Nathan Schaldach, who plays Cali Nate on the Discovery show Street Outlaws, crashed on Saturday night in southwest Texas.
His girlfriend Courtney Paulshock confirmed his death in a heartbreaking Facebook post in which she called him her “soul mate.”
“I’m broken.” She wrote on Sunday, “I’m completely shocked.”
“I can feel my heart breaking.”
This happened while Schaldach was racing in Eagle Pass, which is about two hours west of San Antonio, according to Paulshock.
Although his friends helped him get to the hospital, they were unable to save his life.
According to Paulshock, she didn’t want to give more information about how Schaldach crashed or what happened before the crash.
“That made him so happy, seeing his mom and sister again,” his girlfriend wrote.
“He did what he loved outside.”