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Form of Restricted Stock Grant Agreement

 Exhibit 10.8 
 RESTRICTED STOCK GRANT AGREEMENT 
 THIS RESTRICTED STOCK GRANT AGREEMENT
(“Agreement”), made as of the      day of                     , 2010 between Accelerate Parent
Corp. (the “Company”) and                      (the “Participant”). 

WHEREAS, the Company has adopted and maintains the Accelerate Parent, Corp. Restricted Stock Plan (the “Plan”) to
promote the interests of the Company and its Affiliates and stockholders by providing non-employee directors with an appropriate incentive to encourage them to continue to serve on the Board of the Company or its Affiliates and to improve the growth
and profitability of the Company; and 
 WHEREAS, the Plan provides for the Grant to Participants of shares of Restricted Stock;

 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto hereby
agree as follows: 
 1. Grant of Restricted Stock. Pursuant to, and subject to, the terms and conditions set forth herein
and in the Plan, the Company hereby grants to the Participant shares of Restricted Stock (the “Restricted Stock”) with respect to              shares of Common
Stock. 
 2. Grant Date. The Grant Date of the Restricted Stock hereby granted is
                    , 2010. 

3. Incorporation of Plan. All terms, conditions and restrictions of the Plan are incorporated herein and made part hereof as if
stated herein. If there is any conflict between the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Restricted Stock Grant Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Plan, as interpreted by the Board in its sole discretion, shall govern, unless explicitly
provided to the contrary in this Restricted Stock Grant Agreement. All capitalized terms used herein shall have the meaning given to such terms in the Plan. 
 4. Vesting Date. The Restricted Stock shall become vested as follows: fifty percent (50%) of the shares of Common Stock underlying the shares of Restricted Stock shall become
vested on each of the first two anniversaries of the Grant Date; provided that as of the relevant date the Participant continues to provide Services to the Company or any of its Affiliates; and provided further, that
notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a Change in Control, all unvested shares of Restricted Stock held by such Participant shall become immediately vested as of the effective date of such Change in Control. 

5. Expiration Date. The shares of Restricted Stock or any portion thereof that has not yet become vested on the date the
Participant’s Services are terminated for any reason shall expire on such date. 

 6. Restricted Stock Award Subject to Plan and Management Stockholders’ Agreement.
By entering into this Agreement the Participant agrees and acknowledges that the Participant has received and read a copy of the Plan and the Management Stockholders’ Agreement. The Restricted Stock Award granted hereunder is subject to the
Plan and the Management Stockholders’ Agreement. The terms and provisions of the Plan and the Management Stockholders’ Agreement, as each may be amended from time to time, are hereby incorporated herein by reference. In the event of a
conflict between any term or provision contained herein and a term or provision of the Plan or the Management Stockholders’ Agreement, the applicable terms and provisions of the Plan or the Management Stockholders’ Agreement, as applicable
will govern and prevail. In the event of a conflict between any term or provision of the Plan and any term or provision of the Management Stockholders’ Agreement, the applicable terms and provisions of the Management Stockholders’
Agreement will govern and prevail. No agreement entered into after the date hereof between any of the Participant and the Company or any of its Affiliates shall supersede this Agreement and, in the event of any conflict between any term or provision
herein and any term or provision of such future agreement, the applicable terms and provisions herein will govern and prevail unless such future agreement expressly states the parties’ intention to supersede the terms and conditions herein.

 7. Delays or Omissions. No delay or omission to exercise any right, power or remedy accruing to any party hereto upon
any breach or default of any party under this Restricted Stock Grant Agreement, shall impair any such right, power or remedy of such party nor shall it be construed to be a waiver of any such breach or default, or an acquiescence therein, or in any
similar breach or default thereafter occurring, nor shall any waiver of any single breach or default be deemed a waiver of any other breach or default theretofore or thereafter occurring. Any waiver, permit, consent or approval of any kind or
character on the part of any party of any breach or default under this Restricted Stock Grant Agreement, or any waiver on the part of any party or any provisions or conditions of this Restricted Stock Grant Agreement, shall be in writing and shall
be effective only to the extent specifically set forth in such writing. 
 8. Non-Transferability of Restricted Stock. The
Participant may not Transfer the Restricted Stock granted pursuant to this Agreement except as expressly provided in Section 4.4 of the Plan. 
 9. Taxes. 
 9.1 The Participant acknowledges that he will be
responsible for paying any and all taxes when due in respect of the shares of Restricted Stock, including, but not limited to, in connection with the grant, vesting, exercise, settlement or sale (including pursuant to the Company’s Call Right)
of such shares of Restricted Stock. The Company and its Affiliates shall have no obligation to withhold any amounts (whether in cash, shares or other property) in respect of the shares of Restricted Stock. 

