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Long before Checkered Flag had a name, Dominick was the person who wanted to know how things worked—and how to make them work better. He always liked cars, but his curiosity never stopped there. If something could be taken apart, understood, and repaired he wanted to learn how.
First lessons: shop class and after school.
From Past To Present
What began with curiosity, shop class, and lessons after school grew into a lifetime of understanding problems and putting things back in working order.
Learning by doing
Shop class gave Dominick a place to put his curiosity to work. At 16, he also began learning auto repair after school from a World War II veteran neighbor—listening, testing, taking things apart, and doing the work himself.
A shop of his own
Dominick opened his first New Jersey gas station and repair shop. From that point forward, drivers brought him the problems they could see, hear, and feel—and trusted him to find the cause and make the repair clear.
Still hands-on
Dominick remains directly involved in the garage alongside the shop team. The vehicles and tools have changed, but his standard has not: understand the problem first. Test Never Guess.
Dominick learned the trade by paying attention, understanding the cause, and making the next step clear.
Start with what you see, hear, or feel when you drive. Those details help point the diagnosis in the right direction.
Use hands-on experience and proper diagnostic equipment to find the actual cause before recommending work.
Share what was found, provide a free estimate, and get your approval before the work begins.
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Current service record
What started in shop class and continued after school became a lifetime in the trade. Today, Dominick still works in the garage alongside the shop team—listening to what drivers are experiencing, finding the cause, and helping them understand what comes next.
The tools have changed. The standard didn’t.
