EXHIBIT 3.1

                   CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION FILED TO CORRECT
                       A CERTAIN ERROR IN THE CERTIFICATE
                                       OF
                        AMERICAN TIRE DISTRIBUTORS, INC.

                 FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
                        OF DELAWARE ON AUGUST 12, 2002.

American Tire Distributors, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under
and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware,

         DOES HEREBY CERTIFY:

         1.       The name of the corporation is American Tire Distributors,
Inc.

         2.       That a Third Restated Certificate of Incorporation was filed
by the Secretary of State of Delaware on July 10, 2002 and that said
Certificate requires correction as permitted by Section 103 of the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

         3.       The inaccuracy or defect of said Certificate to be corrected
is as follows:

Correcting the Third Restated Certificate of Incorporation to reflect the
actual number of authorized shares of Series D Preferred Stock of the
Corporation.

         4.       Article 4, Section 4.3 of the Certificate is hereby corrected
by changing the number of authorized shares of Series D Preferred Stock
referred to therein from 6,637,592 to 9,637,592.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said corporation has caused this Certificate to be
signed by William E. Berry, its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer, this 12th day of August, 2002.

                                           AMERICAN TIRE DISTRIBUTORS, INC.



                                                  By /s/ William E. Berry
                                                    ---------------------
                                                  Name: William E. Berry
                                                  Title: Executive Vice
                                                         President and Chief
                                                         Financial Officer