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
Trickle (right, facing away) in 1998
Born	Richard Leroy Trickle (1941-10-27)October 27, 1941 Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	May 16, 2013(2013-05-16) (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
Awards	1968 USAC Stock Car Rookie of the Year 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career
303 races run over 24 years
Best finish	15th (1989)
First race	1970 Daytona 500 Qualifier #2 (Daytona)
Last race	2002 MBNA Platinum 400 (Dover)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 36 1
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
158 races run over 11 years
Best finish	11th (1999)
First race	1984 Red Carpet 200 (Milwaukee)
Last race	2001 Outback Steakhouse 300 (Kentucky)
First win	1997 Galaxy Foods 300 (Hickory)
Last win	1998 Dura-Lube 200 Presented by BI-LO (Darlington)
Wins Top tens Poles 2 42 7

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.