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No reason was given for the 37-year-old Edward's decision to
retire, sources told ESPN. Edwards has 28 wins in 445 career
starts over his 13 years in the Cup Series.
Mexican Daniel Suarez will be named Edwards' replacement at Joe
Gibbs Racing, per ESPN.
Edwards won three races in 2016 and finished fourth in the
Sprint Cup standings. He led the championship contenders at
Homestead-Miami Speedway with 10 laps to go before a crash with
Joey Logano knocked him out of contention.
Edwards debuted at the 2002 Charter Pipeline 250, now the 5-Hour
Energy 250. He was named the NASCAR Busch Series Rookie of the
Year in 2005 and was the Busch Series Champion in 2007.
He accrued 223 top-ten finishes and 22 poles throughout his
career.
(Editing by Steve Keating.)
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