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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.1

                                   WAIVER AND
                                AMENDMENT NO. 8
                                       to
                          SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
                          LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

         THIS WAIVER AND AMENDMENT NO. 8 is entered into as of August 22, 2002,
by and among AMERICAN TIRE DISTRIBUTORS, INC., formerly known as HEAFNER TIRE
GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation ("American Tire"), THE SPEED MERCHANT,
INC., a California corporation (the "Borrowers"), the financial institutions
party from time to time to the Loan Agreement (as hereinafter defined) (the
"Lenders"), and FLEET CAPITAL CORPORATION, a Rhode Island corporation, as
administrative agent (the "Administrative Agent") for the Lenders.

                             Preliminary Statement

         The Borrowers, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent are parties to
the Second Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement dated as of March
6, 2000, as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated as of July 20, 2000, Amendment No.
2 dated as of February 2, 2001, Amendment No. 3 dated as of February 14, 2001,
Amendment No. 4 dated as of March 30, 2001, Amendment No. 5 dated as of August
10, 2001, Amendment No. 6 dated as of November 13, 2001 and Amendment No. 7
dated as of March 27, 2002 (the "Loan Agreement"; terms defined therein, unless
otherwise defined herein, being used herein as therein defined).

         An Event of Default under the Loan Agreement has occurred and is
continuing, and the Borrowers have requested a waiver of such Event of Default
from the Lenders. The Lenders are willing to waive such Event of Default
subject to the terms and conditions contained herein, including the amendment
of certain provisions of the Loan Agreement.

                             Statement of Agreement

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the Loan Agreement, the Loans
outstanding thereunder, the mutual covenants set forth therein and herein and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

         Section 1.        Limited Waiver of Default. An Event of Default has
occurred and currently exists under the Loan Agreement as a result of the
Borrowers' breach of Section 11.1(b) and Schedule 11.1(b) of the Loan Agreement
(the "Designated Default"). The Designated Default exists because of the
failure by Borrowers to maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.10
to 1 for the four Fiscal Quarters ending June 29, 2002. Borrowers represent and
warrant that the Designated Default is the only Default or Event of Default
that exists under the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents as of the
date hereof. Subject to the provisions of SECTION 3 hereof, each Lender hereby
waives the Designated Default in existence on the date hereof. In no event
shall such waiver be deemed to constitute a waiver of

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(a) any Default or Event of Default other than the Designated Default in
existence on the date hereof or (b) each Borrower's obligation to comply with
all of the terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement and the other Loan
Documents from and after the date hereof. Notwithstanding any prior, temporary
mutual disregard of the terms of any contracts between the parties, each
Borrower hereby agrees that it shall be required strictly to comply with all of
the terms of the Loan Documents on and after the date hereof.

         Section 2.        Amendments to Loan Agreement. Subject to the
provisions of SECTION 3 hereof, the Loan Agreement is hereby amended as
follows:

         (a)      By deleting the reference to "pursuant to Section 11.4" from
subsection (b)(iii) of the definition of "Debt" that is contained in Section
1.1 of the Loan Agreement.

         (b)      By amending the definition of "Leverage Ratio" that is
contained in Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement to read as follows:

                  "Leverage Ratio" means as of any specified date, the ratio of
         (a) the sum of (without duplication) (i) total Debt of Heafner and its
         Consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as of such date,
         including the aggregate principal amount of the Notes, as defined in
         and included in the Vendor Transaction Documents, PLUS (ii) the Letter
         of Credit Obligations, to (b) EBITDA - Heafner Group for the period of
         four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ended on or most recently before such
         date.

