“Unbelievably difficult to grasp”: Fans mourn the loss of Scott Bloomquist after his death in a plane crash

Scott Bloomquist recently died in a tragic plane crash near his home at Mooresburg Community in Hawkins County, Tennessee. The National Dirt Late Model Hall of Famer was reportedly flying alone in his vintage two-seater aircraft when it crashed near a family farm.

Bloomquist was one of the greatest Dirt Late Model drivers of all time and had more than 700 starts under his belt in a career spanning 40 years. He also owned Team Zero Race Cars and was famous for piloting the No. 0 late models.

The Iowa native has won numerous accolades, including the 2004 World of Outlaws Series championship and three Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series championships. He also briefly competed in the ARCA Menards Series and the NASCAR Truck Series.

Following the news of Bloomquist's death, fans of the motorsports community paid tribute on X (formerly Twitter).

One fan wrote:

"Unbelievably difficult to grasp. One of the BEST to ever strap into a race car is gone. I was a Black Sunshine fan from the first time I saw him at Pennsboro & Eldora. Watched him dominate a sport I love for decades. Praying for his family and friends."

"Dude was a legend and such a cool character. RIP Scott," another fan wrote.

Many Dirt fans called him the "best ever" to race on the dirt tracks.

"RIP. He was the king of dirt racing," a fan opined.

"Best to ever do it and most definitely one of a kind. RIP Bloomer," another wrote.

Here are a few more messages from fans extending their condolences to the Dirt Late Model legend's family:

"Devastated..sending love, prayers and condolences to all of his family and friends.." a user wrote.

"Unbelievable.. my prayers go out to Ariel his daughter his family and the racing community. This is a huge and tragic loss. Prayers for healing," another user commented.

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"He did it all himself" - NASCAR veteran pays tribute to the legendary Scott Bloomquist

Former NASCAR driver Kenny Wallace recently shared a heartwarming tribute to Scott Bloomquist. Wallace called Bloomquist a unique individual and attributed him as "extremely smart".

In a recent post on X, Wallace talked about the legendary Late Model driver and shared his two cents on Bloomquist's brilliance. Wallace said:

"Scott was extremely smart. Einstein, Elon Musk, all these people that are brilliant. They're different. They don't think like us. Scott didn't think like us. He didn't go about anything like we did. We had people make things for us. We bought things. Bloomquist, he just did it all himself. Built airplanes. Built his own race cars." (4:45)

"So my tribute to Scott Bloomquist today's coffee with Kenny Scott Bloomquist, the greatest dirt racer to ever live. There's no argument and the reason he's the greatest dirt racer ever lived is because he built his own race cars. He did it all himself," Wallace added.