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The death of the plane accident of the Legend of the Scott Bloomquist on track was considered to suicide, according to a report by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) published this week.
Bloomquist, 60, died in a small plane crash in a barn near his home in Mooresburg, Tennessee, August 16, 2024.
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Scott Bloomquist looks after training for the 16th annual event of Grassy Smith Memorial 50-Lap Lucas Dirt Dirt Late Model Series in Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, South Carolina. (David Allio / Icon Smi / Corbis / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
The NTSB listed the probable cause of Bloomquist’s death as “intentional flight of the pilot in a building as suicide act”, according to Fox Sports.
Bloomquist’s family published a declaration to Fox Sports as the NTSB report was released.
“Currently, Scott Bloomquist’s family makes no public declaration concerning the plane crash or recent NTSB conclusions,” said Bloomquist’s family. “They focus on mutually support and respectfully demand confidentiality when they sail in this difficult period.
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Scott Bloomquist, Toyotacare Driver Toyota # 51, is preparing to drive during training for the Nascar Camping World Truck Series Series Carcash Mudsummer Classic in Eldora Speedway on July 23, 2013 in Rossburg, Ohio. (Chris Graythen / Nascar via Getty Images)
“We appreciate your understanding and we ask that the media are abstaining additional requests at the moment.”
Bloomquist became famous in the 1980s, but his career took off in the 1990s. He notably won the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Champion in 2009, 2010 and 2016 and was inducted at the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame as a member of his second class in 2002.
Scott Bloomquist takes a turn during training for the 16th annual event of Grassy Smith Memorial 50 Lap Lucas Dirt Dirt Late Model Series in Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, South Carolina. (Avid Allio / Icon Smi / Corbis / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
He won over 600 victories in his career and won the most victories in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt series with 60.
