EXHIBIT 99.1

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


     In  connection  with the accompanying Quarterly Report of American Homestar
Corporation  (the  "Company")  on  Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 27,
2002 (the "Report"), I, Finis F. Teeter, Chief Executive Officer of the Company,
hereby  certify  that  to  my  knowledge:

     (1)     The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d)  of  the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and

     (2)     The  information  contained  in  the Report fairly presents, in all
material  respects,  the  financial  condition  and results of operations of the
Company.



Dated:  October 31, 2002                      /s/  Finis  F.  Teeter
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                                              Finis  F.  Teeter,
                                              Chief  Executive  Officer


     In  connection  with the accompanying Quarterly Report of American Homestar
Corporation  (the  "Company")  on  Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 27,
2002  (the  "Report"),  I,  Craig  A.  Reynolds,  Chief Financial Officer of the
Company,  hereby  certify  that  to  my  knowledge:

     (1)     The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d)  of  the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and

     (2)     The  information  contained  in  the Report fairly presents, in all
material  respects,  the  financial  condition  and results of operations of the
Company.



Dated:  October 31, 2002                      /s/  Craig  A.  Reynolds
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                                              Craig  A.  Reynolds,
                                              Chief  Financial  Officer