Advance Auto Parts Announces 2018 Top Performing Independent Partner Award Winners

Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE: AAP), a leading automotive aftermarket parts provider that serves both professional installer and do-it-yourself customers, named its 2018 Top Performing Independent Partner Award Winners during its recent Leadership Summit in Dallas.

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Advance Auto Parts 2018 Top Performing Independent Partner award winners celebrate their win with Advance leaders, including, from left, Tom Greco, Advance President and CEO; Joe Cupoli of P&A Auto Parts; Bill Freedman of P&A Auto Parts; Jeff McGuire of Rawlins Auto Parts; Robbie Joseph of Sav-Mor Discount; Marc Blanc of Carquest of Freeport; Shipman Nortcutt, Advance Division Vice President - North; Natalie Rothman, Advance Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer; and Doug Buscher, Advance Division Vice President - West. (Photo: Business Wire)

Winners, selected from more than 1,200 independently owned Carquest stores throughout the U.S., were chosen based on a variety of criteria, including 2018 store performance and program activation. The 2018 Top Performing Independent Partner Award Winners include:

• Sav-Mor Discount in Peekskill, N.Y., owned by Robbie Joseph
• Rawlins Auto Parts in Rawlins, Wyo., owned by Jeff McGuire
• Carquest of Freeport in Freeport, Ill., owned by Marc Blanc
• P&A Auto Parts in Mahwah, N.J., owned by Joe Cupoli and Bill Freedman

"Congratulations to each Partner and their teams for a terrific 2018 and being named a Top Performing Independent Partner,” said David McCartney, Division President, Carquest North America. "These stores exemplify those Partners who have leveraged our full Carquest Program to drive sales and provide superior customer service.”

About Advance Auto Parts

Advance Auto Parts, Inc. is a leading automotive aftermarket parts provider that serves both professional installer and do-it-yourself customers. As of October 6, 2018, Advance operated 4,981 stores and 139 Worldpac branches in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Company also serves 1,229 independently owned Carquest branded stores across these locations in addition to Mexico, the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos, British Virgin Islands and Pacific Islands. Additional information about Advance, including employment opportunities, customer services, and online shopping for parts, accessories and other offerings can be found at www.AdvanceAutoParts.com.

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