It has been time for Terry to step aside for a couple of years now and I'm happy to see him do so before he becomes irrelevant. Darrell Waltrip and Richard Petty both stayed in the sport way too long and I'm happy to see Terry not make the same mistake.
On the other side of this announcement, Kyle Busch has an unnatural ability to handle a race car. From what I've seen of him so for there is little doubt that he can be better than his older brother. That's a pretty strong statement considering that Kurt is currently leading the points standings.
This change has been rumored since the teams were in Charlotte in May for the Coca-Cola 600.
Hendrick Motorsports certainly stands to benefit here as this will rejuvenate support for Kellogg's and Terry's part-time farewell tour as they celebrate his successful career. Plus they get to continue development of a potential legend in their stable by bringing Kyle along to the next level.
