EXHIBIT 32.1

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of American Tire Distributors, Inc. (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 27, 2003, as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I,
Richard P. Johnson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, do
hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my
knowledge, based upon a review of the Report:

     (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operation of the
Company.

/s/ RICHARD P. JOHNSON
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Richard P. Johnson
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
American Tire Distributors, Inc.
November 12, 2003