Exhibit 32.1

                CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT
                TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of NN, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q
for the interim  period ended  September 30, 2004, as filed with the  Securities
and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),  the undersigned,  in
the capacity and date indicated below,  hereby  certifies  pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
ss.1350,  as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
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,  and (2) The
information  contained in the Report fairly presents,  in all material respects,
the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


Date:  November 9, 2004                    /s/ Roderick R. Baty
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                                               Roderick R. Baty
                                               Chairman, President and Chief
                                               Executive Officer


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