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Dick Trickle. Richard Leroy 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 .
Apr 18, 2023 · Dick Trickle's close family members, including NASCAR driver's brother Chuck Trickle, pinned the 71-year-old's suicide to the severe pain he had been suffering over the past few weeks prior to his ...
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Jul 2, 2020 · Dick Trickle was a legendary short-track racer who mentored many NASCAR stars and had a sense of humor. He suffered from chronic pain and took his own life in 2013 after his granddaughter's death.
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Jul 30, 2013 · The good times, hard life, and shocking death of Dick Trickle. Sometime after 10:30 on a Thursday morning in May, after he'd had his cup of coffee, Dick Trickle snuck out of the house. His wife ...
May 17, 2013 · Trickle was a unique driver with a unique name who found cult-like status before his death Thursday. Trickle, whose larger-than-life personality and penchant for fun won him legions of fans despite a lack of success beyond the nation’s small tracks, died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said. He was 71.
May 18, 2013 · “The legend of Dick Trickle was established long, long, long, long before he ever came south to run the Cup stuff,” said Kyle Petty, who raced against Trickle for years in Nascar. “He was ...
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May 16, 2013 · Personalities like Dick Trickle helped shape our sport. He will be missed." Trickle has been billed as the winningest short-track driver in the history of stock-car racing, recording about 1,000 ...
