Frankie Muniz limps to ambulance after multi-truck crash during NASCAR race: ‘Hard hit’

Frankie Muniz is staying positive after limping off in a multi-car crash during Friday’s NASCAR race.

The 38-year-old actor turned professional race car driver was involved in a crash at Phoenix Raceway while competing in the Craftsman Truck Series Championship in Avondale, Arizona.

After the accident, sports journalist Noah Lewis shared a video of Muniz where the “Malcom in the Middle” student was seen limping and bending over as he was being helped into an ambulance at the track. In his letter to X, which was previously on Twitter, Lewis wrote that Muniz was “taken hard.”

After the race, Muniz told reporters he was “fine,” adding that the crash was “unfortunate.”

“I felt like I got a good chance to run with the other guys,” Muniz said in a clip shared on X.

He continued, “I passed. I lost a few places on the restart, then I went back and passed again. So it was good for me to find a way to pass people. You know, I’m not really there yet. He’s done a lot this year so that was really good.”

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“Then we wanted to continue, I wanted to continue running. But there was nowhere for me to go and I was hit from behind,” explained Muniz. “I got hit from the back and went into 42 and 42 took off and 18 stopped and I got into him. But I don’t feel like I could have done anything there. That was lucky to get through it, but it’s unfortunate.”

However, Muniz said he was already looking forward to the 2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season, where he will compete as the No. 1 full-time driver. 33 Ford F-150 with the Reaume Brothers Racing team.

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This season, he joined the Reaume Brothers in several races as the driver of the number 27 F-150.

“I am very grateful to my team,” said Muniz. “And I’m excited for next season. This year it wasn’t what we hoped for, but this proved that I can run with the boys, I can pass here. We’ll be better next year, and I’ve got it. We’ll have a whole season to fix it and get it.”

During an appearance on “Fox & Friends” last month, Muniz shared his excitement about being promoted to full-time driver for next year’s season.

Muniz later shared that he was “fine” after the “unfortunate” accident. (Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)

“I can’t believe it, this is a dream,” he said. “It’s something I’ve always wanted to do, and the fact that I can announce that I’m doing it full time next year, I’m excited. I can’t wait.”

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He also said, “If I’m going to do this, I want to commit to it 100 percent … I’m doing everything I can to prepare for the races and to be the best race car driver I can be.”

When Muniz was asked about putting acting on hold to focus on racing, he admitted, “I wouldn’t say it was a difficult decision.”

The “Malcolm in the Middle” alum will compete as a full-time driver in the 2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season, (Getty Images)

“This is something I’ve been working on for 20 years since I started running, when I did my first race,” he explained, explaining that “the feeling of crossing the finish line first” was the first time it was difficult. feeling like he was “chasing” ever since.

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“If you want to be really good at anything, you have to dedicate yourself to it, and that’s what I’m doing. I hope my performance proves that on the race track, and we can go and hopefully we’ll get the Top. Top 10 and 5 and hopefully win races next year.”

Christina Dugan Ramirez of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.