Daniel Knost

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Daniel Knost
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NationalityAmerican
Born (1978-12-21) December 21, 1978 (age 43)
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
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Country United States
Sport NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

Daniel Knost is an American stock car racing crew chief. He used to be the crew chief for the Stewart-Haas Racing No. 10 Chevrolet in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with driver Danica Patrick. [1] Having joined the team in 2008, [2] he acted as race engineer for Ryan Newman's No. 39 car. [3] [4] He was also race engineer for Danica Patrick during eight races in the 2012 season. [1]

Knost is married to Nicole [2] and is a father. [5]

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  2. 1 2 "Team 39 Crew". Quicken Loans Racing official site. Archived from the original on 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2014-01-22.
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  4. Gluck, Jeff (November 19, 2013). "Steve Addington out as Tony Stewart's crew chief". USA Today . McLean, VA. Retrieved 2014-01-22.
  5. Sue J. Knost, Mother