Nolan Ray White (February 26, 1931 – October 20, 2002)
was an American
land speed record
The land speed record (or absolute land speed record) is the highest speed achieved by a person using a vehicle on land. There is no single body for validation and regulation; in practice the Category C ("Special Vehicles") flying start regula ...
race car driver and one of the few people to pilot a wheel-driven piston engined vehicle in an official sanctioned run in excess of 400 MPH.
Speed record
He broke the 400 MPH barrier at the
Bonneville Salt Flats in September 1990, achieving the mark with the average of the required two direction run completed within one hour.
Death
White died on October 20, 2002, at the age of 71 in
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City (often shortened to Salt Lake and abbreviated as SLC) is the Capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Utah, most populous city of Utah, United States. It is the county seat, seat of Salt Lake County, Utah, Sal ...
after being injured in an accident at the speed flats when his parachute failed after clocking a one-mile run at 422 MPH.
References
1931 births
2002 deaths
Sports deaths in Utah
Racing drivers who died while racing
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