Michael Annett, a former racecar driver who made 436 mixed begins in NASCAR’s three nationwide touring collection, has died. He was 39.
JR Motorsports, one in every of Annett’s former groups, posted the information on social media on Friday. No reason for loss of life was introduced.
NASCAR additionally confirmed the loss of life in a statement on their web site, saying, “NASCAR is deeply saddened to be taught of the passing of former NASCAR driver Michael Annett,” and describing him as a “revered competitor, whose dedication, professionalism, and constructive spirit had been felt by everybody within the storage.”
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In response to NASCAR, Annett made 321 begins within the Xfinity Sequence, 158 of which got here with JRM. JRM co-owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. signed Annett in 2017. The group mentioned Annett was “a key member of JRM from 2017 till he retired in 2021.”
His profession achievement got here in 2019 when he received the collection’ season-opening race at Daytona Worldwide Speedway. A stress fracture in his leg sidelined him for components of the 2021 season, NASCAR mentioned.
Annett, a local of Des Moines, Iowa, was additionally a two-time winner within the ARCA Menards Sequence. He received at Talladega Superspeedway in 2007 after which took the collection opener at Daytona in 2008.
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