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
car flying fighter
It's like flying jet fighters in a gymnasium
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,
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.
hurts race
The one that hurts the most is that Busch race I had won,
biggest married
Probably the biggest story was when I got married in '61,
car friday good practicing run thursday
I am going to be doing some practicing on Thursday and Friday and we run some qualifying heats on Saturday, ... I've wanted to do this for a while. I wanted to have a good car when we did it. I think we've got a good car.
wall winning race
There were a lot of races I was going to win at Milwaukee, but I had mechanical problems or something would happen, ... In the early years, it just took a long time for me to win a race. I got in somebody's oil one time and got in the wall, had a clutch go out once. . . so when I finally won one, it was a long time coming.
kids finishing hobbies
It started as a hobby when I was a kid, and I'm finishing as a hobby.
blood racing i-can
Racing is in my blood, I can't quite get out of it yet.
race years half
I don't race a lot, half a dozen (races) a year maybe.
way
Some pushers are way better than others.
careers hobbies made
I did it for a living, made a career out of it, but now I've turned it into somewhat of a hobby.
legends gone very-good
Not yet, when I'm gone I'll be a legend, right now I'm just very good at what I do.
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.