Former Malcolm in the Middle star-turned-NASCAR Truck Series driver Frankie Muniz was injured in a crash today while practicing for the Proud to Honor Veterans Day Classic exhibition race. Muniz was set to be behind the wheel for Team Reaume in its No. 33 Ford. He and his co-driver Austin Cindric had planned to compete at Daytona International Speedway this evening.
“Frankie Muniz was involved in an incident while practicing for today’s Proud to Honor event at Daytona International Speedway,” read a statement from the team. “He was taken to a local medical facility for further evaluation and is awake and alert.”
The missive then asked for fans to respect his privacy and indicated updates would be shared as they become available.
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Entertainment Tonight was at Daytona to cover the race and posted a photo of Muniz’s car after the accident.
Per NASCAR, Muniz is a legitimate driver. He has competed in the Craftsman Truck Series for the past two seasons. His best career finish, 10th, came in the 2025 Daytona season opener. Muniz embarked on a full ARCA Menards Series season in 2023, recording 11 top 10s.
Muniz recently reprised his title role in Hulu’s Malcolm in the Middle revival, all four episodes of which debuted in April. Just hours after Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair dropped on the streamer, he was involved in a wreck with Tyler Reif and Timmy Hill at the Bristol Motor Speedway, damaging his Malcolm in the Middle-themed Ford F-150 and taking him out of the race.
After the crash, Muniz responded to criticism from Reif,
“I belong on that racetrack just as much as he does, just as much as the leaders do,” he said. “And I’m not going to back down on that.”
Leading up to the reboot this spring, Muniz told Deadline: “Obviously right now, I’m pursuing racing full-time, and a lot of that has to do with the fact that when I dive into something, I go 100%. I don’t have hobbies. I wanna be the best race car driver I can be. I have an opportunity in front of me, and I wanna try to go out and win all the races and make Ford and all my sponsors super proud, and myself proud.”
The official Craftsman Truck Series replied to his team’s Instagram post with, “Wishing Frankie a speedy recovery.”
