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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 * Hauch Carl S   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ADVANCE AUTO PARTS INC [AAP] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP, National Op & Cust Exp (Last) (First) (Middle) ADVANCE AUTO PARTS, INC, 5008 AIRPORT RD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/22/2012 (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 05/22/2012   M   5,524 (1) A $ 43.72 12,710 D   Common Stock 05/22/2012   F   4,148 (2) D $ 69.15 8,562 D   Common Stock 05/22/2012   M   7,383 (1) A $ 25.81 15,945 D   Common Stock 05/22/2012   F   4,246 (2) D $ 69.15 11,699 D   Common Stock 05/22/2012   M   5,250 (1) A $ 25.81 16,949 D   Common Stock 05/22/2012   F   3,020 (2) D $ 69.15 13,929 D   Common Stock 05/22/2012   S   7,571 D $ 69.04 (3) 6,358 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 Appreciation Right

$ 43.72

05/22/2012

M

5,524 (1)

(4)

08/11/2015

Common Stock

5,524

$ 0

0

D

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 25.81

05/22/2012

M

7,383 (1)

(5)

11/17/2015

Common Stock

7,383

$ 0

0

D

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 25.81

05/22/2012

M

5,250 (1)

03/01/2012

11/17/2015

Common Stock

5,250

$ 0

4,590

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Hauch Carl S ADVANCE AUTO PARTS, INC 5008 AIRPORT RD ROANOKE, VA 24012			SVP, National Op & Cust Exp

Signatures

/s/ Rachel E. Geiersbach, as Attorney-in-Fact for Carl S. Hauch		05/23/2012
**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 the exercise by Mr. Hauch of his stock appreciation rights scheduled to expire on August 11, 2015 and November 17, 2015, consistent with Mr. Hauch's regular practice. Following this transaction, Mr. Hauch retains a substantial ownership commitment in beneficially owned stock and vested employee SARs, and he continues to satisfy the Company's stock ownership guidelines for executive officers.
(2)	Represents shares withheld to satisfy exercise price and tax withholding obligation upon the exercise of stock appreciation rights (SARs).
(3)	The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $68.86 to $69.18. The Reporting Person has provided to the Issuer, and undertakes to provide to any security holder of the Issuer or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
(4)	These shares became exercisable in three equal annual installments beginning on August 11, 2009.
(5)	These shares became exercisable in three equal annual installments beginning on November 17, 2009.

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