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18 Facts About Pat Tryson

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Patrick John Tryson was born on March 4,1964 and is an American NASCAR crew chief who works for Viking Motorsports as the crew chief for their No 99 Chevrolet Camaro, which is driven by Matt DiBenedetto.

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Incidentally, Pat Tryson moved to Geoff's younger brother Todd's car for the 1998 season.

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In 1999, Pat Tryson joined Roush Racing to become the crew chief for Kevin Lepage and Johnny Benson.

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Pat Tryson was able to become one of three other crew chiefs to make the Chase for the Sprint Cup in its first three seasons, with the others being Robbie Reiser and Chad Knaus.

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Pat Tryson remained in that capacity through 2009, when at the end of the season, he decided to move to Michael Waltrip Racing to become the crew chief for the new No 56 team of Martin Truex Jr.

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Pat Tryson was replaced by Chad Johnston as Truex's crew chief in June 2011, and he was moved to JTG Daugherty Racing, where he became a consultant.

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In 2012, Pat Tryson started the season as crew chief for David Gilliland at Front Row Motorsports.

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In October 2012, Pat Tryson joined BK Racing, serving as crew chief for the team's No 93 car and driver Travis Kvapil.

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Pat Tryson continued with BK in 2013, moving from the No 93 to the No 83, which was driven full time by David Reutimann.

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In 2014, Pat Tryson joined Turner Scott Motorsports in the Nationwide Series as crew chief for rookie Dylan Kwasniewski.

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Pat Tryson was picked up by Curtis Key's The Motorsports Group team to be crew chief of the No 30 car driven by Ron Hornaday Jr.

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Pat Tryson was picked up by Circle Sport to crew chief the team of Alex Kennedy.

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Pat Tryson would remain with Premium for the next two years as crew chief of the team's No 15 car, mostly driven by Ross Chastain.

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Pat Tryson remained the crew chief of the No 15 in 2020, which was driven by rookie Brennan Poole full-time.

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Pat Tryson returned as crew chief of the RWR No 15 car in 2021.

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In 2022, Pat Tryson returned to Our Motorsports but moved to the team's No 23 car of Anthony Alfredo, replacing Kenneth Roettger Jr.

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Pat Tryson's father is Joe Pat Tryson, a longtime crew chief for drag racer Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins.

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Pat Tryson graduated from West Chester University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration.