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<P align="center"><FONT size="4"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549<br>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF<BR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Date Of Report (Date Of Earliest Event Reported): <B>July&nbsp;11, 2002</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="5"><B>CSK AUTO CORPORATION</B>
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2">(Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Registrant&#146;s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: <B>(602)&nbsp;265-9200</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On July&nbsp;11, 2002, CSK Auto, Inc. (&#147;CSK&#148;), a wholly owned subsidiary of CSK
Auto Corporation (NYSE: CAO), issued a press release in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1. The press release stated that CSK had extended until
5:00 p.m., New York City time, on July&nbsp;16, 2002, its offer to exchange up to
$280,000,000 of its 12% Senior Notes due 2006, Series&nbsp;A, for an equal amount of
its outstanding 12% Senior Notes due 2006, Series&nbsp;B. The exchange offer had
previously been scheduled to expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on July
11, 2002.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Date: July&nbsp;16, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Don W. Watson<br>
Senior Vice President, Chief
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July&nbsp;11, 2002 Press Release</FONT></TD>
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<P align="right"><FONT size="2">EXHIBIT 99.1
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>CSK AUTO, INC. ANNOUNCES EXTENSION OF EXCHANGE OFFER</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">Phoenix, Arizona, July&nbsp;11, 2002&#151;CSK Auto, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of
CSK Auto Corporation (NYSE: CAO), today announced that it has extended until
5:00 p.m., New York City time, on July&nbsp;16, 2002, its offer to exchange up to
$280,000,000 of its 12% Senior Notes due 2006, Series&nbsp;A, for an equal amount of
its outstanding 12% Senior Notes due 2006, Series&nbsp;B. The exchange offer was
previously scheduled to expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on July&nbsp;11,
2002. As of 5:00 p.m. on July&nbsp;11, 2002, $279,025,000 of the $280,000,000 of
the Series&nbsp;A Notes had been tendered for exchange.
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<P><FONT size="2">The exchange offer is described in detail in a prospectus relating to the
Senior Notes dated June&nbsp;6, 2002 and is made on the terms and conditions set
forth in the prospectus. The prospectus may be accessed electronically through
the Web site maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission at
http://www.sec.gov or may be obtained by contacting:
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        <TD width="95%"><FONT size="2">Randi Morrison<BR>
Assistant General Counsel<BR>
645 E. Missouri Avenue, Suite&nbsp;400<BR>
Phoenix, Arizona 85012-1373</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">CSK Auto, Inc. is a specialty retailer in the automotive aftermarket. As of
May&nbsp;5, 2002, the Company operated 1,124 stores in 19 states under the brand
names Checker Auto Parts, Schuck&#146;s Auto Supply and Kragen Auto Parts.
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<P><FONT size="2">CONTACT:<BR>
Don Watson<BR>
CSK Auto Corporation<BR>
(602)&nbsp;631-7224
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