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SPORTS Saturday 24 June 2017

NASCAR

crew chief TRAVELING

Knaus missing
race notes

after theft MAN

By JENNA FRYER
AP Auto Racing Writer
SONOMA, Calif. (AP) —
Seven-time championship-
winning crew chief Chad
Knaus was oddly calm Fri-
day even though his race
notes for star driver Jimmie
Johnson this weekend had
been stolen from his rental
car in San Francisco.
Knaus and his wife arrived
in California on Wednes-
day night and headed to
Fisherman’s Wharf for din-
ner. Knaus told The Associ-
ated Press they parked at
a meter in a bustling area
and were gone approxi-
mately 90 minutes.
When the couple returned,
the right side passenger
rear window of their SVU
was smashed and their
briefcases were gone. Their
luggage was not stolen.
In one of the briefcases
was a laptop with all of
Knaus’ preparations and
details for Sunday’s race.
Hendrick Motorsports said
the information is encrypt-
ed, and Knaus said other
member of the No. 48
team had similar notes so Spieth leads
the notes aren’t “gone.”
“Unless you are in motor- Reed by one at
sports, you aren’t going
to care too much about
the information,” he said. PGA Travelers
Knaus had photographs of
the broken window, as well
as the job he did of seal- Jordan Spieth watches his ap-
ing the window with a gar- proach shot on the 12th hole dur-
bage bag and tape. ing the first round of the Travelers
Knaus, who is known to be Championship golf tournament
meticulous in his attention Thursday, June 22, 2017, in Crom-
well, Conn.
to detail, said jokingly that Associated Press
having the notes stolen Page 18
might be a boost for John-
son. In 15 career starts on
the Sonoma road course,
Johnson has just one vic-
tory.

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