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Bloomquist was the son of an airplane pilot for Air Cal. While stationed in California, Bloomquist's father was invited to see his coworker race a stock car. The elder Bloomquist thought he should give racing a try, so bought a race car, motor, and some old tires. He tried racing, and decided to give the race car to his son. [3]
Apr 29, 2018 · The #90 went to the track with Scott’s father behind the wheel, one time. The next week, Bloomquist piloted his first race car. Little did we all know, a star was born. Years later, Bloomquist is now fast approaching the 600 win count. Most of those wins came from behind the #0.
15 hours ago · Soon after Scott Bloomquist's death, the 28-year-old won his second win of the season and dedicated his triumph to the Dirt Track legend. In a post-race interview, Reddick honored Bloomquist and said:
Aug 16, 2024 · He returned to the sport a changed man, removing his sponsor decals and racing in a simple black and white car. He changed his racing number to 0, with a yin yang symbol – later a skull and crossbones – in the center.
6 days ago · Nearly three weeks after the death of dirt racing legend Scott Bloomquist there was a celebration of life in his honor at Eldora Speedway on Sept. 7 hours before the World 100, a race he won four times at the famed raceway. Bloomquist died in a plane crash on Aug. 16. He was 60-years old.
Aug 18, 2024 · After a long rain delay pushed the feature from its scheduled afternoon start to Sunday evening and made the giant half-mile oval’s surface supersonic-fast, Bloomquist lost the race on the final lap to West Virginian Tim Hitt. This didn’t seem to be the best scenario to meet a superstar driver.
Aug 17, 2024 · A race car driver named Scott Bloomquist was the only casualty of an August 16th a plane crash. For those unfamiliar with dirt track racing, it may be unclear just why Bloomquist, who was 60, was such a legend.
