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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * JACKSON DARREN R   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ADVANCE AUTO PARTS INC [AAP] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) ADVANCE AUTO PARTS, INC., 5008 AIRPORT RD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/01/2010 (Street) ROANOKE, VA 24012 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 12/01/2010   F   1,029 (1) D $ 66.15 214,564 D   Common Stock 12/01/2010   M   7,500 A $ 24.55 222,064 D   Common Stock 12/01/2010   S   7,500 (2) D $ 65.95 214,564 D   Common Stock 12/01/2010   M   113,190 A $ 25.81 327,754 D   Common Stock 12/01/2010   F   73,793 (3) D $ 66.15 253,961 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 24.55

12/01/2010

M

7,500

(4)

07/20/2011

Common Stock

7,500

$ 0

0

D

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 25.81

12/01/2010

M

113,190

(5)

11/17/2015

Common Stock

113,190

$ 0

56,595

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
JACKSON DARREN R ADVANCE AUTO PARTS, INC. 5008 AIRPORT RD ROANOKE, VA 24012	X		CEO

Signatures

/s/ Rachel E. Geiersbach, as Attorney-in-Fact for Darren R. Jackson		12/02/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents shares withheld to satisfy a tax withholding obligation upon the vesting of restricted stock.
(2)	The reported transaction reflects the exercise of stock options scheduled to expire in 2011 and the sale of the resulting shares and was completed in accordance with the reporting person's personal tax planning strategies. Following this transaction, Mr. Jackson retains a substantial ownership position in both beneficially owned stock and vested SARs, and his ownership currently fulfills and continues to exceed the Company's stock ownership guidelines for the CEO.
(3)	The reported transaction reflects the exercise of SARs and satisfaction of the reporting person's tax withholding obligations in the form of shares resulting from the exercise.
(4)	These shares became exercisable in three equal annual installments beginning on July 20, 2005.
(5)	These shares became exercisable in three equal annual installments beginning on November 17, 2009.

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