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Team: Richard Petty Motorsports-43-NNS
Age / DOB:  (26) / 6/23/1986
Ht / Wt:  5'11 / 165

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Michael Annett has three starts at the four-mile Road America track, accumulating one top-10 finish.
He earned his best starting position of 12th last year and his best finish of seventh in 2011. The No. 43 team was on their way to another top-10 finish last year until the transmission broke with two laps to go. The team brings the same chassis that was run at the track last year and also at Watkins Glen last year where it finished 11th.-Breaking Limits Jun 18 - 2:42 PM

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Michael Annett - Richard Petty Motorsports-43-NNS

Michael Annett heads to Michigan looking for redemption after a late-race accident in last week's race at Iowa Speedway relegating the Des Moines, Iowa native to a 30th-place finish.

Annett has four starts at the two-mile, Michigan track, with an average finishing position of 15th. His best start at Michigan is 17th (2010) and his best finish is 12th (2012).-Breaking Limits
Jun 11 - 8:42 PM
Michael Annett - Richard Petty Motorsports-43-NNS

With the points championship out of reach, due to missing eight races while Michael Annett's injuries healed, the team focuses on winning and taking risks to do so; a strategy they weren't able to have last year while running for the points championship.

Annett found success at Iowa Speedway, the Des Moines, Iowa native's home track. Last year, he posted 14th-place and fourth-place finishes in the spring and fall events, respectively. It will be Annett's seventh start at the track, where he accumulated an average finishing position of 10.2 in his previous six races.-Breaking Limits
Jun 6 - 9:22 PM
Michael Annett - Richard Petty Motorsports-43-NNS

Michael Annett will make his third NNS start of the season this weekend at Dover.

He overcame a speeding penalty and a near on-track accident at Charlotte last weekend to record a hard-fought top-20 finish in his first race back in the No. 43 Pilot Flying J Ford since Daytona. The Des Moines, Iowa native has eight starts at Dover, accumulating one top-five finish. Annett had his strongest showing at the one-mile concrete track last season. He finished 11th in the spring event and third in the fall event.-Breaking Limits
May 29 - 8:52 PM
Michael Annett - Richard Petty Motorsports-43-NNS

After being sidelined for eight races, Michael Annett will return to the driver's seat of the No. 43 Pilot Flying J Ford this weekend at the Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Annett was medically cleared today after suffering a broken and dislocated sternum after an accident in the season-opening Nationwide Series event at Daytona. He underwent surgery for his injuries and was sidelined for three months to allow his injuries to heal. Medical doctors, along with NASCAR officials, determined he was cleared to drive in the upcoming NNS race at Charlotte following an MRI on Monday afternoon.-Breaking Limits
May 21 - 8:54 PM
Michael Annett - Richard Petty Motorsports-43-NNS

After a successful surgery to repair a fractured and dislocated sternum, Richard Petty Motorsports NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Michael Annett has been released from the hospital in Charlotte, N.C.

He is now resting at his home. The news is encouraging and is ahead of schedule. Doctors expect a two month recovery time, but Annett has responded quickly to all treatment so far and is hopeful to return sooner.-Richard Petty Motorsports
Mar 1 - 4:00 PM
Michael Annett - Richard Petty Motorsports-43-NNS

After further evaluation by two different doctors in North Carolina, it has been determined that Michael Annett has suffered a fracture and dislocation of his sternum.

He will immediately undergo surgery for his injuries in Charlotte. He suffered the injury as a result of an accident during Saturday's Nationwide Series event in Daytona. Annett will not be able to compete for an indefinite amount of time as he heals from the surgery. Richard Petty Motorsports driver Aric Almirola will drive the No. 43 Pilot Flying J Ford this weekend at the Phoenix as the team evaluates its options moving forward.-Richard Petty Motorsports
Feb 26 - 7:23 PM
Michael Annett - Richard Petty Motorsports-43-NNS

Michael Annett is currently being treated at the Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach, Fla. after an accident during Saturday's Nationwide Series event. He will be kept for observation.

