Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  McCready David
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/03/2005		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
O REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC [ORLY]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
233 S PATTERSON AVE		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP of Distribution
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

SPRINGFIELD, MO 65801		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 212
D
 
Common Stock 3
I
Held under the Company's 401K Plan.
Common Stock 372
I
Held under the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Common Stock 166
I
Held in Escrow under the Performance Incentive Plan.

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee stock options with tandem withholding right 06/14/2002 06/14/2011 Common Stock 1,250 $ 26.51 I Held in Employee Stock Option Plan.
Employee stock options with tandem withholding right 11/19/2003 11/19/2012 Common Stock 40,000 $ 24.96 I Held in Employee Stock Option Plan.
Employee stock options with tandem withholding right 04/09/2002 04/09/2011 Common Stock 2,000 $ 20.35 I Held in Employee Stock Option Plan.

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
McCready David
233 S PATTERSON AVE
SPRINGFIELD, MO 65801		       SVP of Distribution  

Signatures

David McCready 03/03/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

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