Dick Trickle
Dick Trickle
Richard "Dick" Tricklewas 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRace Car Driver
Date of Birth27 October 1941
CityWisconsin Rapids, WI
CountryUnited States of America
across believe bought brought car early fairly half john seemed sitting ticket truck
We bought a ticket and got up in the stands, ... We got there fairly early and were sitting for what seemed like a half hour, 45 minutes, when all of sudden, here comes my truck and my car across the track. I told Darlene, 'I can't believe Big John (Boettcher) brought my car up here.' So I raced. That was my honeymoon.
base bring bringing cars children coming fan fun good greater la mars milwaukee parents people wisconsin
Wisconsin will bring people from Wausau and Kaukauna and La Crosse, so you don't only get the good fan base from the greater Milwaukee area, but a lot of people come in, especially with the MARS cars coming in and the Mid-American cars from all over the state, bringing in their fan base, their parents and children and grandpas and whatever, ... It's really a fun weekend.
enjoy family life retire somewhat sooner trying
I play with my tractors and live somewhat of a family life and just try to enjoy trying to retire sooner or later.
challenge cup gave life love short tracks
I love Wisconsin, but it made my life better (when he went to Cup racing). I had done about everything in short tracks that you can do. It was a new challenge for me to come down here and it gave me a new look on life. It was a different battlefield that gave me a new lease on life.
era great
It's a long way from Rudolph to Daytona. I feel I raced in a great era and in a great place. I was very fortunate.
era great
It's a long way from Rudolph to Daytona, ... I feel I raced in a great era and in a great place. I was very fortunate.
broken couple front hours motor
It was junk. The motor was broken out of place, the front end was smashed. It was only a couple of hours before the race, so I thought we were done,
best couple guys house name run
You try to run the best line. I had about the fifth-fastest time, but I think a couple of guys got sleds that are house sleds. They've got their own name on them, that kind of stuff.
biggest married
Probably the biggest story was when I got married in '61,
hurts race
The one that hurts the most is that Busch race I had won,
certain milwaukee run
I am pretty well retired, ... I run Slinger and Milwaukee and certain other shows. It's kind of like a hobby.
best celebrity gotten increased lived looked racing talking
I feel I have lived during one of the best eras of racing there ever was. From Rudolph, Wis., to Daytona, it has increased 1,000-fold. When I first started racing you were looked down upon. Now, you're a celebrity and I'm not just talking about myself. Even if racing hadn't gotten so popular, I would still have done it.