suggested by those forward-looking
statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that the plans, intentions or expectations will be achieved.  Listed below and discussed elsewhere in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 29, 2001 are some
important risks, uncertainties and contingencies which could cause our actual results, performances or achievements to be materially different from the forward-looking statements made in this Form 10-Q.  These risks, uncertainties and
contingencies include, but are not limited to, the following: our ability to expand our business; the implementation of our business strategies and goals; integration of our previous and future acquisitions; a decrease in demand for products;
competitive pricing and other competitive pressures; our relationships with our vendors; deterioration in general economic conditions; and our ability to meet debt obligations and adhere to the restrictions and covenants imposed under our debt
instruments.

Because we are involved in litigation from time to time, and are subject to numerous governmental laws and regulations, we
could incur substantial judgments, fines, legal fees and other costs.

We are sometimes the subject of complaints or litigation from
customers, employees or other third parties for various actions.  In particular, we are currently involved in litigation involving claims relating to, among other things, breach of contract, anti-competitive behavior, tortious conduct,
employment discrimination, asbestos exposure and product defect.  The damages sought against us in some of these litigation proceedings are substantial.  Although we maintain liability insurance for some litigation claims, if one or more
of the claims greatly exceeds our coverage limits or our insurance policies do not cover a claim, it could have a material adverse affect on our business and operating results.

Additionally, we are subject to numerous federal, state and local governmental laws and regulations relating to employment matters, environmental protection and
building and zoning requirements.  If we fail to comply with existing or future laws or regulations, we may be subject to governmental or judicial fines or sanctions.  In addition, our capital expenses could increase due to remediation
measures that may be required if we are found to be noncompliant with any of these or future laws or regulations.

We assume no obligation
to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.  In evaluating forward-looking statements, you should consider these risks and uncertainties, together with the other risks
described from time to time in our reports and documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and you should not place undue reliance on those statements.

We are a wholly owned subsidiary of Advance Auto Parts, Inc., or Advance. We were formed in 1929 and operated as a retailer of general merchandise until the
1980s.  In the 1980s, we sharpened our marketing focus to target sales of automotive parts and accessories to do-it-yourself, or DIY, customers and accelerated our growth strategy.  From the 1980s through the
present, we have grown significantly through new store openings and strategic acquisitions.  Additionally, in 1996, we began to aggressively expand our sales to do-it-for-me, or DIFM, customers by implementing a commercial delivery
program that supplies parts and accessories to third party professional installers and repair providers.

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At October 5, 2002, we had 2,393, of which 1,936 operated under the Advance Auto Parts trade name in
37 states in the Northeastern, Southeastern and Midwestern regions of the United States and the District of Columbia and 419 stores operating under the Discount Auto Parts trade name primarily in the state of Florida. In addition, we had
38 stores operating under the Western Auto trade name primarily located in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.  We are the second largest specialty retailer of automotive parts, accessories and maintenance items to DIY customers in
the United States, based on store count and sales.  We are currently the largest specialty retailer of automotive products in the majority of the states in which we operate, based on store count.

Our combined operations are conducted in two operating segments, retail and wholesale.  The retail segment consists of our retail operations operating under the
trade names Advance Auto Parts and Discount Auto Parts in the United States and Western Auto in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and one store in California.  Our wholesale segment includes a wholesale
distribution network, which includes distribution services of automotive parts and accessories to approximately 430 independently owned dealer stores in 44 states, the majority of which operate under the Western Auto trade
name.

On November 28, 2001, Advance acquired Discount Auto Parts, Inc., or Discount, for $7.50 per share in cash (or approximately $128.5
million in the aggregate) plus 0.2577 shares of Advances common stock for each share of Discounts common stock.  The acquisition has been accounted for under the purchase method of accounting.  Accordingly, the purchase price
has been allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their respective fair values.  The initial purchase price allocation resulted in excess fair value over the purchase price of $75.7 million, and was allocated
proportionately as a reduction to certain noncurrent assets, primarily property and equipment.  During the first three quarters of 2002, we reduced the excess fair value by $18.7 million due to purchase accounting adjustments made to primarily
adjust the fair market value of certain inventory and property and equipment and the related deferred income tax effects.

On July
23, 2002, we announced that we had received bankruptcy court approval to acquire certain assets of Trak Auto Corporation, or Trak, including the leases on 55 stores in Virginia, Washington, D.C. and Maryland.  The closing of the acquisition
occurred July 26, 2002, although the legal transfer and conversion of these stores will take place over time through the end of November 2002.  On September 20, 2002, we agreed to acquire two additional Trak stores.  Under this agreement,
we will also pay up to $16,000 to purchase inventory and fixtures for all the acquired stores.  The acquisition will be accounted for under the purchase method of accounting and, accordingly, each stores results of operations will be
included in our financial records from the date transferred to us.  As of October 5, 2002, we had taken ownership and converted 22 of the 57 stores for $2,764 and assumed the respective lease obligations.

