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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 .
Apr 18, 2023 · Fast-forward 15 years, shocking news of Trickle's demise broke to the world after he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in a North Carolina cemetery. It was later discovered that it was the...
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Jul 2, 2020 · NASCAR. Sports. NASCAR’s Dick Trickle Tragically Took His Own Life After Years of Pain. by Kyle Dalton. Published on July 2, 2020 11:39 am. 3 min read. Share: Follow Us. Dick Trickle’s parents had to know naming their child Richard would be problematic given their last name.
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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.
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. For the next seven years, he focused...
May 18, 2013 · Dick Trickle, in his car before a Nascar race, died at age 71 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Bill Hall/Getty Images. Trickle competed in 303 Cup races from 1970 to 2002 — he ran a few...
May 16, 2013 · CNN —. 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 ...
