Dick Trickle Dead

I met Dick are Gateway many years ago. He loved racing and telling racing stories. Was a great guy.
 
I have seen him race many times back in the day. He could party with the best of them and then beat them on the race track. GODSPEED!
 
Retired NASCAR driver Richard "Dick" Trickle died Thursday, May 16, of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound authorities in North Carolina told. He was 71.

According to the Lincoln County, N.C., sheriff's department, officials received a call -- believed to have been placed by Trickle -- that "there would be a dead body and it would be his." Attempts to return the call went unanswered.

Emergency units were then dispatched to the Forest Lawn Cemetery off Highway 150 in Boger City, where Trickle's body was discovered on the ground near his pickup truck. The sheriff's department told the AP foul play is not suspected.

Trickle first made a name for himself as a short-track driver in his native Wisconsin. Per ESPN, he has been billed as the winningest short-track driver in the history of stock-car racing, with 67 victories in 1972 alone. In 1989, he earned the Rookie of the Year title at NASCAR's Winston Cup.

NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France expressed his condolences over Trickle's death, offering his "thoughts and prayers to the racer's family and friends. "Dick was a legend in the short-track racing community, particularly in his home state of Wisconsin, and he was a true fan favorite," France said in a statement. "Personalities like Dick Trickle helped shape our sport. He will be missed."
 
wow what a loss he raced at rolla a lot and chester McDowell had his mustang and sold it to Kenny shreader a few years back gods speed dick
 
coupe92 said:
wow what a loss he raced at rolla a lot and chester McDowell had his mustang and sold it to Kenny shreader a few years back gods speed dick
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He was a hero....a legend....a fun guy to be with and drink a few beers...
he was.... "The White Knight". We have lost another great one. Farewell my friend.
 
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Here are three pictures that I took a few years ago while Trickle's 99 Mustang was taken apart for restoration. It has a '65 Ford front clip that's not quite straight but it is what it is.
 
Enjoyed watching him race at I-70 in the 80's. Dick was the man to beat back then against the stiffest of competition. ASA rivals at the time included Mark Martin,Mike Eddy,Bob Senneker, Jim Sauter, Rusty Wallace, Alan Kulwicki, Larry Detjens, Larry Phillips,Joe Shear,and Ted Musgrave. It was the best pavement short track racing I've ever seen. Thanks for the memories.
 
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