Talking about the change from Knaus to Meendering to Daniels, Jimmie Johnson recalled that 'it was tough' as change always is ...

NASCAR Hall of Famer Jimmie Johnson discussed his championship success, relationship with crew chief Chad Knaus and INDYCAR ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Chad Knaus, with five championships and 62 victories as Jimmie Johnson's crew chief, always appears unflappable at the race track. He walks with confidence, a purpose, and ...

Chad Knaus’ latest innovations on the No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet were not received well by NASCAR. The C-posts (the sheet metal between the roof and the rear deck lid) on the team’s Daytona 500 ...

Chad Knaus will move into a management role with Hendrick Motorsports after the season, ending his crew chief career after a record-tying seven NASCAR championships. Hendrick on Tuesday announced ...

Chad Knaus is leaving the pit box to become an executive with the team, Hendrick announced Tuesday. Working together from 2002 to 2018, Knaus and Johnson were an unparalleled and dominant duo and ...

But for now, Knaus is enjoying himself more than he ever has in his Cup career. And if things continue going in the direction they’ve been, they’re only going to get better.

Last season there was a big change in the life of veteran crew chief Chad Knaus. After spending 17 seasons atop the pit box directing Jimmie Johnson, Hendrick Motorsports decided to shake things up.

-- In Chad Knaus' meticulously neat office at Hendrick Motorsports, the presence of one memento and the conspicuous absence of so many others reveals much about NASCAR's greatest active crew chief.

MORE: Chad Knaus through the years Despite the similarities, Knaus also is aware of the challenges he and Byron face next season. “Jimmie and I were young and in a different place,” Knaus said.

I really enjoy going there, I love the area and it would be awesome to win that for Chad.” Knaus’ hometown of Rockford, Illinois, is less than 150 miles from the speedway.

It was a rare father-son partnership that got Chad Knaus hooked on racing at an early age.A Rockford native, Knaus served as a teenage crew chief for his father, John, in the mid-1980s. They ...