         (c)      By deleting the definition of "Purchase Price" that is
contained in Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement and by substituting the
following new definition in lieu thereof:

                           "Purchase Price" means an amount equal to the total
                  consideration paid for such Acquisition, including all cash
                  payments (whether classified as purchase price, noncompete
                  payments, consulting payments, "earn out" or otherwise and
                  without regard to whether such amount is paid in whole or in
                  part at the closing of the Acquisition or over time
                  thereafter, but excluding any finance charges attributable to
                  deferred payments and excluding any salary or other
                  employment compensation paid to a seller for the purpose of
                  retaining such seller's services as an active employee of a
                  Borrower or a Subsidiary), the principal amount of all
                  Acquired Debt and of any Subordinated Debt owing to the
                  seller, and the value (as determined by the board of
                  directors of Heafner, including pursuant to the applicable
                  purchase agreement between the relevant Borrower and the
                  seller, in the case of any property, the fair value of which
                  is not readily ascertainable) of all other property, other
                  than capital stock of Heafner, transferred by Heafner to the
                  seller.

         (d)      By deleting from the preamble of Section 11.6 of the Loan
Agreement the phrase "Declare or make any Restricted Distribution or Restricted
Payment in any Fiscal Year which, when added to all other Restricted
Distributions and Restricted Payments made in the same Fiscal Year of Heafner,
would exceed $2,000,000;" and by substituting therefor the phrase

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"Declare or make any Restricted Distribution or Restricted Payment", and by
adding the following new subsection (c) to Section 11.6 that reads as follows:

         (c)      any dividend or distribution with respect to the KS
                  Preferred, provided, however, that at no time shall any such
                  dividends or distributions exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate
                  in any Fiscal Year.

         Section 3.        Effectiveness of Waiver and Amendment. (a) The
provisions of SECTION 1 and SECTION 2 of this Waiver and Amendment shall become
effective on the date (the "Waiver and Amendment Effective Date") on which the
Administrative Agent shall have received (1) a waiver and amendment fee in the
amount of $25,000, in immediately available funds (the "Waiver and Amendment
Fee"), to be distributed by Administrative Agent as provided below, and (2) the
following documents, each of which shall be satisfactory in form and substance
to the Administrative Agent and in sufficient copies for each Lender (terms
defined in the Loan Agreement, as amended by this Waiver and Amendment, being
used in this SECTION 2 as so defined):

         (i)      this Waiver and Amendment duly executed by the Borrowers, the
Subsidiary Guarantors and the Lenders;

         (ii)     a certificate of the president or chief financial officer of
American Tire stating that, to the best of his knowledge and based on an
examination sufficient to enable him to make an informed statement, after
giving effect to the Waiver and Amendment,

                  (A)      all of the representations and warranties made or
         deemed to be made under the Loan Agreement are true and correct in all
         material respects on and as of the Waiver and Amendment Effective
         Date, and

                  (B)      no Default or Event of Default exists;

and the Administrative Agent shall be satisfied as to the truth and accuracy
thereof; and

         (iii)    such other documents and instruments as the Administrative
Agent may reasonably request.

         The Waiver and Amendment Fee shall be distributed by Administrative
Agent to each Lender who executes this Waiver and Amendment in an amount equal
to such Lender's Commitment Percentage; provided, that the denominator of such
Commitment Percentage shall be the aggregate amount of all Commitments less the
Commitment amount of any non-signing Lender.

         Section 4.        Representations and Warranties. Each Loan Party
hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders, which representations and warranties shall survive the
delivery of this Waiver and Amendment and the making of additional Loans under
the Loan Agreement as amended hereby:

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         (a)      Authorization of Agreements. Each Loan Party has the right
and power, and has taken all necessary action to authorize it, to execute,
deliver and perform this Waiver and Amendment and each other agreement
contemplated hereby to which it is a party in accordance with their respective
terms. This Waiver and Amendment and each other such agreement contemplated
hereby to which it is a party has been duly executed and delivered by the duly
authorized officers of such Loan Party and each is, or each when executed and
delivered in accordance with this Waiver and Amendment will be, a legal, valid
and binding obligation of such Borrower, enforceable in accordance with its
terms.

