Frankie Muniz He remains positive after limping away from a multi-vehicle crash during Friday’s NASCAR race.

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

Following the crash, sports reporter Noah Lewis shared a video of Muniz’s “Malcom in the Middle” alum limping and bending over as he was loaded into an ambulance at the track. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Lewis wrote that Muniz “took a hard hit.”

Muniz told reporters after the race that he was “fine” and added that the crash was “unfortunate”.

“I felt like I had a good opportunity to run with some guys,” Muniz said in a clip shared on X.

He continued, “I made some passes. I lost a few points on the restarts, then I came back and passed them again. So it was good for me to figure out how to pass people. You know, I haven’t really been able to do that. I’ve done that much this year, so that’s been a real positive.” .”

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“Then we wanted to continue, I wanted to continue running. But I had nowhere to go and I was shot in the back,” Muniz said. “I rear-ended number 42 and then 42 moved and 18 stopped right there and I slammed into him. But I don’t think there was anything I could have done there. It was a case of luck.” “It’s possible to get through this, but it’s unfortunate.”

But Muniz said he is already looking ahead. 2025 NASCAR He will compete in the Craftsman Truck Series season with the Reaume Brothers Racing team as the full-time driver of the No. 33 Ford F-150.

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He participated in many races this season, joining Reaume Brothers as the pilot of the No. 27 F-150.

“I’m very grateful to my team,” Muniz said. “And I’m very excited for next season. This year wasn’t what we hoped for, but it proved that I can race with the men, I can pass from here. We’ll be better next year and I’ll be in better shape.” “We’ll be going all offseason to prepare.”

Last month on “Fox & Friends,” Muniz shared his excitement about being promoted. full time driver for next year’s season.

“I can’t believe it, this is a dream come true,” he said. “This is something I’ve always wanted to do, and I’m thrilled to announce that I’ll be doing it full-time next year. I can’t wait.”

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He also shared: “If I’m going to do this, I want to dedicate myself 100 percent to it… do everything I can to prepare for races and 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.”

“This is something I’ve been working on for literally 20 years, ever since I started racing, when I did my first race,” he said, explaining that “the feeling of crossing the finish line first” was a first-time experience for me. he feels like he’s been “chasing” ever since.

“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 racetrack, and hopefully we get into the Top 10 and the Top 5 and hopefully we win races next year.”

Fox News Digital’s Christina Dugan Ramirez contributed to this report.

Original article source: Frankie Muniz limped to ambulance after multi-truck crash during NASCAR race: ‘Hard blow’