DM:When I came back after my accident twelve years ago, I hadn’t planned on racing this long. I’d only come back because I didn’t want to go out like that. I intended to drive a few more seasons and then hang up my helmet.
GS:And here we are twelve years later.
TM:Driving is in his DNA.
DM to TM:So are you.
GS:So why now?
DM:I want to spend more time at home with my kids. With Trent. I’m proud of what I’ve achieved. Plus, I’m not getting any younger.
GS:So you’re tired?
DM:Not so much tired as ready to move on.
GS:To what?
DM:I’m still working that out.
GS:Do you plan to leave motorsports altogether, or will you stay in some capacity, like as a broadcaster or maybe as a performance coach? Your brothers, Braeden and Romeo, both took on coaching jobs after retirement.
DM:I’m still working that out.
GS:That’s all you’re going to give me, huh?
TM:I think he’s earned some time off.
GS:It’s really hard to imagine racing without Drew Mask.
DM:I’ll be around.
GS:So for the record, you are verifying that you, Drew Mask, plan to retire from racing in the NRR?
DM:This is me verifying my plans to retire.
GS:Have you discussed this with your on-track rival and off-track friend Jace Lorhaven?
TM:He’s even nosier than you, Emily.
DM: I’ve talked to him, yes.
GS:And what does he think about your plans?
DM:He’s supportive.
GS:Wow, don’t overload me with details, guys.
DM:You could always call and ask him yourself.
GS:I just might.
GS:You just talked about how you never intended to drive for as long as you have after your comeback from the on-track crash that nearly claimed your life?—
TM:I’d rather talk about Lorhaven. I can give you some gossip.
