Dick Trickle RIP
 

Nascar Legend Dick Trickle 71 has made his final lap here on earth Go rest high on that Mountain

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Originally Posted by agar:
Nascar Legend Dick Trickle 71 has made his final lap her on earth Go rest high on that Mountain

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Sad day ...Loved him in the A.S.A. glory years .....Loved to see him pull in late and have to start on the tail and watch him go up thru traffic.....:
Super America # 99...A True Winner...

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Sad day!!! I saw Dick win a 1985 ASA race at Oswego Speedway, that is how I want to remember him. For that win and for being a short track legend, winning more times than any other short track racer. My thoughts and prayers go out to Dick's family, friends and fans.

RIP Dick.


Patti

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A loss to us all. RIP Dick.

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He use to light up a smoke during caution a flag. What a character. :22:

He would also party until the sun came up, take a power nap, and then go hop in his car for practice.

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Permanent solution to a temporary problem.

R.I.P. Mr Trickle

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Originally Posted by Jerry Spencer:
Permanent solution to a temporary problem.

R.I.P. Mr Trickle

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I'm hearing that he had some pretty serious health issues.

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Regardless of what the reason was, it's very sad to see his life end this way. Always rooted for him when I was a kid. RIP, racer.

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Very sad, a true legend.

Originally Posted by Jerry Spencer:
Permanent solution to a temporary problem.

R.I.P. Mr Trickle

Jerry #66j
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Any word if his wife was alive? Atleast the old man chose his way...

RIP

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Great guy, and a true racer. Impressive where ever he drove. Could beat anyone , anywhere. RIP Dick, and thanks for the great memories.

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Dick was one of the true short track racers who was always entertaining. I had the opportunity to watch him run a lot with the old American Speed Association in it's infancy. Whe the #99 was in the pits, the boys all knew that they would have their hands full that day.

After his NASCAR days many folks didn't know that he was one of the test drivers of IROC. He was certainly one of a kind and his former crew chief in ASA, Vic Getsleff (sp?) was also quite the character. Dick certainly knew how to enjoy life and was always the life of the party. RIP!

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I saw Dick win the first ever National Short Track Championship in 1966 at Rockford Speedway. I was a fan ever since. He won a record 67 features back in 1972. They ran a 5 night a week schedule and occasionally 6 when Artgo had a Tuesday night special. Oh yeah, with the same car too. Sad ending to a fantastic career.

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Wasn't Dick's son, or grandson shot by a sniper out west, I believe Las Vegas, few years ago?
I saw Dick race many times in both ASA and NASCAR; he was a very talented racer.

RIP, Dick

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Originally Posted by richie:
I'm hearing that he had some pretty serious health issues.

What were the serious health issues? Cancer? Did he leave family behind?

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Originally Posted by ronmil:
Wasn't Dick's son, or grandson shot by a sniper out west, I believe Las Vegas, few years ago?
I saw Dick race many times in both ASA and NASCAR; he was a very talented racer.

RIP, Dick

You are thinking of Chris Trickle, he was Dick's nephew. Got shot in a drive by shooting in Vegas in 97.

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I heard that in Dick;s contract there had to be a lighter in the dash lol What a racer he was RIP DICK:22:

Originally Posted by racefan20:
You are thinking of Chris Trickle, he was Dick's nephew. Got shot in a drive by shooting in Vegas in 97.

Correct. Chuck Trickle is Chris' dad and Dicks brother. Chuck has a grandson named Chris who races in Vegas. Chuck is a short track legend in his own right in the Vegas area.

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My lasting memory of Dick is when a reporter during a rain delay asked him "Dick do you think it'll ever stop rainin" Dick looked at him with a straight face and said "usually does"

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Originally Posted by team3521:
What were the serious health issues? Cancer? Did he leave family behind?

Sounds like he was in a lot of pain.

http://espn.go.com/racing/nascar/cup...n-brother-says

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When you're asked who were the biggest winners in short track racing, one of the first to be mentioned is Dick Trickle !

But what is remarkable is that most of those wins were earned the Hard Way, in a FORD ! :8:

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The same question could be asked about a lot of the legends from back in the day, but I wonder how many of Dick's 1200 wins came at races with inverted formats?

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1200 feature wins. Need I say more. He'll be greatly
missed!
Best Regards,
John:22: