Greg Biffle announces he won't race full-time in 2017

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Greg Biffle, whose 19-year career at Roush Fenway Racing ended in November when he was not re-signed, announced Friday on Twitter that he will not be racing full-time in 2017.

Biffle, who drove the No. 16 Ford since 2002, said via release in November he was: "excited about the next chapter of my life, and I look forward to exploring other opportunities — particularly in radio and television — both inside and outside of NASCAR."

The 46-year-old has found just such an opportunity in television and will join NBC Sports as a reoccurring guest analyst on its weekday show NASCAR America. His first appearance will be March 1.

Biffle has 19 wins at NASCAR’s highest level in 510 Cup Series starts. He was runner-up for the title in 2005.

He didn’t rule out returning to the driver’s seat if ‘’the right opportunity arises.’’

But he had grown frustrated at RFR, where results were not coming on the track for the three-car contingent. His last win was in 2013.

Biffle joins a growing list of drivers who have moved in front of the camera, including Jeff Gordon, who started at Fox last year after retiring from full-time racing in 2015.

RFR earlier announced it was leasing the charter for the No. 16 to JTG Daugherty Racing, leaving Trevor Bayne and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. as the remaining Cup drivers for Roush.

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