         (b)      Compliance of Agreements with Laws. The execution, delivery
and performance of this Waiver and Amendment in accordance with its terms does
not and will not, by the passage of time, the giving of notice or otherwise,

                  (i)      require any Governmental Approval (that has not been
         obtained) or violate any Applicable Law relating to such Loan Party or
         any of its Subsidiaries,

                  (ii)     conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute a
         default under the articles or certificate of incorporation or by-laws
         or any shareholders' agreement of such Loan Party or any of its
         Subsidiaries, any material provisions of any indenture, agreement or
         other instrument to which such Loan Party, any of its Subsidiaries or
         any of such Loan Party's or such Subsidiaries' property may be bound
         or any Governmental Approval relating to such Loan Party or any of its
         Subsidiaries, or

                  (iii)    result in or require the creation or imposition of
         any Lien upon or with respect to any property now owned or hereafter
         acquired by such Loan Party.

         Section 5.        Effect of Waiver and Amendment. From and after the
Waiver and Amendment Effective Date, all references in the Loan Agreement and
in any other Loan Document to "this Agreement," "the Loan Agreement,"
"hereunder," "hereof" and words of like import referring to the Loan Agreement,
shall mean and be references to the Loan Agreement as amended by this Waiver
and Amendment. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Loan Agreement and all
terms, conditions and provisions thereof remain in full force and effect and
are hereby ratified and confirmed. The execution, delivery and effectiveness of
this Waiver and Amendment shall not, except as expressly provided herein,
operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Administrative Agent
and the Lenders under any of the Loan Documents, nor constitute a waiver of any
provision of any of the Loan Documents.

         Section 6.        Counterpart Execution; Governing Law.

         (a)      Execution in Counterparts. This Waiver and Amendment may be
executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in
separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be
deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute but
one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed signature page of any party
hereto by facsimile transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a
manually delivered counterpart thereof.

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         (b)      Governing Law. This Waiver and Amendment shall be governed by
and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without
giving effect to conflicts of law principles thereof.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Waiver and
Amendment to be executed and delivered by their respective officers thereunto
duly authorized as of the date first above written.

                                    BORROWERS:

                                    AMERICAN TIRE DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
                                    (formerly known as Heafner Tire Group, Inc.)
[CORPORATE SEAL]

Attest:                             By: /s/  William E. Berry
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                                        Name: William E. Berry
/s/  J. Michael Gaither                 Title:  Executive Vice President & CFO
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[Assistant] Secretary

                                    THE SPEED MERCHANT, INC.

[CORPORATE SEAL]

Attest:                             By: /s/  William E. Berry
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Name: William E. Berry
/s/  Laurie C. Heavner                  Title: Vice President & Treasurer
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[Assistant] Secretary

                                    By: /s/  J. Michael Gaither
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                                        Name: J. Michael Gaither
                                        Title: Vice President & Secretary

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                                    FLEET CAPITAL CORPORATION, as
                                    Administrative Agent and as a Lender

                                    By: /s/ Stephen Y. McGehee
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                                        Stephen Y. McGehee
                                        Senior Vice President

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                                    WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
                                    formerly known as FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK,
                                    as Documentation Agent and as a Lender

                                    By: /s/ John T. Trainor
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                                        Name: John T. Trainor
                                        Title: Director

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                                    TRANSAMERICA BUSINESS CAPITAL CORPORATION,
                                    as a Lender

                                    By: /s/  Dennis C. Snyder
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                                        Name: Dennis C. Snyder
                                        Title: Senior Vice President

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                                    STANDARD FEDERAL BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
                                    formerly known as MICHIGAN NATIONAL BANK,
                                    as successor in interest to Mellon Bank,
                                    N.A., as a Lender

                                    By: LaSALLE BUSINESS CREDIT, INC.,
                                    its agent

                                        By: /s/ Patrick Aarons
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                                           Name: Patrick Aarons
                                           Title: Vice President

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                                    THE CIT GROUP/BUSINESS CREDIT, INC.,
                                    as a Lender

                                    By: /s/ John Thomas
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                                        Name: John Thomas
                                        Title: Account Executive

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                                    SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS:

                                    Acknowledged and consented to this 22nd day
                                    of August 2002:

                                    T.O. HAAS TIRE COMPANY, INC.

                                    By: /s/ J. Michael Gaither
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                                        Name: J. Michael Gaither
                                        Title:   Vice President & Secretary

                                    T.O. HAAS HOLDING CO., INC.

