Scott Bloomquist

Scott Dean Bloomquist (November 14, 1963 – August 16, 2024) was an American nationally touring Dirt Super Late Model race car driver in the United States.

While stationed in California, Bloomquist's father was invited to see his coworker race a stock car.

[3] The next year he decided to race with a new car at Kingsport, Tennessee Speedway, which had begun hosting a $2,500-to-win event every Saturday night.

[3] In 1988 he raced at Eldora Speedway's World 100 against the three-time winner and favorite Jeff Purvis.

Some people consider his win a fluke until Bloomquist took the pole position the following year and won the race again in 1990.

He put the yin yang symbol in the middle of the "0" to represent the balance that he found in his life.

2004 he raced in the World of Outlaws Late Model Series and won the season championship.

That year he won The Dream ($100,000), Topless 100 ($45,000), Scorcher 100 ($20,000), Racefest ($20,000), Dixie Shootout ($15,000), and the Cedar Lake Nationals ($50,000).

He returned to action in June 2019 with teammate Chris Madden and he had limited success while recovering from those wounds.

In 2020, Scott, teaming with Chris Madden, obtained sponsorship from Drydene, followed the World of Outlaws Late Model Series.

2021 saw Bloomquist offering his ride to dirt modified standout Nick Hoffman of Moorseville, North Carolina after lingering medical issues rendered his piloting the Team Zero house car impossible.

2022 had Bloomquist driving a very limited schedule due to medical, specifically back issues.

In 2024, Bloomquist made his return to racing at the famed Eldora Speedway in the Terry Wolfenbarger owned Team Zero Chassis.

Unfortunately, after contact with fellow racer Shannon Babb, Bloomquist would crash into the backstretch wall, causing unrepairable damage to the Team Zero car, and falling short of the opportunity to win his record 9th Dirt Late Model Dream.

[7] In 2002, Bloomquist was in the second induction class of the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame in Union, Kentucky.

[citation needed] In 2013, Bloomquist announced that he would be running in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series' Mudsummer Classic at Eldora Speedway, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports.

[1] In March 2019, Bloomquist was severely injured in a motorcycle accident in Daytona Beach, Florida, and was hospitalized with extensive leg and hip injuries.

[3] Bloomquist died on August 16, 2024, after his personal vintage airplane crashed near his home in Mooresburg, Tennessee.

Bloomquist's 2008 race car at Cherokee Speedway
Bloomquist's 2015 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series car at Oshkosh