Seeking stories not already told, DirtonDirt.com reached out to those who worked with, raced with and sometimes feuded with late Hall of Fame driver Scott Bloomquist. Using their own words, they share favorite brief anecdotes and remembrances of interactions with Bloomquist, who will be remembered at Sept. 7’s Celebration of Life service at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio (alphabetically by name; passages edited for clarity and length):

Since the news broke of Scott Bloomquist's tragic and unexpected passing after a plane crash on his Tennessee property on Friday morning, tributes from all over the racing world have been all over social media. Plenty of drivers, both present and past, from the NASCAR world have also expressed their condolences over the loss of the greatest Dirt Late Model driver of all time.

The racing world woke up on Friday morning to the news that it had lost a legend after Scott Bloomquist passed away in a vintage plane crash on his Tennessee property. While the Dirt Late Model world and racing world at large mourned the loss of one of the greats, NASCAR Cup Series driver Tyler Reddick mourned the loss of his friend and mentor.

Scott Bloomquist won more than 600 races during his Hall of Fame career. I saw quite a few of them during my days as a writer.

LOCUST GROVE, Ark. — Like most folks in the Batesville Motor Speedway pits on Friday afternoon ahead of Topless 100 preliminary night, Mike Marlar cooped up inside his transporter to get away from the oppressive evening that pushed temperatures toward 100 degrees.

The text came early this morning, a reminder how quickly bad news can sweep across the horizon to blot out the sunshine and steal the joy of a promising new day.

Dirt track legend Scott Bloomquist was killed in a plane crash near his home in Mooresburg, Tennessee on Friday morning. Local authorities confirmed that Bloomquist was "involved in a small aircraft crash." Bloomquist was 60 years old.

In the book of Scott Bloomquist’s life that will someday be published, the page count could reach epic levels with all the wild, weird and wonderful episodes that Dirt Late Model racing’s Most Interesting (and Controversial) Man has to recount.

Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., was hospitalized shortly after midnight Wednesday for an allergic reaction from an apparent wasp sting while washing his race car transporter outside his race shop late Tuesday night.

ROSSBURG, Ohio — Scott Bloomquist was standing on the roof of his trailer in the Eldora Speedway pit area after Saturday’s Dream XXX heat races when fellow driver Dale McDowell climbed the ladder to pay him a visit.

With the 30th running of the Dirt Late Model Dream taking place this week at Eldora Speedway and with all the action live on FloRacing, here's a list of the top-10 drivers to ever compete at the Crown Jewel event.

Spectators of a certain age have likely seen scores, if not hundreds, of Dirt Late Model feature races with two of the all-time greats, Scott Bloomquist and Billy Moyer, facing off. But with the Hall of Famers in the twilight — or even sunset? — of their careers, head-to-head showdowns aren’t nearly as common.

Count Scott Bloomquist among one of the countless drivers and teams having solidified plans at this week’s Performance Racing Industry Trade Show in Indianapolis ahead of the new racing season.

It was the most popular topic of discussion during last week's World Finals at the Dirt Track at Charlotte: Is Scott Bloomquist back?

Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., confirmed to DirtonDirt.com today that he plans to make his return to competition driving a Devin Jones Racing Team Zero Chassis in the Oct. 20-21 General Tire Dirt Track World Championship presented by ARP at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio.