What is up with Bloomquist??

[Throttlejockey]

I heard Scott in an interview say "bet on the zero to win the points title in 2016". He missed qualifying last night because he was late??....He always seems to screw himself by being late to the track....when will he learn?

[Josh Bayko]

He could certainly use some better time management. I've see him be late to races at least a dozen times.

[old fan]

or show up inline to time trial with wrong tires

[Barbecueboy]

He is a bad man............don't count him out of anything, ever.

[SLIDING SIDEWAYS]

He just left yesterday from fl speedweeks as the powdered candy ran out.

[a25rjr]

He is a bad man............don't count him out of anything, ever.

Hes gottem right where he wants em!

[dirtdobber45]

He is a bad man............don't count him out of anything, ever.
Hes gottem right where he wants em!Yall got that right....its a long season

[luke81]

He always seems about halfway unprepared, but he sure knows how to get it done. The one night at East Bay we were standing there while all of the other cars were already in line to go out for the feature and there is Bloomquist with a heat gun attempting to apply a huge decal to the nose of of the car. Because clearly there was no other possible time do that......

[MI Dirt Fan]

Why pick on him for??? The dude has nothing left to prove. He's been there, won that.

[zyoung25]

Why pick on him for??? The dude has nothing left to prove. He's been there, won that.

That's not the point. He's one of the best, if not the best. Do we see anyone else doing this? I don't remember him missing qualifying back in the 90s very much. He's always one of the last to show up, but he just shafts himself showing up like he does.

I remember seeing Mark Martin at atomic last year when he showed up late. He went out and made the most horrific qualifying lap I've ever seen him do, mainly cuz they rushed the car out there. Mark just looked at the ground and shook his head.

[formercrewguy]

Maybe his crewchief should be run over more often.

[dirtdobber45]

He did put himself behind but he finished ok... I remember (back in the 90s) him showing up at the gap(volunteer speedway) right at the beginning of qualifying he was the last out and broke the track record

[Throttlejockey]

He did not finish ok....these races matter and he needs top 5's not top 10's when the point leader is winning races....remember when he missed the speed week race a few years ago ( I believe he sold his car to Eric Jacobson) he didn't win the points and that was his first point in not winning the title!

[Pennsboro23]

This won't be a popular answer, however I honestly believe it's because it gives him an excuse when or if he doesn't when the Lucas Oil title.

[WisWildManFan]

Mind games... Greatest of all time = enough said

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

Mind games... Greatest of all time = enough said

Only person he psyched out was himself.

[Hotshoe8t]

This won't be a popular answer, however I honestly believe it's because it gives him an excuse when or if he doesn't when the Lucas Oil title.That's what I've been saying also. Really like Bloomquist and there's no arguing that's he's one of the greatest, but there is always an excuse when he don't win. Last year he blamed losing the championship on two rainouts and not the other 35 or so races thru out the year..... Everyone knows what time the gates open at these tracks and how many laps the races are...

[GRT32]

I can think of a couple others that always ran late but seem to get it done when the night was over.

[chupp n bloomer fan]

He just left yesterday from fl speedweeks as the powdered candy ran out.Won at Smoky Mountain last week, so wasn't that. Still hilarious that's all you guys got, he got busted with a couple grams of blow. Fukin sue me. Been there, done that too. Only difference is I wasn't a high profile dirt driver with long wavy hair sticking it to the good ole boys in Tn.

[chupp n bloomer fan]

This won't be a popular answer, however I honestly believe it's because it gives him an excuse when or if he doesn't when the Lucas Oil title.I honestly thought of that too. Like wtf are you doing? You are trying to compete for a title, and you're 1 1/2 hrs late to the track. Just fukin stupid, 49 other drivers in your division were there on time, but you were over an hour late. Thank God I wasn't wearing any Bloomer sh!t, I'd have been embarrassed. He looked pretty good, but if he'd have gotten there on time, timed good, and started near the front, he coulda got a top 5 maybe, not 18th to freakin 9th.

[chupp n bloomer fan]

That's not the point. He's one of the best, if not the best. Do we see anyone else doing this? I don't remember him missing qualifying back in the 90s very much. He's always one of the last to show up, but he just shafts himself showing up like he does.

I remember seeing Mark Martin at atomic last year when he showed up late. He went out and made the most horrific qualifying lap I've ever seen him do, mainly cuz they rushed the car out there. Mark just looked at the ground and shook his head.Agreed. And yeah last year, he looked awful.

