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Fly crash the death of dirt track racing legend Scott Bloomquist in August last year was controlled a suicide, according to a National Transport Safety Board (NTSB) report published this week.
Bloomquist, 60, died in a small plane crash down a barn near his home in Mooresburg, Tennessee, August 16, 2024.
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Scott Bloomquist looks at after practice for the 16th annual Grassy Smith Memorial 50-Lap Lucas Oil Dirt Late Model Series event at Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, South Carolina. (David Allio/Icon SMI/Corbis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
NTSB erected the probable cause of Bloomquist’s death as “the pilot’s intentional flight to a building as a suicide act” according to Fox Sports.
Bloomquist’s family released a statement to Fox Sports when the NTSB report came out.
“At this time, the family to Scott Bloomquist does not give any public statements regarding the aircraft accident or the recent NTSB finds,” Bloomquist’s family said. “They are focused on supporting each other and respectfully requesting privacy when navigating this difficult period.
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Scott Bloomquist, Driver of Toyotacare Toyota #51, prepares to run during exercise for NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES -Inspective Carcash Mostrum Classic at Eldora Speedway on July 23, 2013 in Rossburg, Ohio. (Chris Grayhen/Nascar via Getty Images)
“We appreciate your understanding and ask that the media refrains from the additional studies at this time.”
Bloomquist rose to fame in the 1980s, but his career started in the 1990s. He especially won the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Champion in 2009, 2010 and 2016 and was introduced to the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame as a member of his second class in 2002.
Scott Bloomquist takes a trip during the exercise for the 16th annual Grassy Smith Memorial 50-Lap Lucas Oil Dirt Late Model Series event at Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, South Carolina. (AVID ALLIO/ICON SMI/CORBIS/ICON SPORTSWire via Getty Images)
He had more than 600 wins in his career and had the most victories in Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series with 60.
