Frankie Muniz “at a new low” mentally ...

Frankie Muniz’s NASCAR journey has been removed from simple, however the 39-year-old has remained dedicated to his aim of turning into a profitable race automobile driver.

This 12 months, he’s competing full-time within the NASCAR Truck Collection with Reaume Brothers Racing, driving the No. 33 Ford F-150. The 12 months began on a optimistic be aware with a powerful top-ten end at Daytona, however sadly, it has been principally downhill from there.

Muniz solely completed twenty third at Rockingham, over 20 laps behind the race leaders, however it was nonetheless his greatest end since Daytona. Being the first NASCAR Truck race at Rockingham since 2013, it was going to be a real problem for the drivers. Sadly for Muniz, it was much more troublesome for him as he utterly misplaced energy steering early at a observe identified to be bodily taxing. However because of the excessive attrition and ten vans failing to achieve the checkered flag, he was in a position to claw his solution to twenty third within the closing order.

On Monday following the race weekend, Muniz posted on X (previously Twitter): “If I am being 100% trustworthy… Mentally/emotionally I could also be at a brand new low. Simply wished to say it out loud.”

Muniz has additionally needed to stability his racing schedule with the filming a four-part Malcolm within the Center revival, which is about to launch on Disney+ in some unspecified time in the future.

Within the six races since Daytona, Muniz has additionally suffered three DNFs. A type of got here at Atlanta when Muniz received wrecked whereas battling for an additional high ten end result. One other got here at Bristol when he was concerned in a multi-truck incident early at Bristol. He at the moment sits twenty fourth within the championship standings, beating only one different full-time driver [Nathan Byrd]. 

The aforementioned incident at Bristol additionally collected Ty Majeski, Stewart Friesen, and Brandon Jones. On the time of the crash, they had been working third, fourth and fifth, respectively. Muniz was within the means of being lapped and Jones later locations blame on the rookie driver, saying: “It form of appeared like Frankie [Muniz] was undecided the place he was going to go. You need to commit man. [Ty] Majeski simply needed to decide to a lane, and it appeared like Frankie did actually put together for it and turned throughout his nostril.”

Muniz’s subsequent alternative behind the wheel of a NASCAR Truck will come at Texas Motor Speedway on Could 2nd. That occasion begins a run of six consecutive Truck races with out an off-weekend, which is the longest stretch of the sequence’ 2025 schedule.