With Kasey Kahne out at Hendrick Motorsports, the question became, who would replace him?

The answer is William Byron.

The 19 year old will drive in the #5 Chevy next season and will join teammates Alex Bowman, Chase Elliot and Jimmie Johnson.

The fact that the youngster gets to be along side some of those big names can only help him along the way in transitioning from the Infinity Series to the Cup Series.

Hendrick Motorsports and Kahne announced their split recently.

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