On November 1, 2002, Advance filed a registration statement on Form S-3 with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission to register the sale of 9,442,331
shares of its common stock, of which 8,596,937 shares will be offered by certain selling stockholders and 858,394 shares will be offered by Advance and one of the selling stockholders to cover over-allotments of shares, if any.  Neither Advance
nor us will receive any of the proceeds from the shares sold in the offering by the selling stockholders.  We intend to use the net proceeds we receive from the sale of Advance's shares in the over-allotment option, if any, to repay borrowings
under our Tranche A and Tranche C term loans. In addition, we may use a portion of the proceeds to repurchase a portion of our senior subordinated notes, depending on prevailing market prices, which would reduce the amount used to repay borrowings
under the term loans.

Critical Accounting Policies

Our financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting policies generally accepted in the United States of America.  Our discussion and
analysis of the financial condition and results of operations are based on these financial statements.  The preparation of these financial statements requires the application of these accounting policies in addition to certain estimates and
judgements by our management. Our estimates and judgements are based on currently available information, historical results and other assumptions we believe are reasonable.  Actual results could differ from these estimates.

The following critical accounting policies are used in the preparation of the financial statements discussed above.

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Vendor Incentives

We receive incentives from vendors
related to cooperative advertising allowances, volume rebates and other miscellaneous agreements.  Many of the incentives are under long-term agreements (terms in excess of one year), while others are negotiated on an annual basis.  Our
vendors require us to use certain cooperative advertising allowances exclusively for advertising.  These restricted cooperative advertising allowances are recognized as a reduction to selling, general and administrative expenses as advertising
expenditures are incurred.  Unrestricted cooperative advertising revenue, rebates and other miscellaneous incentives are earned based on purchases and/or the sale of the product.  Amounts received or receivable from vendors that are not
yet earned are reflected as deferred revenue in the condensed consolidated balance sheets included elsewhere in this filing.  We record unrestricted cooperative advertising and volume rebates earned as a reduction of inventory and recognize the
incentives as a reduction to cost of sales as the inventory is sold.  Short-term incentives are recognized as a reduction to cost of sales over the course of the annual agreement and are not recorded as reductions to inventory.

We recognize other incentives earned related to long-term agreements as a reduction to cost of sales over the life of the agreement based on the
timing of purchases.  These incentives are not recorded as reductions to inventory. The amounts earned under long-term arrangements not recorded as a reduction of inventory are based on estimates of total purchases that will be made over the
life of the contracts and the amount of incentives that will be earned.  The incentives are generally recognized based on the cumulative purchases as a percentage of the total estimated purchases over the life of the contract.  Our margins
could be impacted positively or negatively if actual purchases or results differ from our estimates, but over the life of the contract would be the same.

During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2001, we changed our method of accounting for unrestricted cooperative advertising allowances.  These incentives are now
treated as a reduction to inventory and the corresponding cost of sales.  Previously, we accounted for these incentives as a reduction to selling, general and administrative expenses to the extent advertising expense was incurred.

Inventory

Minimal inventory
shrink reserves are recorded related to Advance Auto Parts stores as a result of an extensive and frequent cycle counting program.  Our estimates related to these shrink reserves depend on the effectiveness of the cycle counting
programs.   We evaluate the effectiveness of these programs on an on-going basis and believe they provide reasonable assurance that minimal shrink reserves are needed.

Minimal reserves for potential excess and obsolete inventories are recorded as well.  The nature of our inventory is such that the risk of obsolescence is
minimal.  In addition, we have historically been able to return excess items to the vendor for credit.  We provide reserves where less than full credit will be received for such returns and where we anticipate that items will be sold at
retail prices that are less than recorded cost.  Future changes by vendors in their policies or willingness to accept returns of excess inventory could require us to revise our estimates of required reserves for excess and obsolete
inventory.

Warranties

We record accruals for future warranty claims related to warranty programs for batteries, tires, roadside assistance and Craftsman products.  Our accruals are
based on current sales of the warranted products and historical claim experience.  If claims experience differs from historical levels, revisions in our estimates may be required.

Restructuring and Closed Store Liabilities

We
recognize a provision for future obligations at the time a decision is made to close a store location and includes future minimum lease payments, common area maintenance and taxes.  Additionally, we make certain

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assumptions related to potential subleases and lease buyouts that reduce the recorded amount of the accrual.  These assumptions are based on our knowledge of the market
and the relevant experience.  However, the inability to enter into the subleases or obtain buyouts within the estimated timeframe may result in adjustments to these reserves.

Contingencies

We accrue for obligations,
including estimated legal costs, when it is probable and the amount of loss is reasonably estimable.  As facts concerning contingencies become known, these estimates may require adjustment.  Estimates that are particularly sensitive to
future changes include, tax, environmental and legal matters, which are subject to change as events evolve and as additional information becomes available during the administrative and litigation process.

The following discussion of our consolidated historical results of operations and financial condition should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q.  Our first quarter consists of 16 weeks and our other three quarters consist of 12 weeks each.

