Dick Trickle
Richard "Dick" Trickle (October 27, 1941 – May 16, 2013) was an American race car driver. He raced for decades around the short tracks of Wisconsin, winning many championships along the way. Trickle competed in the ASA, ARTGO, ARCA, All Pro, IMCA, NASCAR, and USAC. In more than an estimated 2,200 races, Trickle logged one million laps and is believed to have won over 1,200 feature races.
| Dick Trickle | |||||||
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 Trickle (right, facing away) in 1998 | |||||||
| Born | October 27, 1941 Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||||
| Died | May 16, 2013 (aged 71) Boger City, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||
| Cause of death | Suicide by gunshot | ||||||
| Achievements | 1984 and 1985 American Speed Association Champion 7 ARTGO championships between 1979 and 1987 Considered "America's Winningest Driver" with an estimated 1,200 career wins[1] | ||||||
| Awards | 1968 USAC Stock Car Rookie of the Year 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year | ||||||
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| 303 races run over 24 years | |||||||
| Best Cup position | 15th (1989) | ||||||
| First race | 1970 Daytona 500 Qualifier #2 (Daytona) | ||||||
| Last race | 2002 MBNA Platinum 400 (Dover) | ||||||
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Trickle was born on October 27, 1941 in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. He was never married and had no children. Trickle died on May 16, 2013 after shooting himself with a gun at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Boger City, North Carolina.[2]
References
- ↑ Zeller, Bob (May 18, 1997). "A Trickle of wins, but a flood of fans". The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA). http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=VP&p_theme=vp&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAFFA9C1EB5B2DA&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
- ↑ "Richard "Dick" Trickle dies, apparent self-inflicted wound". MSN. Gastonia, NC. May 16, 2012. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
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