What’s Happening?

Actor-turned-NASCAR driver Frankie Muniz will be back behind the wheel this week. However, there is a twist. It will not be in a stock car.

• Frankie Muniz made his name acting in shows like Malcolm in the Middle and movies like Agent Cody Banks and Big Fat Liar. However, in recent years, when he has not been acting, Frankie has been racing.
• A lifelong racing fan, Muniz entered NASCAR last year. Rather than a hobby, he has taken it seriously, trying to work the system like any young driver.

Frankie’s career up till now.

Muniz began in the ARCA Menards Series last season. Racing a full-time schedule, Muniz finished the year with 11 top-tens and a fifth-place finish at Michigan.

Muniz has not entered as many races this season. However, he has put together a single start for Reaume Brothers Racing in ARCA and his first three starts in the Craftsman Truck Series, including a debut 31st-place finish at Nashville.

The not-so-young driver also made his rookie start in the NASCAR Xfinity Series with Emerling-Gase Motorsports at Daytona, a 33rd place DVP finish, and a 30th place finish at Phoenix, a run ended early by a “vibration.”

While it is unknown if he will race in the Xfinity Series again this season, Muniz still has Kansas and Bristol on his truck schedule, which are both tracks he has raced at before.

Now Muniz looks to race outside of NASCAR, at a track he has never raced at.

What’s the race?

This weekend Muniz is headed to Texas and Circuit of the Americas for the Mustang Challenge Series.

Operated by Ford Performance and sanctioned by IMSA, the Mustang Challenge Series is an open racing series for experienced drivers.

Muniz has yet to enter an IMSA-sanctioned event, though he has experience outside of NASCAR in Formula BMW and the ill-fated Champ Car Series’ developmental level.

The races consist of Mustang Dark Horse R racecars racing in 45-minute sprint races. This series is touring across the U.S. this year, including races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Sebring.

This race could give Muniz some more time on Road Courses. He has only two road course starts in ARCA, with a best finish of sixth at Mid-Ohio last season.

Muniz will compete on Saturday in race one of the weekend’s two events and provide commentary on the second race on Sunday.

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