Speaking for the first time since his announced retirement from drag racing, Don “Snake” Prudhomme, told WFO Radio it was the inability to secure adequate sponsorship which led to his decision.

Prudhomme also said, that even though “you never say never” if a sponsorship deal would come along, it is unlikely he would be willing to return to the nitro team owner ranks.

“I really don’t know,” Prudhomme told WFORadio.com in last evening’s show. “That would be like the San Diego Chargers saying that they were laying off a year and getting rid of their quarterback and the whole team, then coming back a year later. The Spencer Masseys and the team that I had … they just don’t fall out of trees every day. To rebuild that again, I don’t know that I want to go through that again.”

Prudhomme Opens Up in First Interview Since Announcing Retirement

Speaking for the first time since his announced retirement from drag racing, Don “Snake” Prudhomme, told WFO Radio it was the inability to secure adequate sponsorship which led to his decision.

Prudhomme also said, that even though “you never say never” if a sponsorship deal would come along, it is unlikely he would be willing to return to the nitro team owner ranks.

“I really don’t know,” Prudhomme told WFORadio.com in last evening’s show. “That would be like the San Diego Chargers saying that they were laying off a year and getting rid of their quarterback and the whole team, then coming back a year later. The Spencer Masseys and the team that I had … they just don’t fall out of trees every day. To rebuild that again, I don’t know that I want to go through that again.”

Would the tear-filled eyes of the fans be enough to make him reconsider?

“I’ll tell you that I will have a tear in my eye because I’m gonna miss the sport, and the fans have been great all the way back to the Hot Wheels days,” Prudhomme said. “I still have fans walk up to me and tell me that it was me and the Mongoose that got them into the sport. I’m gonna miss it a whole lot.”

With 112 victories combined as a driver and team owner, what’s next for Prudhomme?

“I have a lot of my old nostalgia cars in my shop and we’re restoring things in my shop in California,” Prudhomme said. “I kind of enjoy that. I spend a lot of time with Willie in the back shop working on different things.”

For the complete, insightful interview at WFORadio.com including his take on the economy and the sponsorship-seeking environment, click on http://www.wforadio.com/.

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