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DAVID POOLE, dpoole@charlotteobserver.com
Saturday, Aug. 18, 2007
BROOKLYN, Mich. -- Chad Knaus, back with the No. 48 team this weekend after serving a six-week suspension for unapproved body modifications on the car submitted for inspections at Infineon Raceway in June, says he still doesn’t feel like what he did was wrong.
“I’m sorry for what happened but for the reason that it happened I'm not sorry,” he said. “What we did was not something that we thought was bad. We didn't feel like we were breaking the rules. We've said that a million times. I stand by that, that's the case.
“In NASCAR's eyes, they feel that we did do something wrong so I don't feel any regret, remorse or anything like that,” Knaus said. “Am I sorry that I missed the races? Am I sorry that I wasn't there? Absolutely. It's painstaking not being here but regret or remorse, no, that's not even an option.”
| TRACK FACTS Date Opened: 1968 First NWCS Race: Motor State 500, June 5, 1969 Qualifying Record: Dale Earnhardt Jr., 191.149 mph (37.667 sec.), 8/18/00 Race Record: Dale Jarrett, 173.997 mph, 6/13/99 Owner: ISC President: Brett Shelton Phone: (517) 592-6666 Tickets: (800) 354-1010 Shipping Address: 12626 US Hwy 12 Brooklyn, MI 49230 Mailing Address: 12626 US Hwy 12 Brooklyn, MI 49230 |
TRACK CONFIGURATION Distance: 2 Mile Oval Banking in Turns 1-4: 18° Banking on Frontstretch: 12° Banking on Backstretch: 5° Length of Frontstretch: 3,600 ft. Length of Backstretch: 2,242 ft. Grandstand Seating: 136,384 Miles/Laps: 400 mi. = 200 laps |