The 48's empty seat.

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Who will fill this position?

The CHEW CHEF of course is what I speak of.
 
I love when we talk like Yoda.

Many choices, Rick has. Which it will be, nobody knows. Have to wait and see, we shall.
 
Does it really matter? He still sets the cars up in the shop and he can communicate with the team during the race.
 
And with the input from the other Hendrick crew chiefs another body might be in the way.
 
My guess...

wait for it...

Ray Ray!!

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Hey, FB. Can you put a LOWE'S hat on this pic?? :D
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
Good video of Evernham & Craven commentary on this situation @ ESPN.....

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Very interesting considering both of their links to Hendrick. Doesn't Ray currently have a non NASCAR related job with Hendrick now? It just seemed almost like ESPN orchestrated a PR move for Hendrick on this one. I think I would have rather heard a non affiliated expert opinion.
 
There was nothing pro Hendrick that I could see in that report. Not sure how it could be interrupted as PR. I guess that's just my view.
 
Chad Knaus says he is "deeply saddened" by penalty and says he didn't think he was taking a risk at all.
 
Knaus said he didn't expect to be in this situation, before or after C-posts taken. Said issue of templates never put on car part of appeal.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
Knaus said he didn't expect to be in this situation, before or after C-posts taken. Said issue of templates never put on car part of appeal.
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IMO, that confirms that someone tipped nascar off. A guy walks up, runs his hand over the C-post and calls foul? Right. Sure. Whatever.

My vote is Heroy tipped nascar off.
 
Knaus: "We never got opportunity to present under templates. There is a bit of subjectiveness to it. Thats why were going thru the appeal"
 
Marty Smith asked Knaus if a team deserves the right to present for inspex before penalty -> "That will definitely come up during the appeal"
 
From SBNation.....


Chad Knaus: NASCAR Penalty To No. 48 Team Was Surprising, Disappointing

Mar0211:10a​

by Jeff Gluck
Hendrick Motorsports crew chief Chad Knaus said he was "deeply saddened" and "disappointed" by NASCAR's heavy-handed penalty this week for the illegally modified C-posts found on Jimmie Johnson's No. 48 car at Daytona International Speedway.
Knaus, who was suspended for six weeks along with car chief Ron Malec and fined $100,000, said Friday he "really didn't expect" NASCAR to have an issue with the C-posts and did not believe he was taking a risk with the parts.
The penalties are currently under appeal, so Knaus will still be crew chief for the 48 team at Phoenix.
"We do everything we can to build the best race cars we possibly can to bring to the racetrack, and that's what we do," he told a group of reporters at Phoenix. "Unfortunately, they didn't like something and we've got to address that."
The identical car raced at all four restrictor-plate races last season – it won the spring Talladega race – and was inspected multiple times without issue, Knaus said.
Knaus, a crew chief with a history of pushing the limit and occasionally getting caught, said NASCAR only did a visual inspection of the car and never put the templates on to take an actual measurement (though it's worth noting NASCAR said this may have been an area that was in between the templates).
"It was just a visual inspection at that point," Knaus said. "We never actually got the opportunity to present that under the templates. So it's unfortunate. There's a bit of subjectiveness to it. That's why we're going through the appeal."
When a reporter asked if it was acceptable for a team to be penalized without ever getting its car actually measured, Knaus said that would be part of the appeal process.
"We'll just have to talk about it at that point," he said. "(NASCAR has) a good set of structure and standards that are in black in white, and some areas that are not."
Knaus, who has run afoul of NASCAR and been suspended multiple times in the past, said he wasn't sure if NASCAR put him under more scrutiny than other crew chiefs.
"You know, I don't know," he said. "That's difficult for me to say. You'd have to go ask NASCAR about that."
A backup plan for who would crew chief the No. 48 car in case the appeal fails has not been determined, Knaus said. The crew chief also wouldn't say who was responsible for the illegal C-posts on the car.
Despite a 25-point penalty which left Johnson with -23 points entering Phoenix, Knaus said he expected the 48 team to overcome the setback and rise to the occasion by still contending for the championship.
Though he's been penalized for various offenses over the years, the 40-year-old Knaus said he wasn't worried about how he would be viewed by the public.
"Honestly, I'm here to do the best I can for the 48 team, and that's all that really matters to me," he said. "As far as my reputation goes, I'm really not too concerned about that."
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This doesn't seem to be about what the 48 team did wrong as much as it is about how they got caught. Who knew ,when and what.
 
The most successful crew chiefs in the history of NASCAR also took the most risks. Totally effing worth it, IMO.
 
I think Chad has a very good argument here. Now that the cover have been removed without an accurate measurement, what proof does NASCAR have? They can't present any measurement to the appeals board. What are the going to do, base it all on some guys hands?
 
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