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Leavine Family Racing expands 2012 schedule; Starr won’t return:

  • Leavine Family Racing will start its season at Bristol Motor Speedway in March, and then embark on an ambitious schedule of at least 15 selected Sprint Cup Series races during the 2012 season. The Leavine Family Racing schedule includes races at Bristol, Texas, Richmond, Darlington, Charlotte, Pocono, Kentucky, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Michigan, Atlanta, Chicago, Dover and Homestead-Miami. The team is continuing to evaluate its options for the driver of its #95 Ford in the Sprint Cup Series, while David Starr seeks new opportunities. In 2011, Leavine Family Racing competed in four NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events with Starr. He posted the team’s season-best finish of 27th at Bristol Motor Speedway in August. Veteran Wally Rogers returns to crew chief the #95 machine in 2012. In addition to Rogers, the entire shop returns as well along with the same management and administrative staff.(Leavine Family Racing)(12-8-2011)