Craig Breedlove

Race car driver and land speed record holder

Craig Breedlove - Race car driver and land speed record holder
Born

March 23rd, 1937
88 years ago

Died

2023
2 years ago — 86 years old

Category

Athletes & Sports Figures

Country

United States

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Achieved significant milestones in land speed racing. Set multiple world land speed records driving vehicles such as the Spirit of America and the blue Flame. First person to exceed 400 mph in a wheeled vehicle, reaching a speed of 408.6 mph in 1970. Continued to break his own records throughout the 1960s and 1970s, establishing a legacy in the sport of land speed racing.

First to exceed 400 mph in land speed

Set multiple world land speed records

Drove the Spirit of America and blue Flame

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