Former NASCAR driver Dick Trickle is dead….he allegedly died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to Lincoln County (N.C.) police.
He was 71 years old and the North Carolina police department say Trickle shot himself at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Lincoln County at 12:02 PM today.
TMZ reports the Officials say they received a phone call before the shooting in which the caller told cops they would find a dead body at the cemetery and it would be his.
Operators tried their best to place a return call, but there was no answer.
When emergency responders arrived to the Cemetery, they found Trickle’s body.
Trickle, 71, competed in 303 Sprint Cup races over a 24-year career. He never won a race on NASCAR’s biggest circuit but had 36 top-10 finishes.
RIP Dick
