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#2 Crew Chief Tryson to leave Penske
Topic Started: Sep 12 2009, 11:18 PM (53 Views)
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Bob Dilner reported during SPEED's coverage of the Sprint Cup first practice at Richmond that Pat Tryson, current crew chief for #2-Kurt Busch, will leave Penske Racing and head over to crew chief Martin Truex Jr. for MIcheal Waltrip Racing #56 NAPA Toyota team (SPEED)
hearing that Gene Nead, current crew chief for #55-Michael Waltrip [team and points will go to the #56 in 2010], will stay with MWR and crew chief for Waltrip's part-time effort in 2010.(9-11-2009)
UPDATE: a partial transcript from Dodge, #2-Kurt Busch dicussing crew chief Pat Tryson:
THERE ARE REPORTS THAT YOUR CREW CHIEF PAT TRYSON IS LEAVING AT THE END OF THE YEAR. IS THERE ANY TRUTH TO THAT RUMOR? "Yeah, it's a change that's going to happen. It's unfortunate that Pat (Tryson) made that type of decision. It seems like our focus should be on the Chase and making it in the Chase, so it's a tough week for that type of news. That's really where my focus is. No matter who I'm working with or communicating with, we have to get the Miller Lite Dodge in the Chase and get off to a great start once we do that."
ARE YOU MAD AT PAT FOR THE TIMING OF HIS DECISION? "The timing isn't all that good, but it never is any good when you want to change directions in life. I did that in 2005 at Roush Racing. There's never a really a good time to bring things up, but I can't be disappointed in Pat or upset at Pat. The way that we've had a great run together and the way that he turned our program around in 2007, it helped put him back on the map too so to speak. You never want to hold anybody back from their ambitions and their dreams. We have a guy in Brad Keselowski that's coming to our program and Dale Jr. had a tough decision to make on what to do with him. And when your phrase it the way that Pat did and I'm sure the way that Keselowski did, that there are opportunities ahead and that you want to go and conquer other things, you can't tie them down. You have to let them go and make those decisions. Pat and I had a great run together. We still have more work to do though. We want to get locked in (the Chase) tomorrow night. That's the focus. If we go out and do business as usual, we should. He'll be with us throughout the Chase. It's going to be a changing target throughout the Chase, but right now Pat and I are a great combination and have a task at hand."
DID PAT GIVE YOU ANY IDEA WHY HE WANTS A DIFFERNET OPPORTUNITY? "That's something that I think Pat can answer or Mike Nelson from Penske Racing who can give better insight. My job is to focus on the Chase and not get into those details."(Dodge Motorsports PR)(9-12-2009)
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