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Authorities have confirmed that race car driver Scott Bloomquist has been killed in a small aircraft crash near his home in the Mooresburg Community in Hawkins County.
Sheriff Ronnie Lawson told the Review that Bloomquist, who owns a small private air strip at his home in Mooresburg, apparently crashed into a barn on his property.
Bloomquist, who is one of the most successful dirt track stock car racers of all time, was the lone occupant of the plane. The coroner was en route.
According to Federal Aviation Administration records Bloomquist was not a licensed pilot and the plane he was flying hadn't been licensed since 2012.
Sheriff Ronnie Lawson told the Review that Bloomquist, who owns a small private air strip at his home in Mooresburg, apparently crashed into a barn on his property.
Bloomquist, who is one of the most successful dirt track stock car racers of all time, was the lone occupant of the plane. The coroner was en route.
According to Federal Aviation Administration records Bloomquist was not a licensed pilot and the plane he was flying hadn't been licensed since 2012.
Dirt Track racing icon Scott Bloomquist killed in plane crash near his Mooresburg home
Authorities have confirmed that race car driver Scott Bloomquist has been killed in a small aircraft crash near his home in the Mooresburg Community in Hawkins County.
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