Chad Knaus

Quick Facts

Full Name	Chad Knaus
Occupation	Engineer
Date Of Birth	Aug 5, 1971(1971-08-05)
Age	53
Birthplace	Rockford
Country	United States
Birth City	Illinois
Horoscope	Leo

Chad Knaus Biography

Chad Knaus is one of the most popular and richest Engineer who was born on August 5, 1971 in Rockford, Illinois, United States. .Born in Rockford, Illinois, to Connie Knaus (Tate) and Anthony John Knaus on August 5, 1971 at St. Anthony’s Hospital. He has two half sisters Danielle Morton, Temecula CA and Kelly Lofthouse-Rockford IL and a half-brother, Jason Knaus of Rockford, IL. The latter was a graduate of Jefferson High School in 1989. Knaus was raised around the track tracks that were located in the Midwest helping his father, John, race against the likes of Mark Martin, Alan Kulwicki, Rusty Wallace, and Dick Trickle. At the age of fourteen, Knaus was the crew chief for the father’s Rockford Speedway championship year. The father-son duo also took home the Great Northern Series championship and was third at the NASCAR Winston Racing Series. Seven years and seven championships at the track later, Knaus moved to North Carolina in 1991 in pursuit of the opportunity to work in national Stock car racing.

Knaus’s first suspension, which lasted for two races, occurred in March 2001 due to violations to seatbelts on the Atlanta Motor Speedway. It was significant for the fact that this was his first violation to be found in the aftermath of Dale Earnhardt’s death. Knaus appealed, but was unsuccessful but was able to return to Texas three weeks later.

Knaus returned to Hendrick Motorsports for the 2002 season, becoming crew chief of the No. 48 car driven by rookie driver Jimmie Johnson. The team recorded three race wins, six top-five positions, 21 top-ten positions, and four pole positions, two of which were for the Daytona 500 and Aaron’s 499. Knaus and Johnson finished the season fifth in the Driver’s Championship. In 2003, the No. 48 team finished second in the Driver’s Championship after earning two pole positions and winning three races, including the Coca-Cola

600. The team also recorded 14 top-five positions and 20 top ten positions.

In 2004, the season began with some early disappointments in weeks two and three at Rockingham and Las Vegas. However, the team quickly rebounded with a week five win at the Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 at Darlington Raceway. Subsequent victories at the Coca-Cola 600 and the Pocono 500 helped solidify their place in the NASCAR Chase for the Cup towards the end of the season. However, poor finishes at Talladega (37th) and Kansas (32nd) nearly ended their chances to win the Nextel Cup, but three consecutive wins, and four in the final six races, put the No. 48 team 18 points behind leader Kurt Busch going into the final race. The second victory at the Subway 500 in Martinsville on October 24, 2004, was marred by tragedy when Rick Hendrick’s son, Ricky, nieces and brother were killed in an airplane crash en route to the race. All eight passengers and both pilots died in the incident. The team eventually finished second in the Cup Series points, losing to Kurt Busch by eight points.

After 1997, Knaus joined Dale Earnhardt, Inc. as the car chief. He worked on the No. one team led by Steve Park and Darrell Waltrip during the year 1998. When Park came back to his team after the injury, Knaus as well as Waltrip were transferred into Tyler Jet Motorsports. The year 1999 saw Knaus made the move to Melling Racing following Evernham who had just quit Hendrick Motorsports, invited him to be the leader of his Dodge Development Team. In two Dodge testing training sessions Knaus was working with the the driver Stacy Compton. They worked well together, and resulted in Knaus being promoted into crew chief of Compton in October of 2000.

Chad Knaus Net Worth

Chad Knaus is one of the richest Engineer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Chad Knaus 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Chad Anthony Knaus (/k @ ‘n aU s born on August 5 1971) is an American NASCAR crew chief. He currently works as a crew chief at Hendrick Motorsports as the crew chief of the No. 24 NASCAR Cup Series car, driven by William Byron. Knaus has 81 wins being Jimmie Johnson’s chief crew member. He has the distinction of being only one NASCAR crew chief to have won the championship in five straight years. He has been a part of NASCAR for the past five years, beginning in 1991. Since then the team he worked for has been the following teams: Dale Earnhardt Incorporated, Melling Racing, Tyler Jet Motorsports and Hendrick Motorsports. He was the crew chief of NASCAR for the past 16 years and is widely regarded as one of the most successful NASCAR crew chiefs ever.

After working for Stanley Smith’s stock car team Knaus was a part of the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports team led by the crew director Ray Evernham and raced by driver Jeff Gordon. From 1993 until 1997, Knaus grew from general fabricator to overseeing the entire body and chassis building programme for the No. 24 team. As an rear tire changer for the initial Rainbow Warriors pit crew, Knaus was a member of the championship teams of 1995 and 1997. teams.

In 2001, Compton and Knaus started in the front row for the Daytona 500, took the pole position at the Talladega 500, and qualified third at the Pepsi 400 at Daytona. Despite restrictor plate track qualifying prowess, the team scored just one top 10 (Daytona 500) and five top 15 finishes.

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Who is Chad Knaus Dating?

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In 2007, Knaus and Johnson took home their second straight championship with a series best 10 wins. Hendrick Motorsports was the dominant team in 2007, amassing 18 wins in 36 races. Knaus and Johnson led the Hendrick charge that saw the championship battle come down to a race between themselves and teammate Jeff Gordon.

Facts & Trivia

Chad Ranked on the list of most popular Engineer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Chad Knaus celebrates birthday on August 5 of every year.

In 2009, Knaus shared 13 top-fives, 20 top-tens, six wins, and 1 DNF with Johnson.

Are Jimmie Johnson and Chad Knaus still friends?

Johnson says the relationship has come full circle now. Johnson is dabbling into IMSA and endurance racing, and Knaus is with Johnson’s efforts in IMSA. “That honest, respect and bond that we have just kind of worked its way through,” Johnson said. “Now we are in a spot that is really amazing.”

Does Chad Knaus still work for Hendrick Motorsports?

Personal information
Years active| 1991–present
Sport
Country| United States
Sport| Motor racing

What is Chad Knaus doing these days?

Marking a major milestone in his career, 2020 will be seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion crew chief Chad Knaus’ 20th full-time season atop the pit box. It also marks the second year Knaus will be partnered with driver William Byron and the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports team after a successful 2019.

When did Chad Knaus leave Jimmie Johnson?

Yet, around 2013, Johnson and Knaus began to drift apart and steer in different directions. It eventually led to their separation following the 2018 season. Johnson remained in NASCAR for 2019 and 2020 before retiring from full-time competition.

Is Lowe's still a NASCAR sponsor?

Lowe’s has been the primary sponsor of Johnson’s car throughout his entire Cup Series career. Lowe’s announced earlier this year that it would leave HMS and NASCAR at the end of the 2018 race season. Credit for the conversation between team and sponsor reigniting is being given to executive changes at Lowe’s.