'Malcolm in the Middle' Star Frankie Muniz to Be NASCAR Truck Series Driver in 2025
Joseph Zucker@@JosephZucker
Featured Columnist IVOctober 22, 2024
Actor Frankie Muniz will drive full-time for Reaume Brothers Racing in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series starting with the 2025 season.
"I'm incredibly excited to join Reaume Brothers Racing full-time in 2025," he said in Tuesday's announcement. "My longstanding relationship with Ford has been a game changer, and I am thrilled to help facilitate additional support allowing us to tap into their exceptional technical and engineering resources. I'm confident that this synergy will elevate Reaume Brothers Racing and help us achieve great things together. I can't wait to get started."
Muniz, who starred in Malcolm in the Middle, has made two starts this year. He placed 31st in June's Rackley Roofing 200 and then 29th in the Kubota Tractor 200 last month.
He has also run in two NASCAR Xfinity Series events and failed to qualify for the Pacific Office Automation 147 in June.
The 38-year-old first announced in January 2023 that he was becoming a full-time driver to fulfill a lifelong dream of his.
Frankie Muniz @frankiemunizFinally making my dream a reality, this one is for my son and showing him that you can always chase your dreams.<br><br>Excited for this opportunity with Rette Jones Racing, Ford, and our partners to go full time racing for an ARCA National Series Championship in 2023. <a href="https://t.co/OhbFnlMNKW">pic.twitter.com/OhbFnlMNKW</a>
Muniz signed with Rette Jones Racing to compete in the ARCA Menards Series. He wound up finishing fourth for the season with one top-five finish and 11 top-10s in 18 appearances.
Competing full-time on the Truck Series circuit will be a big step up in his burgeoning motorsports career.
"I want people to know that I've literally dedicated my life to this. You know what I mean?" he said, per People's Ingrid Vasquez and Chris Barilla. "I love it. When I'm not in the race car, I'm thinking about being in the race car. I'm training, I'm in the simulator at Ford, the Ford Performance Technical Center. I'm working with my engineers and my crew chiefs and the team and doing everything I can. Watching tape, watching past races at the racetracks I'm going to just to be as prepared as humanly possible."
Muniz is entered in the Baptist Health 200, which is the next stop on the Truck Series schedule. The green flag drops at 12 p.m. ET on Saturday at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
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