More or less, this seems to be the case. It's been great seeing Kahne in the 5, but the performance just hasn't been great. I was tired of seeing my driver finish in 'Danica Land' consistently when he should have been up in the top 10. Honestly, moving to the 95 probably isn't going to help get better finishes, but if this means that he's helping a smaller team grow, I can live with that and am okay if he's finishing 15th or so. Obviously, I'd love to see him in the top 10, but realistically, that's probably going to take some time and a lot of work to get there.
One other point though... Hendrick is paying Kahne for 2018 as well, so, I hope this isn't just a one year deal and then Kahne is gone.