Dirt track racing legend Scott Bloomquist dies in plane crash near his Tennessee home

MOORESBURG, Tenn. — Nationally touring dirt Super Late Model racer Scott Bloomquist was reportedly killed in a plane crash near his home in eastern Tennessee early Friday morning.

Authorities confirmed to the Rogersville Review that Bloomquist died in the crash.

A Facebook post by the Hawkins County, Tennessee, rescue crew said the accident occurred in the early morning hours on Brooks Road off Highway 31 in Mooresburg.

Emergency services have advised nearby motorists to avoid the area.

Bloomquist, who was 60 at the time of his death, was considered by many to be the greatest dirt Super Late Model driver of all time, winning dozens of championships during a career that began in the early 1980s.

Fans reacted to the news with sadness.

The Dirt Network tweeted

We will miss his demeanor, his mystique, his odd sense of humor, his keen technical flair, and the competitor who was… the man… the myth… the legend. Rest in peace, Scott Bloomquist… we will miss you.

And the account “nascarcasm” said

There is a level of pure, uncompromising cool that humanity will never again achieve.

Scott Bloomquist was even better. Rest in peace, legend.

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