Кнаус - это чадо: команды 24 и Рэя Эвернхэма (1993-1997) + Кэрол и Джона Кнауса.
Carol Gordon Bickford - маму Джэффа Гордона тоже зовут Кэрол.
http://www.nascar.com/drivers/ccps/cknaus00/index.html
http://chadknaus.com/about/
http://cheesinchad.blogspot.com/search/label/About
Birthdate: August 5, 1971
Chad grew up around the racetracks of the Midwest helping his father race against the likes of
Mark Martin, Alan Kulwicki, Rusty Wallace and Dick Trickle.
at age 14 he served as crew chief for his father,
John, the elder
Knaus captured the Rockford Speedway championship
The father-son combination ... capturing the NASCAR Great Northern Series championship and finishing second in the Winston Racing Series.
In 1993, Knaus’ determination paid off.
The No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports team, led by crew chief
Ray Evernham and driver Jeff Gordon, called and Knaus answered.
The desire to return to
Hendrick Motorsports proved too much and in 2002 Knaus rejoined the organization as crew chief for Jimmie Johnson and the No. 48
As a result, Knaus took home crew chief of the year (2002) honors.
The success for the No. 48 team culminated in 2004, team, who earned pit crew of the year honors, led the points through most of the season
With impressive credentials throughout his career as a crew chief, it’s only a matter of time before
Knaus leads Team 48 to the top spot in NASCAR’s elite series.
"He has this will to do whatever he wants to do," said
Carol Knaus, his mother. "He has such a strong drive that he just won't let anything get in his way.