CONCORD, N.C. '� Dick Trickle was the driver other racers couldn't wait to see at the racetrack. But he was the driver they didn't want to see on the track as he was often the man to beat at short tracks throughout the Midwest. Dick Trickle was known as a racing legend at short tracks throughout the Midwest. (Sporting News Photo) Trickle, a Wisconsin racer who won more than 1,200 feature races throughout his career and became a household name on ESPN's SportsCenter, died at age 71 from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound Thursday afternoon. MORE: Trickle body found in cemetery | Missing fan dead | Cobb-Harmon dispute Trickle, who was from Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., inspired hundreds of racers throughout the Midwest. 'I'm in 100 percent shock,' said NASCAR Hall of Famer and St. Louis native Rusty Wallace. 'Dick Trickle was my mentor. When I was short-track racing, I would call him every Monday morning and he would always help me with race setu...