[wheelpackin]

Bloomquist has nothing left to prove. He's won everything there is to win. He's' the best there ever was. He's more concerned about the future and his business of Sweet-Bloomquist Racecars. He will test to make his product the best there is.

[Throttlejockey]

I'm tired of people saying "he has nothing to prove"...we all know that! He said he wants to win the points title this year. This is what we are talking about right now!

[Kwd1253]

Hmmm, does anyone really know why he was late. They could of took a wrong turn some where or ran into traffic or maybe theye thought the rain would cancel the event?

[Twist'EM Up]

Mayb he 4Got to set his clocks up from last week?? After all he does live on ANOTHER PLANET MOST OF THE TIME... Kinda like at VOLUSIA he thought it was a 60 lap race WOW LMFAO!!!

[Drop Shock]

Someone that was there last night told me that Essex announced before his his heat that Bloomer was at the Scioto Downs Casino before he showed up. Don't know if that was said sarcastically or not.

[zyoung25]

I couldn't hear much being in the pit area. I seen on facebook a guy said he passed a black hauler in Pikeville ky around 5. That's a good 2 or 3 hours away from Waverly.

[old fan]

he probably got lost again

[MI Dirt Fan]

Again. What does it matter to you unless your footing the bills? He was putting a sponsor sticker on his car? Its hard to race at that level without them.

[NormP]

Mayb he 4Got to set his clocks up from last week?? After all he does live on ANOTHER PLANET MOST OF THE TIME...

You're right about that!! Light years ahead of anyone. The best ever, and pretty much untouchable outside of Davenport the past year.

[Barbecueboy]

Maybe his crewchief should be run over more often.

If he supplies the same antics as fuel.............he will be.

[Barbecueboy]

Won at Smoky Mountain last week, so wasn't that. Still hilarious that's all you guys got, he got busted with a couple grams of blow. Fukin sue me. Been there, done that too. Only difference is I wasn't a high profile dirt driver with long wavy hair sticking it to the good ole boys in Tn.

Man has a point..............

[414banger]

in my honest opinion which doesnt mean much but i think if you dont make it in time for the drivers meeting you dont race that night

[Barbecueboy]

You're right about that!! Light years ahead of anyone. The best ever, and pretty much untouchable outside of Davenport the past year.

Man has a point.........

[FlatTire]

Bloomer is just testing right now. He will let everybody know when he is in full race mode. Dont count out black sunshine, hes the best there is.

[AnonymousNate]

in my honest opinion which doesnt mean much but i think if you dont make it in time for the drivers meeting you dont race that night like that idea'r...

[RoundNrOUND]

I just hope him and Cody aren't smoking meth again

[dirtdobber45]

I just hope him and Cody aren't smoking meth againThats messed up. Its one thing to talk about the blow but now you gonna put something like that out on the table. Really???

[zyoung25]

in my honest opinion which doesnt mean much but i think if you dont make it in time for the drivers meeting you dont race that night

That's how I feel too. For the most part it seems the meetings consists of the same ol bs, but on occasions there are certain things that get discussed that everyone that is racing needs to hear. I'm not even certain I seen he even went through pre-race tech. The 6 car was the last car to go through tech. It went through about 10-15 mins before they shut down the tech line.

[LMPunk]

Probably just testing some stuff on the ole toter setup. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

[dirtdobber45]

He just left yesterday from fl speedweeks as the powdered candy ran out.You know thats a bold face lie!!! He was 30 min from the race track at that all you can eat joint lmao cant say hes been late for supper lmao

[Barbecueboy]

I just hope him and Cody aren't smoking meth again

I hope somebody buries your azz for that one...........that's just messed up to even joke about.
Pretty ballzy assertion....for your sake, hope you have some solid proof to back up the claim you made.
Could get a little dicey for you if you don't.

[SLIDING SIDEWAYS]

You know thats a bold face lie!!! He was 30 min from the race track at that all you can eat joint lmao cant say hes been late for supper lmao

My bad

They knew what table he sat at as he left a straw on the table!

[chupp n bloomer fan]

Someone that was there last night told me that Essex announced before his his heat that Bloomer was at the Scioto Downs Casino before he showed up. Don't know if that was said sarcastically or not.Not Scioto Downs, Horseshoe I think they said. But I'd hope that was sarcasm. Scioto Downs is about literally two minutes from where I work, I think it's only slots and that. I think Bloomer plays poker, Bkackjack, etc, though I really have no idea. Doesn't strike me as a slots kinda guy.