                                    By: /s/ J. Michael Gaither
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Name: J. Michael Gaither
                                        Title:  Vice President & Secretary

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.2

                                                               EXECUTION VERSION

                                 AMENDMENT NO. 9
                                       TO
             SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

         THIS AMENDMENT NO. 9 is entered into as of September 25, 2002, by and
among AMERICAN TIRE DISTRIBUTORS, INC., a Delaware corporation, THE SPEED
MERCHANT, INC., a California corporation (collectively, the "Borrowers"), the
financial institutions party from time to time to the Loan Agreement (as
hereinafter defined) (the "Lenders"), and FLEET CAPITAL CORPORATION, a Rhode
Island corporation, as administrative agent (the "Administrative Agent") for the
Lenders.

                              PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

         The Borrowers, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent are parties to
the Second Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement dated as of March 6,
2000, as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated as of July 20, 2000, Amendment No. 2
dated as of February 2, 2001, Amendment No. 3 dated as of February 14, 2001,
Amendment No. 4 dated as of March 30, 2001, Amendment No. 5 dated as of August
10, 2001, Amendment No. 6 dated as of November 13, 2001, Amendment No. 7 dated
as of March 27, 2002, and Waiver and Amendment No. 8 dated as of August 22, 2002
(as at any time amended, the "Loan Agreement"; terms defined therein, unless
otherwise defined herein, being used herein as therein defined).

         The Borrowers have requested that the Lenders permit "Firestone"
 branded inventory to become "Eligible B/F Inventory," amend the definition of
 "Borrowing Base" in certain respects and amend certain of the financial
 covenants set forth in the Loan Agreement.

         The Lenders are willing to amend the Loan Agreement, subject to the
terms and conditions contained herein.

                             STATEMENT OF AGREEMENT

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the Loan Agreement, the Loans
outstanding thereunder, the mutual covenants set forth therein and herein and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

         SECTION 1.        AMENDMENTS TO LOAN AGREEMENT (PHASE I). Subject to
the provisions of SECTION 4(A) of this Amendment, the Loan Agreement is hereby
amended as follows:

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         (a)      By adding the following new definition to Section 1.1 of the
Loan Agreement, in proper alphabetical sequence:

                           "American Tire" means American Tire Distributors,
                  Inc., a Delaware corporation, formerly known as Heafner Tire
                  Group, Inc., successor by merger to The J.H. Heafner Company,
                  Inc., a North Carolina corporation.

         (b)      By amending the following definition in Section 1.1 of the
Loan Agreement in its entirety to read as follows:

                           "Bridgestone/Firestone" means Bridgestone/Firestone
                  North American Tire, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
                  and successor by merger to Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc., an
                  Ohio corporation.

         (c)      By deleting the definition of "Heafner" that is contained in
Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement in its entirety.

         (d)      By deleting the defined term "Heafner" wherever it appears in
the Loan Agreement and by substituting therefor the defined term "American Tire"
in lieu thereof in each instance.

         (e)      By deleting Schedules 11.1 (a) and 11.1 (b) thereto in their
entireties and by substituting therefor Schedules 11.1 (a) and 11.l(b) in the
respective forms OF ANNEXES 1 and 2 attached to this Amendment in lieu thereof.

         SECTION 2.        AMENDMENTS TO LOAN AGREEMENT (PHASE II). Subject to
the provisions of SECTION 4(B) of this Amendment, the Loan Agreement is hereby
further amended as follows:

         (a)      By deleting the reference to "$90,000,000" that is contained
in clause (b)(ii)(B) of the definition of "Borrowing Base" and by substituting
in lieu thereof, a reference to "$100,000,000."

         (b)      By deleting the reference to "$35,000,000" that is contained
in clause (b)(iii)(B) of the definition of "Borrowing Base" and by substituting
in lieu thereof a reference to "$25,000,000."

         (c)      By amending the following definition in Section 1.1 of the
Loan Agreement in its entirety to read as follows:

                           "Eligible B/F Inventory" means items of Inventory (a)
                  that would be Eligible Inventory but for the fact that they
                  are subject to a Subordinated Vendor Lien in favor of
                  Bridgestone/Firestone (or a division or Subsidiary thereof),
                  (b) to the extent the Subordinated Vendor Lien on such
                  Inventory has been subordinated to the Security Interest on
                  terms and conditions satisfactory to the Administrative Agent
                  and the Lenders, and (c) bearing a brand other than a
                  "Firestone" brand (or any brand incorporating the word
                  "Firestone").

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         SECTION 3.        AMENDMENTS TO LOAN AGREEMENT (PHASE III). Subject to
the provisions of SECTION 4(C) of this Amendment, the Loan Agreement is hereby
further amended as follows:

         (a)      By adding the following new definition to Section 1.1 of the
Loan Agreement, in proper alphabetical sequence:

                           "B/F Subordination Agreement" means (i) the Amended
                  and Restated Subordination Agreement among
                  Bridgestone/Firestone, the Administrative Agent, the Borrowers
                  and the Subsidiary Guarantors, which amends and restates that
                  certain Subordination Agreement dated August 14, 2001, and
                  (ii) any replacements, substitutions or modifications of any
                  of the foregoing.

         (b)      By amending the following definitions in Section 1.1 of the
Loan Agreement in their entireties to read as follows:

                           "B/F Transaction Documents" means, collectively, the
                  Note Issuance and Security Agreement dated as of March 1,
                  2002, between Bridgestone/Firestone and American Tire, and the
                  Note, Security Agreement, and Warrant referred to therein, the
                  B/F Subordination Agreement and any certificates, instruments,
                  opinions and other documents delivered in connection with the
                  consummation of the transactions contemplated by said Note
                  Issuance and Security Agreement, as in effect on the date
                  hereof, or if not then in effect, then in form and substance
                  substantially identical to the drafts delivered to and
                  approved in writing by the Administrative Agent and the
                  Lenders, or otherwise satisfactory to the Administrative Agent
                  and the Lenders.

                           "Borrowing Base" means at any time an amount equal to
                  the lesser of:

                           (a)      the aggregate Commitments, MINUS the sum of

                                    (i)       the Letter of Credit Reserve, PLUS

                                    (ii)      the Rent Reserve, PLUS

                                    (iii)     any Additional Reserves, and

                           (b)      an amount equal to

                                    (i)      85% (or such lesser percentage as
                           the Administrative Agent may in its reasonable credit
                           judgment determine from time to

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                           time) of the face value of Eligible Receivables due
                           and owing at such time, PLUS

                                    (ii)     the lesser of:

                                             (A)      the sum of (1) 65% (or
                                    such lesser percentage as the Administrative
                                    Agent may in its reasonable credit judgment
                                    determine from time to time) of the lesser
                                    of cost determined on a FIFO (or
                                    first-in-first-out) accounting basis and
                                    fair market value of Eligible Inventory
                                    consisting of tires at such time, PLUS (2)
                                    the lesser of (x) 60% (or such lesser
                                    percentage as the Administrative Agent may
                                    in its reasonable credit judgment determine
                                    from time to time) of the lesser of cost
                                    determined on a FIFO (or first-in-first-out)
                                    accounting basis and fair market value of
                                    Eligible B/F Inventory consisting of tires
                                    at such time, and (y) $18,000,000, PLUS (3)
                                    65% (or such lesser percentage as the
                                    Administrative Agent may in its reasonable
                                    credit judgment determine from time to time)
                                    of the lesser of cost determined on a FIFO
                                    (or first-in-first-out) accounting basis and
                                    fair market value of Eligible Goodyear
                                    Inventory consisting of tires at such time,
                                    and

                                             (B)      $100,000,000, PLUS

                                    (iii)    the lesser of:

                                             (A)      50% (or such lesser
                                    percentage as the Administrative Agent may
                                    in its reasonable credit judgment determine
                                    from time to time) of the lesser of cost
                                    determined on a FIFO (or first-in-
                                    first-out) accounting basis and fair market
                                    value of Eligible Inventory other than
                                    tires, at such time, and

                                             (B)      $25,000,000, MINUS

                                    (iv)     the sum of

                                             (A)      the Letter of Credit
                                    Reserve, PLUS

                                             (B)      the Rent Reserve, PLUS

                                             (C)      the Dilution Reserve, PLUS

                                             (D)      the Minimum Availability
                                    Reserve, PLUS

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                                             (E)       any Additional Reserves.

