Jim Rowledge of Kiowa, Colorado Named TECH-NET Professional Auto Service /
 ASE Technician Of The Year.

 RALEIGH, NC (Sept. 8, 2005) -- Jim Rowledge of Kiowa, Colo. has been named
 the 2005 TECH-NET Professional Auto Service / ASE Technician of the Year. He

 was selected for the award after meeting the criteria set by CARQUEST Auto   Parts.

 Jim had the highest composite scores of A1-A8 and L1 ASE tests among ASE
 Certified Master Technicians who designated they were part of the TECH-NET
 Professional Auto Service program and took the Fall 2004 or Spring 2005  ASE
 automobile certification exams.

 "It is an honor to win the award and I could not have done it without the
 support of a lot of people," said Rowledge, an automotive technician with
 30 years of experience. "I work for a great owner (Paul Rush) and CARQUEST
 supports us with quality parts and professional programs like TECH-NET
 Professional Auto Service and CARQUEST Technical Institute."

 Jim has been a CARQUEST Technical Institute ("CTI") student since 2000 and
 credits CTI as playing a large part in his winning this award.  He is an  ASE
 Certified Master Technician, an ASE Advanced L1 Technician, State of
 Colorado IM240 Technician, MACS Air Conditioning Technician and is the
 lead technician at Broadway Estates Conoco in Centennial, Colo. Jim
 participates and belongs to iATN (www.iatn.net) and answers questions on a daily basis on the Auto Answerman Web site (http://www.theautoanswerman.com/) message board.

 Away from his profession, Jim is an avid boater and scuba diver. In his
 limited free time, he spends as much time as he can on his 36-foot Catalina
 Sail Boat that he keeps on a local lake. As a certified Master Scuba  Diver,
 he sneaks away a couple times a year to dive the nicer spots in the Caribbean.

 Jim and his wife Debbie have one daughter, Stephanie, a college student in
 Pueblo, Colo. His employer, Broadway Estates Conoco, is owned by Paul
 Rush, a finalist for the 2004 CARQUEST Excellence Award and a TECH-NET
 Professional Auto Service member. Broadway Estates Conoco is serviced by
 the CARQUEST of South Broadway store, which is managed by Tim Sarazin and the Sales Pro is Alan Pulver.

 Jim Rowledge will receive an all-expense paid trip for two to the ASE  Board
 meeting where he will be presented with a trophy and a gold ring. He will
 also be honored as the co-Grand Marshal, along with the CARQUEST
 Excellence Award Winner, at the 2006 CARQUEST Auto Parts 300 NASCAR Busch Series  event in Charlotte, N.C. Mr. Rowledge will receive in total more than $20,000 worth of prizes. Some of his prizes include an OTC/SPX - Genisys
 Pathfinder Deluxe Kit; an International Tool Box - 42" Combo Tool Box; Numerous Promotional Tool Sets from Blackhawk Tools; a Master Fan Clutch Removal  Set from Lisle; a Carbon Tune System Machine from Motorvac; a Wheel Speed  Sensor Tester from Waekon Hickok; and a 3/8" and 1/2" cordless impact wrench from CARQUEST Products, Inc.

 CARQUEST began in 1974 with 100 auto parts stores. Today there are more
 than 3,400 CARQUEST Auto Parts Stores serving North America. CARQUEST Auto  Parts supplies the professional automotive service repair industry with import, foreign and domestic auto parts, tools and equipment. For more
 information, visit CARQUEST.com