Scott Bloomquist was a Hall of Fame dirt racer who tallied over 600 career wins and nine championships in his storied, decades-long career.
- Died: August 16, 2024 (Who else died on August 16?)
- Details of death: Died in Mooresburg, Tennessee in a plane crash at the age of 60.
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Scott Bloomquist’s legacy
Scott Bloomquist was just 16 when he raced his first race, competing at the Corona Raceway in Corona, California. Two years later, he won the track championship – a sign of things to come. He kept competing, upgrading his vehicle, and by the late 1980s, he began regularly winning races, including taking the Eldora Speedway’s World 10 in 1988 and 1990.
Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Bloomquist established himself as one of the most dominant forces in dirt racing, racking up victories and championships at a rapid pace, including three Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series championships – in 2009, 2010, and 2016 – and a World of Outlaws Late Model Series championship in 2004.
Bloomquist remained a top competitor his entire career, too, his most recent top five finish coming earlier this year in Tazewell, Tennessee. In 2002, he was inducted into the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame. Bloomquist was also the owner of Team Zero Race Cars, a chassis manufacturer for dirt late model vehicles.
Bloomquust died in a small plane crash near his home in Mooresburg, Tennessee.
Tributes to Scott Bloomquist
Full obituary: NBC Sports
