A recording of Knaus and Johnson’s conversation captured the crew chief telling five-time to crack the back end of his car on purpose if he won at ‘Dega.
Jimmie Johnson Backs Chad Knaus Explanation For Talladega Audio Clip
Jimmie Johnson responded Wednesday to the audio clip of Chad Knaus telling him to intentionally damage his car in the event of a Talladega win, agreeing with Knaus’ version of events while on ESPN2’s NASCAR Now program.
Here’s what Johnson told host Nicole Briscoe:
Read Article >NASCAR To Gather More Facts About Chad Knaus Order To Jimmie Johnson At Talladega
NASCAR spokesman Kerry Tharp has issued a statement in response to SB Nation’s story Wednesday about Chad Knaus’ instructions to Jimmie Johnson to intentionally damage the No. 48 car if he won Sunday’s Talladega Superspeedway race.
Here is Tharp’s statement in full:
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