Moving to Detroit, Michigan sometime after 1935, Snowberger continued to compete with the AAA and at Indy until World War II when he went to work for Rolls Royce inspecting airplane engines. Russ ran again at Indy in 1946 & 1947 but dropped out both years with mechanical problems. In 1949 Russ Snowberger ran his last race, which was the Pikes Peak Hill Climb. After retiring as an active driver he spent the rest of his career as chief mechanic for the Federal Engineering team out of Detroit, Michigan. Finally in 1960 Russ Snowberger retired from active competition in his beloved sport of auto racing but remained a fan of racing till his death.