New Benson Crew Chief UPDATE 1:

Roush Racing announced today that Pat Tryson has been named crew chief of the #26 Roush Racing Taurus. Tryson comes from a year-long position as the car chief for Chad Little and the #97 John Deere team. He will begin his crew chief duties for driver Johnny Benson this weekend in Richmond, VA. Tryson came on with Roush mid-season in ’98 as car chief/chassis specialist for Chad Little and the John Deere team. This weekend in Richmond, VA Tryson will be the active crew chief for Johnny Benson and the #26 Cheerios racing team(Roush Racing PR). It is unsure what Bobby Leslie, the former crew chief, plans are(RPM2Nite) — UPDATE 1: Several key members of Roush Racing’s #26 team, including crew chief Bobby Leslie, reportedly parted ways with the team on Thursday( Power Team Page ), Tryson is Geoff Bodines former crew chief(#7) and was Todd Bodines crew chief on the ill-fated Tabasco car