Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

August 25, 2009 — Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE:AAP), a leading automotive aftermarket retailer of parts, batteries, accessories, and maintenance items, and a national partner of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), is proud to announce the launch of its 2009 "sneaker” sales campaign to benefit children with diabetes. This year marks Advance’s 16th consecutive year of support for JDRF in the search to find a cure for type-1 (juvenile) diabetes. In the past 15 years, Advance has raised more than $16.5 million for JDRF. Advance and its Team Members are tireless in their efforts to give back to the communities in which they live and work. The company has already raised $1.5 million this year towards the 2009 Company goal of $3 million for JDRF.