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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.01
 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting part of this
Registration Statement on Form S-1 of CSK Auto Corporation of our report dated
December 23, 1997 relating to the financial statements of CSK Auto Corporation,
which appears in such Prospectus. We also consent to the application of such
report to the Financial Statement Schedule for the two years ended January 28,
1996 listed under Item 16(b) of this Registration Statement when such schedule
is read in conjunction with the financial statements referred to in our report.
The audits referred to in such report also included this schedule. We also
consent to the references to us under the headings "Experts" and "Selected
Financial Data" in such Prospectus. However, it should be noted that Price
Waterhouse LLP has not prepared or certified such "Selected Financial Data".
 
PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
 
Phoenix, Arizona
February 9, 1998
