Exhibit 99.1


   Written Statement of the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and
        President of Bandag, Incorporated Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss.1350


       Solely for the purposes of complying with 18 U.S.C. ss.1350, I, the
undersigned Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President of
Bandag, Incorporated (the "Company"), hereby certify, based on my knowledge,
that the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended
March 31, 2003 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section
13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in
the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition
and results of operations of the Company.



/s/ Martin G. Carver
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Martin G. Carver
May 9, 2003