How did Knaus and Johnson get so good?…Milk and Cookies

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Kyle Ocker, FanZone Sports

After Jimmie Johnson and Chad Knaus won their third straight championship, people seemed to begin wondering just how they get along so well.  The answer to that question is simple, Milk and Cookies.

In 2005, Johnson and Knaus were “getting their butt kicked” and that caused a little of strain on their relationship, that is until team owner Rick Hendrick pulled the two aside.  During the NASCAR National Media Teleconference with Johnson, he reflected on the now famed event of he and Knaus’s history.

“Chad and I – it’s not that we were having the problems, we just were getting our butt – we were in the champion hunt and the 20 car just beat us,” said Johnson. “And we were frustrated from getting beat. And we were at a crossroads as to how we were going to deal with that and the frustration built up to where it was affecting the team.

“And Rick just sat us down and pulled out the milk and cookies and helped us kind of put it all in perspective in a Rick Hendrick type of way and just understand it.”

It is obvious that Johnson and Knaus are way past that, and already have their sights set on winning a fourth consecutive title.

“It’s great to be part of history, but I’d certainly like to go out and make it,” Johnson said. “It’s going to be tough. Amazing we’ve been able to do three and not be so focused on tomorrow or next year.

“The team’s been doing a great job and I feel like with the changing times we’ve had with the old car, then a combination of the two cars in ‘07 and the new car this year, we can stay on top of the change in the sport and stay competitive. So I feel like we have a lot of good years ahead of us.”