The racing community is in mourning.
Dirt Super Late Model race car driver Scott Bloomquist died in a plane crash at his family’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 said in a statement. “Only the pilot was on board.”
In the wake of his passing, Scott’s friends and colleagues in the racing world have spoken out about 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 said in a statement 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, mom Georgie Bloomquist, daughter Ariel Bloomquist and other family members and friends.
