Leavine Family Racing is looking for sponsorship for Michael McDowell as Thrivent Financial has informed the team it won't return next season. The team is in the process of obtaining a charter to have a guaranteed spot next year and plans to run McDowell in all races with Todd Parrott to continue to crew chief in 2017. The team is riding momentum – McDowell has top-20 finishes in three of the last five races and has finished top-25 in all five of those events.