Martha Earnhardt, Matriarch of NASCAR Racing Family, Dies at 91

Martha Earnhardt, Matriarch of NASCAR Racing Family, Dies at 91
Tyler Reddick, driver of the #8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet, and William Byron, driver of the #24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, lead the field during the NASCAR Next Gen Test at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., on Dec. 17, 2021. Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images
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KANNAPOLIS, N.C.—Martha Earnhardt, the matriarch of one of NASCAR’s best-known families, has died. She was 91.

Grandchildren Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kelley Earnhardt Miller said in a statement that she died Saturday night.