Exhibit 31.1



                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
              RULE 13a-15(e) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002




I, Kenneth B. Gilman, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Asbury
   Automotive Group, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any
   untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
   necessary to make the statements made, in light of circumstances under
   which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the
   period covered by this quarterly report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
   information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all
   material respects the financial condition, results of operations and
   cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in
   this quarterly report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
   establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
   defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the
   registrant and we have:

   (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that
       material information relating to the registrant, including its
       consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
       entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly
       report is being prepared;

   (b) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls
       and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness
       of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period
       covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

   (c) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal
       control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's
       most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is
       reasonably likely to affect, the registrant's internal control over
       financial reporting;

5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based
   on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial
   reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the
   registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
   function):

   (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
       operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
       reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to
       record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

   (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
       employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal
       control over financial reporting.





/s/ Kenneth B. Gilman
Kenneth B. Gilman
Chief Executive Officer
August 13, 2003