EXHIBIT 32.1


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 Dan River Inc.
(the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending July 3, 2004,
as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date
hereof (the "Report"), the undersigned Chief Executive Officer
of the Company hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, that: (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.

The foregoing certification is to the best knowledge of the
undersigned.

					/s/ Joseph L. Lanier, Jr.
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					Joseph L. Lanier, Jr.
					Chief Executive Officer

					August 23, 2004