Exhibit 99.1

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
                 (SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002)

Pursuant to, and solely for purposes of, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002), each of the undersigned hereby certifies in the
capacity and on the date indicated below that:

1. The Annual Report of the Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan on
Form 11-K for the period ended March 31, 2002 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report") fully complies with the
requirements of Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Monro Muffler
Brake, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan.


/s/ Robert G. Gross                             Dated: September 24, 2002
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Robert G. Gross
Chief Executive Officer


/s/ Catherine D'Amico                           Dated: September 24, 2002
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Catherine D'Amico
Chief Financial Officer




















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