Veteran high-speed driver Chris Raschke has died after losing control of his vehicle while driving at nearly 300 mph at an event in northwestern Utah.
A veteran high-speed driver has died after losing control of his vehicle while driving at nearly 300 miles per hour Sunday during the 2025 Bonneville Speed Week event in northwestern Utah.
Chris Raschke, 60, was treated by medical professionals, but died at the scene of the accident at the Bonneville Salt Flats, near Wendover, Utah, according to a press release by event organizer Southern California Timing Assn.
“When you lose anybody in the community, it’s always tough,” race director and SCTA board president Keith Pedersen told The Times on Tuesday. “And somebody as well-liked and known as Chris, that makes it even tougher.”
In addition to being a “very accomplished race car driver,” Pedersen said, Raschke was also “very, very friendly, very competitive.
