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Senior driver Chris Raschke lost control of the car at 283 mph, and he died on Sunday Utahevent organizers confirmed. He is 60 years old.
The Southern California Time Association (SCTA), which hosts Speedweek in Bonneville Salt Flats, issued a statement confirming Raschke’s death.
Located about 100 miles west of Salt Lake City, Bonneville Salt Flats has been used as a racing stadium for decades due to its glassy surface. (Blake Benard/Getty Images)
“It’s about 3:03 pm Mountain Time today, driver Chris Raschke (60) is trying Speed record and lost control of his land speed vehicle at about 2 1/2 miles. Chris was treated by medical professionals on the spot. Unfortunately, Chris died of injury.
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The SCTA noted that the cause of the incident is under investigation. The Tooele County Sheriff’s Office, which is investigating Raschke’s death, did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
“We know it’s something accidental,” Dane Lerdahl, spokesman for the Sergeant Law Enforcement Agency, told the Associated Press.
Raskick reportedly drove the Speed Demon at 283 mph. SCTA did not specify the record he tried to break, but according to Speed Demon Racing’s website, Raschke’s top speed in Streamliner is 391 mph.
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“Currently, we ask everyone to respect Chris’ family, friends and the Speed Demon team. We are very frustrated,” the team wrote in a statement on Facebook.
After Raschke’s death, the American Hot Rod Foundation also issued a statement, adding that he “tried the latest iteration of Speed Demon streaming at the time of the crash.”
The car formed a line near the track in Bonneville Salt Flats near Wendover, Utah on August 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
“Chris is known to many as the face of ARP, but for those who know him on salt, he is a person who finds the perfect balance of friendship and competition. There has never been a common combination and it also illustrates the quality of his character. We express our deepest sympathy to Chris’ family and friends.”
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this Bonneville Salt Flats Located about 100 miles west of Salt Lake City, it has been used as a racing stadium for decades due to its glassy surface. The first game there took place in 1914.
The last known racing death in the apartment occurred in 2016, when Sam Wheeler lost control of the high-performance bike. He crashed 200 mph.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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