Dick Trickle Commits Suicide

Sheriff: Ex NASCAR driver Dick Trickle dies of apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound at 71

Published May 16, 2013

Associated Press

CONCORD, N.C. – Authorities in North Carolina say former NASCAR driver Dick Trickle has died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 71.

The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office says authorities received a call believed to be from Trickle on Thursday saying that "there would be a dead body and it would be his." Authorities tried to call the number back, but no one answered.

The sheriff says Trickle's body was found near his pickup truck at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Boger City, N.C., about 40 miles northwest of Charlotte. Sheriff's Lieutenant Tim Johnson says foul play is not suspected.

Trickle was the Winston Cup series rookie of the year in 1989 but never won a Cup race. He won two Busch Series races.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on July 30, 2013 at 8:32pm

Jeremy Markovich ,http://www.sbnation.com/. wrote what I thought is a very good article about Mr.Trickle.

This was a favorite part of the lore of Dick Trickle to me.
Dick always seemed to have a brewing company's logo on his car, and a can of beer in his hand. He joked about a sponsorship deal that gave him $100,000 and 350 cases of beer. But there are 365 days in the year, he said. What am I supposed to drink on the other 15 days?

http://www.sbnation.com/longform/2013/7/30/4567960/dick-trickle-sui...

The end of the article may spell out why, Godspeed Mr.Trickle

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Permalink Reply by Robert Valentine on July 30, 2013 at 9:14pm

Thanks for posting this article.

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Permalink Reply by Wally Meier on July 31, 2013 at 1:18am

What a great article, Thanks Mike

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Permalink Reply by Dave-O on July 31, 2013 at 9:35am

Great article, thanks Mike.

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Permalink Reply by speedy7 on July 31, 2013 at 2:26pm

All I can say is ditto, great (bio) article, thanks again Mike.

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Permalink Reply by Sarah on July 31, 2013 at 2:47pm

Not only was this a terrific article honoring a great driver, but the videos included in the article were a nice trip down memory lane too. Thanks Mike for sharing with us.