Shocking and sad. Scott was one of a kind, a polarizing figure. His accomplishments in the dirt late model world will be remembered forever. RIP racer.
R.I.P. Scott Bloomquist
Very sad day for dirt racing. The sport has lost one of the absolute very best the sport has ever seen. This is heartbreaking for the sport as a whole. The man led are sport for a long time with his charisma, hard work, and dedication to it. He helped bring the sport to the mainstream racing media. There is no other way to explain the sadness that racing world in the U.S. will feel by this immense loss. This is a tough loss for fellow racers, fans, tracks and other personal in the industry.
Hope to see a dirt track have a Scott Bloomquist memorial race?
This man meant too much to are sport to not have a race in his honor.
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There are no words to describe how bad this one hurts for many like myself.
Ex brother in law worked for him for a couple of years, lots of stories from that time on the road etc. plenty I can’t/wont share but was a very special personality.
His career just at Eldora was the stuff of legend. Lots of highs and a few lows. He was ALWAYS the show.
First time I saw him in person was in an arca race at Springfield in 1991. I’d heard of him thru speed sport and tv highlights. Started outside pole. Spin out of turn 2 on lap 1. Did a 360 and kept going with no yellow. Fell to back of pack and was inside top 5 by lap 30 or so when the motor let go. My first impression was that I understood the hype. A wheelman. Also a cult of personality. A one of a kind type of guy.
I never ever followed Late Model racing until a friend of mine who was a crew member during the "Have A Tampa" era would rave about Scott. This was in the early 90's. That put him on my radar and sure enough, He was basically Steve Kinser with fenders!
What a guy who did things his own way. It will be a while before another like Bloomquist comes around.
Not going to deify him and not going to take away his accomplishments but the man always had a edge. They were running Hav-a-tampa the first year I saw him 89-90ish and he had carbon fiber brakes which cost about ten grand a wheel at the time (Now they're common) and could drive into the corners easily a hundred ft or more deeper than everyone else. After he won so much the first couple seasons he was always testing. seeking the most HP etc.
I guess you could say he took LM's to the next level. But in a way, ThAT's not good. Used to be several tracks around here have full fields of LM's on a saturday night, Now you can't get a full field for one race unless 20k is on top.
IDK, He was awesome in awesome cars. made a fortune and you can't deny that.
