The Speed Demon 715, the piston-powered land speed streamliner, has made history by clocking 470.016 mph at Bonneville Salt Flats. The effort marks a record as the top piston-powered land speed run to date. 

The streamliner, powered by a twin-turbocharged 555-cubic-inch Chevy, was piloted by George Poteet. The recent effort surpassed the previous record of 448.75 mph, secured in 2018 by Danny Thompson, the son of off-road racing and land speed racing legend Mickey Thompson. 

Poteet and his crew previously clocked a five-mile speed of 469.298 mph on Wednesday of last week, setting the stage for the record run the following morning. Figures are taken from two-run averages.

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