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Knaus leaving Hendrick? denied UPDATE 2 more: hearing [or have leaned] that #48 Hendrick Motorsports crew chief, Chad Knaus will leave the team and driver Jimmie Johnson and go back to Evernham Motorsports [was one of Evernham's first hires, until moving to #92 Melling team in 2001], then Hendrick Motorsports in 2002 to crew chief Johnson.
UPDATE: Hendrick Motorsports says Knaus has no plans to leave Hendrick Motorsports and has multiple years remaining on his contract.(12-2-2005)
UPDATE 2: hearing some crew members from the #48 Lowe's Hendrick Motorsports team have left andf gone to Evernham Motorsports recently and that one of the Evernham's engineers could be headed over to be the crew chief on the #48.(12-19-2005)

Jayski

Some Busch news from BGNRacing -

Mikey moved his Busch operation into the FitzBradshaw shop, will run the full season with the #99 on the car and the #40 owners' points (so he can get in the first 5 races).
The Coast Guard jumps ship, will be on the #21 in 2006. Staying with the #21, it will be a full-time Buschwhacker team, with Happy doing up to 30 races (and a few in his own Busch team) and the Northurn Burton doing the balance as well as a few in the #29.
The Las Vegas race will be at least partially under the lights next year.
No major rules changes for 2006 - aero, impound, guaranteed starts, and Buschwhacker rules all stay the same.
The Kentucky v NASCAR/ISC lawsuit will be heard in Kentucky; the France family had contended that various contracts mandated that any lawsuit be brought in Florida.
Kevin Lepage says he'll be driving for the #56 Mac Hill team for 10-20 races pending sponsorship.
Add Shrub to the full-time Buschwhacker list as he'll assume sole duties in the #5.

And on the local front, the deal to transfer promotion at the Milwaukee Mile to a private concern is now official. It's an 18-year deal, and the group also gets 9.4 acres along Greenfield Ave. (just south of Turns 1-2) for development. Short-term plans include a sports-themed restaurant, with a hotel among long-term plans. IIRC, the track was already slated to get the soft walls next year.