US EditionFormer NASCAR Driver Michael Annett Dies at 39
Michael Annett made 436 national series starts, including 321 in Xfinity with 95 top-10 finishes, retiring in 2021 after injury, JR Motorsports confirmed his death at age 39.
- On December 5, 2025, JR Motorsports confirmed former NASCAR driver Michael Annett died at age 39; details on his cause of death were not released.
- From 2008 through 2021, Annett made 436 combined starts across NASCAR's three national touring series and retired after a stress fracture in his right femur.
- Annett recorded 321 Xfinity Series starts with 95 top-10 finishes and one pole, made 106 NASCAR Cup Series starts without a top-10, and won the 2019 NASCAR Racing Experience 300 at Daytona International Speedway.
- JR Motorsports posted condolences, calling Annett a key member who helped build the four-car team, while NASCAR said it was "deeply saddened" by the loss of a "respected competitor."
- Before racing, Michael Wayne Annett played defense for the Waterloo Black Hawks and won two ARCA Menards Series races with early support from his father Harrold Annett.
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Veteran NASCAR Star Michael Annett Passes Away At Just 39 Years Old - The American Tribune.com
In a very sad announcement made by JR Motorsports and NASCAR on Friday, December 5, the companies announced that Michael Annett, a veteran driver who raced in hundreds of NASCAR events across his career won the NASCAR Xfinity Series, had passed away at the young age of just 39 years old. JR Motorsports, the company for which Annett competed, took to X to announce the tragic news about Annett’s premature passing. It said, “Our thoughts and prayer…
Former NASCAR driver, Des Moines native Michael Annett dead at 39
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Michael Annett, a former winner in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and Des Moines native, has died at age 39. JR Motorsports, who Annett raced with from 2017 to 2021, shared the news in an X post on Friday afternoon saying, "Our thoughts and prayers are with the entire Annett family with [...]
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