Trickle wins twice at LVMS

Monday, June 19, 2000 | 10:07 a.m.

Chuck Trickle, father of the late Chris Trickle and brother of stock car veteran Dick Trickle, celebrated his 56th birthday and Father's Day weekend with victories in both of the NASCAR Late Model main events Saturday night at Las Vegas Motor Speedway's 3/8-mile paved oval.

Last year on the same weekend, Trickle captured his first career victory. This year, he exceeded that accomplishment when he won the 25-lap main events and took over the lead in the race for the track championship.

"What a day. ... This makes two years in a row," Trickle said. "It is so hard to win like we did last year. It's hard to believe we did it again.

"I don't care if I ever race again, but I'm always going to race on Father's Day weekend. I don't know what, but I will race something."

Trickle started on the pole of the first event and led all 25 laps. Rick Cobb and his father, Dick Cobb, followed Trickle to the finish line.

"I can't believe we won," Trickle said after the first main event. "I wish I could have started racing 40 years ago."

Other winners were C.J. Sherkenbach in Grand American Modifieds, Kyle Busch in the Hitchin' Post/Exiss Legends main event, Pat Petrie in the Chargers, Mark Schottmuller in Mini Stocks and Jim Bunty Jr. in the Bandoleros main event.