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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 .
Jul 2, 2020 · Dick Trickle never won a NASCAR Cup Series race. Despite that, his name always made the highlights. The driver who smoked cigarettes while racing tragically killed himself.
Jul 30, 2013 · When Dick Trickle was nine, a neighbor took him to a race at Crown Speedway in Wisconsin Rapids, and he thought that was the greatest thing he'd ever seen.
Apr 18, 2023 · 1989 Rookie of the Year in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Richard 'Dick' Trickle was one driver best known for his smoking antics inside the car, as well as being the butt of...
May 17, 2013 · 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 · Long before he came to Nascar, Dick Trickle was a renowned driver in the Midwest. He died Thursday at age 71 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
May 16, 2013 · Richard “Dick” Trickle – who parlayed a legendary reputation as a short-track driver into a full-time career on stock car racing’s biggest stages in the 1990s – died Thursday of an apparent...
May 16, 2013 · Retired stock car driver Dick Trickle, known for his colorful name and short track prowess, died on Thursday from an apparent self inflicted gunshot wound. He was 71.
Nov 15, 2016 · Today should have been the 75th birthday of the late Dick Trickle, one of the greatest short-track racers of all time, and one of racing’s most colorful personalities.
May 16, 2013 · Dick Trickle, a former NASCAR driver 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,...
