Chad Knaus
Chad Knaus
Chad Anthony Knausis an American NASCAR crew chief. He is currently employed at Hendrick Motorsports as the crew chief for the No. 48 Sprint Cup Series car, driven by Jimmie Johnson. Knaus has 61 victories as Jimmie Johnson's crew chief and is the only NASCAR crew chief to win five consecutive championships. He has worked in NASCAR since 1991. Over this time, he has worked for four teams: Dale Earnhardt Incorporated, Melling Racing, Tyler Jet Motorsports, and Hendrick Motorsports. He...
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Date of Birth5 August 1971
chain droop fix holds nascar problem trying
We just had a little problem with the chain that holds the droop on the right rear. NASCAR didn't like it the way it was. It wasn't a big deal. We were trying to fix it and we just didn't have time.
nascar like-you
Drive it like you stole it, homie.
racing industry right-now
The racing that we've got in our industry right now is the best racing in the worldperiod.
team people leader
You get a team that goes out there and they find a little bit of something that advantage is going to seem larger then it is if the rules were not as tight because it's harder for other people to find whatever that advantage may be. I'm not saying points leader Tony Stewart has a huge advantage. What they've got is that they are hitting everything exactly right. When they have everything working just right, that's how it shows to be dominant.
celebrate i-can ifs
I can assure you, if we pull this off, we'll all be celebrating just like we always do.
pants cards crew
Drivers are pretty well set, but crew chiefs, they change their business cards like they change their pants.
game knew painful start stuck time
We stuck to our game plan, even when it was painful at times. We wanted to go test, we just knew it wasn't time to start that just yet.
longevity places stay whatever win
We've got longevity to stay here and do whatever it is we need to do to win the championship. That's something a lot of places don't have.
asset calming good huge individual race
Robbie has been a huge asset to me more so than anything else with the race car. He's a very calming individual and he has a good sense about him and he has been through a championship chase.
happy race races team tracks winning
Just because I wasn't at those race tracks doesn't take anything away from what we've been doing. When I wasn't here, I was just as happy for this team winning races as I was today.
deal
Man, it was tough. But it is what I had to deal with.
committed team winning
Jimmie and I have never been more committed to each other, to the team and to winning a championship than we are right now.
accept caught imposed nascar penalty pushed
We pushed it a little too far. We got caught with something NASCAR didn't like, they imposed a penalty on us, and we have to accept that.
hold mess saying win
I'm not saying we've got a hold on it, but I feel like we can win this championship if we don't mess up. That's going to be the key.