Components of Statements of Operations

Net Sales

Net
sales consist primarily of comparable store sales, new store net sales, service net sales, net sales to the wholesale dealer network and finance charges on installment sales.  Comparable store sales is calculated based on the change in net
sales starting once a store has been opened for 13 complete accounting periods (each period represents four weeks).  Relocations are included in comparable store sales from the original date of opening. Each Parts America store that was
acquired in the Western merger and subsequently converted to an Advance Auto Parts store has been included in the comparable store sales calculation after 13 complete accounting periods following the completion of its physical conversion to an
Advance Auto Parts store.  Additionally, the stores acquired in the Carport acquisition are included in the comparable store sales calculation following 13 complete accounting periods after their system conversion to the Advance Auto Parts
store system.  Stores acquired in the Discount acquisition will be included in the comparable stores sales calculation beginning in December 2002, which is 13 complete accounting periods after the acquisition date of November 28, 2001.  We
do not include net sales from the 38 Western Auto retail stores in the comparable store sales calculation.

Cost of Sales

Our cost of sales includes merchandise costs and warehouse and distribution expenses as well as service labor costs for the Western Auto stores.  Gross profit as
a percentage of net sales may be affected by variations in among other things, our product mix, price changes in response to competitive factors, fluctuations in merchandise costs and vendor programs.  We seek to avoid fluctuation in
merchandise costs by entering into long-term purchasing agreements with vendors when we believe it is advantageous.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses are comprised of store payroll, store occupancy (including rent), net advertising expenses, other store expenses and
general and administrative expenses, including salaries and related benefits of corporate employees, administrative office expenses, data processing, professional expenses and other related expenses.  We lease substantially all of our
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Results of Operations

The following tables set forth
certain results of our operations data expressed in dollars and as a percentage of net sales for the periods indicated.

|                                                                                                   |  | Twelve Week Periods Ended(dollars in thousands) (unaudited) |         | Forty Week Periods Ended(dollars in thousands) (unaudited) |  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- | -
|                                                                                                   |  |                                                             |         |                                                            |  
|                                                                                                   |  | October 5, 2002                                             |         | October 6, 2001                                            |  
|                                                                                                   |  |                                                             |         |                                                            |  
|Net sales                                                                                          |  | $                                                           | 788,662 |                                                            | $
|Cost of sales(1)                                                                                   |  |                                                             | 439,000 |                                                            |  
|                                                                                                   |  |                                                             |         |                                                            |  
|Gross profit                                                                                       |  |                                                             | 349,662 |                                                            |  
|Selling, general and administrative expenses(1)(2)                                                 |  |                                                             | 278,834 |                                                            |  
|                                                                                                   |  |                                                             |         |                                                            |  
|Operating income, as adjusted                                                                      |  |                                                             | 70,828  |                                                            |  
|Expenses associated with merger and integration                                                    |  |                                                             | 8,174   |                                                            |  
|Expenses associated with merger related restructuring                                              |  |                                                             | 74      |                                                            |  
|                                                                                                   |  |                                                             |         |                                                            |  
|Operating income                                                                                   |  |                                                             | 62,580  |                                                            |  
|Interest expense                                                                                   |  |                                                             | (13,476 | )                                                          |  
|Other income, net                                                                                  |  |                                                             | 277     |                                                            |  
|Provision for income taxes                                                                         |  |                                                             | 18,139  |                                                            |  
|                                                                                                   |  |                                                             |         |                                                            |  
|Income before extraordinary item                                                                   |  |                                                             | 31,242  |                                                            |  
|Extraordinary item, loss on debt extinguishment, net of $187 and $4,779 income taxes, respectively |  |                                                             | (295    | )                                                          |  
|                                                                                                   |  |                                                             |         |                                                            |  
|Net income                                                                                         |  | $                                                           | 30,947  |                                                            | $
|                                                                                                   |  |                                                             |         |                                                            |  

|                                                                                                   |  | Twelve Week Periods Ended(unaudited) |       | Forty Week Periods Ended(unaudited) | 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------ | ----- | ----------------------------------- | 
|                                                                                                   |  |                                      |       |                                     | 
|                                                                                                   |  | October 5, 2002                      |       | October 6, 2001                     | 
|                                                                                                   |  |                                      |       |                                     | 
|Net sales                                                                                          |  |                                      | 100.0 | %                                   | 
|Cost of sales(1)                                                                                   |  |                                      | 55.7  |                                     | 
|                                                                                                   |  |                                      |       |                                     | 
|Gross profit                                                                                       |  |                                      | 44.3  |                                     | 
|Selling, general and administrative expenses(1)(2)                                                 |  |                                      | 35.3  |                                     | 
|                                                                                                   |  |                                      |       |                                     | 
|Operating income, as adjusted                                                                      |  |                                      | 9.0   |                                     | 
|Expenses associated with merger and integration                                                    |  |                                      | 1.1   |                                     | 
|Expenses associated with merger related restructuring                                              |  |                                      | 0.0   |                                     | 
|                                                                                                   |  |                                      |       |                                     | 
|Operating income                                                                                   |  |                                      | 7.9   |                                     | 
|Interest expense                                                                                   |  |                                      | (1.7  | )                                   | 
|Other income, net                                                                                  |  |                                      | 0.0   |                                     | 
|Provision for income taxes                                                                         |  |                                      | 2.3   |                                     | 
|                                                                                                   |  |                                      |       |                                     | 
|Income before extraordinary item                                                                   |  |                                      | 3.9   |                                     | 
|Extraordinary item, loss on debt extinguishment, net of $187 and $4,779 income taxes, respectively |  |                                      | (0.0  | )                                   | 
|                                                                                                   |  |                                      |       |                                     | 
|Net income                                                                                         |  |                                      | 3.9   | %                                   | 
|                                                                                                   |  |                                      |       |                                     | 

