Exhibit 32.2

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



         In connection with the Quarterly Report of Asbury Automotive Group,
Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2005 as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),
I, J. Gordon Smith, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to
18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to ss. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:

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



/s/ J. Gordon Smith
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J. Gordon Smith
Chief Financial Officer
August 4, 2005