Iowa's Annett Anointed by Bill Davis Racing

Hell to the yeah! My home state of Iowa race car driver Michael Annett got a NASCAR development deal. "Hey we're movin' on up!" Go Iowa!

Sigh. He signed with Bill Davis Racing. I would have much preferred, oh, I don't know ... Joe Gibbs Racing or Roush Fenway. Actually, maybe JR Motorsports.

Don't get me wrong, despite all the picking I do on Dave Blaney, I still think BDR is one of the better racing organizations, run by some fine people. I just don't think they're at the top of their game right now, except in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in which Mike Skinner is battling Kevin Harvick Inc.'s Ron Hornaday for the 2007 championship title.

Speaking of trucks, the BDR truck team is faring much better than Davis' other trucking venture, Bill Davis Trucking, which has been forced to file for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection due to an injury lawsuit. But that's neither here nor there ... Davis says BDR will not be affected, which seems evident with the recent additions to the driver roster.

Annett made his ARCA / Remax debut at Iowa Speedway in June claiming the pole and a third place finish. Most recently, he added winner of the ARCA / Remax 250 at Talladega Superspeedway to his growing list of racing credits.

Booyah! Welcome to the family!