Breedlove, Craig (1937-2023), became one of the world’s fastest automobile drivers in the 1960’s. Breedlove set land speed records on a measured course at Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. He set most of his early records in the Spirit of America, a three-wheeled, jet-powered car he designed and built. In 1963, he sped over the Bonneville course at 407.45 miles per hour (mph) or 655.73 kilometers per hour (kph), and became the first American to hold the world land speed mark since 1928. In 1964, he drove the course at 526.277 mph (846.961 kph). In 1965, he drove a four-wheeled, jet-powered car called the Spirit of America-Sonic I at 600.601 mph (966.574 kph).
Norman Craig Breedlove was born on March 23, 1937, in Los Angeles. He died on April 4, 2023.
