Michael Annett | |||||||
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Annett at Sonoma Raceway in 2015
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Born |
Des Moines, Iowa |
June 23, 1986 ||||||
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
106 races run over 3 years | |||||||
2016 position | 36th | ||||||
Best finish | 33rd (2014) | ||||||
First race | 2014 Daytona 500 (Daytona) | ||||||
Last race | 2016 Ford EcoBoost 400 (Homestead) | ||||||
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
167 races run over 7 years | |||||||
Car no., team | No. 5 (JR Motorsports) | ||||||
2013 position | 15th | ||||||
Best finish | 5th (2012) | ||||||
First race | 2008 Ford 300 (Homestead) | ||||||
Last race | 2017 DC Solar 200 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |||||||
9 races run over 2 years | |||||||
2014 position | 87th | ||||||
Best finish | 30th (2008) | ||||||
First race | 2008 Camping World RV Sales 200 (Milwaukee) | ||||||
Last race | 2014 Mudsummer Classic (Eldora) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of March 18, 2017. |
Michael Annett (born June 23, 1986) is an American professional driver. He currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 5 Chevrolet Camaro for JR Motorsports.
Annett started racing at the age of 21 in the American Speed Association series. 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 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 No. 15 Toyota Camry, 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-tens (at Nashville and Iowa) and only led seven laps, finishing 13th in the overall points standings.