The racing world took a major hit Friday morning when news spread that one of the greatest dirt track racers of all time, Scott Bloomquist, had died in a plane crash.
According to The Rogersville Review, Bloomquist was killed in a small aircraft crash near his home in Mooresburg, Tennessee.
The 60-year-old Hall of Fame driver was the lone occupant of the plane when it reportedly crashed into a barn on his property.
Bloomquist owned a small private air strip on his land, but according to Federal Aviation Administration records he was not a licensed pilot and the “vintage” plane he was flying hadn’t been licensed since 2012.
During his more than 40 years of racing, Scott Bloomquist won over 600 races and earned championships in the World of Outlaws Late Model Series, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (three times), and five times in the Hav-A-Tampa Dirt Late Model Series (now the Xtreme Dirt Car Series).
Bloomquist, who was originally from Fort Dodge, Iowa, but competed in his first event after moving to California, won the prestigious Dirt Late Model Dream eight times, the World 100 four times, and in 2002 was inducted into National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame.
In 2006, he was named the RPM Racing News driver of the year after winning The Dream ($100,000), Topless 100 ($45,000), Scorcher 100 ($20,000), Racefest ($20,000), Dixie Shootout ($15,000), and the Cedar Lake Nationals ($50,000).
He also competed in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and the ARCA Menards Series during his legendary racing career.
His most recent top-five finish was at a Schaeffer’s Oil Spring Nationals Series race this year in Tazewell, Tennesee, while his last race was on Aug. 3 in the USA Nationals at Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wisconsin.
“This is so hard to believe,” retired NASCAR driver Kenny Wallace said. “I always thought Scott Bloomquist was different, unique. I was always attracted to people like that. When people are different, I kind of smiled and talked to them because they were different in a good way.”
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It’s a very sad day.
Scott Bloomquist has been killed in a plane crash. pic.twitter.com/WBVxciLvig— Kenny Wallace (@Kenny_Wallace) August 16, 2024
“Sad to hear of the passing of Scott Bloomquist. The stories are endless! You simply couldn’t fit his life into just one movie, it’ll take a series! RIP #blacksunshine #noweaklinks #18,” former NASCAR driver and current commentator Clint Bowyer wrote on X.
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Scott Bloomquist, Winner Of Over 600 Dirt Track Races, Killed In Plane Crash
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