Chad Knaus Autograph

Chad Anthony Knaus (/kəˈnaʊs/; born August 5, 1971) is an American former NASCAR crew chief. He is currently employed at Hendrick Motorsports as the Vice President of Competition. 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 19 years and is considered to be one of the greatest NASCAR crew chiefs of all-time. More about Chad Knaus

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Current items with a signature of Chad Knaus

These are the most current items with a signature of Chad Knaus that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.

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thumbnail2012 Press Pass Chad Knaus Ruby Autograph /50 NASCAR On Card$49.70logo
thumbnail2012 Team Lowe's Racing Chad Knaus Large Postcard - NASCAR - Autographed!$14.99logo
thumbnail2018 Team Lowe's Racing Chad Knaus Large Postcard - NASCAR - Autographed!$14.99logo
thumbnailChad Knaus signed 2017 Donruss #102 NASCAR CREW CHIEF auto$5.99logo
thumbnailChad Knaus signed 2017 Donruss SPEED #S1 NASCAR CREW CHIEF auto$5.99logo
thumbnailCHAD KNAUS Signed Autographed 8x10 Photo NASCAR CREW CHIEF LOWES BAS BECKETT$70.00logo
thumbnailChad Knaus Signed Lowe’s - Hendrick 11X14 Photo JSA$144.99logo
Born in Rockford, Illinois on August 5, 1971. He has 2 half sisters and a half brother. He graduated from Jefferson High School in 1989. Knaus grew up around the racetracks of the Midwest helping his father, John, race against the likes of Mark Martin, Alan Kulwicki, Rusty Wallace, and Dick Trickle. By the time he was 14, Knaus served as crew chief during his father's Rockford Speedway championship season. The father-son combination also won the Great Northern Series championship and finished second in the NASCAR Winston Racing Series. A few years and seven track championships later, Knaus moved to North Carolina in 1991 to pursue a job in national stock car racing.

After working with Stanley Smith's stock car team, Knaus joined the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports team led by crew chief Ray Evernham and raced by driver Jeff Gordon. From 1993 to 1997, Knaus advanced from being a general fabricator to managing the entire chassis and body construction program for the No. 24 team. Serving as a rear tire changer on the original Rainbow Warriors pit crew, Knaus was a part of the 1995 and 1997 championship teams. Read even more about Chad Knaus at Wikipedia

Traded items with a signature of Chad Knaus

In total, we tracked 197 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.

The most expensive item with a signature of Chad Knaus (JIMMIE JOHNSON SIGNED FULL SIZE HELMET w/ CHAD KNAUS BECKETT B95527) was sold in August 2017 for $338.48 while the cheapest item (CHAD KNAUS Authentic Hand Signed Autograph 4x6 Photo - HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS) found a new owner for $0.75 in May 2022. The month with the most items sold (8) was November 2016 with an average selling price of $9.99 for an autographed item of Chad Knaus. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in August 2017 with $175.49 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.88 was July 2011. In average, an autographed item from Chad Knaus is worth $6.99.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Chad Knaus were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

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thumbnail2008 Press Pass Speedway Chad Knaus Autograph $23.00logo
thumbnail2017 Panini National Treasures Racing Chad Knaus Autograph 1/1$100.00logo
thumbnail@@Chad Knaus signed 2009 Press Pass #199 NASCAR CREW CHIEF auto@1$6.99logo
thumbnail@@Chad Knaus signed 2009 Press Pass #199 NASCAR CREW CHIEF auto@2$6.99logo
thumbnail@@Chad Knaus signed 2009 Press Pass #199 NASCAR CREW CHIEF auto@3$6.99logo
thumbnailChad Knaus 2009 Press Pass Autograph NASCAR Johnson #134$5.00logo
thumbnailChad Knaus 2009 Wheels #49 Nascar Racing Autographed Card$4.95logo
thumbnailCHAD KNAUS Authentic Hand Signed Autograph 4x6 Photo - HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS$1.35logo
thumbnailChad Knaus signed 2018 Donruss #82 NASCAR CREW CHIEF auto$5.99logo
thumbnailChad Knaus signed 2018 Donruss #82 NASCAR CREW CHIEF auto$5.99logo

Latest News about Chad Knaus

Crew chief Chad Knaus shares #MyFirst500 memory (02/06/15): Chad Knaus first came to the Daytona 500 as a crew member in the early 90s for Stanley Smith, Knaus remembers seeing the beach for the first time and the feeling of walking through the tunnel. Go to news article

Chad Knaus in hot water for 'disobeying NASCAR directive' (11/16/14): Late in the race at Homestead, NASCAR officials came over the radio and ordered Jimmie Johnson's crew chief Chad Knaus and Hendrick Motorsports officials to the hauler after the race.

Jimmie Johnson's crew chief Chad Knaus says he's at best point of his life: Knau (06/02/14): Throughout the six Sprint Cup championships Jimmie Johnson has won, one theme has been a constant: Johnson being on top of his game when it counted most.

NASCAR: Crew chief Chad Knaus has sacrificed for success (03/04/14): 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.