                           "Eligible B/F Inventory" means items of Inventory (a)
                  that would be Eligible Inventory but for the fact that they
                  are subject to a Subordinated Vendor Lien in favor of
                  Bridgestone/Firestone (or a division or Subsidiary thereof),
                  and (b) to the extent the Subordinated Vendor Lien on such
                  Inventory has been subordinated to the Security Interest on
                  terms and conditions satisfactory to the Administrative Agent
                  and the Lenders.

          SECTION 4.       EFFECTIVENESS OF AMENDMENT.

         (a)      The provisions of SECTION 1 of this Amendment shall become
effective on the date (the "Amendment (Phase I) Effective Date") on which the
Administrative Agent shall have received (1) an amendment fee in the amount of
$200,000, for the Ratable account of the Lenders, and (2) the following
documents, each of which shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the
Administrative Agent and in sufficient copies for each Lender (terms defined in
the Loan Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, being used in this SECTION 4
as so defined):

                  (i)      this Amendment duly executed by the Administrative
         Agent, the Borrowers, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Required
         Lenders;

                  (ii)     a certificate of the president or chief financial
         officer of American Tire stating that, to the best of his knowledge and
         based on an examination sufficient to enable him to make an informed
         statement, after giving effect to the Amendment,

                           (A)      all of the representations and warranties
                  made or deemed to be made under the Loan Agreement are true
                  and correct in all material respects on and as of the
                  Amendment (Phase I) Effective Date, and

                           (B)      no Default or Event of Default exists;

                  and the Administrative Agent shall be satisfied as to the
                  truth and accuracy thereof; and

                  (iii)    such other documents and instruments as the
         Administrative Agent may reasonably request.

         (b)      The provisions of Section 2 of this Amendment shall become
effective on the date (the "Amendment (Phase II) Effective Date") on which the
Administrative Agent shall have received the following documents, each of which
shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent and in
sufficient copies for each Lender:

                  (i)      this Amendment duly executed by the Administrative
         Agent, the Borrowers, the Subsidiary Guarantors and all Lenders;

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                  (ii)     a certificate of the president or chief financial
         officer of American Tire stating that, to the best of his knowledge and
         based on an examination sufficient to enable him to make an informed
         statement, after giving effect to the Amendment,

                           (A)      all of the representations and warranties
                  made or deemed to be made under the Loan Agreement are true
                  and correct in all material respects on and as of the
                  Amendment (Phase II) Effective Date, and

                           (B)      no Default or Event of Default exists;

                  and the Administrative Agent shall be satisfied as to the
                  truth and accuracy thereof; and

                  (iii)    such other documents and instruments as the
         Administrative Agent may reasonably request.

         (c)      The provisions of SECTION 3 of this Amendment shall become
effective on the date (the "Amendment (Phase III) Effective Date") on which the
Administrative Agent shall have received the following documents, each of which
shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent and in
sufficient copies for each Lender:

                  (i)      this Amendment duly executed by the Administrative
         Agent, the Borrowers, the Subsidiary Guarantors and all Lenders;

                  (ii)     a certificate of the president or chief financial
         officer of American Tire stating that, to the best of his knowledge and
         based on an examination sufficient to enable him to make an informed
         statement, after giving effect to the Amendment,

                           (A)      all of the representations and warranties
                  made or deemed to be made under the Loan Agreement are true
                  and correct in all material respects on and as of the
                  Amendment (Phase III) Effective Date, and

                           (B)      no Default or Event of Default exists;

                  and the Administrative Agent shall be satisfied as to the
                  truth and accuracy thereof; and

                  (iii)    on or before October 28, 2002, the B/F Subordination
         Agreement, duly executed by the Administrative Agent, the Borrowers,
         the Subsidiary Guarantors and Bridgestone/Firestone and in form and
         substance satisfactory in all respects to the Administrative Agent and
         the Lenders; and

                  (iv)     such other documents and instruments as the
         Administrative Agent may reasonably request.

