BATON ROUGE, La. — Cracker Barrel is leaving the convenience store scene with the sale of its 53 sites to Circle K Stores Inc., a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. The sites were held by American General Investments LLC and North American Financial Group LLC and are located primarily in the Baton Rouge market. These convenience stores operate under the store brand Cracker Barrel and include 12 quick-service restaurants. All but one of the sites offer branded motor fuels under the Shell, Chevron or Cracker Barrel brand names. All parties expect the transaction to close in the fourth quarter, subject to the standard regulatory approvals and closing conditions. The purchase price was not disclosed. Cracker Barrel was founded in 1968 with the establishment of a single convenience store in Baton Rouge.