9.2 In connection with the foregoing, the Participant may, at the Participant’s option, elect to recognize the fair value of the
shares of Restricted Stock upon the Grant Date pursuant to Section 83 of the Code (such election, an “83(b) Election”). To effect such 83(b) Election, the Participant may file an appropriate election with the Internal Revenue
Service within thirty (30) days after grant of the Restricted Stock, and otherwise in accordance with applicable Treasury Regulations. The Participant is hereby advised to seek the Participant’s own tax counsel

 
regarding the taxation of the Grant made hereunder and the advisability of making an 83(b) Election. In the event the Participant elects to make an 83(b) Election, the Participant shall provide a
copy of such election to the Company promptly upon filing thereof. A form of 83(b) election is attached hereto as Exhibit A. 
 10.
Representations.  
 10.1 Participant Representations. The Participant hereby represents and warrants to
the Company that: (a) the shares of Common Stock are being acquired for his own account, for investment purposes only and not with a view to or in connection with any distribution, reoffer, resale, public offering or other disposition thereof
not in compliance with the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and any applicable United States federal or state securities laws or regulations; (b) the Participant is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule
501(a) under the Securities Act; provided, that the Company may, in its discretion and subject to compliance with all applicable securities laws, waive the foregoing representation with respect to a limited number of Participants;
(c) the Participant, alone or together with his representatives, possesses such expertise, knowledge, and sophistication in financial and business matters generally, and in the type of transactions in which the Company proposes to engage in
particular; (d) the Participant has had access to all of the information with respect to his shares of Common Stock that he or it, as the case may be, deems necessary to make a complete evaluation thereof and has had the opportunity to question
the Company concerning such shares of Common Stock; (e) the Participant’s decision to acquire his shares of Common Stock for investment has been based solely upon the evaluation made by the Participant; (f) the Participant has duly
executed and delivered this Agreement; and (g) the Participant’s authorization, execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement do not conflict with any other agreement or arrangement to which the Participant is a party or by which
it is bound. 
 10.2 Truth of Representations and Warranties. The Participant represents and warrants that all of
his representations set forth in Section 10.1 of this Agreement are true and correct as of the date hereof. 
 11.
Integration. This Agreement and the other documents referred to herein or delivered pursuant hereto (including the Management Stockholders’ Agreement) which form a part hereof contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect
to its subject matter and shall not be amended except by written amendment signed by all parties. There are no restrictions, agreements, promises, representations, warranties, covenants or undertakings with respect to the subject matter hereof other
than those expressly set forth in such documents. This Restricted Stock Grant Agreement and the Plan supersede all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. 

12. Counterparts. This Restricted Stock Grant Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed
an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. 
 13. Governing Law. This Restricted Stock
Grant Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to the provisions thereof governing conflict of laws. 

 14. Participant Acknowledgment. The Participant hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy
of the Plan and the Management Stockholders’ Agreement. The Participant hereby acknowledges that all decisions, determinations and interpretations of the Board in respect of the Plan, this Restricted Stock Grant Agreement and the Restricted
Stock shall be final and conclusive. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Restricted Stock Grant Agreement to be duly
executed by its duly authorized officer and said Participant has signed this Restricted Stock Grant Agreement on his own behalf, thereby representing that he has carefully read and understands this Restricted Stock Grant Agreement and the Plan as of
the day and year first written above. 
  

			
	Accelerate Parent Corp.
	
	  

	By:	 	
	Title:	 	
	
	[PARTICIPANT]
	
	  

		
	Address:	 	
		
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	Facsimile:Transaction and Monitoring Fee Letter Agreement

 Exhibit 10.9 
 Execution Version 
 TPG Capital, L.P. 

