Michael Annett

Newton, Iowa (July 28, 2010) – Michael Annett has been looking forward to the NASCAR Nationwide Series’ second ever appearance at his home track, Iowa Speedway, since the start of the 2010 season. Driving Germain Racing’s No. 15 Toyota Camry with presenting race sponsor, Northland Oil, as the primary sponsor, Annett is excited to hit the track again in front of a sold-out crowd of local Hawkeyes cheering him on in the U.S. Cellular 250 presented by Northland Oil and John Deere.

While most Nationwide Series drivers will only be making their second run around Iowa Speedway’s .875 mile track this weekend, Des Moines, Iowa native Annett already holds a prestigious track record at his home track as the driver with the most laps of competitive racing there.

Former hockey player likes even field NASCAR provides

When Nationwide Series races get to the beating and banging and spinning out and conflicts and pit-road confrontations, other drivers would be wise to not try to start anything with Michael Annett.

Annett once led his tier one AAA hockey team, Team Illinois, in penalty minutes. In fact, he led the whole league.

Indianapolis, Ind. (July 26, 2010) – Working hard in the heat and humidity of Indianapolis on a day where temperatures topped 93 degrees, NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Michael Annett and his No. 15 Germain.com/Pilot Travel Centers team set out to make a top notch performance in O’Reilly Raceway Park’s Kroger 200 benefiting Riley Hospital for Children. Coming off of a three race string of top-15 performances, the team hoped to prove their skill at O’Reilly Raceway Park with a top-10 finish. 

Indianapolis, Ind. (July 21, 2010) – With his homecoming to Iowa Speedway just one week away, NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Michael Annett is gearing up for two consecutive weeks of short track racing. This week the Nationwide Series circuit will compete on O’Reilly Raceway Park’s .686 mile oval before its second ever appearance on Iowa Speedway’s .875 track.

Sitting just miles from historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway, O’Reilly Raceway Park will host the Nationwide Series Kroger 200 benefiting Riley Hospital for Children on Saturday, making it a two-in-a-row combination weekend for the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series after both series competed at Gateway International Raceway last week.

Madison, Ill. (July 19, 2010) –  The one-day show for the NASCAR Nationwide Series heated up at Gateway International Raceway and turned into a doubleheader on Saturday as the Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250 was preceded by the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race that was previously scheduled for Friday night. With an unexpected power outage at Gateway International Raceway, the Truck Series was forced to postpone their race until Saturday afternoon, allowing race fans to catch two races in one day on Gateway’s 1.25 mile oval.

In his fourth appearance at Gateway International Speedway, Germain Racing driver Michael Annett produced an 11th place finish in Saturday night’s Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250 driving the No. 15 Pilot Travel Centers Toyota Camry.

Madison, Ill. (July 15, 2010) – Returning to the Prairie State for the second week in a row, Michael Annett and Germain Racing’s No. 15 Pilot Travel Centers team will visit Gateway International Raceway following a 14th place finish at Chicagoland Speedway. Gateway International Raceway is located just across the street from one of the 550 locations of Pilot Travel Centers, primary sponsor of the No. 15 Toyota Camry. Coming back to a track where he earned a seventh place finish in the 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series race, Annett is looking forward to Saturday’s Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250.

Joliet, Ill. (July 10, 2010) – In his second career start  at Chicagoland Speedway’s 1.5 mile oval, Germain Racing driver Michael Annett drove to a 14th place finish at Chicagoland Speedway on Friday, securing his second consecutive top-15 finish after a 12th place run last week at Daytona International Speedway.

Joliet, Ill. (July 7, 2010) – Returning to America’s Heartland for a four week stretch of summer races in the Midwest, Des Moines, Iowa native Michael Annett and the No. 15 Pilot Travel Centers Toyota Camry will make their way to the Windy City this week for the NASCAR Nationwide Series Dollar General 300 powered by Coca-Cola at Chicagoland Speedway.

Most Popular Driver voting has returned for 2010, and voting for your favorite NASCAR Nationwide Series driver is now underway on NASCAR.com. To make your vote count, click on the Most Popular Driver link on www.michaelannett.com. Fans can cast their vote for Michael Annett and the No. 15 Pilot Travel Centers Toyota Camry once per day, and voting runs from now until November 13. The winner of the NASCAR Nationwide Series Most Popular Driver award will be announced at the year-end banquet on November 22.

For more information on Michael Annett, check out www.MichaelAnnett.com and www.GermainRacing.com. Get live updates on Twitter @MichaelAnnett. 

For more information on Pilot Travel Centers, sponsor of the No. 15 Pilot Travel Centers Toyota Camry, please visit www.pilottravelcenters.com.

Daytona Beach, Fla. (July 3, 2010) – At the halfway mark in his second full-season in NASCAR’s second tiered Nationwide Series, Michael Annett currently stands 12th in the points race after the Subway Jalapeno 250 powered by Coca-Cola at Daytona International Speedway. In the historic first race in the Nationwide Series new car, Annett qualified 17th and scored a 12th place finish after recovering from an early race spin.

Under the lights at the World Center of Racing, Annett pushed his way from his 17th place start into the top-10 by lap 14. Running in the seventh position, the former Daytona winner in the ARCA Racing Series got loose off of the exit of turn four on lap 32, bringing out the second caution of the event. Fortunately, no damage was caused to the No. 15 Germain.com Toyota Camry.