Dirt track race car driver Scott Bloomquist has died in a plane crash in Tennessee. The sheriff's office in Hawkins County said a small plane went down Friday into a barn in Mooresburg. The sole person in the aircraft who died is believed to be Bloomquist. He was 60. Bloomquist stood out with his long hair and swagger.
FILE - Scott Bloomquist stands beside his car before the Super Late Model division race at the Karl Kustoms Bristol Dirt Nationals, April 1, 2022, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tenn. Scott Bloomquist , a dirt track race car driver who was known for his bravado and for being one of the sport’s best, died Friday in a plane crash on his family’s farm in Mooresburg, Tennessee , friends and local officials said.
In another tribute, fellow racer Tony Stewart said Bloomquist was “probably the smartest guy I’ve ever been around when it comes to dirt racing.” In dirt-track racing, drivers have to steer right for the car to go left. Going through turns, the front left tire comes off the track and the left rear tire provides traction.
“Rubbing is racing,” said Gerald Newton, president of the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame, in a phone interview with The Associated Press. “It’s door to door. You’re slinging it sideways and slinging dirt.” Newtown said Bloomquist got into racing through a car that his father bought but soon lost interest in, passing it along to his son.
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