Exhibit 99.1

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 The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack
(the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ending May 3, 2003,
as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof
(the "Report"),


I, Lawrence N. Stevenson, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:


        (i)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a)
or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

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


A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to
the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.




Date:         June 16, 2003                      /s/  Lawrence N. Stevenson
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                                                 Lawrence N. Stevenson
                                                 Chief Executive Officer