345 California Street, Suite 3300 
 San Francisco, CA 94104 
 May 28, 2010 

American Tire Distributors, Inc. 
 12200 Herbert
Wayne Court, Suite 150 
 Huntersville, North Carolina 28078 
  

	 	Re:	Transaction and Monitoring Fee Letter 

 Ladies
and Gentlemen: 
 This letter serves to confirm the retention by American Tire Distributors, Inc. (the
“Company”) of TPG Capital, L.P. (“TPG”) to provide management, consulting and financial services to the Company and its divisions, subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, “American Tire”), as
follows: 
 1. The Company has retained us, and we hereby agree to accept such retention, to provide to American Tire, when and
if called upon, certain management, consulting and financial services of the type customarily performed by us. The Company agrees to pay us a fee in an amount equal to 2.0% of “Adjusted EBITDA” (as defined in the Senior Secured Notes
Indenture, dated as of May 28, 2010, among American Tire Distributors, Inc., American Tire Distributors Holdings, Inc., Am-Pac Tire Dist. Inc., and the Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee) calculated on a quarterly basis
(the “Monitoring Fee”). Commencing July 6, 2010, each payment of the Monitoring Fee shall be payable in quarterly installments in arrears at the end of each fiscal quarter (with the first such payment prorated for days elapsed
between the Closing Date (as defined in the Merger Agreement) and last day of such fiscal quarter). All amounts paid by the Company to TPG pursuant to this paragraph shall be made by wire transfer of same-day funds in the respective proportions and
to the respective bank accounts designated by TPG, and shall not be refundable under any circumstances. 
 To the extent the
Company is not permitted to pay the Monitoring Fee by reason of any prohibition on such payment pursuant to the terms of any debt financing agreement or instrument of American Tire, the payment by the Company to TPG of the Monitoring Fee shall not
be due and payable until immediately on the earlier of (i) the first date on which the payment of such deferred Monitoring Fee is no longer prohibited under the applicable agreement or instrument and the Company is otherwise able to make such
payment, and (ii) total or partial liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company. 

 The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that an objective of the Company is to maximize
value for its direct and indirect equityholders, which may include the consummation by American Tire or a successor or affiliated entity of an initial public offering of capital stock (an “IPO”), the sale of all or substantially all
of the Company’s assets or a change of control transaction. An IPO, sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or a change of control transaction are each referred to as a “Buyout Event”. The services provided to
the Company by TPG will include assistance in facilitating the consummation of a Buyout Event, should the Company determine to pursue such a transaction. In the event a Buyout Event is consummated, upon the written request of TPG, in lieu and in
termination of any further right to receive the Monitoring Fee following the Buyout Event, the Company shall pay on the date of consummation of such Buyout Event, an aggregate termination fee of $12.5 million dollars ($12,500,000.00) in cash. Such
amount shall be paid to TPG on the day immediately prior to the consummation of the Buyout Event in the respective proportions and to the respective bank accounts designated by TPG, and shall not be refundable under any circumstances. 

2. In consideration for our structuring services rendered in connection with the transactions contemplated in the Agreement and Plan of
Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of April 20, 2010, as amended, by and among American Tire Distributors Holdings, Inc., Accelerate Holdings Corp. (“Buyer”), Accelerate Acquisition Corp., a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Buyer, and Investcorp International, Inc., as Stockholder Representative (the “Transaction”), which such services included, but were not limited to, financial advisory services and capital structure review, the Company
agrees to also pay a one-time transaction fee to us in a total amount equal to $12.5 million dollars ($12,500,000.00) in cash, payable concurrently with the completion of the Transaction. All amounts paid pursuant to this Section 2 shall be
paid in the respective proportions and to the respective bank accounts designated by TPG and shall not be refundable under any circumstances. 
 3. TPG may also invoice the Company for additional fees in connection with equity financing transactions, acquisition or divestiture transactions, recapitalizations, reorganization, change of control
transactions or any similar extraordinary transaction involving American Tire (each, a “Subsequent Transaction”) or in the event that TPG, or any of its affiliates, perform services for American Tire above and beyond those called
for by this agreement. Upon the consummation of any Subsequent Transaction, the Company shall pay TPG a transaction fee in an amount equal to 1% of the Transaction Value of such Subsequent Transaction or such other amount as may be mutually agreed
by TPG and the Company in the respective proportions and to the respective bank accounts designated by TPG, and shall not be refundable under any circumstances. As used herein, “Transaction Value” means the total gross value of the
applicable Subsequent Transaction, including, without limitation, the aggregate amount of the cash funds and the aggregate value of the other securities or obligations required to complete such Subsequent Transaction (excluding any fees payable
pursuant to this paragraph 3), including any indebtedness, guarantees, capital stock or similar items issued or made to facilitate, and the amount of any revolving credit or other liquidity facilities or arrangements established in connection with,
such Subsequent Transaction or assumed, refinanced or left outstanding in connection with or immediately following such Subsequent Transaction. For purposes of calculating a transaction fee, the value of any securities included in the Transaction
Value will be determined by the average of the last sales prices for such securities on the five trading days ending five days prior to the consummation of the applicable Subsequent 

  
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Transaction, provided that if such securities do not have an existing public trading market, the value of the securities shall be their fair market value as mutually reasonably agreed between TPG
and the Company, on the day prior to consummation of such Subsequent Transaction. 
 4. In addition to any fees that may be
payable to us under this agreement, the Company also agrees to reimburse us and our affiliates, from time to time upon request, for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred, including unreimbursed expenses incurred to the date
hereof, in connection with this retention and/or the Transactions, including travel expenses and fees and expenses of any independent professionals and organizations, including independent accountants, outside legal counsel and consultants.

