Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE:AAP), a leading automotive aftermarket retailer of parts, batteries, accessories, and maintenance items, is proud to announce that it has raised over $4.8 million for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) in support of diabetes research in 2010. This year marks Advance's 17th consecutive year of support for JDRF in the search to find a cure for type 1 diabetes. As a national JDRF corporate partner, Advance has raised over $25 million to date for JDRF over the 17 year partnership.

?The Advance Auto Parts Team is proud to be a national partner of JDRF, and we are thrilled to have been able to donate over $25 million since 1994 to its race to cure diabetes,? said Darren Jackson, CEO of Advance Auto Parts. ?Supporting JDRF is an important part of our company culture and the national campaign is an opportunity for our Team Members to give back to the communities in which they live and work. We appreciate the tremendous participation from both our do-it-yourself and commercial customers, as well as our vendor partners.?

Throughout the year, Advance Team Members and customers are tireless in their efforts in support of diabetes research. Every September, the Company holds an annual JDRF ?sneaker? sales program in more than 3,500 stores in 39 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Customers purchase paper ?sneakers? for $1, $5, $25 and $50, which are then displayed in the store windows to show support for this worthwhile cause. Proceeds from every sneaker sold go directly to JDRF and help bring that organization one step closer to finding a cure. Through the generosity of Advance Auto Parts customers through the sneaker campaign, Team Members at its Store Support Center in Roanoke, Virginia, regional offices and in distribution centers across the country participating in local Walk to Cure Diabetes events, hosting golf tournaments, silent auctions, and other fundraisers, Advance was able to set a new annual record of $4.8 million for JDRF.

?JDRF is grateful to Advance Auto Parts, its customers and Team members for 17 years of dedicated support to improving the lives of people with type 1 diabetes today and in the future,? said Jeffrey Brewer, President and CEO of JDRF. ?Through their support, research funded by JDRF continues to lead toward better treatments, and eventually a cure for type 1 diabetes.?

ABOUT JDRF

JDRF is the worldwide leader for research to cure type 1 diabetes. It sets the global agenda for diabetes research, and is the largest charitable funder and advocate of diabetes science worldwide.

The mission of JDRF is to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that strikes children and adults suddenly, and can be fatal. Until a cure is found, people with type 1 diabetes have to test their blood sugar and give themselves insulin injections multiple times or use a pump – each day, every day of their lives. And even with that intensive care, insulin is not a cure for diabetes, nor does it prevent its potential complications, which may include kidney failure, blindness, heart disease, stroke, and amputation.

Since its founding in 1970 by parents of children with type 1 diabetes, JDRF has awarded more than $1.5 billion to diabetes research, including $107 million last year. More than 80 percent of JDRF's expenditures directly support research and research-related education. For more information, please visit www.jdrf.org.

ABOUT ADVANCE AUTO PARTS, INC.

Headquartered in Roanoke, Va., Advance Auto Parts, a leading automotive aftermarket retailer of parts, accessories, batteries, and maintenance items in the United States, serves both the do-it-yourself and professional installer markets. As of October 9, 2010 the Company operated 3,540 stores in 39 states, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.

Advance Auto Parts supports a variety of nonprofit organizations at the corporate and local levels and encourages its Team Members to become actively involved in various community-based charitable organizations. Nationally, Advance Auto Parts is a strong supporter of United Way and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). Since 1994, Advance Auto Parts has raised more than $25 million for JDRF and is one of that organization's largest corporate supporters.

Additional information about the Company, employment opportunities, customer services, and online shopping for parts and accessories can be found on the Company's web site at www.AdvanceAutoParts.com.

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.
Shelly Whitaker, APR
540-561-8452
Fax: 540-561-6445
shelly.whitaker@advanceautoparts.com
or
Joana Casas, JDRF
212-479-7560
mcasas@jdrf.org