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         On the Amendment (Phase III) Effective Date, the definition of
"Eligible B/F Inventory" that is contained in SECTION 3 of this Amendment shall
be the operative definition and shall supercede the definition of "Eligible B/F
Inventory" that is contained in SECTION 2 of this Amendment.

         SECTION 5.        REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Each Loan Party
hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders, which representations and warranties shall survive the
delivery of this Amendment and the making of additional Loans under the Loan
Agreement as amended hereby:

                  (a)      Authorization of Agreements. Each Loan Party has the
         right and power, and has taken all necessary action to authorize it, to
         execute, deliver and perform this Amendment and each other agreement
         contemplated hereby to which it is a party in accordance with their
         respective terms. This Amendment and each other such agreement
         contemplated hereby to which it is a party has been duly executed and
         delivered by the duly authorized officers of such Loan Party and each
         is, or each when executed and delivered in accordance with this
         Amendment will be, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such
         Borrower, enforceable in accordance with its terms.

                  (b)      Compliance of Agreements with Laws. The execution,
         delivery and performance of this Amendment in accordance with their
         respective terms do not and will not, by the passage of time, the
         giving of notice or otherwise,

                           (i)      require any Governmental Approval (that has
                  not been obtained) or violate any Applicable Law relating to
                  such Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries,

                           (ii)     conflict with, result in a breach of or
                  constitute a default under the articles or certificate of
                  incorporation or by-laws or any shareholders' agreement of
                  such Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, any material
                  provisions of any indenture, agreement or other instrument to
                  which such Loan Party, any of its Subsidiaries or any of such
                  Loan Party's or such Subsidiaries' property may be bound or
                  any Governmental Approval relating to such Loan Party or any
                  of its Subsidiaries, or

                           (iii)    result in or require the creation or
                  imposition of any Lien upon or with respect to any property
                  now owned or hereafter acquired by such Loan Party other than
                  the Security Interest.

          SECTION 6.       EFFECT OF AMENDMENT. From and after the Amendment
(Phase I) Effective Date, all references in the Loan Agreement and in any other
Loan Document to "this Agreement," "the Loan Agreement," "hereunder," "hereof"
and words of like import referring to the Loan Agreement, shall mean and be
references to the Loan Agreement as amended by this Amendment. Except as
expressly amended hereby, the Loan Agreement and all terms, conditions and
provisions thereof remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and
confirmed. The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall
not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right,
power or remedy of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under any of the
Loan Documents, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of any of the Loan
Documents.

                                      -7-
<PAGE>

         SECTION 7.        COUNTERPART EXECUTION; GOVERNING LAW.

                  (a)      Execution in Counterparts. This Amendment may be
executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in
separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be
deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute but
one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed signature page of any party
hereto by facsimile transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually
delivered counterpart thereof.

                  (b)      Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by
and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without
giving effect to conflicts of law principles thereof.

                  [Signatures will commence on following page]

                                      -8-
<PAGE>

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be
 executed and delivered by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized
 as of the date first above written.

                                        BORROWERS:

                                        AMERICAN TIRE DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
[Corporate Seal]

Attest:                                 By:  /s/ William E. Berry
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Name: William E. Berry
                                                 -------------------------------
/s/ J. Michael Gaither                     Title: Executive Vice President & CFO
------------------------                          ------------------------------
[Assistant] Secretary

                                        THE SPEED MERCHANT, INC.
[Corporate Seal]

Attest:                                 By:  /s/ William E. Berry
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Name: William E. Berry
                                                 -------------------------------
/s/ J. Michael Gaither                     Title: Vice President
------------------------                          ------------------------------
[Assistant] Secretary

                                        SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS:

                                        Acknowledged and consented to this
                                        18th day of September 2002:

                                        T.O. HAAS TIRE COMPANY, INC.

