BLOOMQUIST DIES IN PLANE CRASH

By Nick Gray…Knoxville News Sentinel.

Famed dirt-track racing legend Scott Bloomquist died Friday in a single-plane crash near Mooresburg in Hawkins County, Tennessee. He was 60.

The Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office said a small plane crashed Friday morning into a barn on Brooks Road, near the Bloomquist family farm and the Scott Bloomquist Racing team shop in Mooresburg. The lone person on board was Bloomquist, according to the sheriff’s office. The FAA investigation into the crash is ongoing.

The World of Outlaws Late Models series released a statement on Bloomquist’s death, saying the legendary driver’s “passion for the sport and innovative mind will be deeply missed by all.”

Scott Bloomquist celebrates his last World of Outlaws win at Thunder Mountain Speedway (Tim Hunt Photo)