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Wow! Tough loss, badass racer.😢

The Pro Mod world lost one of its own this weekend. Shane Molinari, a West Coast fixture and one of the most beloved figures in the doorslammer pits, died following a crash at Sonoma Raceway. He was 59. For the better part of two decades, the Battle Ground, Washington, racer was a constant out West, the guy everybody knew and nobody had a bad word for, as quick with a laugh in the pits as he was hard to beat on race day. He broke through on the national stage in 2017, wheeling his turbocharged '68 Firebird to his first NHRA Pro Mod victory at Norwalk with a 5.779 at 257 mph, but the wins were only ever part of the story. Shane did it the hard way, loved every minute of it, and brought people with him along the way. All in, all heart, grateful for the ride. Rest easy, racer.

Pulled into the track this morning and while parking the truck and trailer, temp goes up and the check engine light is lit up.

Code said check the fan speed sensor. Couldn’t see it because the fan belt was lying on it.

Thank you Dominic for the code reader and big thanks to John and Megan helping me replace the tensioner.

Truly blessed - now we can focus on racing!

Hanging out with Campbell MotorSports today. Looking forward to some dirt track action tonight!

Had an eventful morning with the transmission but John McLean was right there to help me get squared away before racing started.

Got some valuable rounds in Pro and went to the finals in Oldies Bracket 1. I got lazy on the tree and my pal Shannon made me pay for it.

But, a great day. To bounce back and have a shot at a trophy is why you don’t throw in the towel.

My Quanta teammate Nate Kemp went to the finals in Super Pro today. Great racing on his part!

Tomorrow…

We are buttoned up and ready to roll…

Thank you John McLean for the quick turnaround and upgrades.

Thank you Harry and Timmy Packwood for picking it up this morning so I could fly ho,e from Texas and start thrashing. Actually had two teams meetings when I got home - absolute timesaver. You guys rock.

Thank you to my Katy for getting the funds prepared and the thousand other things you do to get us in race mode.

Sponsors - I can get fixed and back to racing because of you!

Thank you to all who have made the ultimate sacrifice. Freedom isn’t free.🇺🇸🙏🏼

Loaded up in Walla Walla, haul ass home, get grub, and transmission is out. Headed to Dr. McLean in the a.m. And thats what we have to do to be ready for next weekend.

Thank you:
Chad Rhode and Keith Severy for helping me diagnose my issues at the track. Keith runs Affordable Transmissions here at home - big help for me to make an informed decision to withdraw from the race and not cause any more damage.

John McLean for walking me through some troubleshooting over the phone. He’ll get me ready for the upcoming weekend.

My wife Katy for helping unload and roll the car into the garage.❤️

All my sponsors for the support - allows me to get repaired and race ready for next weekend!🫶🏻

Well, a fun weekend comes to an end with a hurt transmission.

Gonna head home, get it out, and take it to Dr. McLean…😵‍💫