SOURCES: Kenseth Stepping Aside Immediately; Edwards To Fill Void
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HUNTERSVILLE, NC (Apr. 18, 2017) - That didn't take very long.
On Tuesday, a team spokesman confirmed that Wednesday's Joe Gibbs Racing announcement at the NASCAR Hall of Fame was related to this year's racing season and had nothing to do with 2018 retirement talks of former Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Champion Matt Kenseth, the current driver of Gibbs' No. 20 Toyota.
Sources have revealed that statement is accurate, however the details are not what many in the industry expected.
Kenseth, the oldest driver in the Gibbs program at 45 years old, was rumored to be announcing his retirement at the end of the season. Team officials insisted there was no truth to the rumor and the upcoming announcement was related to the current season.
Indeed it is.
Multiple sources who asked to remain anonymous confirmed that Kenseth will be stepping away immediately from the No. 20 Toyota, vacating the seat while ranked outside the top 20 in Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series points. Former driver of the No. 19 Toyota, Carl Edwards, will be announced as the interim fill-in driver for the remainder of the season.
Our office has reached out to NASCAR inquiring if Edwards would be eligible for the playoffs pending he meets all other elements of qualification including ending the regular season in the top 30 in points and obtaining at least one race win. As of press time, those phone calls had yet to be returned.
Over the offseason, Carl Edwards announced he was stepping away from the No. 19 Toyota in a move that shocked industry insiders. 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Champion Daniel Suarez was tabbed to fill the seat and begin his rookie season in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.
Many speculated Edwards was leaving to form a new team with Dodge in 2018 or 2019, a manufacturer rumored and expected by many to return to the sport within the next two years. He denied such allegations during his emotional press conference at JGR and emphatically stated any returns he made to NASCAR's top series would be with the Gibbs organization.
Traditionally, JGR contracts with sponsors are with the team itself and do not directly tie their support to a specific driver with the exception of personal service agreements. Current sponsors of the No. 20 team are expected to remain in place for the duration of their agreements, or at least through the end of the 2017 season.
Edwards will replace Kenseth at Bristol this weekend despite Kenseth's name appearing on the official entry list released on Monday.
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