Michael Annett Zippo 200 Race Recap

Michael Annett started the Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen International from the 19th position and quickly gained three spots in just the first lap to be scored in 16th coming to the stripe.  By Lap 7, Annett had worked his way up to 14th-place when the first caution flag of the day flew for debris on the frontstretch. Having only a few laps on his tires, crew chief Philippe Lopez elected not to bring the Pilot Flying J Ford onto pit road. During the yellow flag period Annett relayed to the team his car was very neutral all the way around, and overall he was happy with how it was driving. Restarting in 14th on Lap 9, Annett maintained his position inside the top 15 until Lopez called him into the pits for a routine green-flag pit stop on Lap 20. The No. 43  crew bolted on four fresh tires, added fuel and made air pressure adjustments to both rear tires during the initial stop of the day in an attempt to tighten up the car. After the rest of the field had cycled through green-flag stops, ...