|(1) | Cost of sales and selling, general and administrative expenses presented for the twelve and forty weeks ended October 5, 2002 and October 6, 2001 reflect the change in accounting
principle related to cooperative advertising funds.  This change resulted in lower cost of sales with corresponding increases in selling, general and administrative expenses.
|--- | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|(2) | Selling, general and administrative expenses are adjusted for certain non-recurring and other items.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

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Twelve Weeks Ended October 5, 2002 Compared to Twelve Weeks Ended October 6, 2001

Net sales for the twelve weeks ended October 5, 2002 were $788.7 million, an increase of $189.9 million, or 31.7%, over net sales for the twelve weeks ended
October 6, 2001.  Net sales for the retail segment increased $192.6 million, or 33.2%, to $772.7 million.  The net sales increase for the retail segment was due to an increase in the comparable store sales of 5.5%, sales from stores
acquired in the Discount acquisition and contributions from new stores opened within the last year.  The comparable store sales increase was a result of growth in both the DIY and DIFM market segments, as well as the continued maturation of new
stores.    Net sales for the wholesale segment decreased $2.7 million due to the decline in the number of dealer stores we serviced and lower average sales to each dealer.

During the twelve weeks ended October 5, 2002, we opened 33 new stores, relocated eight stores and closed seven stores (two of which were related to the Discount
acquisition), bringing the total number of retail stores to 2,393.  As of October 5, 2002, we had 1,408 stores participating in our commercial delivery program, as a result of consolidating three net programs during the twelve weeks ended
October 5, 2002.

Gross profit for the twelve weeks ended October 5, 2002 was $349.7 million, or 44.3% of net sales, as compared to
$256.7 million, or 42.9% of net sales, for the twelve weeks ended October 6, 2001. The increase in gross profit percentage over the prior year comparable quarter reflects the positive impact in purchasing synergies as a result of renegotiating
vendor contracts in conjunction with the Discount acquisition, and the leveraging of logistics costs realized from our recent supply chain initiatives.  The gross profit for the retail segment was $346.8 million, or 44.9% of net sales, for the
twelve weeks ended October 5, 2002, as compared to $253.4 million, or 43.7% of net sales, for the twelve weeks ended October 6, 2001.

Selling, general and administrative expenses, before merger and integration expenses and merger related restructuring, increased to $278.8 million, or 35.3% of net
sales, for the twelve weeks ended October 5, 2002, from $219.6 million, or 36.7% of net sales, for the twelve weeks ended October 6, 2001.  The decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of sales reflects both our
ability to leverage our store payroll expenses against a higher sales base and lower rent expense as a result of owning a higher percentage of stores following the Discount acquisition.

Operating income, as adjusted for merger and integration and merger related restructuring, was $70.8 million for the twelve weeks ended October 5, 2002, or 9.0%
of net sales, as compared to $37.1 million, or 6.2% of net sales, for the twelve weeks ended October 6, 2001.  Merger and integration expenses of $8.2 million include non-recurring expenses associated with integrating the Discount
operations.  Merger related restructuring expenses primarily relate to lease costs associated with the Advance Auto Parts stores in overlapping markets closed as a result of the Discount acquisition.

Interest expense for the twelve weeks ended October 5, 2002 was $13.5 million, or 1.7% of net sales, as compared to $9.5 million, or 1.6% of net sales, for the
twelve weeks ended October 6, 2001.  Interest expense reflects the overall increase in average borrowings, offset by more favorable interest rates during the twelve weeks ended October 5, 2002, as compared to the twelve weeks ended October 6,
2001.  This increase in borrowings is a result of the additional debt entered into in conjunction with the Discount acquisition.

Income tax expense for the twelve weeks ended October 5, 2002 was $18.1 million, as compared to $11.0 million for the twelve weeks ended October 6, 2001. 
This increase was primarily due to the increase in income before taxes for the twelve weeks ended October 5, 2002, as compared to the twelve weeks ended October 6, 2001.

As a result of the above factors, we recorded net income of $36.3 million before merger and integration expenses and the extraordinary loss on extinguishment of
debt, for the twelve weeks ended October 5, 2002, as compared to $16.9 million for the twelve weeks ended October 6, 2001.  After merger and integration expenses and the extraordinary loss, we recorded net income of $30.9 for the twelve
weeks ended October 5, 2002.  As a percentage of sales, net income for the twelve weeks ended October 5, 2002 was 3.9%, as compared to 2.8%, for the twelve

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weeks ended October 6, 2001.

