Dick Trickle

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	1977, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987 ARTGO Challenge Series Champion 1984, 1985 ASA National Tour Champion 1984, 1985, 1986 World Series of Asphalt Super Late Model Champion 1971, 1987 Oktoberfest Winner 1978 Florida Governor’s Cup Winner 1979, 1985 Cracker 200 Winner 1982, 1983, 1985, 1989 Slinger Nationals Winner 1983 World Crown 300 Winner 1987, 1988 Redbud 400 Winner
Awards	1968 USAC Stock Car Rookie of the Year 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year
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

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.

In more than an estimated 2,200 races, Trickle logged one million laps and is believed to have won over 1,200 feature races.^[1] He was billed as the winningest short track driver in history.^[2] Trickle's career highlights include racing to 67 wins in 1972,^[3] winning seven ARTGO Championships in nine years between 1979 and 1987, winning back to back ASA AC-Delco Challenge championships in 1984 and 1985, the 1968 USAC Stock Car rookie of the year, and winning the 1989 NASCAR Rookie of the Year award in the Winston Cup Series. Trickle was nicknamed the "White Knight" as referenced by his sponsored SuperAmerica paint scheme, when he raced in Wisconsin.^[4]