EXHIBIT 32.2

                           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 AutoZone, Inc. (the "Company") on
Form 10-Q for the period ended November 22, 2003, as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Michael G.
Archbold, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company,
certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

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

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


December 23, 2003




                                            /s/ MICHAEL G. ARCHBOLD
                                            -------------------------
                                            Michael G. Archbold
                                            Senior Vice President and
                                            Chief Financial Officer