Racing late into the night in Pensacola, Florida, 13-year-old Keelan Harvick became the youngest winner in the history of the Snowflake 125. He also won the prestigious Pro Lade Model race in his very first attempt.The event didn’t go green until around 1:30 a.m. local time, with Luke Baldwin starting the race from pole position. Keelan, the son of 2014 NASCAR Cup Series champion Kevin Harvick, started 15th but moved steadily up the field.AdvertisementHe was in the top five by lap 40, but Kaden Honeycutt (the reigning winner of the Snowball Derby that follows the Snowflake 125) was in control…
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Friday evening, NASCAR fans have learned that former Xfinity Series driver Michael Annett has died at the age of 39.Annett, an Iowa native, won the ARCA Menards Series twice before moving to the NASCAR Truck Series in 2008. Six years later, he found himself competing in the Cup Series. That being said, the biggest win of his career came in the Xfinity Series when he finished first in the Racing Experience 300 at Daytona.Advertisement“NASCAR is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of former NASCAR driver Michael Annett,” NASCAR said in a statement. “Michael was a respected competitor whose determination,…
Michael Annett, a former NASCAR driver, has died, his former team, JR Motorsports, announced Friday.He was 39 years old.No cause of death has been announced for Annett, who drove for this team in the Xfinity Series from 2017-2021.AdvertisementBut fellow NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski wrote on X that he was “glad (Annett) is no longer in pain.”“Our thoughts and prayers are with the entire Annett family with the passing of our friend Michael Annett,” JR Motorsports said on the social media site. “Michael was a key member of JRM from 2017 until his retirement in 2021 and played an important role…
NEED TO KNOWMichael Annett, Former Xfinity Series Race Winner, Dies at 39“Michael was a respected competitor whose determination, professionalism and positive spirit were felt by everyone in the garage,” NASCAR wrote in a statement.The driver stepped away from full-time racing in 2021 after a leg stress fracture sidelined him for part of the season.Michael Annett, known for winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2019, has died. He was 39 years old.“Our thoughts and prayers are with the entire Annett family on the passing of our friend Michael Annett,” JR Motorsports wrote on social networks on Friday, December 5.AdvertisementThe organization continued:…
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Michael Annett, a former race car driver who made 436 combined starts in NASCAR’s three national touring series, has died. He was 39 years old.JR Motorsports, one of Annett’s former teams, posted the news on social media Friday. No cause of death has been announced.Advertisement“Our thoughts and prayers are with the entire Annett family with the passing of our friend Michael Annett,” the team wrote. “Michael was a key member of JRM from 2017 until his retirement in 2021 and played an important role in transforming us into the four-car organization we are today.”According to NASCAR,…
Former NASCAR driver Michael Annett has died. He was 39 years old.JR Motorsports announced Annett’s passing in a social media post Friday evening. Annett drove for the team in the Xfinity Series for five seasons from 2017 to 2021.Annett has made more than 100 starts in NASCAR’s Cup Series and more than 300 starts in NASCAR’s second-tier Xfinity Series. Annett’s only Xfinity Series victory came in 2019, when he won the season-opening race at Daytona. He went on to finish in the top five five more times and finished ninth in the points standings that season.AdvertisementHis best season in the…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Michael Jordan has had a lifetime of great moments. His last came to the witness box in a federal courthouse.The retired NBA great testified Friday against NASCAR in a antitrust case he continues the stock car series on behalf of his racing team, 23XI, with Front Row Motorsports. Both want to force NASCAR to change the way it does business with its teams, accusing it of monopolistic behavior.Advertisement“Someone had to step forward and challenge the entity,” Jordan told the soft-spoken jury. “I felt like I could challenge NASCAR as a whole.”It was a different role for…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The daughter-in-law of Michael Jordan and Joe Gibbs was scheduled to testify Friday, the fifth day of the federal antitrust case filed by the Basketball Hall of Fame against NASCAR over allegations the series acted like monopolistic bullies.Heather Gibbs, chief operating officer of Joe Gibbs Racing, wrote an impassioned letter to NASCAR President Jim France in May 2024, imploring him to make the charters permanent in an effort to strengthen the family business.AdvertisementCharters are the equivalent of the franchise model used in other sports and in NASCAR, they guarantee each rented car a place in all 38…
The future of Stewart-Haas Racing has become one of the most closely watched topics in NASCAR, with sponsor departures and on-track difficulties raising questions about whether the company could reduce its Cup Series operations to four cars as soon as next year. The organization is co-owned by NASCAR HOFer Tony Stewart and businessman Gene Haas, the latter of whom is also the 100% owner of an eponymous F1 team. Haas is considered the wealthier of the duo, although the exact distribution of equity between the two is unclear.SHR has won championships in several NASCAR series since its inception in 2008,…
On Thursday, NASCAR CEO and Chairman Brian France spent the day in New York meeting with members of the Associated Press at the ASPE annual commissioners meeting. At the rally, France represented NASCAR and answered numerous questions regarding the future of the sport, as well as his controversial comments defending Republican candidate Donald Trump. He also commented on the current state of North Carolina in the recently passed transgender law. Brian France on finding a NASCAR title sponsor to replace Sprint: “We’re ahead of schedule, where normally these things take longer to do.” –APSE (@APSE_sportmedia) April 21, 2016 France expects…