Osborne had run the No. 99 team since 2004, and Edwards took over that ride for the final 13 races of that season.
As were all hearing Osborne is stepping down from being Carl's Crew Chief after on Tuesday, 19 races removed from a disheartening defeat in last year's championship race. due to health issues.
Norris' first role as crew chief at Roush Fenway came in 2005 with the No. 17 Nationwide Series team. In his eight years with Roush Fenway, Norris has led multiple teams to Victory Lane, including Bayne's inaugural Nationwide Series win at Texas Motor Speedway in November 2011.
Chad Norris will take over team immediately weekend of July 29th at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Osborne said: "I have had the pleasure of working with Carl Edwards for the past nine years and, during that time, my focus has been building a championship-caliber program," Osborne said. "I'm proud of the 18 wins we've had together in Sprint Cup Series competition and our two second-place points finishes.
Carl Edwards was going for chase last year and finished 2nd and how hes win-less this season so far.
"We're very fortunate to have Chad Norris as part of our organization to take over for the No. 99," Edwards said. "I've known Chad for a long time and he is a fierce competitor. We've got our work cut out for us over the next seven races, and I've got every confidence Chad can lead our team to where we need to be."
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