JRM acquires the 8 for the 4th entry in XFINITY, as Dale wanted to run Darlington's throwback race in that #, the # had been run by BJ McLeod Motorsports; the 8 is essentially the 9 entry that had been full time, and will be split between Dale Jr, Ryan Preece, Spencer Gallagher, Zane Smith, Ryan Truex, and Jeb Burton.... in at least 24 events.... it eliminates the 88 run at Richmond in 2018
Noah Gragson goes to the 9, and Michael Annett has been assigned the 1, whereas the points from the 1 go to the 8