BOWLIN TRAVEL CENTERS, INC.

EXHIBIT 99.1

                                  CERTIFICATION

            PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
        (SUBSECTIONS (a) AND (b) OF SECTION 1350, CHAPTER 63 OF TITLE 18,
                               UNITED STATES CODE)

Pursuant to section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and
(b) of section 1350,  chapter 63 of Title 18,  United States Code),  each of the
undersigned  officers of Bowlin Travel Centers,  Inc., a Nevada corporation (the
"Company"),  does hereby  certify  with respect to the  Quarterly  Report of the
Company  on Form 10-Q for the  quarter  ended  July 31,  2002 as filed  with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "10-Q Report") that:

     (1)  the 10-Q Report fully complies with the  requirements of section 13(a)
          or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2)  the information  contained in the 10-Q Report fairly presents,  in all
          material respects,  the financial  condition and results of operations
          of the Company.

Dated: September 12, 2002

/s/ Michael L. Bowlin
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Chief Executive Officer of Bowlin Travel Centers, Inc.




Dated: September 12, 2002

/s/ Nina J. Pratz
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Chief Financial Officer of Bowlin Travel Centers, Inc.