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 *
  VENOSDEL RICHARD DARIN
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/19/2018
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
O REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC [ORLY]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
233 S. PATTERSON AVE
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP OF INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
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 255 (1)
D
 
Common Stock 1,616
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
Nonqualified employee stock options (right to buy) 03/01/2014(2) 03/01/2023 Common Stock 178 $ 102.62 D  
Nonqualified employee stock options (right to buy) 03/13/2015(2) 03/13/2024 Common Stock 156 $ 146.68 D  
Nonqualified employee stock options (right to buy) 11/24/2015(2) 11/24/2024 Common Stock 11,531 $ 180.46 D  
Nonqualified employee stock options (right to buy) 03/11/2017(2) 03/11/2026 Common Stock 2,307 $ 272.21 D  
Nonqualified employee stock options (right to buy) 03/10/2018(2) 03/10/2027 Common Stock 2,306 $ 269.63 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
VENOSDEL RICHARD DARIN
233 S. PATTERSON AVE
SPRINGFIELD, MO 65802
      SVP OF INVENTORY MANAGEMENT  

Signatures

/s/ Darin Venosdel 01/19/2018
**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 255 shares held under the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
(2) The options vest in four equal annual installments beginning on this date.

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