UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT

TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): October 2, 2007

O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Missouri	44-0618012
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
233 South Patterson
Springfield, Missouri 65802
(Address of principal executive offices, Zip code)
(417) 862-6708
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
(Not Applicable)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Section 7 – Regulation FD

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On October 2, 2007, O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. issued a press release announcing the date of their 2007 third quarter earnings release and conference call. The text of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release dated October 2, 2007

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: October 2, 2007	O’REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC.
	By: /s/ Thomas McFall
	Thomas McFall
	Chief Financial Officer
	(principal financial officer)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For further information contact: Greg Henslee

Tom McFall

(417) 862-3333

O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC. ANNOUNCES DATES FOR THE 2007 THIRD QUARTER EARNINGS RELEASE AND CONFERENCE CALL

Springfield, MO, October 2, 2007 – O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: ORLY) announces the release date for third quarter 2007 earnings as Tuesday, October 23, 2007, with a conference call to follow Wednesday, October 24, 2007.

The Company’s third quarter 2007 earnings will be released after 5:30 p.m. central time on Tuesday, October 23, 2007, and can be viewed, at that time on the Company’s website at www.oreillyauto.com by clicking on “Investor Relations” then “News Room.”

Investors are invited to listen to the Company’s conference call discussing the financial results for the third quarter of 2007, on Wednesday, October 24, 2007, at 10:00 a.m. central time, via webcast on the Company’s website at www.oreillyauto.com by clicking on “Investor Relations” then “News Room.” A replay of the call will also be available on the Company’s website following the conference call.

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. is one of the largest specialty retailers of automotive aftermarket parts, tools, supplies, equipment and accessories in the United States, serving both the do-it-yourself and professional installer markets. Founded in 1957 by the O’Reilly family, the Company operated 1,731 stores within the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming as of June 30, 2007.