Chad Knaus: At Peace with Himself, NASCAR and at the ‘Best Point in My Life’

Throughout the six Sprint Cup championships Jimmie Johnson has won, one theme has been a constant: Johnson being on top of his game when it counted most. Sure, crew chief Chad Knaus has received his share of credit for preparing cars worthy enough to win Johnson both races and the championships. But Knaus has also had his share of criticism over the years, especially during the early stages of Johnson’s six titles in eight seasons. There were the multiple fines, suspensions and criticisms at some of Knaus’ actions that ran afoul of NASCAR’s top officials. While Knaus may have looked at some of his innovative thinking as outside of the box or pushing the envelope, NASCAR thought otherwise. There’s nothing wrong with i...

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