Obituary for retired NASCAR driver Dick Trickle

The following obituary was posted on the Web site for Warlick Funeral Home:

Richard Trickle

(October 27, 1941 - May 16, 2013 )

 

Richard “Dick” Trickle, age 71, of Iron Station, NC died of a self-inflicted gunshot.  He had been suffering for some time with severe chronic pain, had seen many doctors, none of which could find the source of his pain.  His family as well as all those who knew him, find his death very hard to accept, and though we will hurt from losing him for some time, he’s no longer suffering and we take comfort knowing he’s with his very special angel. 

 

He is survived by his wife Darlene (McMahon)Trickle, three children Victoria Bowman (John), Tod Trickle, and Chad Trickle (Shannon), and 3 grandchildren, Lucas Bowman, Courtney Trickle and Carlee Trickle.  He lost his oldest grandchild Nicole Bowman in a tragic car accident nearly 12 years ago.  He was the son of the late Leo and Lauretta Trickle and is survived by his brothers Duaine Trickle, Charles Trickle and sisters Delores Iwanski, and Susan Trickle. 

 

Dick’s passion in life was his racing.  He touched many lives throughout his career, provided memories for many that will last a lifetime. Many thought when he retired he would continue as a car owner, but he was driver at heart, he wanted to be behind the wheel and be in control of his destiny.   We believe he felt himself no longer able to be behind that wheel of life or be the man he only knew how to be because of the pain and suffering. 

 

His passion was racing but his love was his family.  This is a very difficult time for the family, they hope everyone will understand and respect their wishes to have private services for his funeral.  They appreciate all the calls, messages, and letters of support, but at this time need to be together as a family. 

 

There have been requests for where to send flowers, in lieu of flowers the family has asked that a donation be made in Memory of Dick to: Victory Junction, 4500 Adams Way, Randleman, NC  27317.  They thank you for all your love, thoughts, and prayers.

Kyle Busch talks about his battle with Kasey Kahne at Darlington

  Kyle Busch talked Friday at Charlotte Motor Speedway, the first time since he came up short in last Saturday night's Southern 500 at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway. Busch and Kasey Kahne raced hard for the lead until Kahne slapped the wall. Matt Kenseth then passed Busch for the win with 12 laps to go.

   Busch left the track without comment but was asked Friday how he would race Khane.    Here was his response:

   "You race him (Kasey Kahne) just has hard as you race him any other week. The first two instances were a mistake, just misjudgment. Kasey admitted it, he had to get on the brakes in Daytona and checked up a little bit and I ran over him. You couldn't really see through the cars in front of you to see what was happening. Daytona I just misjudged, I wanted to pull
out and thought last second that I was going to stay in line and push Kasey. I turned him sideways when I was coming back in line. Last week was just hard racing. You're in the last three laps and you're past the last pit stop and it's all about track position. For us, we were racing as hard as we could.  He pulled a huge slide job on me in turn three and I got back to his inside and I had been running down there on the flat all night and had been passing lapped cars down there and some of my restarts were even that low on the race track. I didn't think there was going to be a problem and when I got down there I just got tight and pushed up a little bit. Whether or not we touched, I think that's insignificant because I'm not racing to wreck Kasey Kahne, but Kasey Kahne did crash because of me so it's a part of hard racing at the end of the race and I hate that it keeps being the same guy, but if it were a Matt Kenseth on a Tony Stewart we probably wouldn't see a story," Busch said.

   Have the incidents occurred with Kasey Kahne due to both of you racing up front?
   Busch: "It's got some merit to it sure. Being up front racing with a guy, Kasey (Kahne), he won Bristol and I think we finished second to him there and then obviously he ran well at Vegas and he ran well at Kansas. We were up front at Vegas with him and running well there, but you run up front and you try for wins in the last 30 laps and you have to give it everything you've got. You're not there to rollover and let a guy go. Even the Darlington piece, if I would have let him go, I don't know that I could have got back by him. It was a little difficult to pass and he did seem to have a good car on the long runs so I knew that protecting my spot was what I needed to do at that particular point. Racing up front, racing hard I'm sure there would be a moment where it could come back on me and I expect it, it's fine. I just told Kasey, I said, 'Just don't make it hurt too bad.'"

Jimmie Johnson's pit crew gets a makeover

   After a couple of slower-than-usual pit stops in last weekend’s Sprint Cup race at Darlington, S.C., two changes have been made to the pit crew for Jimmie Johnson’s No. 48 team.

