Per an AP report: “Dale Earnhardt was released from the hospital Monday and told by doctors not to drive until more tests can determine why he lost control of his car at the Southern 500. While doctors couldn’t find anything wrong, “we don’t want him to drive his car or anybody’s car until he’s completed the workup,” neurologist Dr. Joseph Healy said when Earnhardt was discharged. Healy said the 46-year-old driver could complete the tests as an outpatient. Earnhardt says he doesn’t know what happened but he feels great now.” The report mentions that Earnhardt had CAT scans, an EKG, an MRI, and they ran dye through his arteries. Healy said additional tests were recommended for several reasons – Earnhardt’s profession, past head injuries, and his father dying of a heart attack at age 44.”( AP )(9-1-97)
