All About Dick's Personal Life

Spouse Darlene

Kids Victoria, Todd, Chad

Height 5' 10

Weight 185

Hometown Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.

Birthdate October 27, 1941

Hobbies Rooting for the Green Bay Packers, working outside

Biography

On a list of the best short-track drivers in the business -- a short list or a long one -- the name Dick Trickle consistently stands at the top. The driver of Junie Donlavey's Heilig-Meyers/Simmons Ford may earn his paychecks on the superspeedways these days, but his heart, and his history, is in a much smaller arena. He races on Sundays -- and Saturdays, in the NASCAR Busch Series Grand National Division -- now, but on his way to the upper echelon of motorsports, the popular Trickle raced as many as eight and nine times a week, barnstorming tracks near his his hometown of Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. The same skill and tenacity that used to be on display nightly is only evident twice a week now, but there's no doubt that Trickle has taken to his second career with the same enthusiasm he demonstrated in his first. Trickle produced a solid season in 1997, still adding new fans to the legions that follow his career from those days in the 1960s and '70s driving in the Midwest. The No. 90 posted a pair of top-5s, in the series' second visits to Bristol and Rockingham, and four straight top-10 starts in August and September. In fact, the team's Bud Pole Qualifying efforts were consistently strong throughout the second half of the season. Starting with the Pepsi 400, Trickle posted an average starting position of 12.8. The plan now is to press that advantage to race day, and collect a few more finishes in that top-10 territory. And Trickle is just the man to take them there.