Michael Annett
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| Born | June 23, 1986 Des Moines, Iowa, United States |
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| NASCAR Nationwide Series career | |||||||
| 106 race(s) run over 5 year(s) | |||||||
| Car no., team | No. 43 (Richard Petty Motorsports) | ||||||
| 2011 position | 9th | ||||||
| Best finish | 9th – 2011 | ||||||
| First race | 2008 Ford 300 (Homestead) | ||||||
| Last race | 2012 DRIVE4COPD 300 (Daytona International Speedway) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |||||||
| 8 race(s) run over 1 year(s) | |||||||
| Best finish | 30th – 2008 | ||||||
| First race | 2008 Camping World RV Sales 200 (Milwaukee) | ||||||
| Last race | 2008 Lucas Oil 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of February 25, 2012. | |||||||
Michael Annett (born June 23, 1986 in Des Moines, Iowa)[1] is an American racecar driver. He currently drives the #43 Pilot Flying J Ford Mustang for Richard Petty Motorsports in the NASCAR Nationwide Series.
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[edit] Career
Annett has two career victories in the ARCA Racing Series. His first win came in the ARCA RE/MAX 250 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 5, 2007. Annett also won the Daytona ARCA 200 at Daytona International Speedway on February 9, 2008. Along with a part-time ARCA schedule, Annett competed in a handful of NASCAR Camping World Truck Series events in 2008. He made his NASCAR debut on June 20 at The Milwaukee Mile, and scored a best finish of 2nd at Kentucky Speedway.
Towards the end of 2008, Annett signed with Germain Racing to drive for the team in NASCAR's Nationwide Series. Annett made his debut in the final race of the 2008 season at the Homestead-Miami Speedway, where he crashed out and finished 36th.
For 2009, Annett ran for Rookie of the Year honors in the #15 Toyota, with sponsorship from Pilot Travel Centers and HYPE Energy. He scored four top-tens en route to a tenth place finish in points, but finished runner up to Justin Allgaier. Annett returned to Germain in 2010, but found less success than in 2009. He accumulated just two top 10s (at Nashville and Iowa) and only led seven laps, finishing 13th in the overall points standings. Annett left Germain for Rusty Wallace Racing in 2011, driving the team's #62 Toyota with Pilot Travel Centers (now Pilot Flying J) sponsoring. After the shutdown of RWR, Annett moved to Richard Petty Motorsports in 2012.[2]
[edit] DWI incident
On February 6, 2011, Annett had rear-ended a car Sunday morning in Mooresville, North Carolina that was stopped at a red light. According to police reports Annett was seen popping mints when examinedand had a registered BAC of 0.32, four times the legal limit in North Carolina. Annett subsequently resisted arrest as he did not want to be handcuffed. He also claimed that he had been texting, and thus could not stop in time to avoid an accident; a similar incident involving Annett had occured in 2010. RWR said that they did not condone the incident and that Annett would be facing internal sanctions. NASCAR has also kept in contact with the local authorities as well as Rusty Wallace Racing. Annett issued a formal apology, and did not miss any races.[3]
[edit] Images
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Annett in 2009 at Milwaukee
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Annett's 2009 Nationwide car
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2010 Nationwide car
[edit] References
- ^ Michael Annett Career Statistics
- ^ "Richard Petty Motorsports to field Nationwide Series team for Michael Annett". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C.. January 27, 2012. http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/othersports/autoracing/richard-petty-motorsports-to-field-nationwide-series-team-for-michael-annett/2012/01/26/gIQAz5LvTQ_story.html. Retrieved 2012-01-27.
- ^ Burbeck, Tony (February 8, 2011). "NASCAR driver charged with DWI also cited in 2010 crash". WCNC.com. Charlotte, North Carolina: WCNC-TV. http://www.wcnc.com/news/local/NASCAR-driver-charged-with-DWI-also-cited-in-2010-crash-115597614.html. Retrieved 2012-01-27.
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Michael Annett at Racing Reference
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