Frankie Muniz Limps Away From NASCAR Race After Truck “Got Hit From Behind”

glenn garner

Sat, 9 Nov 2024, 1:57 pm·2-min read

Frankie Muniz is ready to get back behind the wheel for NASCAR‘s next season after limping away from a crash in his latest race.

After making his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut earlier this year, the 2x Golden Globe nominee took what reporter Noah Lewis called a “hard hit” during Friday’s Craftsman Truck Series Championship, sharing a video of Muniz limping away from the wreckage.

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“I’m okay, yeah. Unfortunate,” he told reporters after the race. “I felt like got a good opportunity to run with some guys, I made some passes. Lost a few spots on restarts, then went back out and passed them again. So it was good for me to figure out how to get by people, you know I haven’t really gotten to do that much this year so that was really positive.”

Muniz continued, “And then we just wanted to keep going, I wanted to keep running. But there was nowhere for me to go and I got hit from behind. I got hit from behind into the 42 and then the 42 got moved and the 18 was right there stopped and I went right into him. But I don’t feel like there was anything I could have done there. That was a luck situation of getting through it, but it’s unfortunate.”

Following his promotion to full-time for the Reaume Brothers Racing team’s 2025 season, Muniz said he’s looking forward to driving the No. 33 Ford F-150 in February.

Hard hit for @frankiemuniz. He limps from his truck to the ambulance. #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/7rngEwzMzE
— Noah Lewis (@Noah_Lewis1) November 9, 2024

.@frankiemuniz after crashing out of the @NASCAR_Trucks Championship race.

“Nowhere I could go but I was learning a lot, excited for next season”#NASCAR #NASCARPlayoffs #Championship4 pic.twitter.com/s99wOhkgWE
— Peter Stratta (@peterstratta) November 9, 2024

“That said, I’m so grateful for my team,” added Muniz. “And I’m so excited for next season. This year wasn’t what we had hoped, but this proved that I can race with guys, I can pass here. We’re gonna be better next year, and I’ve got the whole off-season to prepare. We’re gonna go get it.”

Muniz announced his NASCAR debut last January. “Ever since childhood, it’s been my dream to pursue racing in NASCAR,” he said in a statement.

The Malcolm in the Middle star added, “I look forward to not only demonstrating my ability on the track and just how serious I am in progressing in my racing career but also showing my son and family what it is to chase your dreams and reinvent yourself.”

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