Scott Bloomquist still drives opinion in the Late Model world

[COKEandaSMILE]

He has a lot more "haters" than Moyer ever had.

There is a reason for that. Bloomer has a personality,

21jr has taken some heat for speaking his mind. I'm a fan of Jr, not so much of his dad.

There's typically more bloomer shirts than Moyer shirts in the stands as well.

[rickybrown1952]

Don't like him at all but I will admit that his record speaks for itself can't deny the fact that he knows how to get a win

[calverton]

exactly Ricky don't like him because he is arrogant and can't say he was beaten or defeated

[Highside Hustler25]

I label Scott the villain because of his persona, image, being an antagonist and saying exactly what he is on his mind. He's not the cookie cutter racer who is going to say and do all the right things. He does things his way. It's going to be a sad day when he hangs up the helmet, he's a character that cannot be replaced in the industry like Dale Sr.

I consider Scott the Dale Sr. of DLM's.
People in general either love him or hate him.
He wins a LOT.
He speaks his mind.
I;d say when God made Bloomer, he broke the mold.

[Centeroff]

Good post highside

[SLIDING SIDEWAYS]

exactly Ricky don't like him because he is arrogant and can't say he was beaten or defeated

And SOME OF his fans are the same way.

[Duke100]

He has a lot more "haters" than Moyer ever had.

Yes, Billy Moyer has had great success. Usually only go to a race if Bloomquist is running, but if he wasn't running, and Moyer was there I would most likely go.

[a25rjr]

And SOME OF his fans are the same way.

Your New Years resolution should be to come out of the closet........and admit ur a huge Bloomer fan!

[calverton]

I go for a race if its good great don't care who is there or not there some of the best races I've seen has been weekly races

[dirtdobber45]

Unless you have talked to the man when hes not in race form the ones that hate dont know him. All they go by is race related. Scott is a dam good guy. And THE BEST driver dlm racing has ever or will be seen. But I will say this....he not GOD. Hes a man like you and me (with a passion for dlm racing. To be the BEST!) and he has made his mistakes but everybody does. So dont hate the playa....hate the GAME

[Illtsate32]

Hes the best dlm driver we have seen...but I dont know about the best that ever will be seen...

[turnleftandgasit]

I try not to attend any race he is at. I don't like him, didn't like Dale Sr either, but have to give credit to both of them, as they are as good as we have seen.

[Stede Bonnet]

I think I'm more of a Moyer fan, Bloomquist is right there in the (racing)respect department. I understand having a different persona at the track, putting on your game face. Some people go to the track to make friends, neither Moyer nor Bloomquist went to make friends, I know I don't. If racing is your "hobby", then being chummy and kicking back at the track is ok. If racing is your "business", you have have to be serious about it if you have any hope of winning and making it pay. Bloomers "bad-boy" or "anti-hero" image sells him a lot of shirts and what not, which keeps the wheels on the race car turning. I respect them both and I understand closing ranks, focusing on the task at hand when its time to get down to it.

[TS FAN]

I have been watching Bloomers race for thirty years. He is the best, and there is no sense arguing about the obvious. I have met and talked with him. He is pleasant enough with fans. He is a professional on every level. He drove my friend's LM for a weekend several years ago and took it right to the front. Don O'neal did the same thing a couple years later BTW. Rayburn was involved both times. However I am not a fan of his, and probably never will be. Not everyone likes the same drivers.
I am also not fan when a driver dominates the sport. I always enjoyed watching several different drivers get their day. One last thing. Bloomer chose to stay in LM, when it was clear he had abilities to rise to a top competitor in Nascar. I guess his behavior early on may have held him back.

[ClampedUp]

Hey face it Bloomquist is no spring chicken and how many years do we have left till he hangs up his helmet and becomes a full time chassis builder??
The question I have is do we have a driver that will ever come close to filling his his shoes??
Back when he started we had drivers/innovators like Swartz, Boggs, Purvis, Combs, Duvall, Smith, etc.
Who do we have now?? Many of the great drivers of today are at the twilight of their careers and are either retiring or cutting back substantially.
I honestly don't see a driver that can step up and dominate and innovate the dirt late model world like Bloomquist has.
Heck is there a driver that can throw the fans in a love hate tizzy fit like Bloomquist has??