Gross-Misconduct Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Dick Trickle is dead. http://sports.yahoo....-202844077.html RIP Dick Dick Trickle, former NASCAR driver, dead of self-inflicted gunshot wound Former NASCAR driver Dick Trickle is dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to Lincoln County (N.C.) police. At about noon on Thursday, the Lincoln County Communications Center received a call indicating that there would be a dead body at the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Boger City, and it would be the speaker's. Return calls to the number went unanswered. Crews arriving at the scene found Trickle's body lying near his pickup truck. Trickle ran in 303 races in the Sprint Cup series over the course of 24 years, finally retiring in 2002. His best year was 1989, where he notched six top-5s, including three third-place finishes, driving the #84 Miller High Life Buick. He ended that year ranked 15th, ahead of Michael Waltrip, Brett Bodine and Richard Petty, among others. Look, we all know where the conversation about Mr. Trickle is headed. The guy's name was a punch line his entire career. But he was a hard-nosed racer in his day, and this is how we prefer to remember him best: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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OptionalPants Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 what is with these misleading titles? I had another dick trickle in mind... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Hartnell's Mane Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 He battled depression for years after his son Chris was murdered in a drive by shooting. It was all over the news and even made it onto America's Most Wanted...no one has caught the killer yet, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLASSJAW Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 what is with these misleading titles? I had another dick trickle in mind... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:D Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Great name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Ed Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Did the parents not understand what they were doing to this man when naming him? RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-DLC- Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 He battled depression for years after his son Chris was murdered in a drive by shooting. It was all over the news and even made it onto America's Most Wanted...no one has caught the killer yet, Wow, that's horrible. I'd be done - game over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apples Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gross-Misconduct Posted May 17, 2013 Author Share Posted May 17, 2013 He battled depression for years after his son Chris was murdered in a drive by shooting. It was all over the news and even made it onto America's Most Wanted...no one has caught the killer yet, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpcurtly Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 I had heard that he died but didn't know it was suicide. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTania Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 can't believe it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drouin Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.Gill Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Funny name but.......RIP DICK TRICKLE ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANGO Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 I used 'the google' and found out it was his nephew. Still sucks. But i also found out he killed himself at the cemetery where his grand daughter who was killed at 16 in a car accident is buried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Bob Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Terrible tragedy. It's a shame that suicide still happens. Hopefully one day people suffering from depression will talk about it instead of succumbing to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peener Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 "dick trickle is leaking fluid all over the track" one of the greatest lines ever damn this sucks rip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucklehead Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Did the parents not understand what they were doing to this man when naming him? RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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