Drove the No. 1 Chevrolet Camaro for JR Motorsports from 2017 to 2021.
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Michael Annett, a former NASCAR driver who won an O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Daytona International Speedway in 2019, died Friday at the age of 39.
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Annett drove the No. 1 Chevrolet Camaro for JR Motorsports from 2017 to 2021 in the competition formerly known as the Xfinity Series.
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Talent agency Rising Star Management Group, which represented Annett, announced his death in a social media post Friday night.
“We are sad to have lost a family member,” the agency wrote. “Michael Annett will always be in our hearts. Our thoughts are with the Annett family at this time. Rest in peace MA.”
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JR Motorsports, co-owned by Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his sister Kelley Earnhardt Miller, said Annett played an important part in the growth of the racing organization.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the entire Annett family with the passing of our friend Michael Annett,” the team said.
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No cause of death was revealed.
Annett, a native of Iowa, moved to North Carolina and began racing professionally in the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) Series.
He earned his first win at the Talladega Superspeedway in October 2007 and followed that victory with another first-place finish at the Daytona ARCA 200 at Daytona International Speedway in February 2008.
Annett also competed in all three NASCAR levels and was a Cup driver from 2014 through 2016, starting 106 races.
He retired at the end of the 2021 season after reinjuring his right leg, which forced him to miss the last three races.
“We are heartbroken to learn of the passing of former Xfinity Series driver Michael Annett at the age of 39,” Xfinity Racing wrote on the X platform.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the Annett family in this difficult time.”
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