47 Facts About Scott Bloomquist

Scott Dean Bloomquist was an American nationally touring Dirt Super Late Model race car driver in the United States.

Scott Bloomquist was inducted in the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame in its second class in 2002 and was the owner of Dirt Late Model chassis manufacturer Team Zero Race Cars.

Scott Bloomquist was the son of an airplane pilot for Air Cal.

The elder Scott Bloomquist thought he should give racing a try, so bought a race car, motor, and some old tires.

Scott Bloomquist tried racing, and decided to give the race car to his son.

Scott Bloomquist won several races and the track championship in 1982.

Scott Bloomquist saw a picture of a flat-wedge-shaped race car that Charlie Swartz had used to win the Dirt Track World Championship in 1982, and he decided to build a race car like it for the Chula Vista race.

Scott Bloomquist won the race, lapping the field twice in the process.

Scott Bloomquist traded his 1957 Chevy for a truck and race hauler.

Scott Bloomquist worked for his father until he had enough money to repair the car.

Scott Bloomquist won some races, earning just enough money to continue racing.

Scott Bloomquist continued working at his father's farm to pay off his original race car.

Scott Bloomquist began going to races with $2,000 purses that were 100 miles from his house.

Scott Bloomquist slowly caught Purvis and passed him for the win.

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

Scott Bloomquist raced in the Hav-A-Tampa series from 1993 to 1996, winning the national touring series in 1994 and 1995.

Scott Bloomquist led the 1996 points until he lost all of his points for bumping another car under caution.

Scott Bloomquist had 60 wins in the series during that time, second place had 18 wins.

Scott Bloomquist took all of his sponsors off the car and used only black-and-white paint.

Scott Bloomquist changed from his familiar number 18 to number 0.

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

Scott Bloomquist later raced the number "0" car with a skull and crossbones through the middle of the number.

In 2003 Scott Bloomquist competed full-time on the Xtreme Dirt Car Series formerly Hav-A-Tampa Series and won his 5th championship for the organization.

Scott Bloomquist was named the 2006 RPM Racing News driver of the year.

Scott Bloomquist had nine wins in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series.

Scott Bloomquist returned to series racing and won the 2009 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series championship.

Scott Bloomquist returned to the series in 2010 defending his points championship.

Scott Bloomquist would be the series runner up for 2011 scoring 15 victories.

Scott Bloomquist scored combined earnings north of $272,000 for the year.

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

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

The 2023 race season was put on hold while Scott Bloomquist was scheduling back surgery.

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

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

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

Scott Bloomquist was known for working on his racecars as the chief chassis builder.

Scott Bloomquist used to race in chassis built by major chassis manufacturers.

Scott Bloomquist decided it would be easier to build his chassis than to modify someone else's design.

Scott Bloomquist sold "Bloomquist Chassis" to select racers.

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

In 2023, Scott Bloomquist was diagnosed with prostate cancer and previously needed back surgery procedures were put on hold for cancer treatments beginning in July.

Scott Bloomquist was found not guilty of felony sale and distribution and guilty of misdemeanor drug possession and possessing drug paraphernalia.

Scott Bloomquist was sentenced in November 1994 to the maximum penalty of a $5,000 fine and a year in prison.

Scott Bloomquist's sentence was cut in half to 6 months.

Scott Bloomquist served his time as a work release beginning in 1997.

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

NASCAR Cup Series driver Tyler Reddick, whom Scott Bloomquist mentored early in his career, dedicated his win at Michigan International Speedway the following weekend to Scott Bloomquist.