Michael Annett, a former NASCAR driver, has died, his former team, JR Motorsports, announced Friday.

He was 39.

No cause of death was announced for Annett, who drove for that team in the Xfinity Series from 2017-21.

But fellow NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski wrote on X that he is “glad [Annett] is no longer suffering.”

I remember this day vividly. Michael was an up and comer at the same time I was and he was looking really good. In the end, Life took us different paths and all of us who knew him and the talent he had are sad to see him go, but glad he is no longer suffering. #RipMichael https://t.co/2imAJrMFM9 — Brad Keselowski (@keselowski) December 6, 2025

“Our thoughts and prayers are with the entire Annett family with the passing of our friend Michael Annett,” JR Motorsports po

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