8-K

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):  April 10, 2008

O’REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Missouri	000-21318	44-0618012
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(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.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2):

o  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Section 7 — Regulation FD

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On April 10, 2008, O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. issued a press release announcing the date of their 2008 first 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 April 10, 2008

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.

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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: April 11, 2008	O’REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC.
	By:	/s/ Thomas McFall
	Thomas McFall
	Chief Financial Officer
	(principal financial officer)

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release dated April 10, 2008

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For further information contact:                                                                                                                                                                 &# 160;                                                     O’Reilly Automotive, Inc

Greg Henslee

Tom McFall

(417) 862-3333

Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher

Ed Trissel/Kelly Sullivan

(212) 355-4449

O’REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC. ANNOUNCES DATES FOR THE 2008
FIRST QUARTER EARNINGS RELEASE AND CONFERENCE CALL

·Earnings Release Date — Tuesday April 22, 2008 after 5:30pm Central Time

·Conference Call Date — Wednesday April 23, 2008 at 10:00am Central Time

Springfield, MO, April 10, 2008 — O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: ORLY) announces the release date for first quarter 2008 earnings as Tuesday, April 22, 2008, with a conference call to follow Wednesday, April 23, 2008.

The Company’s first quarter 2008 earnings will be released after 5:30 p.m. central time on Tuesday, April 22, 2008, 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 first quarter of 2008, on Wednesday, April 23, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. central time, via web cast 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.  We invite interested analysts to join our call.  The dial-in number for the call is (706) 643-0114, the conference call ID number is 42380760.

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 1,830 stores in 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 December 31, 2007.