[chupp n bloomer fan]

I hope somebody buries your azz for that one...........that's just messed up to even joke about.
Pretty ballzy assertion....for your sake, hope you have some solid proof to back up the claim you made.
Could get a little dicey for you if you don't.BBQ, I don't know why the dumb sh!t people make up even surprises you anymore. If I was that kinda guy, I'd start them about various drivers and see how much steam I could muster. But I'm not, and could really care less. If they drive wreckless, and are a danger to those around them, then yeah. But it's been made pretty clear over thirty years Bloomer is as far from a wreckless driver as they come. But he doesn't have a crew cut or toe the cookie cutter line, so he's a target for the perfect folks.

[Barbecueboy]

I like bloomer, I like it even more he has so many detractors that say he is an old druggie and washed up hooligan.

Like he is an underdog or something............I like underdogs.

[chupp n bloomer fan]

I like bloomer, I like it even more he has so many detractors that say he is an old druggie and washed up hooligan.

Like he is an underdog or something............I like underdogs.The ones that say that, know ZERO:) about drugs and what they do to you. Because if they did, they'd realize he couldn't do what he has done for over thirty years. But it makes them look dumber all the time, so they can have at it.

[WisWildManFan]

I think he has been doing SPEED for 30 years

[dirtdobber45]

I like bloomer, I like it even more he has so many detractors that say he is an old druggie and washed up hooligan.Like he is an underdog or something............I like underdogs.
The ones that say that, know ZERO:) about drugs and what they do to you. Because if they did, they'd realize he couldn't do what he has done for over thirty years. But it makes them look dumber all the time, so they can have at it.Im with ya fellas... the man would be spending more on his habit than taking care of business like he has for all those years...plus he wouldnt be as heavy as he is lol

[Barbecueboy]

I think he has been doing SPEED for 30 years

Hahaha.......excellent wild man.

[Barbecueboy]

The ones that say that, know ZERO:) about drugs and what they do to you. Because if they did, they'd realize he couldn't do what he has done for over thirty years. But it makes them look dumber all the time, so they can have at it.

Making themselves look dumber??????

Is that even possible?

[70satomic]

Seems he's always late with revolving crewmembers that doesn't even have a clue !!

[Throttlejockey]

What impresses me most about Mr. bloomquist is the fact that he is his own crew chief! He has lost crew member after crew member yet the results don't change....again tho, why show up late?....this post is 3 pages deep yet know one actually said WHY he was late.....doesn't everyone agree that he could do so much better showing up on time??

[SuperEight]

So how many World 100's, Dreams and Series titles have all y'all won?
Didn't think so.
How many "Top Level" cars are you building for customers?
Didn't think so.
Unless you were riding in the truck, nobody knows why he was late...
Could've had a flat, rig died, bad case of runs and ran outta toilet paper in the hauler...
When y'all start dominating the sport for more than a quarter century then I'll listen.

[Throttlejockey]

Such a cop out.....it is a message board so no I don't race, just a fan...(I had no idea this board was filled with a bunch of wheelmen!!)....just a big race fan (including bloomer)...just thought it was interesting that he was late to a place that he won the DTWC at (he has directions!)....I love when people bring up his stats and how many races he won.....it is a cop out....stick to the topic!!!

[El Diablo-fightingchicken]

You are correct throttle jockey, i seem to remember we had the same point of view on some stuff, well at least 5 years ago when i was on mrm forum. First and foremost, nobody knows what happened to bloomer. If he was late because of a flat and your such a big fan of worrying over him getting to the track then go follow him from mooresburg to the track. At least you guys will sleep at night and not make up a whole thread of crazy junk instead of let the original poster have an answer. The place seems just like i left it 5 years ago. The same screennames are here too lmao.

[El Diablo-fightingchicken]

And 70satomic had a good point too, it might have been a revolving crewer that didn't show up on time. And throttle jockey, i just seen you were the original poster of this thread lol. I wasn't saying anything bad towards you, just towards some of the awesome answers you were getting. Mental giants lol

[zach51]

CNB, not that it makes any difference but when they were down in Florida he said he was playing a machine that wouldn't stop paying out lol

[RoundNrOUND]

Who said I was joking?!?!?!?!? I know waaaaaaay more than you think.

