UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 6, 2005
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                                  CARMAX, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

            Virginia                    1-31420                 54-1821055
  (State or other jurisdiction  (Commission File Number)     (I.R.S. Employer
        of incorporation)                                   Identification No.)

                      4900 Cox Road
                   Glen Allen, Virginia                           23060
         (Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (804) 747-0422

                                 Not Applicable
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal  Officers;  Election of Directors;
          Appointment of Principal Officers.

     (b) On October 6, 2005, Austin Ligon, President and Chief Executive Officer
of the CarMax, Inc. (the  "Registrant"),  notified the Board of Directors of the
Registrant  that he  intends  to  retire  from  those  positions  following  the
appointment and election of his successor.  Mr. Ligon also notified the Board of
Directors  that he will  resign as a  director  at the same  time.  Mr.  Ligon's
retirement  is based solely upon  personal  reasons and is not the result of any
dispute or disagreement with the Registrant.

     Following Mr. Ligon's  notification,  the Board of Directors established an
ad hoc executive search committee to conduct the search for his successor.

     The  Registrant  issued a press  release  that  announced  these  events on
October 6, 2005. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this
report.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (c) Exhibits.

        Exhibit No.    Description
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           99.1        Press release dated October 6, 2005.










                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                   CARMAX, INC.
                                   (Registrant)


Dated:  October 6, 2005            By: /s/ Keith D. Browning
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                                      Keith D. Browning
                                      Executive Vice President
                                      and Chief Financial Officer







                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


           Exhibit No.       Description
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              99.1           Press release dated October 6, 2005.