Friday, 17 May 2013

NASCAR community mourns death of Dick Trickle (The Associated Press)

FILE - In this June 4, 1999, file photo, NASCAR driver Dick Trickle speaks to fans after qualifying on the pole position the NASCAR Busch series auto race at Dover Downs in Dover, Del. Authorities in North Carolina said Thursday, May 16, 2013, that Trickle has died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 71. (AP Photo/The News Journal, Brian Branch-Price, File)

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) -- Mark Martin received a piece of advice very early in his career from Dick Trickle that he's never forgotten.