I'm sure he will do everything in his power to keep him in the fold, especially after losing Keselowski to Penske in 2010. I still don't think he will ever race at the Cup level full-time under the Hendrick banner though, Kahne is in my view too good a driver to dump for a rookie and Gordon has been rumored to be retiring for some time now without it happening.
Also, if Hendrick can still do a 5th car for a rookie it may be a little easier keeping him around.
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