There will be a big memorial service Sunday night at the 4,600-seat minor league baseball stadium. The team, in honor of its part owner, had changed its name from the Piedmont Boll Weevils to the Kannapolis Intimidators. Faggart said that the town needs to say goodbye. There is talk of a monument, but for now the locals are walking around in disbelief. Signs all over town pass along messages of sympathy to the family.
Flags fly at half-staff.
GM Goodwrench hats and T-shirts are worn like badges of honor. On the corners of V8 and Sedan, Earnhardt's mother's home is guarded by uniformed police officers while friends and relatives gather on the front porch. Down the road at the local cemetery, three men stand in front of the grave of Earnhardt's father, Ralph. Earnhardt's appeal crossed racial boundaries. We all were with him.