Michael Annett

Michael Annett
Born	June 23, 1986 (1986-06-23) (age 25) Des Moines, Iowa
NASCAR Nationwide Series career
Car no., team	#62 - Rusty Wallace Racing
2010 position	13th
Best finish	10th - 2009
First race	2008 Ford 300 (Homestead)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 6 0
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
Best finish	30th - 2008
First race	2008 Camping World RV Sales 200 (Milwaukee)
Last race	2008 Lucas Oil 150 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 2 0
Statistics current as of January 18, 2011.

Michael Annett (born June 23, 1986 in Des Moines, IA)^[1] is an American racecar driver. He currently drives the #62 Pilot Travel Centers Toyota Camry for Rusty Wallace Racing in the NASCAR Nationwide Series.

Annett has two career victories in the ARCA RE/MAX 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 will leave Germain Racing and will join Rusty Wallace Racing for 2011, driving the team's #62 Toyota with Pilot Travel Centers sponsoring.

DWI Incident

On February 6, 2011, RWR made a press release stating that they were aware of a driving incident involving Michael Annett. It was further revealed on NASCAR.com that Annett had rear-ended a car Sunday morning in Mooresville, North Carolina that was stopped at a red light. According to Charlotte news station WCNC, Annett was seen popping mints when examined by police and 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. 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 is still scheduled to drive in the DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona.

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

References

1. ^ Michael Annett Career Statistics

External links

• Michael Annett, Official Site
• Bill Davis Racing Profile
• ARCA Racing Profile
• ASA Late Model Series Profile

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Name	Annett, Michael
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Date of birth	June 23, 1986
Place of birth	Des Moines, Iowa
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