[RoundNrOUND]

I don't have to do that, they are both jacka**'s as far as I'm concerned. Especially Cody

[Clayton_Wetter]

or show up inline to time trial with wrong tires

Now are you making that up, just to pile on???? :confused:

[Clayton_Wetter]

Hmmm, does anyone really know why he was late. They could of took a wrong turn some where or ran into traffic or maybe theye thought the rain would cancel the event?

That's it!!! The Davenport team switched a bunch of road signs, the dirty rats!!!:)

[buster83]

hell i been in pits before and he miss roll call for heat race. time has no matter to him.

[zyoung25]

Hmmm, does anyone really know why he was late. They could of took a wrong turn some where or ran into traffic or maybe theye thought the rain would cancel the event?

If he was spotted in Pikeville, as I said in another post. US 23 goes right by Chillicothe all the way down to Tennessee. If he got lost between Pikeville and Waverly.....that's his own fault. Cuz it's a straight shot from Tennessee to Ohio if that's the way he went.

[zach51]

"I figured the Rockies would be rockier than this.......?"

[RiffRaf67]

Not the first time the 0 has been late to an early season race at AtomiKC.
My guess is that he wasnt in any hurry to get out on a "winter" race track and just tear stuff up. Theres a good chance at any spring race the track is gonna be rough. I bet his intention was to miss hot laps, do one lap qualifying at the end and just miscalculated.

[Bob Hubbard]

My buddy spotted him at Mcdonalds after the race .... Im thinking he stopped at to many burger joints headed to Atomic .... He prolly had a Big Mac Attack coming North ... Didnt someone say he was lookin alittle on the thick side of late ....

[derricklong38]

One Facebook page listed the reason being hauler issues on the way.

[WisWildManFan]

Wonder if he will show up at lasalle, last year the Illinois 1/4 miles weren't very friendly other than his win at FC.

[zach51]

Says Senoia on his schedule, but it may be a game-time decision again, literally.

[Barbecueboy]

I bet he shows up at Fayetteville so he can get in some practice for the upcoming Lucas show......

Even if he doesn't, that place should be stacked this weekend.

[WisWildManFan]

Says Senoia on his schedule, but it may be a game-time decision again, literally.He must of added that today cuz it wasn't on there last night. I'd say it's safe to say that's where he's headed

[save the racers]

I just hope him and Cody aren't smoking meth again

just mad bloomers quit buying his tire dope

[Mud Packer]

I seldom comment on things like this. The thing that struck me funny was the hauler pulled into the speedway and then had to back all the way back out in order to get on the road back to the pits. This was my first time at Atomic but I'm sure he has been there many times and should know how to gain access to the pits. Just a little strange in my opinion.

[MI Dirt Fan]

Serious question- Does he drive his own hauler? Don't most guys have someone drive it. If so does he all the time?

[Sambo]

I just hope him and Cody aren't smoking meth again

Is your Lady still "smoking" Scott and Cody at the same time?

[70satomic]

Scott wasn't the only one doing blow back in the day, it's just that he's the only driver that got set up by the police

[Josh Bayko]

Scott wasn't the only one doing blow back in the day, it's just that he's the only driver that got set up by the police

Gary Balough says hi.

[dirt33]

Serious question- Does he drive his own hauler? Don't most guys have someone drive it. If so does he all the time?

I can't say this applies to 100% of races... But everytime I have seen Scott in the last couple years, he is at the track in his personal motorhome, often before the car hauler has arrived. (For example, last year at Wheatland he was already there, and drove Landers' backup car when the zero hauler didn't make it due to air pump issues coming through Kentucky)

[Clayton_Wetter]

My bad

They knew what table he sat at as he left a straw on the table!

He must have seen that you were in need!!!

[Clayton_Wetter]

I think he has been doing SPEED for 30 years

Yep, driving a race car with a lot of speed.

[70satomic]

Just my observation is that Scott's crew is made up of people that really don't know much about racing they just want to be part of his show. By them doing that scott don't have to spend much money. When you have people who don't know how to do the job it's going to cost him time. Scott just pay some people money and get the proper people and your trouble ' s will go away.I talked to a guy that drove his hauler for a little while and scott wasn't budging off the wage the driver was getting paid so the guy QUIT !!