longtime fan favorite and former Cup driver Dick Trickle returns to The Milwaukee Mile to compete in the Sunday, August 28 Governor’s Cup Stock Car race, driving his own completely rebuilt racecar that he’s driven with great success in Wisconsin and throughout the Midwest. The Wisconsin Rapids native now resides in Iron Station, NC, and remains one of the most popular Badger State race drivers to achieve success in NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series racing. Trickle will race in the MARS Super Late Model division. Over 60 cars are expected from a four state area to challenge Trickle, who’s won an estimated 1,200 short track stock car races in his illustrious career. Trickle is expected to take full advantage of two Friday afternoon, August 26 practice sessions. Always a Milwaukee Mile fan-favorite, Trickle won four of the 22 American Speed Association races he competed in at The Milwaukee Mile between 1978 and 2000. His best finish in six NASCAR Busch Series starts at The ‘Mile was in 1984, when he started on the pole position and finished third behind race winner Sam Ard and the late NASCAR champion Alan Kulwicki, a Milwaukee native. Details will be released in the near future on a special Dick Trickle race fan autograph session on race weekend. Ticket info by calling The Milwaukee Mile ticket office at (414) 453-8277, or by visiting www.milwaukeemile.com.(8-4-2005)
