EXHIBIT 99.1

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

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 Annual Report of the Company
on Form 10-K for the year ended  January 31,  2003 as filed with the  Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "10-K Report") that:

     (1) the 10-K 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-K Report fairly  presents,  in all
     material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
     Company.

Dated: April 22, 2003

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