Thousands of years ago, a giant body of salty water called Lake Bonneville covered much of the state of Utah, the remnants of which make up the Great Salt Lake as well as the Bonneville Salt Flats.

In the Utah desert, a treeless expanse of pristine white salt crystals has long lured daredevil speed racers, filmmakers and social media-obsessed tourists. It’s so flat that on certain days, visitors ...

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 was killed while attempting to beat a land speed record during a race at the Bonneville Salt Flats near Wendover, Utah. Chris Raschke, 60, was racing on Sunday afternoon when he lost control ...

Chris Raschke, 60, lost control of his vehicle while trying to set a speed record on Sunday, the event’s organizers said. By Claire Moses A 60-year-old man died on Sunday when his vehicle crashed ...

"They're a mellow bunch until it comes time to run … then they're as serious as anybody else. "-Dave Wallace Harvey Crane may have put hot rodding's 30-year love affair with Bonneville in perspective ...

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 ...