A driver has died while taking part in the annual Speed Week event on Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, according to organizers.

Chris Raschke, the 60-year-old, died during the Bonneville ‘SpeedWeek’ event, trying to set a new land speed record.

Chris Raschke, 60, lost control of his vehicle while trying to set a speed record on Sunday, the event’s organizers said.

The land speed racing community is mourning the loss of Chris Raschke, a 60-year-old veteran racer who died on 3 August 2025 ...

A catastrophic crash at almost 300 mph at the Bonneville Salt Flats took the life of veteran racer Chris Raschke, who drove ...

Veteran driver Chris Raschke has died in a violent crash during Bonneville Speed Week 2025 while piloting Speed Demon III.

Tributes have been paid to veteran driver Chris Raschke, 60, who "lost control of his land speed vehicle" close to the 2.5 ...

Chris Raschke, a veteran land speed racer, lost his life following a crash on the Bonneville Salt Flats on Sunday, August 3, ...

A 60-year-old veteran of the land speed record community was killed while attempting a speed record run during a Bonneville ...

“At approximately 3:03 p.m. Mountain Time today, driver Chris Raschke, age 60, was attempting a speed record and lost control ...

Chris Raschke was a member of the famed Speed Demon team, who set the current Bonneville Salt Flats record at 470 mph in 2020 ...

Racing at the 2025 Bonneville Speed Week was suspended after veteran driver Chris Raschke of Speed Demon Racing died in a crash. The incident occurred when the Speed Demon III went airborne at 300 mph ...