US EditionFormer NASCAR Driver, Des Moines Native Michael Annett Dead at 39
Michael Annett competed in 321 NASCAR Xfinity Series races with 95 top-10 finishes and earned one win at Daytona International Speedway, JR Motorsports announced.
- On Friday, JR Motorsports announced on social media the death of Michael Annett, 39-year-old former NASCAR driver.
- Annett stepped away after the 2021 season following a stress fracture in his femur, and no cause of death has been reported.
- He raced in 321 NASCAR Xfinity Series events with 95 top-10 finishes and secured his lone win in the 2019 NASCAR Racing Experience 300 at Daytona.
- JR Motorsports wrote Michael Annett was a key member and offered prayers to his family, while NASCAR said it was deeply saddened and drivers and reporters posted condolences.
- Born June 23, 1986 in Des Moines, Iowa, Michael Wayne Annett moved from the Waterloo Black Hawks junior hockey to win ARCA Menards Series races at Talladega and Daytona.
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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 [...]
Retired Nascar Xfinity Race Winner Michael Annett Dead at 39
Retired race car driver Michael Annett has died. He was 39. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the entire Annett family with the passing of our friend Michael Annett,” JR Motorsports wrote via Instagram on Friday, December 5, announcing the former driver’s death. “Michael was a key member of JRM from 2017 until he retired in 2021 and was an important part in turning us into the four-car organization we remain today.” Annett, who previously won N…
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