- Former race car driver's brother Chuck says the NASCAR legend was distressed by a chronic pain in his chest
- Dick Trickle called police to a North Carolina cemetery where he said his body would be found
- Tricke's career spanned 24 years and included 2,200 races
- Remembered for his fun and outrageous personality
- Once drilled a hole in his helmet to allow him to smoke a cigarette and installed lighters in his vehicle
The chilling 911 call legendary
NASCAR Dick Trickle made to a hapless 911 operator before he ended his
own life with a self-inflicted gunshot wound was released today.
In
the recording, Trickle matter-of-factly tells the female operator that
he is at 'the Forest Lawn Cemetery at 150.' – where he was later found
dead.
When the woman
asks him for his name, he repeats the address, not once identifying
himself as the racer who entertained generations with his extrovert
driving skills.
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Dick Trickle (left) suffered from a mystery
ailment that left him with chronic pain and depression according to his
brother Chuck (right)
Larger than life: Trickle, who made his debut
driving the No.84 Miller High Life Buick for Stavola Brothers Racing in
1989, is seen holding one of his famed cigarettes in a hand
Trickle says that he is 'on the back side of it. By a '93 pickup. There's gonna be a dead body..it's suicide.'
The confused operator asks Trickle if he was there to witness one, but instead he chillingly responds with 'I'm the one'.
Stunned, the woman pleads with
Trickle, saying 'listen to me' but Trickle simply repeats '150 Forest
LAwn in the back by a Ford pickup.'
