...clockwork, didn't matter the year, just every single time. It's not that way anymore."But Johnson and crew chief Chad Knaus have been chipping away, working hard to regain their Charlotte dominance.The speedway is important to Hendrick Motorsports...

...important victory.Johnson already had one Daytona 500 victory on his resume.But he needed one more.He needed it for Chad Knaus, the crew chief who has been with Johnson since the start of their ride into the record books. Knaus wasn't there...

...years. He also won in 2003 and 2006."The only four-time All-Star champion - I am very proud of you," crew chief Chad Knaus radioed after Johnson took the checkered flag.A day after Johnson overshot his pit stall during qualifying to earn...

Chad Knaus was shuffling papers on pit road while the rest of his race team was celebrating Jimmie Johnson's second Nextel Cup Series championship...

Car owner Rick Hendrick perfectly matched Chad Knaus (above) and Jimmie Johnson three years ago. Knaus, one of the original "Rainbow Warrior" crew members for Jeff Gordon's...

Crew chief Chad Knaus is on the verge of winning his third consecutive championship with driver Jimmie Johnson. Knaus is the only crew chief Johnson's...

Crew chief Chad Knaus started the season with a four-race suspension for cheating before the Daytona 500, but his team never skipped a beat. Jimmie...

Chad Knaus shared center stage with Jimmie Johnson last week at the Sprint Cup Series awards banquet after winning his fourth consecutive...

Chad Knaus, crew chief for Jimmie Johnson, talked about his victory in last Sunday night's Coca-Cola 600 at the Lowe's Motor Speedway...

...Saturday), started the race way tight, and I was like, where did that come from?"The answer: Johnson and crew chief Chad Knaus.Although they won the pole on Friday ? and set the track record ? some were lured into believing they wouldn't be...