DIRT TRACK RACING ICON SCOTT BLOOMQUIST KILLED IN PLANE CRASH NEAR HIS MOORESBURG HOME …See more
Iconic race car driver Scott Bloomquist was killed Friday morning in a small aircraft crash near his home in the Mooresburg Community in Hawkins County.
Retired NASCAR Cup Series champion Tony Stewart, who owns the renowned Eldora Speedway dirt track in Ohio, said Bloomquist was “one of a kind” and “probably the smartest guy I’ve ever been around when it comes to dirt racing.”
“What he could do behind the wheel of a racecar was matched by the ingenuity he put into building his racecars,” Stewart said in a statement. “He was a force on the track and off, with a personality as big as his list of accomplishments. He made dirt racing better with a presence that will be greatly missed.”
Dirt Late Model and stock car racing driver Bobby Pierce said Bloomquist was one of his heroes.
