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): February 16, 2005


                            O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC.


             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


         Missouri                                      44-0618012
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(State or Other Jurisdiction                  (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     of Incorporation) 

                                233 S. Patterson
                           Springfield, Missouri 65802
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               (Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)


                                  417-862-6708
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


                                (Not Applicable)
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)


ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

     The press  release is attached  hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is  incorporated
herein by reference.


                                    SIGNATURE

     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:  February 16, 2005
                                     O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC.

                                     By:/s/ James R. Batten               
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                                     James R. Batten
                                     Executive Vice President of Finance
                                      Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
                                      (principal financial officer)



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit 
Number         Description
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 99.1          Press Release dated February 16, 2005



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For further information contact:                              David O'Reilly
                                                              James R. Batten
                                                              (417) 862-3333
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                   O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC. ANNOUNCES FOURTH
               QUARTER 2004 EARNINGS RELEASE AND CONFERENCE CALL
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Springfield,  MO, February 16, 2005 - O'Reilly Automotive,  Inc. (the "Company")
(Nasdaq:  ORLY)  announced the release date for fourth  quarter 2004 earnings as
Wednesday,  February  23,  2005,  with a  conference  call to  follow  Thursday,
February 24, 2005.

The Company's  fourth  quarter 2004  earnings  will be released  after 5:30 p.m.
central time on Wednesday,  February 23, 2005, and can be viewed,  at that time,
on the Company's website at www.oreillyauto.com by clicking on "News".
 
Investors are invited to listen to the Company's  conference call discussing the
financial  results for the fourth  quarter of 2004,  on  Thursday,  February 24,
2005,  at 10:00 a.m.  central  time,  via  webcast on the  Company's  website at
www.oreillyauto.com  by  clicking  on "News".  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  1,205
stores  within the states of  Alabama,  Arkansas,  Florida,  Georgia,  Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky,  Louisiana,  Mississippi,  Missouri,  Nebraska,
North  Carolina,  Oklahoma,  Tennessee,  Texas and Virginia as of September  30,
2004.