{"id":370874,"date":"2025-12-26T22:25:28","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T22:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/370874\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T22:25:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T22:25:28","slug":"michael-annett-former-nascar-racing-star-dies-at-39","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/370874\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Annett, former NASCAR racing star, dies at 39"},"content":{"rendered":"

Michael Annett, a former racecar driver who made 436 combined starts in NASCAR’s three national touring series, has died. He was 39.<\/p>\n

JR Motorsports, one of Annett’s former teams, posted the news on social media on Friday. No cause of death was announced.<\/p>\n

NASCAR also confirmed the death in a statement <\/a>on their website, saying, “NASCAR is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of former NASCAR driver Michael Annett,” and describing him as a “respected competitor, whose determination, professionalism, and positive spirit were felt by everyone in the garage.”<\/p>\n

\"NASCAR<\/p>\n

\u00a0Michael Annett, on September 04, 2021 in Darlington, South Carolina.<\/p>\n

Jared C. Tilton \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

According to NASCAR, Annett made 321 starts in the Xfinity Series, 158 of which came with JRM. JRM co-owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. signed Annett in 2017. The team said Annett was “a key member of JRM from 2017 until he retired in 2021.”<\/p>\n

His career achievement came in 2019 when he won the series’ season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway. A stress fracture in his leg sidelined him for parts of the 2021 season, NASCAR said.<\/p>\n

Annett, a native of Des Moines, Iowa, was also a two-time winner in the ARCA Menards Series. He won at Talladega Superspeedway in 2007 and then took the series opener at Daytona in 2008.<\/p>\n

\"NASCAR<\/p>\n

Michael Annett at Nashville Superspeedway on June 19, 2021 in Lebanon, Tennessee.<\/p>\n

Sarah Stier \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

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