Dirt Track Racing Driver Scott Bloomquist Killed in Tennessee Plane Crash Near Family Home

The 60-year-old was flying his single-engine Piper J-3 aircraft at the time of the incident. The FAA and NTSB are investigating.

Scott Bloomquist prepares for practice for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series inaugural Mudsummer Classic in Rossburg, Ohio, on July 24, 2013. Tom Pennington/Getty Images

Famed dirt racing driver Scott Bloomquist has died at the age of 60 in a plane crash near his family home in Tennessee.

A family friend took to Facebook on Aug. 16 to confirm Bloomquist was killed while out flying his single-engine Piper J-3 plane.