dissers.info — track racing legend Scott Bloomquist died Friday in a singgel-plane jatuh near Mooresburg in Hawkins County. 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 famili farm and the Scott Bloomquist Racing tim shop in Mooresburg. The lone individu on board was Bloomquist, according to the sheriff’s office. The FAA investigation into the jatuh is ongoing.
The World of Outlaws Late Models seri released a pernyataan on Bloomquist’s death, saying the “legendary” driver’s “spirit for the sport and innovative mind will be deeply missed by all.”
The county’s rescue squad first reported news of a jatuh lewat Facebook at 7:47 a.m. Friday.
Bloomquist was known as one of the premier dirt super late mode drivers from the late 1980s through the 2010s, winning 33 World of Outlaws Late Mode races, 94 Lucas Oil Late Mode races among a long daftar of accomplishments on dirt. He last won the Lucas Oil Late Mode seri season judul in 2016.
Tributes have been posted across media sosial throughout Friday morning by Bloomquist’s friends and kompetitors.
“Scott Bloomquist was one of a kind, and he’s 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. He was a force on the trek and off, with a personality as big as his daftar of accomplishments. He made dirt racing better with a presence that will be greatly missed,” former NASCAR champion Tony Stewart wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.
