A driver going 283 mph trying to set a land speed record during a racing event at Utah’s famed Bonneville Salt Flats died Sunday after he lost control of his rocket-like vehicle called the Speed Demon ...

At the Bonneville Salt Flats, speed is the cornerstone, but beyond that is a culture built on craft, endurance and the pursuit of one perfect run. This stark white plain in northwestern Utah was once ...

The head of the organization that runs an annual land-speed event at Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats said Monday that an investigation is ongoing into the death of veteran driver Chris Raschke.

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A veteran driver was killed Sunday while attempting to set a land speed record at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, event organizers confirmed. Chris Raschke, 60, was piloting the Speed Demon -- a ...

A driver going 283 mph trying to set a land speed record during a racing event at Utah's famed Bonneville Salt Flats died Sunday after he lost control of his rocket-like vehicle called the Speed Demon ...

FILE - Cars form a line near the race track at the Bonneville Salt Flats near Wendover, Utah, Aug. 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File) (Rick Bowmer, Copyright 2016 ...

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