FORM 3
        
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Cushing Robert B

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY)
8/21/2016 

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

ADVANCE AUTO PARTS INC [AAP]

(Last)        (First)        (Middle)

5008 AIRPORT ROAD NW

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                            _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below)          _____ Other (specify below)
EVP, Commercial /

(Street)

ROANOKE, VA 24012       

(City)              (State)              (Zip)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person


Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4) 		2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4) 		3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5) 		4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock   4862   (1) (2) (3) (4) D    

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 4) 		2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YYYY) 		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4) 		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5) 		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  1,435 of the reported securities represent unrestricted common stock of the registrant.
( 2)  634 of the reported securities represent the unvested portion of a RSU equity award granted on 2/10/2014. The RSUs are subject to time vesting in three equal annual installments beginning one year from the grant date. Performance-based SARs, not reported on this Form 4, were also granted on 2/10/2014 and may vest on March 1, 2017, if the registrant achieves certain pre-determined financial performance targets, subject to certification by the registrant's Compensation Committee. In addition, if the registrant's financial performance exceeds the target levels, the reporting person may receive additional performance-based SARs up to a maximum of an additional 100% of the target level grant of performance-based SARs.
( 3)  1,064 of the reported securities represent the unvested portion of a RSU equity award granted on 12/1/2014. The RSUs are subject to time vesting in three equal annual installments beginning one year from the grant date. Performance-based SARs, not reported on this Form 4, were also granted on 12/1/2014 and may vest on March 1, 2018, if the registrant achieves certain pre-determined financial performance targets, subject to certification by the registrant's Compensation Committee. In addition, if the registrant's financial performance exceeds the target levels, the reporting person may receive additional performance-based SARs up to a maximum of an additional 100% of the target level grant of performance-based SARs.
( 4)  1,546 of the reported securities represent the unvested portion of a RSU equity award granted on 12/10/2015. The RSUs are subject to time vesting in three equal annual installments beginning one year from the grant date. Performance-based SARs, not reported on this Form 4, were also granted on 12/10/2015 and may vest on March 1, 2019, if the registrant achieves certain pre-determined financial performance targets, subject to certification by the registrant's Compensation Committee. In addition, if the registrant's financial performance exceeds the target levels, the reporting person may receive additional performance-based SARs up to a maximum of an additional 100% of the target level grant of performance-based SARs.

Remarks:
This Form 3 was executed by Rachel E. Geiersbach as Attorney-in-Fact for Robert B. Cushing pursuant to the Power of Attorney attached hereto as exhibit 24.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Cushing Robert B
5008 AIRPORT ROAD NW
ROANOKE, VA 24012

EVP, Commercial

Signatures
/s/ Rachel E. Geiersbach, as Attorney-in-Fact for Robert B. Cushing 8/23/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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).
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