Racing Icon Scott Bloomquist Dead at 60 After Plane Crash
The racing neighborhood is in mourning.
Dirt Super Late Model race automobile driver Scott Bloomquist died in a aircraft crash at his household’s farm in Tennessee Aug. 16, authorities confirmed. He was 60.
“A single-engine Piper J3 crashed into a barn near Mooresburg, Tennessee, around 7:50 a.m. local time on Friday, August 16,” the Federal Aviation Administration mentioned in a press release. “Only the pilot was on board.”
In the wake of his passing, Scott’s pals and colleagues within the racing world have spoken out in regards to the loss.
The group added, “The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will investigate. The NTSB will be in charge of the investigation and will provide further updates.”
The Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office mentioned in a press release obtained by Nashville-based NBC affiliate WSMV that “unidentified remains believed to be that of Scott Bloomquist, of Mooresburg, were found in the plane.”
He is survived by his dad, Ron Bloomquist, mother Georgie Bloomquist, daughter Ariel Bloomquist and different relations and pals.