Brian Pattie, crew chief on Ricky Stenhouse Jr.'s No. 17 Ford, will not return to Roush Fenway Racing next year, the team confirmed to NBC Sports.
SiriusXM NASCAR Radio’s Claire B. Lang first reported the news.
Pattie has been with Roush Fenway since 2016 when he was crew chief for Greg Biffle. He’s been paired with Stenhouse the last three seasons.
News of Pattie’s departure after this season comes after the news that Chris Buescher will drive the No. 17 next year and with Stenhouse moving to JTG Daugherty Racing.
Pattie has six wins in 416 Cup races as a crew chief since 1999. Two came with Stenhouse in 2015 at Talladega and Daytona.
Stenhouse and Pattie failed to make the playoffs the last two seasons.