Dale Jr. Download: Martha Earnhardt - From Earnhardts to Elvis

What did you do when you were children when you went to my mother's house? But you know what that was like because, you know, everyone has pictures of visiting their grandparents, but the best thing about Memaw was that they cut me. two stories and I don't know if we can kill him off on the podcast, but the best thing about Memo is that Dad was very intimidating, Dad could be intimidating and a fatherly father, and that's probably more, it's very difficult as a kid, you know? You know, he beat the guys on the racetrack, but then he didn't go his way and he went his way and they didn't see each other for a week.

Well, I had that every day mmm, but mammal when memo. she was close to her or if she if we were at her house or she was at our house she calmed him down oh she you knew the Intimidator wasn't going to come out mmm right, she was kind of a leader right? Do you remember coming to stay with Yo, son, oh yeah, it was good when you were leaving, when your dad was gone, yeah, and I started racing, well it was right when I just got my driver's license and started racing with Street Stocks, so she and Concord ran.

I lived in Kannapolis, it was just a few minutes away, dad was going right, this is before yeah, I remember, but then when I got my driver's license I would come there and stay, yeah, and then I would leave um and I would go to Concord Kannapolis and take a cruise with my friends and she would get mad when I was late. Oh, so she had a curfew in Mammoth. Yes, at three in the morning there was no curfew, but it came so late. It's a nice 3 in the morning, yeah, yeah, I'm mad at you too, no, that's not curfew, I get it, but 3 in the morning is late, yeah, I didn't think it was a big deal.

Well, not at 3 in the morning. the time you didn't I was worried and I know it but that's out there spinning my wheels man having fun and then we got there but I got to Shri chakra sin and I came there and spent a night and we would do the Same thing I was going there and I would unhook the trailer with the race car and then I would go uptown, we had the mall and a bunch of other things you know you can do and just try to meet girls, you know you understand it's It's not. like he was on a basketball team and could find his best wife.

You know, being amazing on the basketball court. That easy for everyone. Shall I ask you this? Do you remember the first time man could? It wasn't the first time, but I guess you and Mom were at your house and everyone was on the front porch and Dad, Dad, came in with Theresa, you know, member, they had a little battle royal, they had a little wrestling match. free on the front porch Oh Cathy says someone was slapped who was slapped Kathy Teresa Teresa I had heard that story but I've never been I've heard rumors and some snippets of who's who who's doing the beating the kitchen is fine so they went into the home oh my lord whoo-hoo mom just blurted out mom Martha digs deep you have to remember something about maybe I'm just trying to forget it I don't blame you for that, but there's still us I have questions about this version of events is that my mom brought the kids home to make a change with dad, right, and dad and dad brought Teresa thinking, hey man, it's not a big deal and we know that Brenda is very stuck up, right?

She's a little brave. Brenda was not happy and there was a physical altercation. Wow, that's great, I hope Brenda comes in, she won. Cathy brings the wine. Wow, yes, I had heard about that a long time ago, but I wasn't sure if it was like that. I don't know, I guess I was wrong, you know, I thought they got into wrestling and pulled each other's hair on the front porch, oh, that was the second time that, well, that'll make headlines years later, honestly. It comes to light, yes, right? Do you ever go down to the dad statue in Kannapolis?

Yes, it must feel very good to have a statue sitting there because it is so well made, don't you think it's wonderful? Yeah, so it looks like there's a statue in the center. Kannapolis is a monument to dad and I love it, obviously it's not that close to my house as it is yours. I was just wondering if you go there often because I think if I lived a few blocks away. It would be there just didn't have the purpose, yeah, take a look. Someone tweeted us a photo from July 2010. She drove by and stopped. She is a very sweet lady.

