LANDIS, N.C. –
Former “Malcolm within the Center” star Frankie Muniz is ready to proceed his NASCAR profession with a full-time trip within the Truck Collection for 2025.
Muniz will make the bounce from part-time racer to a full slate within the No. 33 Ford for Reaume Brothers Racing. He made two begins for Reaume Brothers this season within the Truck Collection.
“We’re thrilled to welcome Frankie to our crew full-time and to increase our relationship with Ford Efficiency,” crew proprietor Josh Reaume mentioned in a press release. “Their assist has been invaluable, and we imagine that with Frankie’s ardour and our collective momentum from this yr, we will make important strides within the upcoming season.”
Muniz is scheduled to compete within the Truck Collection race Saturday at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
He competed twice this season in NASCAR’s second-tier Xfinity Collection, together with the opener at Daytona Worldwide Speedway.
The 38-year-old Muniz mentioned he was assured the crew may “obtain nice issues collectively. I am unable to wait to get began.”
The actor-turned-race automotive driver additionally has competed within the ARCA Collection, one of many decrease rungs on the NASCAR feeder system.
Muniz entered 14 races in 2006 within the System BMW USA sequence, and the next yr, he moved as much as the Champ Automotive Atlantic Collection. He continued racing till 2009, when a crash left him with accidents that led to him stepping away.
A longtime racing fanatic, Muniz drove the tempo automotive for the 2001 Daytona 500 — a race by which seven-time Cup Collection champion Dale Earnhardt was killed on the ultimate lap.