U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

                                     FORM 3

            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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1.   Name and Address of Reporting Person*

     Juvonen                          Ronald
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   (Last)                            (First)              (Middle)

    c/o Downtown Associates, L.L.C.
    312 W. State Street
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                                    (Street)
    Kennett Square                   PA                    19348

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   (City)                            (State)                (Zip)

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2.   Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)

     September 27, 2001
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3.   IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)


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4.   Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

     Circuit City Stores, Inc. - CarMax Group (KMX)
     Circuit City Stores, Inc. - Circuit City Group (CC)
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5.   Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
     (Check all applicable)

     [_]  Director                             [X**]  10% Owner
     [_]  Officer (give title below)           [_]  Other (specify below)


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6.   If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)

     October 5, 2001
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7.   Individual or Joint/Group Filing  (Check applicable line)

     [X]  Form Filed by One Reporting Person

     [_]  Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person

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             Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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                                                                 3. Ownership Form:
                                      2. Amount of Securities       Direct (D) or
1. Title of Security                     Beneficially Owned         Indirect (I)       4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
   (Instr. 4)                            (Instr. 4)                 (Instr. 5)            (Instr. 4)
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   CarMax Group Common Stock,
   par value $.50                            7,500                       D
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   CarMax Group Common Stock,
   par value $.50                           40,604*                      I*               By partnerships and Limited Liability Co.*
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   Circuit City Group Common Stock,
   par value $.50                            1,991*                      I*               By partnerships and Limited Liability Co.*
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*    If the Form is filed by more than one  Reporting  Person,  see  Instruction
     5(b)(v).

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
          owned directly or indirectly.

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FORM 3 (continued)

              Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
         (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

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                                                                                                        5. Owner-
                                                    3. Title and Amount of Securities                      ship
                                                       Underlying Derivative Security                      Form of
                         2. Date Exercisable           (Instr. 4)                                          Derivative
                            and Expiration Date     ---------------------------------    4. Conver-        Security:
                            (Month/Day/Year)                               Amount           sion or        Direct      6. Nature of
                         ----------------------                            or               Exercise       (D) or         Indirect
                         Date       Expira-                                Number           Price of       Indirect       Beneficial
1. Title of Derivative   Exer-      tion                                   of               Derivative     (I)            Ownership
   Security (Instr. 4)   cisable    Date            Title                  Shares           Security       (Instr. 5)     (Instr. 5)
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Circuit City Group       Immed.    01/18/02         Circuit City Group,     1,991*          17.50            I*      By Partnerships
Common Stock Call                                   Common Stock, par                                                and Limited
Options (obligation to                              value $.50                                                       Liability
sell)                                                                                                                Company*
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Explanation of Responses:

*    The  Reporting   Person's  interest  as  described  herein  represents  his
     pecuniary  interest in the securities  held by Downtown  Associates,  L.P.,
     Downtown  Associates II, L.P.,  Downtown  Associates  III,  L.P.,  Downtown
     Associates IV, L.P. and Downtown Foundations, L.P.

**   Indicates ownership of 10% or greater in CarMax Group Common Stock, $.50
     par value per share.



    /s/Ronald Juvonen                                    October 11, 2001
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   **Signature of Reporting Person                             Date


**   Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
     Violations.

      See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note: File three copies of this form, one of which must be manually signed.
      If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

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