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Can anyone stop professor Knaus and prized pupil Johnson?

By Terry Blount
ESPN.com

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

As Charles Dickens might say, the start of Jimmie Johnson's 2006 season was the best of times and the worst of times. Johnson won the Daytona 500, but he did it while crew chief Chad Knaus was banished and forced to watch the race at home. In the eyes of some, it was a tainted victory for a team that has been caught cheating one week earlier. But for the men who work on the No. 48 Chevrolet, it was a huge momentum boost, showing them what they could do under adverse conditions. It also was a ...

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