CHARLOTTE, North Carolina — Michael Annett, a longtime NASCAR competitor and former Xfinity Series winner, has died at 39, JR Motorsports and NASCAR announced Friday.

Details on Annett’s cause of death were not released.

According to NASCAR, Annett, a native of Des Moines, Iowa, competed in 436 races across NASCAR’s three national touring series, building much of his résumé in the Xfinity Series with 321 starts. His defining moment came in 2019 when he captured the season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway, his lone national-series win.

NASCAR also said he entered the Xfinity Series in 2008 before moving to full-time competition the following year. Stops at Germain Racing, Rusty Wallace Racing and Richard Petty Motorsports preceded a three-year stretch in the NASCAR Cup

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