Chad Knaus Quotes

United States, Chief Executive Officer
August 5, 1971

Chad Anthony Knaus is an American NASCAR crew chief. He is currently employed at Hendrick Motorsports as the crew chief for the No. 24 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series car, driven by William Byron. Knaus has 81 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 16 years and is considered to be one of the greatest NASCAR crew chiefs of all-time.

I do whatever I can to make my guys pumped up. And if I feel like telling my driver he is better than the 20 car in a particular run, and that pumps up my driver and that hurts Tony's feelings, well, I'm sorry.

Chad Knaus
- Guys
- Driver
- I Do
We pushed it a little too far. We got caught with something NASCAR didn't like, they imposed a penalty on us, and we have to accept that.

Chad Knaus
- Accept
- Penalty
- NASCAR

I can assure you, if we pull this off, we'll all be celebrating just like we always do.

Chad Knaus
Man, it was tough. But it is what I had to deal with.

Chad Knaus
- Deal
- Tough
- I Had To
I'm not saying we've got a hold on it, but I feel like we can win this championship if we don't mess up. That's going to be the key.

Chad Knaus
- Win
- Key
- Championship
His bell has definitely been rung. That was a pretty hard hit that he took out there.

Chad Knaus
- Hit
- His
- Bell
Do you not see what I go through every week?

Chad Knaus
- Week
- Go Through
Obviously, we're parked right next to each other in the garage

Chad Knaus
- Next
- Garage
- Parked

(Stewart and his team) are in a good spot right now, very similar to where we've been all year.

Chad Knaus
- Good
- Team
- Spot
I do whatever I can to make my guys pumped up

Chad Knaus
- Guys
- Can
- I Do
I am really proud of what my guys were able to accomplish.

Chad Knaus
- Proud
- Able
- Guys
Drivers are pretty well set, but crew chiefs, they change their business cards like they change their pants.

Chad Knaus
It will by the time we're done today.

Chad Knaus
- Time
- Done
- Today
It's great to be back. I have been looking forward to coming to Bristol probably for the first time in my career.

Chad Knaus
- Career
- Back
- First Time

I hate to think they're going to change the rules this far into the season that might affect us

Chad Knaus
- Change
- Rules
- Season
We stuck to our game plan, even when it was painful at times. We wanted to go test, we just knew it wasn't time to start that just yet.

Chad Knaus
- Game
- Plan
- Test
It was a pretty awesome fight, and I don't think that any normal team can do that. It takes a team like what we've got.

Chad Knaus
- Team
- Fight
- Awesome
Drive it like you stole it, homie.

Chad Knaus
- Like
- Drive
- Stole
Jimmie and I have never been more committed to each other, to the team and to winning a championship than we are right now.

Chad Knaus
- Team
- Winning
- Committed
The racing that we've got in our industry right now is the best racing in the worldperiod.

Chad Knaus
- Best
- Industry
- Racing

We've got longevity to stay here and do whatever it is we need to do to win the championship. That's something a lot of places don't have.

Chad Knaus