The HOT ROD Trophy is awarded to the highest mile speed of Speed Week, rather than the exit speed that tends to be much higher. Speed Demon is tuned by co-crew chiefs Steve Watt and Kenny Duttweiler.

The Southern California Timing Association’s annual Speed Week at the Bonneville Salt Flats draws not only racers looking to break records or achieve a personal goal, but also fans and car enthusiasts ...

Veteran driver Chris Raschke died after a tragic crash on the second day of Bonneville Speed Week. Raschke was piloting the Speed Demon III, a streamlined race car, at nearly 300 mph when it went ...

A speed driver died while trying to break a record during the Bonneville Speed Week event in Utah on Sunday. Chris Raschke, 60, was driving at 283 miles per hour while trying to set a land speed ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Aug. 5, 2024. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. One of the many natural features that make Utah ...

A driver has died while taking part in the annual Speed Week event on Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, according to organizers. The Southern California Timing Association (SCTA), which hosts the land ...

A 60-year-old veteran of the land speed record community was killed while attempting a speed record run during a Bonneville Speed Week event at the Bonneville Salt Flats on Sunday, August 3, 2025, ...

Six-time Hot Rod Drag Week champion and Sick Week founder Tom Bailey knows how to drive fast cars, but Speed Week 2025 was his first time behind the wheel on the salt, which is a completely different ...

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 ...

A professional driver died while attempting to set a land speed record at Bonneville Salt Flats in Wendover, Utah, on Sunday. Driver Chris Raschke was attempting to break the record when he “lost ...