Michael Annett, former NASCAR racing megastar, dies at 39

Michael Annett, a former racecar driving force who made 436 blended begins in NASCAR’s 3 nationwide traveling sequence, has died. He used to be 39.

JR Motorsports, one in all Annett’s former groups, posted the scoop on social media on Friday. No explanation for demise used to be introduced.

NASCAR additionally showed the demise in a remark on their web site, pronouncing, “NASCAR is deeply saddened to be informed of the passing of former NASCAR driving force Michael Annett,” and describing him as a “revered competitor, whose decision, professionalism, and sure spirit had been felt by means of everybody within the storage.”

In step with NASCAR, Annett made 321 begins within the Xfinity Collection, 158 of which got here with JRM. JRM co-owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. signed Annett in 2017. The crew mentioned Annett used to be “a key member of JRM from 2017 till he retired in 2021.”

His occupation fulfillment got here in 2019 when he received the sequence’ season-opening race at Daytona World Speedway. A pressure fracture in his leg sidelined him for portions of the 2021 season, NASCAR mentioned.

Annett, a local of Des Moines, Iowa, used to be additionally a two-time winner within the ARCA Menards Collection. He received at Talladega Superspeedway in 2007 after which took the sequence opener at Daytona in 2008.