Forty Weeks Ended October 5, 2002 Compared to Forty Weeks Ended October 6,
2001

Net sales for the forty weeks ended October 5, 2002 were $2,585.5 million, an increase of $649.8 million, or 33.6%, over
net sales for the forty weeks ended October 6, 2001.  Net sales for the retail segment increased $659.3 million, or 35.5% to $2,514.9 million.  The net sales increase for the retail segment was due to an increase in the comparable store
sales of 6.2%, sales from stores acquired in the Discount acquisition and contributions from new stores opened within the last year.  The comparable store sales increase was a result of growth in both the DIY and DIFM market segments, as well
as the continued maturation of new stores.    Net sales for the wholesale segment decreased $9.4 million due to the decline in the number of dealer stores we serviced and lower average sales to each dealer.

During the forty weeks ended October 5, 2002, we opened 61 new stores, relocated 27 stores and closed 152 stores (130 of which were related to the Discount
acquisition), bringing the total number of retail stores to 2,393. As of October 5, 2002, we had 1,408 stores participating in our commercial delivery program, as a result of adding 38 net programs during the forty weeks ended October 5, 2002.

Gross profit for the forty weeks ended October 5, 2002 was $1,135.2 million, or 43.9% of net sales, as compared to $825.4 million, or
42.6% of net sales, for the forty weeks ended October 6, 2001. The increase in gross profit percentage reflects the positive impact in purchasing synergies as a result of renegotiating vendor contracts in conjunction with the Discount acquisition,
and the leveraging of logistics costs realized from our recent supply chain initiatives.  Additionally, gross profit for the forty weeks ended October 6, 2001 includes an $8.3 million gain from our settlement with a vendor.  The gross
profit for the retail segment was $1,123.8 million, or 44.7% of net sales, for the forty weeks ended October 5, 2002, as compared to $813.9 million, or 43.9% of net sales, for the forty weeks ended October 6, 2001.  The gross profit for the
retail segment also includes the $8.3 million gain for the forty weeks ended October 6, 2001.

Selling, general and administrative expenses,
before merger and integration expenses and merger related restructuring, increased to $940.5 million, or 36.4% of net sales, for the forty weeks ended October 5, 2002, from $726.0 million, or 37.5% of net sales, for the forty weeks ended October 6,
2001.  The decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of sales reflects both our ability to leverage our store payroll expenses against a higher sales base and lower rent expense as a result of owning a higher
percentage of stores following the Discount acquisition.

Operating income, as adjusted for merger and integration and merger related
restructuring, was $194.7 million for the forty weeks ended October 5, 2002, or 7.5% of net sales, as compared to $99.4 million, or 5.1% of net sales, for the forty weeks ended October 6, 2001.  Merger and integration expenses of
$25.9 million include non-recurring expenses associated with integrating the Discount operations.  Merger related restructuring expenses primarily relate to lease costs associated with the Advance Auto Parts stores in overlapping markets closed
as a result of the Discount acquisition.

Interest expense for the forty weeks ended October 5, 2002 was $53.6 million, or 2.0% of net
sales, as compared to $36.6 million, or 1.9% of net sales, for the forty weeks ended October 6, 2001.  Interest expense reflects the overall increase in average borrowings, offset by more favorable interest rates during the forty weeks ended
October 5, 2002, as compared to the forty weeks ended October 6, 2001.  This increase in borrowings is a result of the additional debt incurred in conjunction with the Discount acquisition.

During the forty weeks ended October 5, 2002, we recorded $7.5 million in a loss on extinguishment of debt, net of tax.  This loss reflects the ratable portion
of the deferred loan costs associated with our partial repayment of our Tranche A and Tranche B term loans, the refinancing of the remaining portion of our Tranche B term loans and the repurchase and retirement of outstanding senior subordinated
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Income tax expense for the forty weeks ended October 5, 2002 was $43.4 million, as compared to $24.7 million
for the forty weeks ended October 6, 2001.  This increase was primarily due to increases in pre-tax income for the forty weeks ended October 5, 2002, as compared to the forty weeks ended October 6, 2001.

As a result of the above factors, we recorded net income of $88.3 million before merger and integration expenses and the extraordinary loss on extinguishment of
debt for the forty weeks ended October 5, 2002, as compared to $38.8 million for the forty weeks ended October 6, 2001.  After merger and integration expenses and the extraordinary loss, we recorded net income of $64.6 million for the
forty weeks ended October 5, 2002.  As a percentage of sales, net income for the forty weeks ended October 5, 2002 was 2.5%, as compared to 2.0%, for the forty weeks ended October 6, 2001.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

At October 5, 2002, we had outstanding indebtedness consisting of
$333.8 million of senior subordinated notes, borrowings of $339.5 million under our credit facility and $10.0 million of indebtedness under the McDuffie County Development Authority Taxable Industrial Revenue Bonds.  At October 5,
2002, we had approximately $27.3 million in letters of credit outstanding and had no borrowings under the revolving credit facility, resulting in available borrowings of $132.7 million under the revolving credit facility.

