A land speed racer competing at Utah's Salt Flats died Aug. 3 while attempting a speed record, event organizers said.

Driver Chris Raschke lost control about two and a half miles into a run and was treated by medical professionals at the scene ...

On Aug. 5, 1963, Craig Breedlove set land-speed records in his famed Spirit of America, clocking 407 mph at Bonneville. The ...

Chris Raschke, 60, was reportedly piloting the Speed Demon 3 at nearly 300 mph when he lost control of the specially designed ...

A driver trying to set a land speed record died Sunday after he lost control of his “Speed Demon” rocket-like vehicle when he ...

BONNEVILLE SALT FLATS, Utah — Chris Raschke, who was attempting to break a speed record at the Bonneville Salt Flats, has ...

Bonneville Speedway is on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, offering an extremely flat and firm surface for racing at ultra-high speeds.

Named after the Bonneville Salt Flats, the badge was first used in 1954 on a Corvette-based show car. It became a stand-alone model in 1959 and Pontiac's range-topping full-size car in 1959.