EXHIBIT 99.2


           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 Annual Report of Dan River Inc. (the "Company")
on Form 10-K for the period ending December 28, 2002, as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), the
undersigned Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company
hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss.1350, as adopted pursuant to ss.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 as of
and for the periods covered in the Report.

         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


                                /s/ Barry F. Shea
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                                Barry F. Shea, Chief Financial Officer




                                February  20, 2003