Why had Michael Annett retired? <\/p>\n
Annett retired just after the 2021 season because he was dealing with a stress fracture<\/a> in his right leg for much of the season, which led him to miss seven races that year. <\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m just so grateful for the opportunities I\u2019ve had. Being able to drive race cars for a living is honestly a dream come true for me. It\u2019s been a privilege to work with some great teams and alongside some of the most talented folks in the garage. None of this would have been possible without the support of my partners, and I am happy to call them lifelong friends. It\u2019s those relationships and friendships that are the most rewarding,\u201d his management group had reported him say at the time. <\/p>\n What is a stress fracture? <\/p>\n Annett suffered a stress fracture in his right femur in July 2021. He later re-injured his leg and decided to hang up his boots once and for all. A stress fracture is a tiny crack in a bone due to repetitive force or overuse. <\/p>\n When one suffers a stress fracture, it is best to rest a few weeks as per Cleveland Clinic, who also note that a person might need to avoid sports and other physical activities for a few months. <\/p>\n See Less <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published on: Dec 06, 2025 07:34 am IST \u201cOur thoughts and prayers are with the entire Annett family…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":328255,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[446],"tags":[49,48,144927,144926,634,144930,144928,144929,82],"class_list":["post-328254","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nascar","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-michael-annett-death","tag-michael-annett-retirement","tag-nascar","tag-nascar-michael-annett","tag-nascar-michael-annett-death","tag-nascar-michael-annett-retirement","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/328254","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=328254"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/328254\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/328255"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=328254"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=328254"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=328254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763347207_609_story_trending@2x.png\" "\\"\\"\/")
Catch all the latest Sports News<\/a>, scores, and highlights in one place. Stay updated with real-time coverage of your favorite games and athletes along with Lionel Messi<\/a> latest updates. Catch all the latest Sports News<\/a>, scores, and highlights in one place. Stay updated with real-time coverage of your favorite games and athletes along with Lionel Messi<\/a> latest updates. News<\/a> \/ Sports<\/a> \/ US Sports<\/a> \/ Michael Annett dies at 39: Why NASCAR star had retired; all about horrific injury <\/p>\n