Annett was transported to the hospital after complaining of pain in his chest and sternum. Annett was treated for bruising on his chest and underwent a CT Scan.-Richard Petty Motorsports
Feb 23 - 8:18 PM
Michael Annett - Richard Petty Motorsports-43-NNS

Michael Annett hopes to bring Pilot Flying J a win in NASCAR Nationwide Series Season opener.

The 26-year-old driver made eight starts at the famed, 2.5-mile Daytona race track and collected two top-10 finishes, including a third-place finish, his career-best, in the July event last season. Saturday's 400-mile event will give Annett his first opportunity to meet this season's goal to get to victory lane.-Richard Petty Motorsports
Feb 19 - 3:00 PM
Michael Annett - Richard Petty Motorsports-43-NNS

Michael Annett finished among the top 10 in NNS points for the third time in four seasons but with six top-five and 17 top-10 finishes he reached the elite level on stage at the Champion's Awards banquet for the first time.

But this wasn't exactly a driver 'comeback' in the truest sense of the word. But it certainly was for owner Richard Petty. Annett, driving the No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports Ford, ranked fifth at season's end, boosted by a run of eight consecutive top-10 finishes from Bristol in late August through Kansas in October. The last time owner Richard Petty had a car in the top five in the final points standings for any of the three national series was in 1983, when he drove the No. 43 to a fourth-place finish in the final NASCAR Sprint Cup points standings.-NASCAR IMC
Fri, Dec 7, 2012 09:17:00 PM
Michael Annett - Richard Petty Motorsports-43-NNS

Michael Annett has four NASCAR Nationwide Series starts at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

His best finish (19th) and his best start (15th) at the 1.5-mile track came in 2011. Annett heads into the season finale at Homestead in fifth position in the NASCAR Nationwide Series driver point standings. He has a 7 point advantage over sixth-place Justin Allgaier. If he can maintain his position in the points Annett will earn a coveted spot on the stage for the NASCAR Nationwide Series banquet.-Richard Petty Motorsports
Wed, Nov 14, 2012 09:05:00 PM
Michael Annett - Richard Petty Motorsports-43-NNS

Michael Annett has the best 10-lap consecutive average speed in the Happy Hour practice for the Nationwide Series Great Clips 200 at Phoenix International Raceway.

His average of 129.201 mph in the No. 43 Ford was best of 3 cars that ran 10 consecutive laps on the track for this session. No. 44 John Blankenship (125.506 mph) and No. 39 Dexter Stacey (124.503 mph) are the others on this list.
Fri, Nov 9, 2012 05:34:00 PM
Michael Annett - Richard Petty Motorsports-43-NNS

Michael Annett has seven NASCAR Nationwide Series starts at Phoenix International Raceway.

His best finish (10th) at the one-mile track came in both 2011 and earlier this season. His best start (14th) at the Avondale, Ariz., track came in 2009. Annett has completed 1,357 of 1,403 laps attempted at PIR. His average starting position is 21.6 and his average finish is 18.0.-Richard Petty Motorsports
Wed, Nov 7, 2012 08:21:00 PM
Michael Annett - Richard Petty Motorsports-43-NNS

Michael Annett has seven NASCAR Nationwide Series starts at Texas Motor Speedway.

His best finish (ninth) came earlier this season and his best start (18th) at the 1.5-mile track came both in 2011 and earlier this year. Annett heads to Texas in the fifth position in the NASCAR Nationwide Series driver point standings. His average finish at the Fort Worth track is 16.3.-Richard Petty Motorsports
Wed, Oct 31, 2012 09:00:00 PM
Michael Annett - Richard Petty Motorsports-43-NNS

Michael Annett had the best 10-lap consecutive average speed in the second practice for the Nationwide Series Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway.

His average of 175.413 mph in the No. 43 was best of the 5 cars that ran 10 consecutive laps on the track for this session. No. 81 Jason Bowles (170.493 mph), No. 39 Dexter Stacey (163.524 mph), No. 24 Derek White (162.107 mph) and No. 41 Matt Carter/Nura Ali (156.873 mph) were the rest on this list.
Fri, Oct 19, 2012 04:40:00 PM