The photo below shows parts of the salt crust cracking and forming ruts in the mud. If we had more time, we would’ve done sunset at the rest stop, spent the night in Wendover, and shot sunrise the next morning at the speedway. The I-80 is heavily-patrolled by Idaho State Troopers, and the speed limit is 75mph… so traffic is flying. While some people illegally use the “emergency vehicle only” U-turn options, it’s a risk. While you can easily get back on the I-80 heading east… the next closest exit you can use to turn around is half-an-hour away! So it’ll literally take an hour to get from the speedway back to the rest stop… even though “as the crow flies” it’s only four miles. If you decide to then go to the speedway site, be prepared for a long drive back around to the rest stop.
It is particularly noted as the venue for numerous land speed records.
Bonneville Speedway (also known as the Bonneville Salt Flats Race Track) is an area of the Bonneville Salt Flats northeast of Wendover, Utah, that is marked out for motor sports. The I-80 doesn’t have exits in the area which allow you to easily go between the two sites. Salt flats are too harsh for most plants and animals to survive, yet are quite fragile. This is important to keep in mind: if you’re aiming for sunset photos, you need to pick one of the spots ahead of time and commit. The salt flats in Badwater Basin cover nearly 200 square miles, among the largest protected salt flats in the world.
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