DARLINGTON, S.C. -- Leavine Family Racing announced Friday morning that crew chief Wally Rogers is no longer with the team.
The organization did not name a replacement for the No. 95 Ford and driver Michael McDowell. The Bob Leavine-owned team is not participating at Darlington Raceway this weekend, but will return to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for the Federated Auto Parts 400 on Sept. 12 (7:30 p.m. ET, NBCSN, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) as part of the team's part-time schedule.
"We appreciate everything Wally has done for this organization," Leavine said in a release provided by the team. "I'm committed to growing this race team and improving our on-track performance. Looking ahead to 2016, we are putting the pieces in place to improve the overall performance of this race team."
Rogers had been with the team since its Sprint Cup debut in 2011. He helped guide the team to its best-ever finish -- seventh at Daytona in July 2014 -- in McDowell's first season with the operation.