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NASCAR’s Dick Trickle Dies Of Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound

NASCAR’s Dick Trickle Dies Of Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound

By Chris Richardson May 16, 2013 | 3 Comments

It is being reported that NASCAR legend Dick Trickle has died due to wounds suffered by a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The news comes from Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department in North Carolina, which is where the former racer resided. Darkening the …

Danica Patrick: Divorce Is “Amicable” Danica Patrick: Divorce Is “Amicable”
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NASCAR driver Danica Patrick has announced on her Facebook page that she is splitting from her husband of seven years, Paul Hospenthal, and that the divorce was a mutual, amicable decision. The 30-year old met Hospenthal–who is 17 years her …

Jeff Gordon Fight Draws Cheers From Crowd Jeff Gordon Fight Draws Cheers From Crowd
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A whole lot of testosterone plus a disagreement on the track made for a tense situation on Sunday during the AdvoCare 500, when Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer got into a vehicular shoving-match before a physical fight broke out. It …

Danica Patrick Crash Leads To GoDaddy Jokes Danica Patrick Crash Leads To GoDaddy Jokes
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GoDaddy girl Danica Patrick had another crash on Sunday, forcing her to leave the Sprint Cup Series race, taking place in Kansas. This time, however, she apparently brought it upon herself in retaliation to actions by another driver, Landon Cassill. …

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Takes Points Lead, Fans Ecstatic Dale Earnhardt Jr. Takes Points Lead, Fans Ecstatic

Dale Earnhardt Jr. hasn’t held the points lead in a major race in about eight years, a fact that hasn’t escaped the attention of his fans (affectionately dubbed “Junior Nation”) now that he’s taken the lead after placing fourth in …

Woman Watches NASCAR With Dead Guy Woman Watches NASCAR With Dead Guy
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NASCAR corpse: The next time your partner dies and you’re left with no one to watch the races with, it’s still probably a good idea to tell someone about the body. Otherwise, they’re just going to think you’re a macabre …

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Snags First Victory in Four Years Dale Earnhardt Jr. Snags First Victory in Four Years

Dale Earnhardt Jr. took home his first NASCAR Sprint Cup victory in four years at the Michigan International Speedway on Sunday. Racing in a car that was heavily inspired by director Christopher Nolan’s highly-anticipated summer blockbuster “The Dark Knight Rises”, …

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Twitter TV Spot Promotes Hashtag Pages Twitter TV Spot Promotes Hashtag Pages
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Yesterday, Twitter grabbed the attentions of Nascar fans when they released their new television ad featuring their corresponding Twitter.com/hashtag/nascar page. The ad ran during the Pocono 400 race and featured driver Brad Keselowski (who placed 24th in the race) snapping …

Cotton Owens, NASCAR Pioneer, Dead at 88 Cotton Owens, NASCAR Pioneer, Dead at 88

Everett “Cotton” Owens, also known amongst racing fans at “The King of the Modifieds”, died on Thursday. He was 88. Kimberly Meesters, Manager of External Relations of the NASCAR Hall of Fame, confirmed his passing with the Associated Press this …

The Most Lifelike Racing Game Competition to Date The Most Lifelike Racing Game Competition to Date

This is not your typical gaming competition. This isn’t even really a game, it’s a simulator used by professional drivers. This is a competition that is as real as it gets without actually being in a race car. I am …

Brad Keselowski Can Keep On Tweeting Brad Keselowski Can Keep On Tweeting

Brad Keselowski made history on Monday when he began tweeting from inside his car during some downtime at the Daytona 500. It was thought that Keselowski would be reprimanded as he was tweeting on the race track even though the …

Daytona 500: Fire Breaks Out, Twitter Has A Blast Daytona 500: Fire Breaks Out, Twitter Has A Blast

It’s been one wacky event after another for this Daytona 500. It was initially supposed to begin at 1:00 on Sunday. The rain delayed it for hours, before it was finally cancelled for the day, to be postponed until Monday …

Daytona 500 Time Changed Again, Twitter Discussion Daytona 500 Time Changed Again, Twitter Discussion

The Daytona 500 was supposed to run yesterday, but it was delayed for hours by rain, before ultimately being canceled for the day. Initially, it was rescheduled for Noon today, but it’s now been changed for 7:00PM Eastern. People were …

Daytona 500 Canceled: Twitter Reacts Daytona 500 Canceled: Twitter Reacts
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As reported earlier, the Daytona 500 was experiencing a rain delay, and plenty of people were complaining (and rejoicing) on Twitter. Now, they’ve gone ahead and canceled it for the day, and it will run (hopefully) tomorrow at Noon. In …

Daytona 500 Rain Delay: Twitter Reacts Daytona 500 Rain Delay: Twitter Reacts

Fox’s pre-race crew were talking about how Danica Patrick was going to crank of the ratings for the Daytona 500. Unfortunately, weather got in the way, and the race is currently on delay. I wonder how much that will impact …

Danica Patrick Boosts NASCAR Popularity Danica Patrick Boosts NASCAR Popularity

Danica Patrick’s presence has been driving NASCAR ratings and popularity, according to Neilsen. In general, Patrick is 233% more recognized than the average race car driver, generates more social media buzz and boosts TV ratings. Nascar has noted the “Danica …

Racing Not Mentioned in Patrick’s Twitter Racing Not Mentioned in Patrick’s Twitter

Danica Patrick’s Twitter, which she updates quite often, is fairly atypical of those accounts found surrounding the auto racing circuit. She might mention a sunset, grey hairs, feeling vaguely sore – But little detail in mentioned about actual racing. @DanicaPatrickDanica …