Our future contractual obligations related to long-term debt and operating leases at October 5, 2002 were as follows:

|Contractual Obligations at  October 5, 2002 |  | Total |          | Fiscal  2002 |  | Fiscal  2003 |     | Fiscal  2004 |          | Fiscal  2005 |  | Fiscal  2006 |  | Thereafter |         
|------------------------------------------- |  | ----- | -------- | ------------ |  | ------------ | --- | ------------ | -------- | ------------ |  | ------------ |  | ---------- | --------
|                                            |  |       |          |              |  |              |     |              |          |              |  |              |  |            |         
|Long-term Debt (1)                          |  |       | $683,268 |              |  | $10,000      | (2) |              | $11,393  |              |  | $28,890      |  |            | $31,952 
|Operating Leases                            |  |       | $899,208 |              |  | $37,510      |     |              | $142,379 |              |  | $126,422     |  |            | $107,851

(1)   Long-term debt
includes the fully accreted senior subordinated notes.(2)   Represents indebtedness under the McDuffie County Development
Authority taxable industrial revenue bonds, which was repurchased on November 1, 2002.

During second quarter of fiscal 2002, we amended and
restated our credit agreement and refinanced the remaining portion of our Tranche B term loan facility by adding a new $250 million Tranche C term loan facility.  For the forty weeks ended October 5, 2002, we repaid $178.3 million in debt with
free cash flow generated during the period and proceeds from Advances equity offering in March 2002.

Additionally, during the third
quarter of fiscal 2002, we recorded a $0.3 million extraordinary loss on extinguishment of debt as a result of writing off deferred debt issuance costs associated with the partial repayment of our Tranche A and Tranche C term loans and repurchasing
a portion of our outstanding senior subordinated notes.  For the forty weeks ended October 5, 2002, our extraordinary loss of $7.5 million also includes bank fees associated with the establishment of the Tranche C term loan facility during the
second quarter, which we used to refinance our Tranche B term loan facility under our credit facility.

Subsequent to the third quarter of
fiscal 2002, we also purchased $10.0 million of indebtedness under the McDuffie County Authority industrial revenue bonds, from which the proceeds were used to construct one of our distribution centers. We have leased this facility since its opening
in 1999.  Upon repayment of this indebtedness, we also exercised our option to purchase the distribution center for ten dollars.  We also repurchased and retired $8.5 million in face value of the 10.25% senior subordinated
notes.

The amended Tranche A term loan amortization schedule currently reflects required repayments of $1.5 million on May 31, 2003, $7.8 million
on November 30, 2003, $12.4 million in May and November 2004 and $13.9 million each May and November in 2005 and 2006 through maturity on November 30, 2006. Under the amended credit facility, the Tranche C term loan facility requires scheduled
repayments of $2.1 million semi-annually beginning November 30, 2003 through May 31, 2007, at which time we will be required to pay the remaining balance of $233.1 million at maturity on November 30, 2007.

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The interest rate on the Tranche C term loan facility is based, at our option, on either an adjusted LIBOR rate,
plus a margin, or an alternate base rate, plus a margin. The interest rate under the Tranche C term loan facility is subject to adjustment according to a pricing grid based upon our leverage ratio (as defined in our credit facility). The initial
margins for the Tranche C term loan facility are 2.5% and 1.5% per annum for the adjusted LIBOR rate and alternative base rate borrowings, respectively, and can step down to 2.25% and 1.25% per annum, respectively, if our leverage ratio is less than
2.00 to 1.00. The initial margins can step up to a maximum of 3.00% and 2.00% per annum, respectively, if our leverage ratio is greater than 3.50 to 1.00. Subsequent to October 5, 2002, we applied for a reduction in these rates based on our leverage
ratio being 1.95 to 1.00 at October 5, 2002. The amended credit facility contains the prepayment provisions, covenant requirements and guarantees from the previous credit agreement entered into November in 2001. For a full discussion of the other
terms of the credit facility, see section "Long Term Debt" in Item 7. of our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 29, 2001. We were in compliance with the above covenants under the amended credit facility as of October 5, 2002.

For the forty weeks ended October 5, 2002, net cash provided by operating activities was $218.0 million.  Of this amount, $64.6
million was provided by net income and $36.5 million was provided as a result of a net decrease in working capital and other long-term assets and liabilities.  Significant non-cash items added back for operating cash purposes include
depreciation and amortization of $71.5 million, amortization of bond discounts and deferred debt issuance costs of $3.9 million and provision for deferred income taxes of $41.5 million.  Net cash used for investing activities was $51.9 million
and was comprised primarily of capital expenditures.  Net cash used in financing activities was $127.9 million and was comprised primarily of $178.3 million in net payments on the credit facility and payments to repurchase and retire
outstanding bonds and a decrease in bank overdrafts of $35.1 million, all offset by $90.0 million in net proceeds from Advances equity offering in March 2002.

Our primary capital requirements have been the funding of our continued store expansion program, including new store openings and store acquisitions, store
relocations and remodels, inventory requirements, the construction and upgrading of distribution centers, the development and implementation of proprietary information systems, the Discount acquisition, the Western merger and the Carport
acquisition.  We have financed our growth through a combination of internally generated funds, borrowings under the credit facility and issuances of equity by Advance.

