O'Reilly Automotive Inc. Sidoti & Company, LLC Presentation to Be Available on Website

    SPRINGFIELD, Mo.--April 9, 2003--O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (the "Company") , plans to make a presentation at the Sidoti & Company, LLC Seventh Annual Emerging Growth Institutional Investor Forum in New York, New York, on Wednesday, April 9, 2003.
    The slides to be used in this presentation will be available to interested parties on April 9, 2003, through the Company's website at www.oreillyauto.com by clicking on "Investor Information" then "Financial Reports" and finally "2003 Investor Presentation."
    O'Reilly Automotive 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 981 stores within the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas as of December 31, 2002.