the Daytona 500. NASCAR issued penalties: Knaus and #48 car chief Ron Malec were suspended six races each, Knaus was fined $100,000, and driver Jimmie Johnson docked 25 driver points. On March 20, 2012, the chief appellate officer of NASCAR rescinded the suspensions and the docked driver points but left the financial penalty in place. Outside activities Knaus was a regular commentator on NASCAR Performance, a program that was broadcast each race weekend on Speed. Each program provided a crew chief perspective on stock car racing. Knaus has also appeared in several television commercials for Kobalt Tools by Lowe's, the primary sponsor of the No. 48 car at the time. He also voices the crew chief in NASCAR games which include NASCAR 08 and NASCAR 09 on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Personal life Knaus married Brooke Werner (the former Miss Vermont USA in 2009) in August 2015. They have two children. Crew chief statistics Cup Series † - Suspended by NASCAR for multiple races. ‡ - Car was victorious two other times, but Knaus was suspended at the time. # - Knaus missed one race due to the birth of his daughter. Xfinity Series † - Knaus served as crew chief for Justin Allgaier for the 2017 Ford EcoBoost 300 Xfinity Series championship race as a result of a suspension to Jason Burdett at Phoenix because of a brake infraction. References External links Team Lowe's Racing Hendrick Motorsports NASCAR Performance 1971 births Living people NASCAR crew chiefs Sportspeople from Rockford, Illinois