1. Michael Wayne Annett was born on June 23,1986 and is an American former professional stock car racing driver.
29 Facts About Michael Annett
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Michael Annett last competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No 1 Chevrolet Camaro for JR Motorsports.
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Michael Annett has two career victories in the ARCA Menards Series.
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Michael Annett returned to the series on two occasions in 2014 and 2021, both at dirt tracks: the former came with NTS Motorsports at Eldora Speedway, while the latter was at Knoxville Raceway for Young's Motorsports.
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Towards the end of 2008, Michael Annett signed with Germain Racing to drive for the team in NASCAR's Nationwide Series.
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Michael Annett made his debut in the final race of the 2008 season at the Homestead-Miami Speedway, where he crashed out and finished 36th.
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For 2009, Michael Annett ran for Rookie of the Year honors in the No 15 Toyota Camry, with sponsorships from Pilot Travel Centers and HYPE Energy.
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Michael Annett scored four top-tens en route to a 10th-place finish in points, but finished second to Justin Allgaier.
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Michael Annett returned to Germain in 2010, but found less success than in 2009.
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Michael Annett accumulated just two Top 10's and only led seven laps, finishing 13th in the overall points standings.
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Michael Annett left Germain for Rusty Wallace Racing in 2011, driving the team's No 62 Toyota Camry with Pilot Travel Centers sponsoring.
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Michael Annett achieved seven Top 10 finishes, placing him ninth overall in the final points standings.
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Michael Annett earned six Top 5's and 17 Top 10's, finishing fifth in points.
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On January 25,2019, it was announced that Michael Annett would be driving the No 1 Chevrolet with the points from the No 5 car going over to the No 1 car.
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On February 16,2019, Michael Annett scored his first and only career victory at Daytona International Speedway in the NASCAR Racing Experience 300.
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Michael Annett returned to JRM in 2020 and qualified for the playoffs.
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In July 2021, Michael Annett missed the races at Atlanta and New Hampshire due to a stress fracture in his right femur.
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On October 6 of that year, Michael Annett announced he would retire from full-time competition at the end of the 2021 season.
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In November 2013, it was announced that Michael Annett would be moving up to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for the 2014 season, driving for Tommy Baldwin Racing in the No 7 Chevrolet.
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Michael Annett began the year by racing his way into the Daytona 500, finishing a career-best 13th.
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Michael Annett returned to the team in 2016, joined by new teammate Clint Bowyer.
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On November 1, Michael Annett announced that he would not return to HScott Motorsports in 2017.
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Michael Annett played as defenseman for the Waterloo Black Hawks of the United States Hockey League prior to starting his racing career.
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Michael Annett's father used to own a dirt track team which fielded drivers including Sammy Swindell, before selling up prior to him starting his hockey career.
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On February 6,2011, Michael Annett had rear-ended a car Sunday morning in Mooresville, North Carolina that was stopped at a red light.
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Michael Annett subsequently resisted arrest as he did not want to be handcuffed.
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Michael Annett claimed that he had been texting, and thus could not stop in time to avoid an accident; a similar incident involving Annett had occurred in 2010.
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RWR said that they did not condone the incident and that Michael Annett would be facing internal sanctions.
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Michael Annett issued a formal apology, and did not miss any races.