| Andrew E. Page |
Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller |
| Advance Stores Company, Incorporated |
| 2635 E. Millbrook Road |
| Raleigh, NC 27604 |
t: 919-227-5031 | f: 540-561-1124 |
e: andrew.page@advance-auto.com |
April 24, 2020
VIA EDGAR AND U.S. MAIL
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Trade & Services
Attn: Rufus Decker
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
| Re: | Advance Auto Parts, Inc. |
| Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 28, 2019 | |
| Item 2.02 Form 8-K Filed February 18, 2020 | |
| File No. 001-16797 | |
Dear Mr. Decker:
On behalf of Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (the “Company”), we acknowledge receipt of the Securities and Exchange Commission Staff’s comment letter dated April 14, 2020, regarding the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 28, 2019, and the Company’s Exhibit 99.1 Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures on Form 8-K, filed on February 18, 2020 (the “Letter”).
As discussed with the Staff, the Company received the Letter on April 23, 2020 and has been granted an extension of the deadline by which to file its initial response until May 14, 2020.
Thank you for granting of our request for extension. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me at 919-227-5031.
Sincerely,
/s/ Andrew E. Page
Andrew E. Page
| cc: Blaise Rhodes, Division of Corporation Finance |
| Jeff Shepherd, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer |
| Amanda Keister, Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary |
