EXHIBIT 99.1


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


         In connection with the accompanying Quarterly Report of Encore Wire
Corporation (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30,
2002 (the "Report"), I, Vincent A. Rego, Chief Executive Officer of the Company,
hereby certify that to my knowledge:

         (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and

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



Dated:  August 12, 2002                        /s/ Vincent A. Rego
                                               ---------------------------
                                               Vincent A. Rego,
                                               Chief Executive Officer


         The above certification is furnished solely pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350) and is not being filed as part
of the Form 10-Q or as a separate disclosure document.