Auto racing
Published 4:00 am Tuesday, February 8, 2011
• NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Annett gets DWI: NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Michael Annett has been charged with driving while impaired following a two-car accident. Annett, entering his first season for Rusty Wallace Racing, also was charged with resisting arrest, failure to reduce speed and unlawful use of a mobile phone to text or send e-mail. All counts are misdemeanors. He has a March 18 court date. According to Mooresville Police, Annett had a blood-alcohol level of 0.32 percent — well above the 0.08 legal limit in North Carolina — after he rear-ended another car at a red light at 1:32 a.m. Sunday.