DIRT track racing legend Scott Bloomquist has tragically died in a plane crash.
The 60-year-old reportedly died while flying his vintage plane on Friday morning.
Scott Bloomquist died at the age of 60 in a plane crash on FridayGetty
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News of Bloomquist’s death was confirmed by authorities, according to The Rogersville Review.
Fellow racing driver Reid Millard took to Facebook to expand on the tragedy.
“Scott Bloomquist was a great friend of mine along with a lot of people in the Dirt Late Model and racing community,” he wrote.
“His mother Georgette just called me and wanted me to announce that he lost his life this morning.
“At 7:15 EST this morning Scott was out flying his vintage airplane and had a crash on the Bloomquist family farm.
“The local fire department and law enforcement are still on the scene.”
Bloomquist is survived by his parents, sister, and daughter, Ariel, as per FloRacing.
A member of the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame since 2002, Bloomquist will go down as one of the sport’s all-time greats.
He made his on-track debut driving his dad’s old car in 1980 at just 16 years old.
Over the next 44 years, Bloomquist would go on to win 100 races in the Hav-A-Tampa Dirt Racing Series, along with five series titles.
He also won 94 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series races, winning the series on three occasions.
His dominance also saw him rack up another 33 wins in the World of Outlaws Late Model Series, along with one title.
Bloomquist also dipped his toes into the world of Nascar over the year.
In 1991, he participated in three races in the ARCA Menards Series, with an average finish of 29.7.
Three years later he participated in two races in the Nascar Southeast Series, finishing in the top five on both occasions.
Fast forward to 2013, and Bloomquist made a one-off return to Nascar, this time in the Craftsman Truck Series for Kyle Busch Motorsports.
Off the track, Bloomquist was an avid aviation enthusiast.
Taught to fly by his dad, he first took to the skies alone when he was just 16.
In an interview in 2021, Bloomquist showed off his vast plane collection, including a World War II training aircraft, a World War I biplane, and another biplane built by his dad.
He even had a Rumpler which he said was used in the legendary movie, Lawrence Of Arabia.
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