Michael Wayne Annett[1] (born June 23, 1986)[2] is an American former professional stock car racing driver.
Along with a part-time ARCA schedule, Annett competed in a handful of NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series events in 2008.
[7][8] Towards the end of 2008, Annett signed with Germain Racing to drive for the team in NASCAR's Nationwide Series.
After the shutdown of RWR, Annett moved to Richard Petty Motorsports in 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series season.
[13] On February 16, 2019, Annett scored his first and only career victory at Daytona International Speedway in the NASCAR Racing Experience 300.
[14] After a beginning to 2019 that was markedly better than 2018, Annett credited crew chief Travis Mack, who joined the team in late summer-2018, as a catalyst for the success.
[15] In July 2021, Annett missed the races at Atlanta and New Hampshire due to a stress fracture in his right femur.
[20] In November 2013, it was announced that Annett would be moving up to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for the 2014 season, driving for Tommy Baldwin Racing in the No.
33 was the same RCR car that Scott was supposed to drive, but used all HScott Motorsports personnel and ran under the Hillman-Circle Sport LLC banner.
At the end of the 2015 season, Annett's average finish was worse with HScott Motorsports than it was with Baldwin despite running in a stabled team.
Prior to the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race, Annett was replaced by former teammate Justin Allgaier in the No.
[23][24][25] Annett played as defenseman for the Waterloo Black Hawks of the United States Hockey League prior to starting his racing career.
[27] His father used to own a dirt track team which fielded drivers including Sammy Swindell, before selling up prior to him starting his hockey career.
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 eating mints when examined and had a registered BAC of 0.32, four times the legal limit in North Carolina.
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 occurred in 2010.
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