Our new stores, if leased require capital expenditures of approximately $120,000 per store and an inventory investment of approximately $150,000 per store, net of
vendor payables.  A portion of the inventory investment is held at a distribution facility.  Pre-opening expenses, consisting primarily of store set-up costs and training of new store employees, average approximately $25,000 per store and
are expensed when incurred.

Our future capital requirements will depend on the number of new stores we open or acquire and the timing of
these openings or acquisitions within a given year.  We anticipate adding approximately 110 stores during fiscal 2002 through new store openings and from our Trak Auto Parts acquisition, of which 61 (including 22 stores from our Track
acquisition) had been added as of October 5, 2002.  During the third quarter of fiscal 2002, we announced that we finalized an arrangement to acquire 57 Trak Auto Parts stores, in which we will assume the existing leases and pay up to
approximately $16.0 million for inventory and fixtures.   These stores are included as part of the approximately 110 new stores to be added during fiscal 2002.

For fiscal 2002, we anticipate our capital expenditures will be approximately $105 million (excluding up to $16 million to purchase inventory and fixtures in
connection with our acquisition of the 57 Trak Auto Parts stores), of which approximately $35 million will involve conversion and other integration related capital expenditures associated with the Discount acquisition.

Historically, we have negotiated extended payment terms from suppliers to help finance inventory growth, and we believe that we will be able to continue financing
much of our inventory growth through such extended payment terms.  We anticipate that inventory levels will continue to increase primarily as a result of new store openings.

As part of normal operations, we continually monitor store performance, which results in our closing store locations that do not meet profitability objectives. 
During the first three quarters of fiscal 2002, we closed or relocated nine of the 12 stores identified in 2001 as not meeting profitability objectives and decided to close or

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relocate 49 additional stores that did not meet profitability objectives, 28 of which were closed or relocated at October 5, 2002.  In addition, as part of our
integration of Discount, we closed 130 Advance Auto Parts stores and Discount stores that were in overlapping markets.

The Western merger,
Carport acquisition and Discount acquisition also resulted in restructuring reserves recorded in purchase accounting for the closure of certain stores, severance and relocation costs and other facility exit costs.  In addition, we assumed
certain restructuring and deferred compensation liabilities previously recorded by Western and Discount.  At October 5, 2002, the restructuring reserves had a remaining balance of $14.1 million.  At October 5, 2002, the total liability for
the assumed restructuring and deferred compensation plans was $1.0 million and $3.0 million, respectively, of which $0.4 million and $1.5 million, respectively, is recorded as a current liability. The classification for deferred compensation is
determined by payment terms elected by plan participants, primarily former Western employees, which can be changed upon 12 months notice.

We expect that funds provided from operations and available borrowings of approximately $132.7 million under our revolving credit facility at October 5, 2002, will
provide sufficient funds to operate our business, make expected capital expenditures of approximately $105 million in 2002, complete our acquisition of Trak Auto Parts stores, finance our restructuring activities and fund future debt service on our
senior subordinated notes and our credit facility over the next 12 months. We may use additional funds from operations to prepay borrowings under the term loans under our credit facility and, depending upon prevailing market prices, repurchase our
senior subordinated notes.

Seasonality

Our business is somewhat seasonal in
nature, with the highest sales occurring in the spring and summer months.  In addition, our business can be affected by weather conditions.  While unusually heavy precipitation tends to soften sales as elective maintenance is deferred
during such periods, extremely hot and cold weather tends to enhance sales by causing parts to fail.

New Accounting Pronouncements

In April 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 145, Rescission of FASB Statements No. 4, 44 and 64, Amendment of FASB Statement No. 13 and Technical
Corrections.  As a result of rescinding FASB Statement No. 4, Reporting Gains Losses from Extinguishment of Debt, gains and losses from extinguishment of debt should be classified as extraordinary items only if they meet the
criteria in APB No. 30.  This statement also amends FASB Statement No. 13, Accounting for Leases, to eliminate an inconsistency between the required accounting for sale-leaseback transactions and the required accounting for certain
lease modifications that have economic effects that are similar to sale-leaseback transactions.  Additional amendments include changes to other existing authoritative pronouncements to make various technical corrections, clarify meanings or
describe their applicability under changed conditions.  We will adopt the provisions of SFAS No. 145 during the first quarter of fiscal 2003.  For the twelve and forty week periods ended October 5, 2002, we recorded extraordinary losses on
the extinguishment of debt, net of tax, of $295 and $7,538, respectively.  Accordingly, reclassifications of these losses to income from continuing operations will be made throughout fiscal 2003 to maintain comparability for the reported
periods.

In June 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 146, Accounting for Cost Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities. 
This statement nullifies Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 94-3, Liability Recognition for Certain Employee Termination Benefits and Other Costs to Exit an Activity (including Certain Costs Incurred in a Restructuring).  This
statement requires that a liability for costs associated with an exit or disposal activity be recognized when the liability is incurred instead of at the date an entity commits to an exit plan.  The statement is effective for exit and disposal
activities entered into after December 31, 2002.  We do not expect adopting this statement will have a material impact on our financial position or the results of operations.

