So, supposedly Kyle Larson is the leading candidate JJ's replacement at HMS. Whether that be in the 48 or the 88 or the 5 or whatever. They just would have to get somebody willing to actually sponsor Larson, and they could get it done. Other latest rumor is that Denny Hamlin will be buying the charter from Germain Racing (#13 team, which is being sold b/c GEICO is not returning to sponsor) and starting up a cup team with Bubba Wallace and all those big sponsor dollars he'll bring in.
This raises another problem, because Hamlin is not allowed, according to NASCAR rules, to drive for a 4 car team and own another car. So he'd either have to retire from full time cup racing, take FedEx and the 11 to his own team, or find some weird loophole that allows him to do this.
Goodness this offseason is gonna be crazy