 5. Any advice or opinions provided by us may not be disclosed or referred to publicly or to any third party (other than
American Tire’s legal, tax, financial or other advisors), except in accordance with our prior written consent. 
 6. We
shall act as an independent contractor, with duties solely to American Tire. The provisions hereof shall inure to the benefit of and shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Nothing in this agreement,
expressed or implied, is intended to confer on any person other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns, and, to the extent expressly set forth herein, the Indemnified Parties, any rights or remedies under or by reason of
this agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the parties acknowledge that nothing in this agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to confer on any present or future holders of any securities of the Company or its
subsidiaries or affiliates, or any present or future creditor of the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates, any rights or remedies under or by reason of this agreement or any performance hereunder. 

7. This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York. 

8. This agreement shall continue in effect from year to year unless amended or terminated by mutual consent of the Company and TPG.

 9. Each party hereto represents and warrants that the execution and delivery of this agreement by such party has been duly
authorized by all necessary action of such party. 
 10. If any term or provision of this agreement or the application thereof
shall, in any jurisdiction and to any extent, be invalid and unenforceable, such term or provision shall be ineffective, as to such jurisdiction, solely to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without rendering invalid or unenforceable
any remaining terms or provisions hereof or affecting the validity or enforceability of such term or provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereto waive any provision of law that renders any term
or provision of this agreement invalid or unenforceable in any respect. 
 11. Each party hereto waives all right to trial by
jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim (whether based upon contract, tort or otherwise) related to or arising out of our retention pursuant to, or our performance of the services contemplated by this agreement. 

  
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 12. The Company (on behalf of itself and the other members of American Tire) hereby
acknowledges and agrees that the services provided by TPG hereunder are being provided subject to the terms of the Indemnification Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between the Company and TPG (as the same may be amended from time to time, the
“Indemnification Agreement”). Except in cases of gross negligence or willful misconduct, none of TPG, their respective affiliates or any of their respective employees, officers, directors, partners, consultants, members,
stockholders or their respective affiliates shall have any liability of any kind whatsoever to any member of American Tire for any damages, losses or expenses (including, without limitation, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages and
interest, penalties and fees and disbursements of attorneys, accountants, investment bankers and other professional advisors) with respect to the provision of services hereunder. 

13. Any notices or other communications required or permitted by this agreement will be sufficiently given if delivered personally or
sent by facsimile with confirmed receipt, or by overnight courier, addressed as follows or to such other address of which the parties may have given written notice: 
 if to TPG: 
 TPG Capital, L.P, 

345 California Street 
 Suite 3300 
 San Francisco, CA 94104 

Attention: General Counsel 
 Facsimile: (415) 743-1503 
 with a copy (which will not constitute notice)
to: 
 Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP 
 425 Lexington Avenue 
 New York, New York 10017 

Attention: Andrew W. Smith 
 Facsimile: (212) 455-2502 
 if to American Tire: 

American Tire Distributors, Inc. 
 12200 Herbert Wayne Court, Suite 150 
 Huntersville, North Carolina 28078

 Attention: Michael Gaither 
 Facsimile: (704) 947-1919 
 14. It is expressly understood that the foregoing
Sections 3-7 and 10-13 in their entirety, survive any termination of this agreement. 

  
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 15. This agreement may be executed in counterparts (including by facsimile), each of which
shall be deemed an original agreement, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 
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 If the foregoing sets forth the understanding between us, please so indicate on the enclosed
signed copy of this letter in the space provided therefor and return it to us, whereupon this letter shall constitute a binding agreement among us. 
  

					
	Very truly yours,
	
	TPG Capital, L.P.
	By: Tarrant Capital, LLC
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Clive Bode

		 	Name:	 	Clive Bode
		 	Title:	 	Vice President

  

							
	AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED BY:
		
		 	American Tire Distributors, Inc.
			
		 	By:	 	 /s/ J. Michael Gaither

		 		 	Name:	 	J. Michael Gaither
		 		 	Title:	 	Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

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