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|ITEM 3. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISKS
|------- | -----------------------------------------------------------

We are exposed to cash flow risk due to changes in interest rates with respect to our long-term debt.  While we cannot predict the impact that interest rate
movements will have on our debt, exposure to rate changes is managed through the use of fixed and variable rate debt.  Our future exposure to interest rate risk decreased during the forty weeks ended October 5, 2002 due to decreased interest
rates and reduced variable rate debt. Additionally, during the third quarter, we entered into a hedge agreement in the form of a zero-cost collar, which will protect against interest rate fluctuations in the LIBOR rate on $150 million of our
variable rate debt under our credit facility.  The collar consists of an interest rate ceiling of 4.5% and an interest floor of 1.56% for a term of twenty-four months.  Under this hedge, we will continue to pay interest at prevailing rates
plus any spread, as defined by our credit facility, but will be reimbursed for any amounts paid on the LIBOR rate in excess of the ceiling.  Conversely, we will be required to pay the financial institution that originated the collar if the
LIBOR rate is less than the 1.56% floor.

Our fixed rate debt consists primarily of outstanding balances on the senior subordinated notes.
Our variable rate debt relates to borrowings under our credit facility and our industrial revenue bonds.  Our variable rate debt is primarily vulnerable to movements in the LIBOR, Prime, Federal Funds and Base CD rates.

The table below presents principal cash flows and related weighted average interest rates on our long-term debt at October 5, 2002 by expected maturity
dates.  Expected maturity dates approximate contract terms.  Fair values included herein have been determined based on quoted market prices.  Weighted average variable rates are based on implied forward rates in the yield curve at
October 5, 2002, as adjusted by the limitations of the hedge agreement.  Implied forward rates should not be considered a predictor of actual future interest rates.

|                |                                | Fiscal  2002           |   | Fiscal  2003 |   | Fiscal  2004 |        | Fiscal  2005 |   | Fiscal  2006 |   | Thereafter |        | Total |   | Fair  Market  Value |  
|--------------- | ------------------------------ | ---------------------- | - | ------------ | - | ------------ | ------ | ------------ | - | ------------ | - | ---------- | ------ | ----- | - | ------------------- | -
|                |                                |                        |   |              |   |              |        |              |   |              |   |            |        |       |   |                     |  
|                |                                | (dollars in thousands) |  
|Long-term debt: |                                |                        |   |              |   |              |        |              |   |              |   |            |        |       |   |                     |  
|                | Fixed rate                     |                        | $ |             |   | $            |       |              | $ |             |   | $          |       |       | $ |                    |  
|                | Weighted average interest rate |                        |   |             |   |              |       |              |   |             |   |            |       |       |   |                    |  
|                | Variable rate                  |                        | $ | 10,000       |   | $            | 11,393 |              | $ | 28,890       |   | $          | 31,952 |       | $ | 31,952              |  
|                | Weighted average interest rate |                        |   | 4.3          | % |              | 4.4    | %            |   | 5.1          | % |            | 6.3    | %     |   | 6.8                 | %

|ITEM 4. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
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Within 90 days prior
to the date of this report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure
controls and procedures.  Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required in our periodic reports
to the Securities and Exchange Commission is recorded, processed, summarized and reported in a timely and accurate manner.  Subsequent to the date of their evaluation, there were no significant changes in the Companys internal controls or
in other factors that could significantly affect the disclosure controls, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.  It should be noted that the design of any system of controls is based
in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions, regardless of how remote.

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PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

|ITEM 1.          LEGAL PROCEEDINGS               
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(*) Filed on June 4, 1998 as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement on Form S-4 (No. 333-56013) of Advance Stores Company, Incorporated.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

|                  | ADVANCE STORES COMPANY, INCORPORATED
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|                  | a Virginia corporation              
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|November 19, 2002 |                                     
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CERTIFICATIONS

I, Lawrence P. Castellani, certify
that:

|1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Advance Stores Company, Incorporated;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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|2. | Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;                                                           
|3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial
condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;                                                                              
|4. | The registrants other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act
Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:                                                                                                                                                                
|   | (a)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|   | (b)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|   | (c)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|5. | The registrants other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of
registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):                                                                                                                                          
|   | (a)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|   | (b)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|6. | The registrants other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in
other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

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|Date:                                           | November 19, 2002
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|/s/ Lawrence P. Castellani                      |                  
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|Lawrence P. Castellani  Chief Executive Officer |                  



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I, Jimmie L. Wade, certify that:

|1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Advance Stores Company, Incorporated;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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|2. | Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;                                                           
|3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial
condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;                                                                              
|4. | The registrants other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act
Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:                                                                                                                                                                
|   | (a)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|   | (b)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|   | (c)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|5. | The registrants other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of
registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):                                                                                                                                          
|   | (a)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|   | (b)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|6. | The registrants other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in
other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

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|Date:                                                 | November 19, 2002
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|/s/ Jimmie L. Wade                                    |                  
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|Jimmie L. Wade  President and Chief Financial Officer |