D i c k Trickle kills himself

Locutus

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Former NASCAR driver D i c k 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.

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gopher

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I well remember seeing him race for ASA in the 1987 Minnesota State Fair. He was always said to be very popular because of his great sense of humor. Now I see that his humor was a mask that disguised personal turmoil.

Very sad news, indeed.