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

Driver Chris Raschke died Sunday after crashing while trying to set a land speed record at an annual event on the Bonneville ...

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

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

A driver trying to set a speed record during a racing event at Utah’s famed Bonneville Salt Flats died Sunday after losing ...

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

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.

Jessie Wardarski/AP A coalition of environmental groups is suing Bonneville Power Administration over its decision to join a new Western electricity market from the Southwest Power Pool.