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

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

A driver going 283 mph trying to set a land speed record during a racing event at Utah’s famed Bonneville Salt Flats died ...

Chris Raschke tragically died Sunday after he lost control of his vehicle while reportedly traveling 283 mph while attempting ...

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

The accident happened Sunday during "Speed Week" at the Bonneville Salt Flats, part of an annual event drawing drivers to the ...

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

Speed driver Chris Raschke died while attempting to break the land speed record during the Bonneville Speed Week event in ...

A man died Sunday after crashing on the Bonneville Salt Flats during the annual "SpeedWeek" event, officials said.

Land speed racer Chris Raschke died Sunday after losing control and crashing while trying to set a record at Utah’s ...

A 60-year-old professional driver died while attempting to set a land speed record during "Speed Week" at Bonneville Salt ...

Race officials said 60-year-old Chris Raschke of Ventura, California, had lost control of his vehicle while competing at the ...