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 *
  JOHNSON GREGORY D
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/01/2007
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
O REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC [ORLY]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
233 SOUTH PATTERSON
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 65802
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 527 (1)
D
 
Common Stock 362
I
Indirectly in the Company's 401k 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 to buy 01/13/2006(2) 01/13/2015 Common Stock 43,000 $ 22.92 I Indirectly through the Company's Employee Incentive Plan
Employee stock options with tandem withholding right to buy 04/06/2006(2) 04/16/2015 Common Stock 3,750 $ 24.84 I Indirectly through the Company's Employee Incentive Plan
Employee stock options with tandem withholding right to buy 09/01/2008(2) 09/01/2017 Common Stock 15,000 $ 35.86 I Indirectly through the Company's Employee Incentive Plan

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
JOHNSON GREGORY D
233 SOUTH PATTERSON
SPRINGFIELD, MO 65802
      SVP of Distribution  

Signatures

Gregory D Johnson 09/05/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Total includes 111 shares held under the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan and 416 restricted shares granted under the Company's Performance Incentive Plan.
(2) The options vest in four equal installments beginning on this date.

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