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Dick Trickle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Dick Trickle

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Richard "Dick" Trickle
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Born: October 27, 1941 (1941-10-27) (age 66)
Birthplace: Flag of the United States Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
Achievements:
Awards: 1968 USAC Stock Car Rookie of the Year

1984 and 1985 American Speed Association Champion

1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year

Considered "America's Winningest Driver" with an estimated 1,200 career wins

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Statistics
303 races run over 24 years.
Best Cup Position: 15th - 1989 (Winston Cup)
First Race: 1970 Daytona 500 Qualifier #2 (Daytona)
Last Race: 2002 MBNA Platinum 400 (Dover)
Wins Top Tens Poles
0 36 1
NASCAR Nationwide Series Statistics
First Race: 1984 Red Carpet 200 (Milwaukee)
Last Race: 2001 Outback Steakhouse 300 (Kentucky)
First Win: 1997 Galaxy Food Centers 300 (Hickory)
Last Win: 1998 Dura-Lube 200 Presented by Bi-Lo (Darlington)
Wins Top Tens Poles
2 42 1
Trickle's 1968 Ford Torino, raced on Wisconsin tracks
Trickle's 1968 Ford Torino, raced on Wisconsin tracks
1989 Rookie of the Year car
1989 Rookie of the Year car
Heilig Meyers car
Heilig Meyers car

Dick Trickle (born October 27, 1941 in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin) is an auto racer. He raced for decades around the short tracks of Wisconsin, winning many championships along the way. Trickle has competed in the ASA, ARTGO, ARCA, All Pro, IMCA, NASCAR, USAC, and USAR Hooters Pro Cup. In more than an estimated 2,200 races, Trickle has logged one million laps and legend has it that he has won over 1,200 features, although no one has been able to verify this win total. Trickle's career highlights include racing to 67 wins in 1972,[1] winning seven ARTGO Championships in nine years between 1979 to 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 what was then called the Winston Cup (now Sprint Cup).

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[edit] Wisconsin short track career

He toured on the Central Wisconsin Racing Association (CWRA) tracks in 1971. The circuit consisted of larger asphalt track racing on most nights of the week.[2] CWRA regular drivers were able to run over 100 events in a year, and most did the tour with one car and one engine.[3] Drivers sound drive on Wednesday nights at LaCrosse Speedway, Thursday nights at State Park Speedway near Wausau, Friday nights at Capitol Speedway (now Madison International Speedway) near Madison, LaCrosse Speedway near LaCrosse, Wisconsin, or Adams-Friendship, Saturday nights at Wisconsin Dells Speedway (now Dells Raceway Park), and Sunday nights at Griffith Park.[3] Tuesday nights were available for special events.[3]

On Thursday nights at the quarter mile State Park Speedway, he won seven features and lowered his July 1 14.27 second track record to 14.09 seconds on the following week.[2] On Friday nights he raced primarily at Capitol Speedway, winning most nights that rain or his car didn't break.[4] Trickle went to Adams-Friendship on July 23 and won the feature after setting the track record.[5] He held the track record at six tracks: Adams-Friendship, Capitol, Wausau, Wisconsin Cells, and LaCrosse.[5] He raced at the newly opened third mile Wisconsin Dells Speedway on Saturday nights.

Trickle started his 1972 season by winning at Golden Sands Speedway near Wisconsin Rapids.[1] Wisconsin's short track racing season starts in April. By May 13, he had twelve wins in thirteen events.[1] He got this fifteenth win in twenty starts on May 27.[1]

[edit] NASCAR career

In 1989 Trickle made his full schedule debut driving the #84 Miller High Life Buick for Stavola Brothers Racing (He had raced an occasional race now and again during the 1970's and 1980's)[6]. He was Rookie of the Year in NASCAR's Winston Cup (now the Sprint Cup) at age 48 (and a grandfather), becoming the oldest driver in Winston Cup history to do so. His best career Winston Cup finish was third (5 times). He started 299 races, with 14 Top 5 and 32 Top 10 finishes.

In 1990, he won the Winston Open (now the NEXTEL Open) in the #66 TropArtic Pontiac. It was a non-points All-Star event for drivers who didn't win in the previous year. He beat Rob Moroso by 8 inches, which is the smallest margin of victory at the event. He also won his only career Cup pole at Dover Downs International Speedway. In the middle of the 1991 season he went to drive the #24 Team III Racing Pontiac. He best finish was 6th at Dover International Speedway. In 1992 he teamed up once again with the Stavola Brothers, driving the #8 Snickers Ford. In 1993 he drove the #75 Carolina Pottery Ford for Butch Mock Motorsports and then the #41 Manheim Auctions Chevy for Larry Hedrick Motorsports.

Part of his popularity stemmed from his unusual, double-entendre name. ESPN's Dan Patrick and Keith Olbermann often made it a point to mention where he finished whenever NASCAR highlights were featured on Sportscenter. He was also widely noted for having drilled a hole in his safety helmet so that he could smoke while racing, and for installing cigarette lighters in his race cars. [1] Trickle was allowed by NASCAR to smoke in the race car during yellow flag periods, and in the 1990 Winston 500 (now the Aaron's 499), Trickle was seen on live television by the in-car camera lighting up and smoking a cigarette.

Dick also raced in the Busch Series, where he won two races. He had 158 career starts, with 24 Top 5 and 42 Top 10 finishes. He made his Busch Series debut in 1984.

Trickle continues to race in occasional events in Wisconsin, including the 2007 Slinger Nationals at Slinger Super Speedway and in the ASA Midwest Tour.

[edit] Wins in major series

Although he won no points-paying races in NASCAR Winston Cup, he was very successful elsewhere:

1 NASCAR Winston Open (exhibition race, 1990)

2 NASCAR Busch Series wins

32 American Speed Association wins

68 ARTGO Challenge Series wins

6 USAR Hooters Pro Cup wins

2 NASCAR Southwest Tour wins

2 USAC wins

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Grubba, Dale (2000). The Golden Age of Wisconsin Auto Racing. Oregon, Wisconsin: Badger Books, page 78. ISBN 1-878569-67-8. 
  2. ^ a b Grubba, page 70
  3. ^ a b c Grubba, page 7
  4. ^ Grubba, page 72
  5. ^ a b Grubba, page 73
  6. ^ NASCAR.COM : drivers : Dick Trickle


Preceded by
Ken Bouchard
NASCAR Rookie of the Year
1989
Succeeded by
Rob Moroso


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