Dick Trickle, 71, Former Cup Driver

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An ASA national tour veteran, he was the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup rookie of the year, and drove for various owners in Cup, including Bobby Allison, Cale Yarborough, RahMoc, Bud Moore, Junie Donleavy, and most recently with Marcis Auto Racing, all of which are long gone by now.

He had been in pain and committed suicide by shooting himself.

Cecil Gordon, 71, Winston Cup Privateer

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The first driver in Cup that carried the number 24 whose last name is Gordon (figure that one out-both not related). His last Cup start was at what is now Richmond International Raceway in February 1985.

Years before Chrysler's exodus from Cup after the 1985 season, he was one of the last to race Chrysler products (along with Buddy Arrington among others) in Cup until its return to that division in 2001.