Yes, mother. Remember when you were pregnant with Dale and he was the only child dad had to miss a race for him to be born dad hi tell him about that day you were ready to go to the hospital and he wanted to load his trailer and load his race car and you said no, Ralph, you better wait. I think we'll go to the hospital. I think I do remember because it was in April and it's the only race he missed on an April night, so wait, Ralph Earnhardt missed a race and it was because of whose birth. give it to the birth of a child mm-hmm Wow, I kept begging her to just leave me I just came and loaded my car, she's said it many times I'm going to be here and load my race car and and let's wait and see, no , Ralph, we, I know we're going to have to go to the hospital, no, now, Martha, I think we'll be like no Ralph, well, you don't know how I feel, so everyone went ahead with story day. night or was it late tomorrow no, it was during the night yes, Ralph was excited when he had a son.

There is a child that he already had. Yes, he already got over it in the end. Yes, I imagine the first children were his Connell's sarcastic ones. I know, but I am. saying that he hadn't been very excited unless he was that angry about missing that race. He is a very calm and collected man, even the children when Randy was born. He was trying to get it the week before Christmas and he wasn't cooperating, so. On Christmas morning I'll tell Ralph. I told him I thanked him. Oh, I have to go to the hospital. He said.

Well, you know you're not going today. It's Christmas. I told. Well, I can't help but make sure enough. Dude, he was born on Christmas Day. I didn't even know that yes, he was my Christmas present. Hey, when I think back, the first thing I noticed when I went to your house where you live now that you moved and Danny was in your belly was that you had Elvis figures. Presley, oh, I'm still over something, huh, right? I said God, a little statue of me, so I have an Elvis room in my house, yeah, and I've always had a sick room in my house and I have all kinds of collectibles and things like that. and that's because of Memo Ok and her love for Elvis Presley.

When you went to her house in the '80s, there were at least half a dozen or... a dozen little figurines, you know, little canteens like these race cars here and the music that she always had Elvis' plan or you know , so I had to go see it in person, so what was the UM that they wouldn't let me touch it? You tried, let me, was it just Elvis, did you like other musicians or did you? like some of the country singers that anyone, Hank, hey Williams, yeah, the original Hank, yeah, so when was the first time you remember Elvis that you were all kids?

Was this since you were in school but became a fan of nails or after that. or after I got married Oh, after I got married, he became an Elvis fan, whatever he thinks of him, it's like whatever, but hey, I don't think I had to go see him - laughs. RAF passed away, of course, oh you sure were a big Elvis fan and played his music all the time in the house and then when Ralph passed away you said you went to see Elvis, where's your steamer on the Charlotte Coliseum? Yeah, how close were you? Well, I was sitting nearby, but they wouldn't let me know who they are, yeah, oh, the people you're with, we're really stopping you and that or people protect people, he tested them both, though was there Other people trying to get up?, oh yes, I have.

I've seen those videos of all those crazy women who are trying to make the oldest yes, she was one of them. Do you remember taking her to Graceland? Remember how we, Graceland, made Elvis' car? Do you remember that? You went with us and now I know. Why yes, she will be a big Elvis fan? That's right, that was a sharp looking car, by the way, he was my hero. Yes, were you sad when Elvis passed away? Oh yes, that was a dark day. Lord, surprising, right? I don't think he wanted to kill. himself, yeah, I just think he took too many pills to calm down, yeah, I really don't think he meant to do it right, of course he didn't remember, damn man, he didn't mean to kill himself, I think you just know how. how much he was doing, how badly he was treating himself, yeah, he wasn't doing it right, Elvis, damn, you know, I'm sure, okay, so there are many, many, very diverse versions of Elvis, you know, you got all of us from the movies, the '69 comeback special.

Elvis and then you got to Las Vegas, you know, '70s Elvis. I like that one, the Elvis from Hawaii. Las Vegas like gospel. Oh, like the big monkeys of the mid-'70s and early '70s. Who was your favorite Elvis? When you sing? Everything shook, yes, every time he sang. that song, you were good, it shook you, it was your favorite song, I like to sing, yes, I liked all his music, yes, you.