                                        By:  /s/ William E. Berry
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Name: William E. Berry
                                                 -------------------------------
                                           Title: Vice President
                                                  ------------------------------

                                        T.O. HAAS HOLDING CO., INC.

                                        By:  /s/ William E. Berry
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Name: William E. Berry
                                                 -------------------------------
                                           Title: Vice President
                                                  ------------------------------

                                      -9-
<PAGE>

                                        FLEET CAPITAL CORPORATION, as
                                        Administrative Agent and as a Lender

                                        By:  /s/ Stephen Y. McGehee
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Stephen Y. McGehee
                                           Senior Vice President

                                      -10-
<PAGE>

                                        WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL
                                        ASSOCIATION, formerly known as FIRST
                                        UNION NATIONAL BANK, as Documentation
                                        Agent and as a Lender

                                        By:  /s/ John T. Trainor
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Name: John T. Trainor
                                                 -------------------------------
                                           Title: Director
                                                  ------------------------------

                                      -11-
<PAGE>

                                        TRANSAMERICA BUSINESS CAPITAL
                                        CORPORATION, as a Lender

                                        By:  /s/ Dennis Snyder
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Name: Dennis Snyder
                                                 -------------------------------
                                           Title: Sr. Vice President
                                                  ------------------------------

                                      -12-
<PAGE>

                                        STANDARD FEDERAL BANK NATIONAL
                                        ASSOCIATION, formerly known as MICHIGAN
                                        NATIONAL BANK, as successor in interest
                                        to Mellon Bank, N.A., as a Lender

                                        BY:  LASALLE BUSINESS CREDIT, INC., ITS
                                             agent

                                             By: /s/ Roger D. Attix
                                                --------------------------------
                                                Name: Roger D. Attix
                                                      --------------------------
                                                Title: VP
                                                       -------------------------

                                      -13-
<PAGE>

                                        THE CIT GROUP/BUSINESS CREDIT, INC., as
                                        a Lender

                                        By:  /s/ Nick Malatestinic
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Name: Nick Malatestinic
                                                 -------------------------------
                                           Title: VP Team Leader
                                                  ------------------------------

                                      -14-
<PAGE>

                                                                         ANNEX 1
                                                              to Amendment No. 9

                                SCHEDULE 11.1(A)

                             EBITDA - HEAFNER GROUP

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
The period of four consecutive
Fiscal Quarters ending with:                                                   EBITDA - Heafner Group
------------------------------                                  --------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                             <C>
The last day of the third Fiscal Quarter
of Fiscal Year 2002                                                              $33,000,000

The last day of the fourth Fiscal Quarter of
Fiscal Year 2002                                                                 $36,000,000

The last day of each Fiscal Quarter thereafter                  $36,000,000, as increased (on a cumulative
                                                                basis) (a) by $2,000,000 on the last day of
                                                                the second Fiscal Quarter of Fiscal Year 2003,
                                                                (b) by $1,500,000 on the last day of the fourth
                                                                Fiscal Quarter of Fiscal Year 2003, and (c) by
                                                                $1,500,000 on the last day of each of the second
                                                                and the fourth Fiscal Quarters of each Fiscal
                                                                Year thereafter, up to a cap of $42,500,000
</TABLE>

<PAGE>

                                                                         ANNEX 2
                                                              to Amendment No. 9

                               SCHEDULE 11.1(B)

                     MINIMUM FIXED CHARGE COVERAGE RATIO

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                           Period                                                Ratio
                           ------                                               ---------
         <S>                                                                    <C>
         The period of two consecutive
         Fiscal Quarters ending on the last day of
         the third Fiscal Quarter of Fiscal Year 2002                           1.50 to 1

         The period of three consecutive
         Fiscal Quarters ending on the last day of
         the fourth Fiscal Quarter of Fiscal Year 2002                          1.40 to 1

         The period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters
         ending on the last day of the first Fiscal Quarter
         of Fiscal Year 2003 and on the last day of each
         Fiscal Quarter thereafter                                              1.20 to 1
</TABLE>

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