In a twist befitting the legends of motorsport, the 1969 Dodge Daytona, ousted from NASCAR in 1971, found new glory on the ...

The Speed Demon is the world’s fastest piston-engine wheel-driven vehicle. And it just scored a new victory at the Bonneville Salt Flats, becoming a genuine racing legend. The Speed Demon won the Hot ...

But it's not just the participant count that's swelling-it's also the spectator traffic. Any long-timer at this year's Speed Week can tell you that, by eyeball alone, there were more oglers than ever, ...

Harvey Crane may have put hot rodding's 30-year love affair with Bonneville in perspective when he was asked recently why he made his annual visit to the vast raceland. "It's the last race in the ...

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 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 ...

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 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, ...

The head of the organization that runs an annual land-speed event at Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats said Monday that an investigation is ongoing into the death of veteran driver Chris Raschke.