Chad Knaus News

When Jimmie Johnson whacked the wall at New Hampshire, his crew chief slumped in his seat atop the pit box. Another season had just been wrecked, this time in Round 1 of the Chase for the championship, and it would probably cost the most dominant team in NASCAR the Nextel Cup title. Chad Knaus took a deep breath, composed himself and told his driver to meet him back in the garage. He wasn't giving up that easily, ...

 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ Chad Knaus was on a furious mission two weeks ago, trying to figure out where the tradition of kissing the Yard of Bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway began. He called it lame and unoriginal, and swore his lips would never touch ``that dirty old track.'' But when driver Jimmie Johnson grabbed the checkered flag at the Brickyard, his crew chief was practically the first in line to ...

INDIANPOLIS (AP) _ After a rocky 18 months in which he was suspended for cheating, Chad Knaus is staying put. The crew chief for series leader Jimmie Johnson signed a contract extension with Hendrick Motorsports through 2010. The move was announced Saturday and mirrors the team's recent agreements with Johnson and sponsor Lowe's. Knaus has been Johnson's crew chief since the driver came to NASCAR's top stock car series as ...

It's starting to look like crew chief Chad Knaus will miss the first four races of the season. Knaus was ejected from all Daytona activities Monday after NASCAR found a raised rear window on Jimmie Johnson's No. 48 car during a technical inspection after qualifying. Johnson said during his weekly show on XM Satellite Radio that NASCAR's ``not taking it lightly.'' ``This is a serious deal,'' Johnson said. ``They put ...