Martha Earnhardt Suffers Possible Stroke: Martha Earnhardt — mother of NASCAR racer Dale and grandmother to Dale Jr., Kerry, Kelly and Nicole — was admitted to NorthEast Medical Center Saturday with what the family believed to be a stroke, according to a family friend. A hospital spokesman said she is now in good condition. The Earnhardt family matriarch still lives in the Kannapolis home where she raised Dale, who later became one of NASCAR’s most decorated drivers. She recently attended the unveiling of a statue in downtown Kannapolis to honor her son, who died in a crash in the Daytona 500 in February 2001.(Stock Car Gazette Newsletter)(10-30-2002)
