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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Camp Michael Scott 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/17/2011 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol FASTENAL CO [FAST] (Last) (First) (Middle) 25024 COUNTY ROAD 9 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive Vice President 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) WINONA, MN 55987 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 3,188 (3) D   Common Stock 4,527 I These shares are indirectly owned thru the issuers 401(K) plan as of December 31, 2010

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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
Common Stock	  (1)	05/31/2016	Common Stock	20,000	$ 45	D	Â
Common Stock	  (2)	05/31/2019	Common Stock	30,000	$ 60	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Camp Michael Scott 25024 COUNTY ROAD 9 WINONA, MN 55987	Â	Â	  Executive Vice President	Â

Signatures

/s/ John J. Milek, Attorney-in-Fact		01/18/2011
**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)	The options will fully vest and become exercisable over a period of eight years, with 50% of the options vesting and becoming exercisable half way through the relevant vesting period, which is May 1, 2011, and the remainder vesting and becoming exercisable proportionately on each anniversary of the date of the grant of the option occurring after the initial 50% vesting date thru the date of expiration.
(2)	The options will fully vest and become exercisable over a period of eight years, with 50% of the options vesting and becoming exercisable half way through the relevant vesting period, which is May 1, 2014, and the remainder vesting and becoming exercisable proportionately on each anniversary of the date of the grant of the option occurring after the initial 50% vesting date thru the date of expiration.
(3)	These shares are jointly owned with reporting person's spouse.

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