Chad Knaus
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Chad Anthony Knaus |
| Nationality | American |
| Born |
August 5, 1971 Rockford, Illinois, U.S. |
| Residence | Mooresville, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Occupation | Crew Chief |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Sport | |
| Country | United States |
| Sport | Motor racing |
| League | NASCAR |
| Team | Hendrick Motorsports |
| Achievements and titles | |
| National finals | 2006–2010, 2013, 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion |
Chad Anthony Knaus (/kəˈnaʊs/; born August 5, 1971) is an American NASCAR crew chief. He is currently employed at Hendrick Motorsports as the crew chief for the No. 48 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series car, driven by Jimmie Johnson. Knaus has 78 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 has been a crew chief in NASCAR for 12 years.
Born in Rockford, Illinois, to Connie Knaus Tate and Anthony John Knaus on August 5, 1971. Knaus grew up around the racetracks of the Midwest helping his father, John, race against the likes of Mark Martin, Alan Kulwicki, Rusty Wallace and Dick Trickle. By the time he was 14, Knaus served as crew chief during his father's Rockford Speedway championship season. The father-son combination also won the Great Northern Series championship and finished second in the NASCAR Winston Racing Series. A few years and seven track championships later, Knaus moved to North Carolina in 1991 to pursue a job in national stock car racing.
After working with Stanley Smith's stock car team, Knaus became employed on the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports team led by crew chief Ray Evernham and raced by driver Jeff Gordon. From 1993 to 1997, Knaus advanced from being a general fabricator to managing the entire chassis and body construction program for the No. 24 team. Serving as a rear tire changer on the original Rainbow Warriors pit crew, Knaus was a part of the 1995 and 1997 championship teams.
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