   Beginning with this weekend’s NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, crew chief Chad Knaus named Cam Waugh the new front tire changer and David Mayo as the new rear tire changer.

   Both had been members of the No. 48’s auxiliary pit crew.

   Thursday’s changes come a week after Ryan Patton was named the new rear tire carrier on the No. 48.

   The reconstituted pit crew will get its first test Friday night during qualifying the for the all-star race, which includes a four-tire pit stop.

Changes to NASCAR All-Star Race qualifying and Fan Vote

   There have been several changes made to qualifying and the Sprint Fan Vote for the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race, which will be Saturday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Qualifying is scheduled for Friday night prior to the Truck Series race.

   Qualifying will still consist of three laps including a four-tire pit stop. This year, there will be NO pit road speed limit coming on or leaving pit road for the stop. In recent seasons, there has been no speed limit only exiting pit road.

   Pit crew members can only begin the pit stops and come over the pit wall once their car has come to a COMPLETE stop in their pit stall.

   The Sprint Fan Vote winner must complete the Sprint Showdown race and have a car in "raceable" condition as determined by the series director. The winner does not have to finish on the lead lap of the race, just complete the race.


  

Dale Earnhardt Jr. is looking for 8,800 NASCAR fans for help

   The Dale Jr. Foundation and the Mooresville Artist Guild, are joining forces to support the renovation of the historic Mooresville (N.C.) Depot with a unique online fundraising event called the Dale Jr. Picture Mosaic.

   The Dale Jr. Picture Mosaic will be a collection of 8,800 images submitted by fans of Earnhardt Jr. Once assembled, the collage will make up an eight by six foot mural. When viewed from a distance, the primary image of Earnhardt becomes visible, while close examination reveals that the image is comprised of numerous smaller photographs.

   The donations from the mosaic will be used to support the Mooresville Artist Guild’s project to renovate the Historic Mooresville Depot in Mooresville, N.C., better known as “Race City USA” and home to JR Motorsports.

   To become part of the JR Nation history and have your picture included in the Dale Jr. Mosaic, an easy to use, interactive web site has been created here.

   The process is simple. For a donation of $8.80 you can include a photograph of yourself or friends to pay tribute to Earnhardt for his accomplishments on the track, as an entrepreneur and community leader. These photos, combined with thousands of others will create the completed mural.

   Shortly after uploading your photo(s), participants will be incorporated into the online mosaic and mural, and receive a special access code to view their photo.

   “The Dale Jr. Picture Mosaic will be unveiled at JR Motorsports in mid-December of this year,” said Lauren Caldwell, Project Manager of The Dale Jr. Foundation. ”We’ll focus a lot of our social media efforts around it so fans can share in the experience. We are truly excited to help make a difference in our community with the revitalization of the Mooresville Artist Guild.”

Who gets paid what in the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race

   NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race purse breakdown (by race finishing position):

   Total $3,214,212
   1st- $1,039,175
   2nd- $244,175
   3rd- $144,175
   4th- $114,150
   5th- $109,150
   6th- $103,150
   7th- $96,975
   8th- $95,975
   9th- $94,975
   10th- $93,975
   11th- $92,950
   12th- $91,950
   13th- $90,950
   14th- $90,450
   15th- $89,850
   16th- $89,575
   17th- $89,450
   18th- $89,350
   19th- $89,250
   20th- $89,150
   21st- $88,412
   22nd- $87,000

   In addition: Bruton Smith's "Big Bonus" of $1 million to the driver who wins all five segments, will be paid by Charlotte Motor Speedway. If no driver wins all five segments, the award will not be paid out.

 

It's NASCAR penalty day

   NASCAR issued several penalties on Tuesday, the most serious of which was to Joe Gibbs Racing's No. 54 Nationwide Series team, which won last weekend's race at Darlington, S.C., with driver Kyle Busch.

   NASCAR fined the team's crew chief, Adam Stevens, $10,000 and placed him on probation for the rest of the year for having an unapproved front upper bumper cover on the team's car. In addition, the team’s car chief Christopher Landis has been placed on probation for the remainder of the year.

   The violation was discovered during opening day inspection last weekend.

   Also Tuesday, Jackson L. Dodson II, a crew member in the Sprint Cup Series, and Frank W. Earnhardt, a crew member in the Nationwide Series, were indefinitely suspended from NASCAR for violating the sanctioning body’s substance abuse policy.