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Originally Posted by mattdavis11
Chad Knaus is the reason Jimmy is successful. I believe that Dick Trickle could win championships in that car, with Knaus as crew chief.
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I concur Knaus is at the pinnacle of his profession, but you have to spread it around a bit more. Hendrick provides unlimited funding and Johnson repeatedly dominates on tracks that suit his style and those tracks numbers continue to grow each year. When you got the best owner, crew chief, and one of the best drivers, it's not stretch to see where they've got to today.
It was only a few months ago that Kyle Busch dominated nearly everywhere for most of the regular season and was the odds on favorite to win the whole thing. Gremlins took care of him in a hurry once The Chase began.
While it's fun to watch racing history be made, it would be more fun to have a closer race to the championship. Edwards and Biffle are mathematically still in it, but horrible luck would have to come to Johnson to blow this.