We at Absolute Zero Motorsport have learned that the tragic passing of Scott Bloomquist has been deemed a suicide, which makes it even more sad and we grieve with his family.
https://racingnews.co/2025/06/10/scott-bloomquist-plane-crash-ruled-a-suicide-by-ntsb/
The 60-year-old driver was successful in dirt late models, holding 94 Lucas Oil Late Model Series wins, which is the all-time record, and 65 poles from 502 starts. He has also competed in the World of Outlaws Late Model Series with 247 starts, 8 poles, and 33 wins. He is in the Late Model Hall of Fame and was RPM Racing News Driver of the Year in 2006.
Last year, while piloting a vintage 1938 Piper J3 airplane, he crashed into a barn and consequently perished on August 16 of 2024. The plane was pretty well obliterated and he died on the scene from blunt force injuries. The plane subsequently was engulfed in flames. We decline showing pictures of the wreckage.
Five days ago, on June 5, the NTSB released their report and declared the crash a suicide. We can only speculate about why he would have elected to take his own life, but he sustained serious leg and hip injuries in a motorcycle accident in 2019. He needed back surgery but that was postponed when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2023, for which treatment began in July of that year.
Mental health is at least as important as physical health but society is a long way from giving it the same appreciation and attention as physical health. There remains a stigma surrounding mental health, with many people just not understanding it. Often mental health issues are shrugged off as personal choice and people can just choose not to be depressed, suicidal, or whatever else they may be suffering, but it doesn't work like that at all, any more than you can just choose to not have cancer. We need to be sensitive to mental health and offer support when our loved ones are struggling. It can literally save a life.
