MOORESBURG, Tenn. — Dirt racing legend Scott Bloomquist died in a small airplane crash near his home in east Tennessee on Friday morning.
Authorities confirmed Bloomquist's death to the Rogersville Review. Multiple agencies responded to a plane crash along Brooks Road in Bloomquist's hometown of Mooresburg. Reid Millard, a fellow racer and friend of Bloomquist's, announced the death on Facebook after speaking with Bloomquist's mother.
Bloomquist, 60, is widely recognized as one of, if not the greatest dirt super late model drivers in history. He racked up hundreds of wins during his iconic career, including 94 wins in what is now the Lucas Oil Late Model Series and 33 World of Outlaws Late Models victories. Bloomquist won nine national championships during his illustrious career that spanned several decades.
"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."
He was inducted into the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame in 2002. He also competed in the NASCAR Truck Series during his career.
"He was the smartest dirt racer of all-time. He won more races than anybody, he won every crown jewel, there was simply nothing left for him to do," Wallace said.
